Baby #2's Ultrasound

Well, it actually has been a couple of weeks (wow, has it already been three weeks) since our ultrasound. I can't believe it has been that long already. And pipsqueak is doing great! As you can see, I have given this baby a womb-name, pipsqueak. It makes things easier and less confusing because Ben and I call Madelyn "the baby" quite often still, even though she's almost two and not really a baby at all. Anyway, the things that we were most concerned about, signs of spina bifida and length of cervix, show no signs of anything to worry about! That was very exciting! Then as the tech was measuring this and that (all very cool to watch), she happened to stop in a very strategic spot where, if you were oriented, revealed something very intriquing. She then pulled the ultrasound head away and said quickly, "Do you want to know the gender?" By this time Ben and I had already seen what there was to know. It is good thing that we wanted to know when we got there! And so... we are having a BOY! I'm very excited to be giving Madelyn a little brother! God is good! I'm most excited about having another healthy pregnancy. I'm 23 weeks along now and feel as big as a house already! I suddenly felt pretty uncomfortable yesterday. Hopefully that will pass and I will get back to feeling comforatble again. I was feeling very good before yesterday. So the countdown continues without any worries - 17 weeks to go!

PS - I know that it has been a long time since I posted here. It's not because I've been too busy, although I have been busy, and not because I haven't been thinking about it. I have been probably been thinking too much about it. I like journaling but this is a different kind of journaling. It is public journaling which is a completely different animal than what I've done in the past. I guess you could say that I went through a wet-feet stage with my blog. I wasn't sure if I wanted to continue, what I would write about, or who I'm writing to! Then I guess I realized again what I said in my first post - I am doing this to help my family and friends keep up with what me and my family are up to! The point of this "journal" is completely different than a written personal journal!