Ethan's Big Announcement . . .

Ethan is going to be a big brother!

Mom is 11 weeks pregnant, and we had an ultrasound yesterday to confirm a due date of Feb. 20.

It was amazing to see that little person in my tummy! His/Her little arms and legs were moving around really quickly - very cool! We also saw/heard the heartbeat - 167 beats per minute. I asked if this could be any indication of the gender and the ultrasound tech. said that was an old wives tale. Bummer :) We are very much looking forward to finding out the sex in early October.

Notice we have purchased a baby doll to have around the house so Ethan can get used to the idea of what a baby is all about (although not completely, since daddy and I removed the little box inside her that makes her cry . . . .we're not ready for that quite yet!). We're trying to get Ethan to help feed the baby. He will do it, but the bottle is usually upside down and put to her eye instead of her mouth. We have a little work to do yet :)

As you can see, this blog is the first of many things that Ethan will now be forced to share . . .