Baby Blue!!!

As if the title doesn't give it away, we are having a........BOY!

My plan for a creative long distance gender announcement for our friends and family (who are able to receive picture messages on their phone) took quite a bit of work. I love balloons and decided to order some large balloons in light pink and powder blue from a bargain balloon warehouse that I had found online. I was able to arrange for the floral department at Kroger to blow up one of each color. FYI-if you ever decide to use these giant 36 inch balloons for an event, picture, etc. make sure to ask that some sealant (i have even heard a drop of Elmer's glue shaken up inside can help fill in the tiny holes that allow air to escape the latex) is placed in each balloon before the helium so that they last longer. The sweet lady who helped us was just finishing up her first week in the floral department and didn't know. We filled them up Friday night, and this picture was taken Sunday evening. You may be able to see that the balloon is starting to sink just a bit! With a self-timer, tripod, wireless remote and patient husband, I managed to get as close to the look I wanted for our pictures as I could, but the process was time-consuming and at times frustrating:).

The next day we went for our anatomy scan, and within two seconds of placing the ultrasound instrument on my stomach, she announced that it was a boy! A big smile crept over both of our faces. We had both been so sure that he would be a girl, and boy were we wrong. Unfortunately, our little guy would not cooperate for the rest of the scan (I don't have any good pictures), so I am headed to a specialist tomorrow to have a look at the rest of him (pray for us!).

It is still hard for me to wrap my mind around, even a week later. I am going to be the mom of a little boy! I am so excited for this challenge that God has entrusted us with, but I am scared I will not know what to do with him. I grew up in a house full of girls and am going to have to rely on J.R. for some guidance with this:).

Our semi-bi-weekly picture: