Alright, everyone! The wait is over! Russ and I found out yesterday at approximately 9:10 am that we're having a little boy! Russell Tip Schafer III is due February 26, 2010 and we can't wait to meet him! It was such a surreal and exciting experience to see him yesterday, if only for a little while, and to be reassured that there IS a little baby growing inside of me! He's a completely healthy and strong little guy and we're extremely grateful for that.
Right when the ultrasound tech put the ultrasound to my stomach, we got to see the baby moving and wiggling around, which was so fun! As some of you know, I'm not that big yet, so it was nothing short of miraculous to be able to see an actual human being in there. Russ and I couldn't get over the fact that the baby has already gotten so big since we saw him last, which was at 10 weeks, so 10 weeks ago. It was the most exciting and spiritual moment I think Russ and I have had together thus far. We couldn't stop laughing and marveling at how precious the experience was and we're so grateful to our Heavenly Father for entrusting us with this little spirit.
We've already caught a glimpse of his personality-- at first he was wiggling around and showing off his ability to move, but then about halfway through the ultrasound he put his hand up to his face and was instantly calm and relaxed. At first we thought he might be sucking his thumb, but the tech said that there was no sucking motion, so he was obviously just comforted by his little hand. It was so cute! And then I realized last night that I do the EXACT SAME THING!! Whenever I fall asleep or wake up in the middle of the night, 9 times out of 10 MY hand is somehow touching my face! I told Russ that he's already so much like his mom!! And as Russ pointed out, "Well, he may be like you except for the fact that he's a boy." Thanks, Russ. :)
We have ultrasound pictures and tried to scan them in last night, but it wasn't working right and Russ and I (definitely more me than him!) were so tired last night that we said that we've figure it out today, so hopefully I'll have some fun pictures to post really soon. I'll also include my belly shots... which apparently STILL isn't that big, even though I can definitely feel the change and feel huge. Oh well. I'm grateful I'm not that big, but at the same time I think it's going to be really fun to have a giant belly and FINALLY get compliments from other people that I'm pregnant. I still get the, "You're five months along! I was that big when I was 3 months!" Yeah, well, whatever. Everyone carries differently and my time will come soon enough. ha ha!
Thanks for all of the "congratulations" and happy wishes! Russ and I couldn't be happier right now and I know that in February we'll be a lot happier! Life has been a blast so far, so I'm really looking forward to this next chapter!
This one's my favorite... RIGHT when he put his little hand to his face he was instantly calm and relaxed. It was the cutest!!
Here's his cute, little foot... Russ hopes that he has his feet, but for all of you who know what Russ's feet look like, you'll agree that that is the LAST feature I want our children "blessed" with!
It's a boy!! Ha ha!
And here's the proof... :)
Okay, everyone! It's time to cast your vote! Russ and I go in on Wednesday to see if it's a boy or a girl, and if all goes well, we'll be posting the results that day! Let me know what you think it is! I'm DYING to know myself, so it'll be fun to see what everyone else thinks it is! Good luck! :)
