It's A.....!

Here it is, the moment you've been waiting for.

At just over 19 weeks, this is the bump I've been working on. Mind you, this is in the morning, before eating. It always seems to get bigger throughout the day. Before scrolling down, can you guess if Baby Dowler is a boy or girl?

The verdict... [drum roll please]...

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WE'RE HAVING A BOY! 

[look at his cute little button nose] 

Most of our friends are having girls right now, so Jordan wanted me to pass on this message: "Our little guy is gonna have the pick of the litter- he'll probably have twelve girlfriends." So to all you ladies having little ladies, WATCH OUT! There's going to be another cute Dowler boy on the prowl.

The ultrasound technician measured all of his organs and extremities, listened to his heartbeat and watched his range of motion- everything looks great! Throughout the ultrasound, he kept flexing his tiny little bicep over and over and over again and then at the very last second, right as she took the last photo, he flashed us a big thumbs up- he's his daddy's boy already.

My Birthday

Happy Birthday to ME! My sweet husband sent me the most beautiful flowers, along with chocolate covered Oreos (bless him) and a sweet card. Even from an ocean away, he still knows how to make me feel special on my day. 

 

Today, I celebrated by getting a massage, treating myself to lunch (mmm Cafe Rio) and doing a little shopping. Even though I fully intended on spoiling myself, I ended up only buying things for Baby Dowler.

As most of you know, the baby's nickname is "Little Critter." So naturally, I hunted down the Little Critter collection by Mercer Mayer, as well as a collection of Curious George books and a few others. This baby is gonna be one book-happy little love.