It's a .....

********** BOY! **********


[insert cheers, balloons, and fireworks here]



The Handsome Happy Son
He was moving moving moving during the ultrasound.
His heart was beating 135 times per minute.
His growth is all normal and just a couple of days ahead of track,
which means he weighs almost a pound and is 7-8 inches long.
I think he has Tyler's strong forehead. What do you think?
It was incredibly fun to watch him moving around.



It's a Sign
Jackie and I spotted this on the one residential street we drove in Palmyra on our trip a few weeks ago. It only confirmed Jackie's belief and she's used it as evidence to me ever since.
Palmyra is still a revelatory place!



The Very Proud Father
Besides his beaming smile, look at his eyes. They look moist, don't they??
The ultrasound tech said that our little boy is particularly active - a real athlete in the making.
Needless to say, all of Tyler's dreams are coming true.

The Extremely Thoughtful Aunt
She also wins the Intuition Award.
She knew from Day One he is a boy.
Through thick, thin, and the-buying-of-girl-bedding-by-me, she stuck to her guns.
She was right.

Besides making blue cake, she also made a lovely dinner for us - it was hot when we walked in the door after waiting over 3 hours for our turn with the ultrasound machine.



To All of You
Thanks for being happy for us and for all of the congratulations.
It means a lot to us!!
Really.
And special note to the very few of you who guessed his gender correctly!
I apologize to whomever was expecting a text or call last night and didn't get one.
Several of my texts came back as wrong numbers and I haven't figured out who they were yet!