IT'S A BOY!!

So we are 20 weeks pregnant. We went to the doctor yesterday to see our baby for the first time since the 6 week mark. Needless to say, we were very excited and very nervous. Helen and I had discussed several times that we really didn't have a preference, whether it was a boy or girl. The awesomeness of either was enough to make us excited. So we went in with no expectations. 

We got to the doctor's office in downtown Austin right on time. As these things tend to go, there was only one doctor in the office, and so our appointment was running about an hour late. They told us we could go home and schedule another appointment, but we were too excited, I had already taken off work, and both our moms were there. We just waited it out.

The ultrasound was the most amazing thing I have ever seen. It's one of those things where you see others who are pregnant and you understand what is going on. But when you see for yourself, and it's your child, you are floored by the magnitude of it. I have never seen anything more beautiful. It's a boy. I have a son. I am a father. This was no more true yesterday than it was the day before. We had heard the heartbeat before. But we got to see him. 

At one point, we had a good profile view of him, and he was opening and closing his mouth as if to say "mama" over and over. The doctor pointed out that his first words will probably be "dada" since that's easier to say, but this was proof that his first words were "mama." 

Charles Henry is due April 23. We can't wait to meet him, and we can't wait to introduce you.