Boy, Oh Boy!!

Alex and I had our 20-week check-up and ultrasound today and we found out that we are having a baby boy! It was amazing to see our little guy and how much he has grown in the past several weeks. We saw our baby moving and squirming all around - he was mostly curled up on his side so the ultrasound technician had a hard time keeping him still to get the pictures she needed…it was so cute. At one point, I saw and felt him kick at the same time and that was very weird. The technician said everything looked really good and healthy and we were so happy to hear those words.

We wanted to find out what we were having in a creative way, so my good friend Gina gave me a great idea to create a card that said “Congratulations, you're having a boy or girl." I then asked the ultrasound technician to circle the right one and seal the card in the envelope. After our appointment, we had lunch at Ralph Lauren on Michigan Ave where I asked our waitress if she would like to participate in our exciting news and she enthusiastically agreed. I had purchased two pink and two blue straws and asked our waitress to go back to the kitchen, open our envelope and place the corresponding straws in our drinks. She came back to our table, hiding our drinks with a tray, and asked "What do you think it is?" We both at the same time guessed that it was a girl and then she revealed to us that we were, in fact, having a boy. We were certain that we were having a girl so we were surprised but of course we were both thrilled!!

I was so excited about finally finding out what we were having that I wanted to go shopping and buy a couple cute outfits. Below are some pictures from our exciting day.