New name and new house

You'll remember in my last post I said if Ryan could come up with another name that catches my attention that I would consider it? Well, he did it! He didn't want me to say this part but of course I have to (sorry Honey!). He got it off a character on Sex in the City so our little man's new name as of right now is (drum roll please!)......................Aiden..........Aiden Ryan Marston. I really like it! The little guy is really starting to get active now too. As I type this I can feel constant moving around going on in there and lots of little kicks and punches. I'm not sure I mentioned this before but I'm having this BAD feeling he's going to be a big boy! I've been packing on a few more pounds than I wanted to lately and of course I know that only a pound of it is baby so I'm getting a little nervous but I'm trying to keep everything in check and pack in lots of fruits and veggies every day. Don't get me wrong though, I'm indulging a bit more than I used and for the first time in I really don't know how long there is REAL ice cream in my freezer! Oh, and it's yummy!! I'm not going over the top at all on my indulging so I'm hoping I'll drop this weight easily after. Enough of that talk! I need to stop worrying about it and enjoy my expansion because the end result is worth all of it :-)

Update on the house......we're moving tomorrow!!! I'm sooooo excited!! We did the walk through tonight and it's just PERFECT! Is it brand spanking new and without flaws? Nope, but it's perfect for us right now and we can't take our time making it ours, after the baby is born! We've been so busy (and work has been a little stressful too) so when we're settled into this new place and finished renovating the apartment it's going to be time for a break, that's for sure! The only other project on the list will be to paint the baby's room, get furniture for it and register for the shower. Back a few posts ago I mentioned if we have a girl we're all set because what would be the baby's room is already a pretty purple. Oh well, one more project to complete but I really don't want my boy to have a purple room if I can help it. So, it will be a nice baby blue and it will actually match the carpet in the room perfectly too. Now....what to pick for a theme???

I will post a new picture of myself soon too because I'm developing quite the belly now at 22 weeks. 127 days and counting...............

IT'S A BOY!!!!!!!

That's right! Without a doubt we have a little boy! It took all of 10 seconds to figure it out too. As soon as the technician (very nice woman!!) gooped up my belly and put that thing on it she had a clear view right between my little mans legs and it was obvious right off exactly what it was that we were looking at. Daddy won't admit it right now but he had a tear in his eye when she confirmed that we're having a little boy. He's not talking about it much but I'm pretty sure he's really excited it's a little boy, what 1st time Daddy isn't?!?! The below picture isn't the exact shot that we saw when we found out it was a boy but it's the same view and what you are looking it is the baby's bottom w/ his legs under him and look between those legs.....yup......that's what you think it is and he looks like he might not have any problems w/ the ladies if you know what I mean! (should I be saying that?!??! :->)

Ryan's Mom Julie came w/ us (she was so excited!!) and she snapped a bunch of pictures of us watching the ultrasound so it will be really nice to have those pictures (Thanks Julie!! :->). Here are a few.....

Our little baby boy's name is most likely going to be Daniel Ryan but Daddy isn't 100% on board w/ that name but I love it and have for a few months now so I've challenged Daddy to come up w/ something different and I'll of course keep an open mind but I'm pretty attached to Daniel. No real reason for it, I just really like the way it sounds. Below are a few more pictures....

You can see the spine really good in this one......

As you can see this is a side portrait of the baby (like the ones above). Can you see the nose, mouth and chin? Right above the chin is the baby's elbow and right above where his eyes are is has hand. Can you see it?

Yup, that's a foot! Count 'em.....5 toes!

It was really the most incredible experience of my whole life. You could see so much in the ultrasound! Everything looks great! Strong heart that seems to be functioning properly, good kidney's, all his fingers an toes and we even got to look at the little guy's face because the technician was looking for a cleft lip. No cleft lip thankfully and he has the cutest little lips and nose (Julie and I think he has Daddy's nose). At certain times you could even see him opening his mouth and we even got a glimpse of his tongue too. Did I mention it was the most incredible experience of my life?!?! :-) Oh, and I almost forgot to mention.....baby boy is 13 oz. which I'm told is a bit higher than average but only by an ounce or two so everything is on track. I'm really beginning to feel him more and more now too....definitely the coolest thing I've ever experienced and I can't wait until that little guy is really letting me know he's in there. We're halfway there....stay tuned for more baby news.

A quick update on the house. We had the rest of the inspection done and it passed in all ways w/ flying colors! Except for one thing....surprise! surprise! Turns out the house has higher than normal radon levels so it is suggested that we install a mitigation system which I'm told runs about $1000. We asked that the sellers get that installed and after a few days of waiting they agreed. YAY!!! So, all is good on the home front and we should be signing the papers in exactly 10 days, I can't wait!