It's a boy! I know we said that we weren't going to find out, but we changed our minds! We had the ultrasound scheduled for Wednesday afternoon and it felt like the day took forever. To include my students, I had them make predictions on what they thought the baby would be on Wednesday morning. Most of the boys wanted the baby to be a boy and the girls of course wanted the baby to be a girl. As I pulled into the parking lot of the doctor's office, I looked over and saw the Breedens! We both had appointments at the same time! It was great talking to them in the office since Chris and I were both so nervous and EXCITED! The tech was checking the baby's brain, heart, and spinal cord developments and everything measured perfectly. While she was looking at the spine, the baby arched his back and Chris started to point to the screen. He got so excited and started pumping his arms. I didn't know what Chris was getting so excited about and then the tech told us we were having a boy! Wow, I can't describe the feeling when she told us. I thought it was a boy at the start of the pregnancy, but then started to think it was a girl. I thought for sure she was going to say a girl until Chris started to "point things out." So far we have a health baby boy and the measurements came out normal. As of right now, the baby weighs 11 ounces. After we found out, we bought some balloons that you see Chris displaying at the top (Yes, I was around balloons! For those of you who don't know, I have a fear of balloons!). We went to my parents house to tell them the news. When I brought the balloons in, my parents were SO excited. They kept repeating, "You're having a boy?!?!" Finally, we have a boy on my side of the family so it's weird to hear about a boy! We called my sister and she was extremely excited.... she said it was a boy from the beginning. We also called Chris's parents and sisters to tell them. They were excited as well. The next day I took the balloons to school and put them next to the white board where the students had their morning assignment written. It was awesome to see their expressions as they came in to see that the baby is a boy. A lot of them even commented on the fact that I had the balloons in the room and I wasn't freaking out! Thank you for reading this long blog. God is awesome and we give Him praise for the wonderful news! Thank you for your prayers and thoughts and God bless!
Happy Holidays to everyone! Sorry it has been a while since I have written to everyone. Chris and I had a wonderful Christmas spending time with our family. Courtney, my sister, came into town from Charlotte, N.C. and she got a chance to stay with us for a week. Both of Chris's sisters came into town. Sherry, her husband, and their four children stayed for one week in Williamsburg. Susan, her husband, and their three children (and one on the way) are staying with us for two weeks. We have had a blast spending time together and shopping. Speaking of shopping, I got a chance to register at Babies R Us and Baby Depot (in Burlington Coat Factory) with my sister, mom, and my cousin April. On Christmas Eve my sister in law, Susan, gave me an early Christmas present... you can see it in the picture. If you can't see it, the shirt says, "Silent Night... Not for Long!". I will upload six months pregnancy pictures next as well as some baby presents we have gotten so far! 
