19 Weeks...It's a BOY!

How far along? 19 weeks...almost halfway there!

Baby Size: Baby is the size of a mango...the u/s tech said he weighs about 10 ounces!
Total weight gain/loss: 8+ lbs and counting
Maternity clothes? Yes!  I purchased a pair of Citizen for Humanity maternity jeans over the weekend!  They're so amazing!  Super comfy and still stylish...score!  :)
Stretch marks? Not yet!
Sleep: Sleeping well...but rolling around is getting progressively harder!
Best moment this week: Hands down...finding out we're having a boy!!!
Miss Anything? Nothing at the moment!
Movement: Feeling more and more...can't wait for Ryan to feel Baby Boy

Food cravings: Salty & Sweet...I have a serious craving for shrimp tacos from a local restaurant and I have a new craving for cuties--thanks to my friend in SD!  PB&Js still sound good too!
Anything making you queasy or sick: Just those darn raw red onions.  Nothing else though!
Have you started to show yet: I think it's safe to say that I've officially popped!
Gender: BOY!!!
Labor Signs: No
Belly Button in or out? In
Wedding rings on or off? On...though we went for a hike this past weekend and my fingers got MAJORLY bloated!  Eek! 
Mood? Ecstatic!
Looking forward to:  Getting all the plans in place for the nursery and thinking about names!  

SO as many of you know, we had our anatomy scan last Wednesday!  Our appointment was 9:30am and we were so excited and nervous about finding out the gender!  I really hoped that Baby would cooperate...I've heard that the umbilical cord can often get in the way and make it difficult to get a good shot.  The u/s revealed that baby was head down, legs up and luckily enough the tech was able to get a clear shot RIGHT away!  I guess this should have been our first hint that it was a boy since she was able to tell so easily!  :)  We asked her to keep the gender a secret and write it down on a card so we could find out that night with family.  She was super good about keeping it a secret...I worried she might slip and say "he"!  Anyway...we got to see how much Baby had progressed over the last several weeks.  He has a healthy spine and we could see the stomach, kidneys, heart, brain, and more!  It was amazing!  

After the appointment, we went straight to Sugar Pine Bakery to hand off the gender card!  We picked up the cake after work...it was SUPER cute!

I love the cute bunting!  :)

Then we headed over to Ryan's grandmother's house {she's going to be a great-grandmother!} and decided there was NO way we could wait until after dinner to cut the cake.  So we dove right in...

 Anxiously waiting to cut the cake!  Ryan's little cousins can hardly stand the suspense!

 What's it going to be...pink or blue??

 It's a BOY!!  Ryan is just beaming and I am so excited!! 

All the evidence!  :)

We've been on cloud nine ever since we found out...trips have already been made to Baby Gap, Old Navy and Anthro to pick out some cute things!  I love that we can envision who we are going to meet in June!  It really makes it all so much more real!  :)

Thanks for letting me indulge...I loved reading all your comments about how boys bond with their mamas!  My heart is just swelling with joy!!

xo natasha