Leaping Lizard!!! It's a.....

BOY!!!!


(revised to add story)

SO. It all started because Shannon mentioned she'd found out Julia's gender at 16 weeks. I was about to be 17 weeks along and my impatient little mind got to working. I would be seeing both families in their entirety for my birthday and it would be the perfect time to announce. So I found a place in town that had an appointment early on 7-7-7 and off we went.

It was funny actually because on one hand the technician seemed to be delaying the gender check (I think part of this was because she assumed it was our first baby and that we would be wowed by arms and legs etc. Pshaw - we've seen all that - we're looking for what color clothes to buy lady!!) but on the other hand, even while I was trying to be patient and appreciate the moment the tech said, "Whoop, and I think I just saw what you're looking for" which was the first clue. But even so I didn't want to be all excited that it was a boy if actually it was a girl and I just didn't understand what she was saying.

SO baby boy was not shy in the least and apparently there's no room for mistakes.

I do feel exactly like this is starting over but at the same time some of the important things I wish I'd known for Abby will apply to this baby. I'll know (though I'm sure I'll still comment on) just how shocking it is to be tied to a little wriggly soul again. I'll know (not sure if I'll struggle with this one this time) that Steve can take care of any situation with baby even if I am the food source. And I'll know that each day I struggle with something (a phase, an objective, a sickness) is a day less I'll have to deal with it before we move on to something else.