THE Ultrasound!!!!!!!

So, yesterday was probably the 2nd best day of Blake's and my life, aside from the day we got married. We woke up early and energized, simply because of the excitement for my 9:30 a.m. ultrasound appointment. I went to work an hour early and worked for about 2 hours. Then, I met Blake at home to head to Nashville to the ultrasound place.

The Wait...

We were both so nervous as we drove, and very excited! My parents met us there and we all got there at about 9:35 a.m. due to awful downtown traffic. The minute I got there, I had to have my bladder full. Right. It was definitely full. So, I put my name on the list and we sat down to wait... and wait... and wait! So waiting for an hour longer with an already full bladder was not comfortable and actually very difficult. I was about to explode! (As you can see below from my "jug" of water that I carry around... I drink a lot of water!)

The Walk...
Finally, at about 10:30 a.m., they called my name. I was so relieved. We walked down this little hallway and turned left into a dark room with a lot of equipment. Blake and my dad immediately started getting their cameras and phones out. (We wanted Blake's family in Utah to be on speaker phone when the lady told us the gender of our baby.) Then, this lady who had something stuck up somewhere came by and said, "No. Absolutely not. No cameras. No phones. They will interfere with the equipment." Alright then...

The Glorious Room...
So, we closed the door to the dark room and met Deena, our ultrasound lady. She was the sweetest person ever! She asked me a few questions. I told her that I had had to use the restroom for over an hour... and I told her our baby is a girl because that's just what I've thought this whole time (while at the same time not helping but want a boy with all my heart). Then she squirted my belly down with the goo and put the little machine on my tummy. We were all debating, "Do we call the Haines in Utah before she tells us the gender?..." Almost immediately after putting the machine on my belly, Deena said, "Well just let me know because I already saw it!!" My dad stepped out for a minute. My mom said, "What!? That means it's a boy!?" My heart lept. Deana said, "Well you never know because I'm really good at both!" Oh the suspense.

The Great Moment...

Right then my dad walked back in holding his phone up so Deena couldn't see. He had gotten Blake's family on his speaker phone. So, I said, "Alright... tell us!" She said, "Well how about I show you." I was staring at the bigger screen that was on the ceiling in the perfect place for me to see what she was doing. She scrolled around and this popped up on the screen:

She said... here's a leg, and here's another leg... what's in-between (where the arrow is)?....... And our baby is a BOY!!!!!!! I screamed and shreaked and cried and was utterly shocked!!! Blake kissed me and had a huge smile on his face. We did not think that we could be so lucky!!!!! A boy a boy a boy!!!!! We are having an adorable little son! We immediately felt closer to our son and I could not staring at the screen watching him. He is sooooo cute, even in black and white. Blake and I are already in love with him. It is the most amazing feeling. My mom and dad were shocked and elated, as well. They were so happy to be there. And, Blake's family were mostly able to hear me scream BOY!!!!!!! and were happy to be part of it. What a wonderful moment.

The Pictures...

I feel bad for everyone else because I had the best ultrasound lady in the world. Deena was so awesome. She told me the baby is head down, has all its toes and fingers and apendages. His heart looks great. His brain looks great. Even his nasal passageway looks "pretty," as she said. Please enjoy these pics of our handsome boy.

Here is a profile of Baby Haines. His face is at the top, and you can see his spine at the bottom (a beautifully perfect spine, so grateful!) When she took this picture, we could watch our little boy drinking! His tongue, which is the long white oval on the bottom of his jaw, was going back and forth.

Here, it's like he's sitting cross-legged or "indian style" on a glass table and we're looking up. You can see his legs and knees in the V-shape and between his legs and above, that's a hand!

Here's one of his adorable arms and a hand! How cute!

And a little footprint! Aw! I think he has Blake's toes!

This one is a little bit of a freaky ghost picture, but it's him laying on his side facing the camera. The big round white thing in the center is his head, and you can see his eyes, nose, and his mouth! Deena said it looks like he's smiling. What a happy dude.

Baby Haines!

Blake said he's already like me. He looked peaceful and cozy in there, and when she was poking him trying to get him to move positions, he seemed to be saying, "I'm sleeping, I'm comfy, I stay where I am. Night night." That's so me. I think he is like Blake because he was so happy-go-lucky in there. He seemed so calm and content. It was so wonderful! I could have stared at that little screen in that dark room all day long.