First Contact

Well, the picture pretty much says it all....we're having a jellybean!

We had the first ultrasound at 7 1/2 weeks and could see little more than the beating heart right in the middle of the picture.  That's when we knew it was for real.......

Joanna is 18 weeks along and finally starting to show.  Her face is glowing from the increased blood flow and her body has crested atop the hormonal roller coaster (momentarily).  Things are good as we curiously anticipate whatever it is we created.  Our next appointment is in two weeks to find out the sex.  That's one thing Joanna and I never debated.  We wanted to know what we were having the day we found out.  We've each flip flopped about what we think it is............its 50/50 at this point.  The chinese astrology website says boy, intelligender says boy, but miss Jean is holding down the girl vote.

The next ultrasound was at 12 weeks and it gave us a much better look at what we were dealing with.  Two arms, two legs, ten fingers, that's something we could understand.  It was hard to believe how much had happened in the 4 1/2 weeks since the last time we peeked in.  See you in two weeks!

 

Ok, now that you've seen what's on the inside...............wanna see the sweet exterior?  Joanna really isn't showing that much, but she certainly feels bigger.  Not dramatic, just a plump "after the holidays" version of Joanna.  I can't wait to see the full bump!