It's a ....

BOY! We found out Wednesday morning that we are having a son. When we went in for the sonogram, we asked the tech not to tell us what the gender was so we could try and figure it out first. Well, as soon as she turned the screen, his little doodler popped right on the screen and I screamed "It's a boy. Look, there it is!" It took Sterling a minute to figure out what I was seeing, but he quickly saw it too. There was no mistaking his manhood. Everything else looked great! We have a healthy baby who weighs 15 ounces now and the heart was beating strong around 142 bpm. We were really able to see alot and were surprised at how much he had grown since our last sonogram. He actually looked like a baby instead of a seahorse! We were able to see all four chambers of the heart, his legs which were crossed for most of the time, his arms which were around his face, his ribs, spinal cord, and just about everything else. It was really awesome!

We spent awhile chatting with the doctor about epidurals, inductions, delivery options, etc which really made everything seem real. I try not to think about having to get him out. For now, I am enjoying every minute of him being in my belly. Speaking of which, he is moving all over the place. We have really enjoyed laying in bed at night feeling him move all over the place. For the past couple of nights, he has had a party in my belly around 11pm. He is definitely a night owl like his daddy.

We have decided his name will be Sutton Sterling Dahl. Now, let the shopping and monogramming begin! Woo Hoo!!