Baby J at 18 Weeks

Yesterday afternoon, we had our "big ultrasound" at 17 weeks and 5 days. Isaac and I were so excited as we drove to the ultrasound. We arrived and were taken right back to the u/s room. We held our breath for a moment while we waited to see Baby J and his heartbeat. And it was amazing... his little heart was so perfect and was beating at about 150 beats per minute. This is one of THE most amazing things I've ever seen in my life! Granted, we got to see his heart beat at 8 and 12 weeks as well, but seeing it never gets old! God is such an amazing creator!

We are SURE he's a BOY! (To preserve my sweet babe's modesty, I won't post pictures that prove his gender. He'll thank me for that later!) We were initially told he was a boy at about 12 weeks, but many people were skeptical they could tell that early. Well, they were right, and we're thrilled to start thinking about boy names.

Here are 3 good profile pictures of our baby:
We got to see him move around and suck his thumb. We also saw the 4 chambers of his heart, his
cerebellum and skull, and his arm and leg bones. Ultrasounds are such a wonderful gift! He weighs about 8 ounces now, so he has quite a bit more "baking" to do.

I also wanted to post my favorite picture from the ultrasound (besides the above profile pics). Sing with me now!

"I'm a Tar Heel born, and a Tar Heel bred..."

Presenting our sweet Tar Heel:
We were tickled when we saw the u/s tech typing "Go Heels!" on this picture of Baby J's feet. I can't wait to kiss those little baby feet this summer. Is this not the sweetest baby you've ever seen? : ) Isaac and I are quite taken with him.

Thanks for sharing this joy with us! We'll keep you posted. In the meantime, grow baby grow.