It's a....

BOY!!!

Today we had our official gender ultrasound and baby check up. We had an ultrasound earlier (around 14 weeks) and they suspected he was a he but today we got solid confirmation. It was so fun to see our little guy and all his fingers and toes.

The ultrasound started off great except Junior would not cooperate in letting us get a solid pictures of his heart. He was in the wrong position and they couldn't get a solid picture. They had me stand up, move around, lay on one side, empty my bladder (woohoo!) etc.

The doctor came in and was all chatty with us up until he got a good look at the heart then it got serious. There was a lot of medical words that went right over our heads but it turns out that Junior has a heart defect. ;( There is a hole in his heart. It might be just in that organ and would need a quick fix after birth or it could be due to the chromosomes and could be more life-long (down syndrome). We will be meeting with a specialist in the next coming weeks to have a better look at his heart.

We also had my blood drawn to check baby's chromosomes. It's amazing the gift we have of technology. Within the last 6 months they have discovered a way to get baby's chromosomes from Mom's blood rather then doing an invasive procedure that could lead to a miscarriage. We'll know about the chromosomes within 2 weeks and around that time we'll have a better idea of what we are dealing with.

I have a calm feeling about this and feel perfectly able to handle anything that comes my way. That's not saying I'm not scared or shedding my fair share of tears. I guess it comes from dealing with my Mom's cancer but I learned that although you might never think you could handle something usually you learn you have to and just do it. It's true that God never gives you more then you can handle, if you can't handle it on your own He is there to help you and in the end you'll grow stronger. You'll also easily see how many people are there to help you along the way.

It's too early to be freaking out about the future and what changes we may have to make, as soon as we know more we'll let you know.

Thank you in advance for your support and prayers. It's so good to be around such amazing family and friends who are so willing to help us in any way imaginable. Now baby is telling me it is time for bed.

Adios