The Zoo

My friend Amanda and I decided to take the kids to the zoo today since I have had Gabriel for this past weekend.  It was so much fun!  It was so cute to watch Gabriel as he looked at all of the animals.  He loved watching the elephant take a bath and playing in the fountain.  Every time he saw an animal he would look back at us and point to make sure we saw it too.  He's so cute!  It was such a fun day!

It's a boy!

Clint and I found out on Wednesday that we are having a boy.  Clint was very excited, but it took me a little bit to warm up to the idea.  I was really hoping for a girl, but I'm just so happy that we have a healthy baby.  And I know it will be great to have a little boy too!  Especially if he's like Clint!  

Having the ultrasound done was really amazing.  We could see him moving around.  She even got a picture of him as he was about to put his hand in his mouth.  She also measured all different things like the size of his head and the length of his body.  She even checked things that I had never heard of.  She said she had to count how many veins were in the umbilical cord.  Apparently 3 is the magic number.  Anything less than that and the baby could be perfectly healthy but they could also potentially have serious problems.  Our baby has 3, thank God!  She also saw a tiny bit of amniotic fluid in the stomach which she said means that he knows how to swallow.  Also a very good sign.  

I feel so blessed that we have a healthy baby.  When you think about the number of things that could go wrong, it's extremely overwhelming.  Clint and I are so thankful that so far, our baby is healthy and developing normally!