It's a BOY!!

Jon has been a busy boy traveling all over the place. The only week day we were going to have together was this Friday, so I called my doctor and asked if I could reschedule the 18 week ultrasound. I was able to get in, which we were both thrilled about!!
The ultrasound tech was SO nice and explained that she would check the placenta, baby's measurements and the gender last. As soon as she started the ultrasound it was aimed directly between his legs. We immediately knew it was a boy! I of course was crying at the sight of our precious boy and Jon was jumping for joy to have a son! The tech said it was the cutest reaction she'd ever seen! The whole experience was so special...without a doubt one of the best moments in my entire life. Just to see our baby actively moving around, seeing his face, and sharing that with my amazing husband! It took almost 2 hours for them to get all they needed. He didn't want his head measured, so we were trying everything to get him in the right position.

Jon and I were thinking it would be a boy, but knew we'd be thrilled either way! I was thinking it was a boy because the day I found out we were pregnant I was having my quiet time and was led to biblical stories of women who had a hard time conceiving and God gave them sons.

"When it was time for Elizabeth to have her baby, she gave birth to a son. Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown her great mercy, and they shared her joy." Luke 1:57.
-Elizabeth gave birth to the apostle John the Baptist.

"So in the course of time Hannah conceived and gave birth to a son. She named him Samuel, saying, "Because I asked the Lord for him." 1 Samuel 1:20
-Hannah gave birth to Samuel the prophet.

"Then God remembered Rachel; he listened to her and opened her womb. She became pregnant and gave birth to a son.." Genesis 30:22,23
-Rachel gave birth to Joseph.

"Then God said, 'Yes, but your wife Sarah will bear you a son, and you will call him Isaac. I will establish my covenant with him as an everlasting covenant for his descendants after him." Genesis 17:19
-Sarah gave birth to Isaac who continued the covenant line.

We are so thankful that he appears healthy!!! His heartbeat was 153 and everything measured appropriately. The AFP test did not indicate any chromosome problems either. The only thing that had us concerned was that the baby has choroid plexus cysts (CPC) in the head. According to the doctor it's very common and usually goes away by about wk 26. Only 1% will stay and lead to chromosome abnormalities. They may have me come back for another ultrasound after 26 wks. Please say a prayer that the CPC goes away and the baby continues to stay healthy!
I'm sorry I don't have ultrasound pics to post. Our scanner is in storage and the kinkos scanner only scans from photoshop, which the blog won't allow me to post. Will try to get that figured out so everyone can see his precious profile, hands, feet, etc. He's beautiful already!!!