Big News for the Mulleys!

Well, today we got some very interesting news.  The Snoball place has changed their hours!  They are no longer open Monday-Friday during the day.

Oh!  Wait!  We did get some other news today, too.  We went to the doctor for our second trimester ultrasound and we got to spend about 30 minutes admiring our baby!  The ultrasound technician measured and took pictures of all of Mini Mulley's various parts; the brain, the four chambers of the heart, the arms, the legs, the kidneys, the face, the fold of skin on the back of the neck, the spine...you name it-I'm pretty sure it was observed/measured.  We also got to find out the sex of Mini Mulley and we are very pleased to announce that we are having a baby boy!  It appears that 63% of our readers were wrong in their prediction.  Like most boys I have known in my life, Mini Mulley was not at all shy about showing us his parts.  He was very active and did a few cartwheels while we are trying to look at him which made the ultrasound technicians job a little bit harder.  After about 25 minutes of showing off, Mini Mulley rolled over and pulled his arms and legs in and took a nap.  The baby was measuring right on schedule and had a heart rate of 153.  While the technician was measuring the Mini Mulley's various parts, she took a picture of his profile and I kid you not...this kid has his daddy's chin (or lack of).  Needless to say, we are over the moon excited and everything feels a bit more real to us now!

Before the doctors appointment, I loaded up on fluids so that I would be able to leave my required urine sample.  I consumed about 40 fluid ounces of liquid and when I got the doctor's office I was told not to leave a sample until after the ultrasound.  Man oh man that made things a little more uncomfortable.  Once my ultrasound was done, I was allowed to use the restroom which was almost the most exciting activity of the day.  Then I went and got my vitals taken and because I was getting my Glucose Screen today, I had to drink a sugary drink and then wait an hour to get my blood drawn.  I chugged my drink in about 45 seconds (even though I had 3 minutes to drink it) and then the waiting began.

After my blood was drawn, Dave and I went to Frozen Berry and got some frozen yogurt to celebrate our good news.

My next doctors appointment is August 13.  Until then, we will start thinking about decorating the nursery!