Meet My Son!

I'd like to introduce to you my son, Jacob. How incredible is modern technology? Not only have I seen the face of my unborn baby, but I have seen him turn around, yawn, kick, and search for his thumb all from within my womb. Ultrasound is the coolest thing ever invented. Sorry the picture to the left is so fuzzy. I know on a good day it is hard to make out an ultrasound image, but this is a picture of a picture. I don't know anyone with a scanner, or possibly don't know that one of my acquaintances has a scanner. Anyway, this is the best I could do. What you're seeing is Jacob's head in the left of the picture. You can see the profile of his face, eyes, nose, lips and chin. His spine is visible from the base of his skull to his little tailbone, and the bump you see on his belly is a hand.

I LOVE that I can call him him now. I love that he has a name. I feel like I can already begin to know our son. OUR SON. Of course my husband is beaming pride. I know a daughter would not have disappointed him at all, not to mention melted his heart. But every father wants a son. My Hubby, Big Jacob, also delights in pointing out that his intuition was correct and mine was not. ;-) I had a dream the night before the ultrasound that the baby was a girl. Oh well, so much for mother's intuition!

Truly though, the best news is that Little Jacob looks 100% normal and healthy. 10 fingers, 10 toes, his spine's on the inside, correct facial dimensions, and no cleft palate. What a relief! What a gift! I am so overwhelmed with joy and excitement. I wouldn't have traded yesterday for the world.

Many women suggested that I should wait to find out his sex until the birth. That the surprise would be so much better. Well, I have to argue that finding out like this is perfect for me. I feel like I have a double whammy of excitement and surprise this way. Little Jacob's birthday is going to be excitement and surprise enough. I feel like after the pain and effort of labor that I probably won't care one bit about boy or girl. I'll just want to hold my child. And yesterday was this whole thrilling process. A day that brought my hubby and I closer, a day of infinite expectation and excitement. Not to mention it was another excuse to pick up the phone and call our of our loved ones, "It's a Boy!" Next time we will get to do that will be even better! "He's Here!!!" I just can't wait!