We had a check-up scheduled for February 26th and I wondered if maybe we would find out what we were having. With the other boys we didn't find out until our big scan at 20 weeks along, so being only 17 weeks I wasn't sure if we'd find out. When we got to the appointment they asked if we would like to find out, so we went ahead. It only took about a minute and a half to see that we were expecting another baby boy! The doctor didn't have to tell me, it was more than obvious. We were fully expecting to hear this, so it was no surprise to us. My immediate thoughts were: YAY another sweet baby boy to cuddle, I'm always going to be the only girl in the house, and how in the world are we going to feed three teenage boys someday?! We are just beyond thrilled to be expecting another precious boy.
We pulled together a quick gender reveal party for a week later and it was perfect. We didn't tell Josey and Gavin so they could find out in a fun way. Josey popped a balloon filled with blue confetti and we sprayed the boys with blue silly string. It was fun to watch their excitement and see everyone else's reactions. The theme was sweet cupcake or stud muffin. We had tons of desserts to celebrate our little stud muffin.
Naming him will be quite the challenge though! We have used our 10 favorite boy names with the other boys, so we are running low on ideas. I'm betting he will be nameless for a while, just like Gavin was for his first six hours of life. We definitely want to have him safely in our arms before we name him, so we've got some time.
I am now 20 weeks along and we are just taking it one day at a time. Some days I am more uncomfortable than others and just have to really listen to my body. I tend to overdo it and end up hurting later. I can't wait to see baby boy next Thursday at our anatomy scan. Can't wait to get a glimpse of his sweet little face!