Baby Spence v2.0 is a.....

Boy!

We went into our appt. and its the same ultrasound tech we've had before. She knows Scott so she was congratulating us on our second baby. She was talking to us a lot about all sorts of stuff and our appt. ran rather long but we were having fun in there. When I had Charlotte they didn't have the tv up so you could watch so that was cool to be able to see her take all the measurements. She said everything looked really good. After a while she was like, you guys are probably anxious to find out what it is so lets finally take a look. So she found a spot and asked if we could tell. I wasn't sure at first so she was able to angle it a little better and at that point it was very obvious. It was a boy! What?! Seriously?! Scott and I were both so surprised. We never ever thought we'd have a boy. After that Heather (the sonographer) tried to get some pics for us. But this wiggly little boy kept moving. She tried to get a couple good 3d ones but she said they are kinda tricky and usually look better at 28 weeks. Plus our baby doesn't like to sit still...hmmm.... sounds familiar. She grabbed a couple. Then she'd kinda hold the thing on my stomach and we could watch him move. It was so weird since I could feel it too. It's just so amazing what technology can do for us these days.

After the ultrasound we met with the dr. He said everything looks great. The baby is measuring a week ahead. But when you look at the measurements its more like he's a bigger baby but not fat. So probably like Charlotte.  Tall and skinny. So things are moving along well. I was still in shock all day. I could not believe we were having a boy. It's not that I was bummed or anything I was just so surprised. I never thought I'd have a little boy and see him go through scouts, be a priesthood holder and hopefully serve a mission. I just never thought I'd really know those things. The more it sank in the more excited I got. My mom brought up a good point too. With her and her sister it seemed like her sister was always trying to compete with her. And she did mention that it depends on how the kids are. Some girls will get along fine. But it will be nice to not have to worry about that. I was also thinking that it'll be fun to not really compare them because boys and girls are so different. Not that I'd feel that I'd love any child less or favor another above the other but to have one of each will really be fun. I'm just getting really excited now. Our own little boy!

Now I do have to try and gather up boy stuff. Some of Charlotte's white onesies I can use again for him. I have lots of blankets and towels and some burp cloths I can use for him. I had bought a few gender neutral things when I had Charlotte in fear of her being a boy. So those can be re-used. Plus my ex sis-in-law had given me my nephews old stuff so those that I used for Charlotte I can use for our little boy. My mom has already bought some stuff and already has plans to get more. I guess that's what happens when the rest of her grand kids live out of state. So that's relieved some stress. At least I know I'll have some newborn stuff. I have to buy a new crib mattress still. But I'll probably give the new one to Charlotte and use the old one in the crib. I also need a new crib set. I think I know which one I want. Then I'll need some new curtains too which should be cheap at walmart. I know there are some other things I'd love to have that I didn't with Charlotte that would make life easier but I could survive without. I've already done it once without them. I'm hoping to be able to get a nursing pillow, a bumbo, and a double jogging stroller. And hopefully down the line a trailer for my bike. But its gonna be a while before he's old enough to sit back there and the weather is decent enough.

Names was something that came up while we waited to meet with the dr. We thought of a lot of stuff but nothing was really sticking out. So today I was looking online at TONS of names. We thought we had the perfect girl name picked out and were almost 100% decided on Madeline. I love that name now... maybe we'll have a Madeline in the future. Who knows. But as I was looking through names I glanced at Jaxson. But I prefer Jackson. I was never one for alternate spellings. I always hated that people couldn't spell Audrey so I would hate for my kid to have a name that nobody can spell the way theirs is spelled. Seriously I saw Audree, Audrie, Audry... rarely Audrey. Weird but it really bugged me. I just thought, haven't you heard of Audrey Hepburn? Spell it like her. So anyway, Jackson just sounded right. I texted Scott and asked him what he thought. The more he thought about it the more it fit. So I'm thinking we just might be going with Jackson. Have no idea on a middle name but I'm sure that'll work out. Charlotte's hit me about a week before I had her so you never know.

Well we are just super excited to have a boy. I thought I'd be freaking out more worrying about how I was going to have what I need for a boy but its really not that big of a deal. It'll be all right and work out. DI has stuff I can always look there. Worst case I will just be doing laundry more frequently which isn't the worst thing. That's easy. I can handle that. I just really hope this boy looks just like Scott because he was seriously the cutest little boy ever. I love his pictures from when he's little. He's practically laughing in every one. He has the cutest smile when he laughs. He was seriously the cutest little boy so if this baby takes after him at all I'm sure he'll be adorable. He better have Scott's ears too. Love those cute ears! I just can't say enough how excited I am for a boy. This is gonna be so much fun! Oh and here are the ultrasound pics we got: