The Farrar Four

(Donuts compliments of my sweet friend Diane at work!)

All our waiting has come down to this- this 45 minute appointment that would set the stage for the next 20 weeks of pregnancy and the rest of our lives!  We couldn't be more thrilled!

We got to our ultrasound at 8:30 and after about 20 minutes with the sonographer and a what seemed like a million snapshots of our little babies brain, organs and limbs we got to see that our little baby was a boy.  When she first tried to see what "it" was, he was sitting on his feet, but after some moving around and some additional pictures of other orgnans- she tried again.  It was then that we found out that our little one was a boy! 

To say that Lance is excited is an understatement! The look on his face when she told us it was a boy was priceless.  He had a smile plastered on his face the rest of the day.  Our main concern was health first...and once that was clarified- it was all smiles and praise for our healthy baby boy!

As he was moving around his little arms and legs were very active.  Lance said he's pretty sure he's a lefty!  I'm left handed and Lance was a baseball player, so that would be a good combination.  Leftys in baseball are a hot commodity. 

A few times it appeared as if he was waving to us and giving us a thumbs up.  He was very active all day.  He must have known that we were thinking of him and all he would become.

Lance and I both had the day off and spent it telling our family and friends.  I told my dad first.  He had originally said he didn't want to know but when I called him he couldn't resist. We went by my mom's work and I text Ali at the same time I told mom. Ali likes to know she's not the last to be in the know.  Afterwards we went to Lance's parents house and told Cindy (his mom) and Tyler.  We called his dad and filled him in on the news.  He's pretty excited to eventually get all the baseball gear back out!  Everyone is very excited to welcome this new little boy into the family. 

As I prayed for him this morning, I was almost brought to tears thinking of what he will be one day.  It's so real now, to pray for HIM and to have his little face in my mind as I pray for him.  What a blessing to carry this child and to be his mother.  Lance and I are thrilled with the thoughts of raising this child and watching him grow.

I Samuel 1:27 says "For this child, I have prayed and the Lord has granted me what I asked of Him."  This is the verse that fills my soul today.

Thank you Jesus for this good news and for the blessing of this baby boy.

(From the side- this is his profile- sorry about the quality...)

(Front View- 3D Ultrasound)