We're Seeing BLUE!

We had another ultrasound yesterday and the verdict was given...

It's A Boy!!

How exciting is that? I must say I was a little shocked, I was kinda expecting a girl for some reason, but hey, I'm happy to be wrong. Travis was plenty excited to receive the news over in China. He wrote right back talking about boy baby names. It's so fun to be able to connect a gender with the baby I've been carrying now for four + months!

Here's the ultrasound picture.

Personally I can't explain this one, but the nurse was pretty certain of her diagnosis so I guess we'll just trust her. Thank goodness she labeled it!

Here's a few other pics from the appointment yesterday too. Little Boy Oldham was moving around like you wouldn't believe. He flipped over from his stomach to his back right in the middle of the appointment and then several minutes later flipped back. He was waving at us and kicking a whole ton. I think I'm starting to feel those little movements. I can only notice them when I'm sitting pretty still or sometimes laying in bed. Being pregnant is soooo exciting!

Baby's profile! You can see the nose really well and the hand up next to the face!

This picture was soooo cool! He was giving us a "thumbs ups" sign!

Guess he's doing alright in there!

Hand and elbow picture - this one was so clear!!

Here's the knee and foot. We were able to see this one when he was flipped over on his tummy.

Last one: Here's the hand and elbow again, but his time you can see almost every bone - even the ribs and fingers!

Travis is going to China!

It was kinda of short notice ... okay it was really short notice. We were asked yesterday is Travis would go to China for a company project. They originally asked him to leave next week, but last night they decided it would be better for them if he left today. We had a little over 12 hours to get him packed and ready. Wow - it was a whirlwind! I dropped him off at the airport today around 1:00pm and his flight was at 2:30 pm or so. He's got a 10+ hour flight to Japan and from there several hours on to Hong Kong where he'll wait in a hotel for his visa and the hop a 45 minute flight up to Guangzhou, China!

Guangzhou's Location in China: 75 miles Northwest of Hong Kong

Here's the crazy part ... I don't know when he's coming home! Hopefully we'll know soon though. The company is still deciding exactly how much they need him to do, I guess. Trav's guess was that he'll be back sometime in the middle of November. Let's hope so! This is a great opportunity for him, but I miss him already and he's only been gone a few hours! He was pretty excited for this adventure though. I just hope he can navigate his way through foreign airports, connect with all the right flights, and find a hotel at night to sleep in. Good luck Trav!

Guangzhou City located on the Pearl River!

I found some information on Guangzhou that I thought was interesting.

Guangzhou, the capital of the Guangdong province and formally known as Canton, has been a major center for international trade for over 300 years. Guangzhou is at the center of South China's most important trade zone which includes Hong Kong and the Pearl River Delta.

2000 Census: Population - 6 million

Metropolitan population of 8.5 million!

Most populous city in the province and the third most populous metropolitan area in mainland China. The official estimate of the metro's population at end 2006 by the Provincial Government was 9,754,600.

16 Weeks Pregnant and Buying "Mommy" Clothes

Hello Everyone,

Okay, it was time to go shopping. I tried to avoid shopping as long as I could, but my shirts were getting a little too tight around the tummy ;-) Trav finally convinced me to go about a week ago Saturday. He took me to Motherhood Maternity and we found several shirts and a pair of pants (on sale I might add). WOW - I didn't realize what I was missing! Maternity clothes are SO comfortable! Thanks Travis!

So here are a few picturesof the growing baby and belly!

Pink shirt worn yesterday for church! This picture makes me look plenty big huh?

This one is one of Trav's favorites!

I love this picture! This is one of my favorite shirts!

Baby's first ultrasound! You can see the little fist held up the the mouth!

October Ultrasound: baby's profile with the nose and lips labeled.

Baby's face close up - Happy Halloween!!

You can see the face, belly and one little fist on the right side.

Just checking if this works!

I've spent several hours on here today trying to figure out this world of blogging! I've realized several things:

• It's much easier to blog if you're not worried about it looking "cute"
• I'm not very computer literate
• Thank goodness for google.com and friends like Melanie who patiently try to help me figure this out!

Overall, this is it for now! Hopefully we'll get some pictures up soon. Trav made me promise that if we're going to have a blog I have to update it weekly if possible. Wish me good luck on that one :-)