2nd Ultrasound

We had our second ultrasound today. It was so amazing... we were able to see the baby moving around! Vegas Baby was kicking and punching like crazy. We might have our hands full with this one. Also, everything was measuring well and looked good. I am much more confident now that I know that the little one is growing and alive and kicking! Even though we had already heard the heartbeat, this ultrasound with all the movements really made me feel like there is a baby.

 And you can actually tell that it is a baby at 9 weeks... not just a blob!

We really wanted to wait until Christmas to tell anyone but we were just dying to break the news to someone. Plus, I thought it would be nice to be able to talk to someone who had been through this before.

The first people we told were my parents. It seemed like a great time since it was my dad's 50th birthday. My mom had called a day or two earlier saying that this milestone birthday was bothering him. We were throwing a surprise birthday party for him but she was still worried that he might not be real happy. So I told her I had a homemade gift for him that would cheer him up but I had to give it to him when it was just the four of us. When Brett got into town I pulled my parents away from the party and handed my dad a quick handmade card and grabbed my camera. I told him to read it out loud. "Just in case 50 didn't make you feel old... you are going to be a GRANDPA!"

I snapped a picture to capture the moment. My mom's mouth was so wide open. She gave me a big, long hug and had tears in her eyes. Dad was just as excited. We had prepared ourselves and everyone around us that it could take a long time for this to happen so it is shocking and exciting that we are actually expecting a baby in May. Now the true test is to see if the secret can remain a secret until Christmas when we are planning to tell the rest of our families. Don't let me down Mom & Dad... I convinced your son-in-law that you guys were secret-safe!