Baby HJ is a ...

...boy!  Yep, we're having a little fella.  Our ultrasound appointment was last Friday, May 7.  Our first tech was new and training.  We'll leave it at that.  She was having all sorts of trouble getting the shots they needed, plus she told us, on several occasions, that she thought we were having a girl.  She was having real difficulty getting a shot of HJ's profile, so a new tech came in.  Liz decided to call her the "Fetus Whisperer."  She worked magic.  She was very hands-on and moved HJ around inside Liz's belly to get the desired shots.  Not only that, but she also got a definitive shot of HJ's "twig and berries," and solidified the fact that we're having a boy.  Below are some of the ultrasound pics. 

This is a profile picture of lil' HJ and a picture of his little "junk."

This is a picture of HJ's left foot.

Here is a picture of HJ's orbital sockets.  If you look closely, you'll see where the second tech had drawn glasses and a baseball hat on HJ.  The second picture is of HJ's feet.  You'll notice that his second toe is longer than his big toe...he gets that from Momma.

To help you get your bearings with this picture, HJ's chin is facing the lower right and he has his mouth open.  Above his open mouth is a the underside of his nose.  The little fella was sleeping at this point.  Momma made some smart remark about how she's seen Poppy like this on several occasions when he's napping.

This is a shot of HJ's million dollar legs.  We're not exactly sure how his legs will become worth a million dollars, but we're pretty sure it will have to do with some athletic endeavor. 

We've also got some exciting 20 wk belly pics, for those of you who are into that.  

To top off our exciting week, Liz and I registered for baby gear.  Talk about exhausting.  We spent about 3 hours at Babies R Us for most of the goodies.  I was also able to sneak to REI to register for some HJ active adventure gear.  We were smiling through the entire process as we envisioned little HJ using his swing, attempting to escape his crib, and boldly exploring while being pulled behind Poppy's bike. 

OHHHHH, and Liz has started to feel HJ moving around his palatial womb.  She's all grins.