Gender Issues

Whenever I ventured to ask Leah whether she would like a brother or a sister, she would giggle and say, "I don't know!". I took this as a good sign - she loves her little brother, and she wouldn't be disappointed either way.

Ben wasn't asked his opinion until the night before The Big Ultrasound.

Me: "Ben, do you think our baby is a little boy or a little girl?"

Ben: immediately... "Boy."

Me: "Don't you think it would also be nice to have a little sister?"

Ben: "No. Boy."

So I guess we know where he stands on the whole issue.

Fortunately for us, as Ben was the only one with a definite opinion, the baby IS a boy!

The next couple of images are of the 3-D type, so don't get too freaked out. Ben's were waaay more creepy than these:

To interpret, that's the baby's facial profile, with his arms and hands raised in front of his face. If he looks a little bony, it's because he only weighs about 11 ounces right now! But he can kick hard enough to make my belly jump.

Here's a better one of his face:

Aww, for cute! At least I think so. That's his face again, and an ear.

You are all probably dying to know what we are going call the little feller until he's born. We tried "Mortimer", and that was Leah's favorite (after a mouse in one of her library books), but ended up with "Magnus". You may all refer to him as such until further notice.