Level II ultrasound...

[rivka]

All's well with the Niblet! He is just perfect.

It wasn't the world's greatest ultrasound experience - what kind of sonographer starts out by getting multiple pictures and measurements of the cervix, placenta, and amniotic fluid level before getting around to checking to see whether your baby is alive? - but we saw what we needed to see. All the tiny organs in their places - the two hemispheres of the brain, the four chambers of the heart, the bladder, the kidneys, the stomach, the diaphragm. We watched blood flow through the umbilical cord. We saw the bones of the arms and legs, hands and feet, and the long curved spine with its vertebrae. And we got an extremely clear view of a tiny little scrotum and penis.

A boy. The funny thing is, I had a strong intuition - based on nothing at all - that it would be a boy this time. I had a 50/50 chance of getting to feel psychic. Now I need to figure out how the heck to parent a boy. A boy! The Niblet is our son.

Comments

[eeyorerin]

Go Niblet and Team Niblet! He sounds like a perfectly lovely son.

[heidi8.livejournal.com]

Oh, how exciting! And speaking from experience, boys are wonderful!

[kate_nepveu]

Congratulations! I'm so excited for you all.

[wcg.livejournal.com]

I have every confidence in you. You've done awfully well with your girl so far.

Yay for perfect Niblet!

[ruisseau.livejournal.com]

Yay for Niblet!

[lizzibabe.livejournal.com]

Congratulations on your new son! I'm so excited for you!

[kcobweb.livejournal.com]

Yay!! Everyone I know who is pregnant now (or just gave birth) is having boys, so he'll be in good company and have an amazing peer group. :)

[redbird]

Thanks for sharing the good news. Did you tell the people at the ultrasound place that they should have shown you proof of the live baby first?

[windsea.livejournal.com]

Go team niblet!!! I'm so happy to hear you're happy!

[ratphooey.livejournal.com]

Hooray for Niblet perfection!

A boy. You'll have fun with him. :-)

[kaitiana.livejournal.com]

Woo hoo! Congratulations on the beautiful baby boy! Speaking as someone who really wanted a girl...I couldn't be more thrilled with my own baby boy! He really is a lot of fun and I couldn't imagine him as a girl. *grin* Hooray for a healthy Niblet!

[cynthia1960.livejournal.com]

Yay for Niblet! May he grow and thrive!

[gerisullivan.livejournal.com]

...we saw what we needed to see. All the tiny organs in their places - the two hemispheres of the brain, the four chambers of the heart, the bladder, the kidneys, the stomach, the diaphragm. We watched blood flow through the umbilical cord. We saw the bones of the arms and legs, hands and feet, and the long curved spine with its vertebrae. And we got an extremely clear view of a tiny little scrotum and penis.

I love living in the future and look forward to welcoming Niblet to it. Even though ultrasounds have been around for several decades now, I am still amazed at the level of detail they reveal.

[chargirlgenius.livejournal.com]

Boy! I'm so very fond of little boys. Prepare to laugh, and laugh, and laugh, and laugh... :-D

[casperflea.livejournal.com]

I am so glad for our good news. Boys are nice. I like mine, anyway.

[fairoriana.livejournal.com]

Huzzah for a healthy Niblet-boy! What a wonderful feeling it is to see your healthy happy baby!

[ex-serenejo.livejournal.com]

Ohmigosh, how terribly, terribly exciting! Yay, Niblet!

[geekymary.livejournal.com]

Congratulations! Isn't "son" a wonderful word?

[edschweppe.livejournal.com]

Huzzah! And yay for Team Niblet!

[mjlayman.livejournal.com]

Great news! Now you'll have one of each!

[richtermom.livejournal.com]

How WONDERFUL! I'm looking forward to further fabulous wonderful stuff!!!

[boxofdelights]

Yay!

Point the penis down when you diaper. That's pretty much the only difference until they start school.

[odanu.livejournal.com]

I am sooooo happy for all of you! Go Team Niblet!

p.s. If I can parent a boy (or two) anyone can. I'm sure you'll figure out how :-)

[ricevermicelli.livejournal.com]

How absolutely wonderful! Yay for all of you!

[juthwara.livejournal.com]

Yay Niblet! Congratulations on your little boy!

[jerusha.livejournal.com]

Yay for the he-Niblet! (I'm so glad he wasn't crossing his legs or otherwise recalcitrant about showing himself!)

[minnaleigh.livejournal.com]

Yay! What great news!

[geminigirl]

Yay.

[oursin.livejournal.com]

Aw, bless! What heartening news: I'm so glad for you.

[minnehaha.livejournal.com]

"One of each" is my own experience. I can't say what it might have been like to have 2 daughters or 2 sons, but I wouldn't have had it any other way.

Congrats on your healthy son!

K.

[ailbhe]

OMGZ wow!

I am SO looking forward to reading about you parenting a boy. SO MUCH.

Hooray for happy ultrasounds

[(Anonymous)]

I agree with the comments upthread, boys are lovely, and pretty much the only difference is it is easier for them to have a pee in the park if necessary. You're a great parent already -- it really isn't any different. And I have three boys and two girls.
You'll really notice how differently strangers treat him than they did Alex, though. I look forward to your conclusions.
So happy to read the news
Emma

[papersky.livejournal.com]

Lovely.

[roadnotes.livejournal.com]

Hurrah!

[netpositive.livejournal.com]

Yay Niblet!

[redbird23.livejournal.com]

Yay! As said before, boys are fun. A ton of fun. And he and Alex will have such a good time together!

[ailsaek.livejournal.com]

Oh, thank goodness! Long may he continue that way.

[castiron.livejournal.com]

Hurrah!

[micheinnz.livejournal.com]

Woohoo, niblet! This is very happy-making.

[mactavish.livejournal.com]

How exciting. :D I am so happy for you.

[puzzlement.livejournal.com]

I meant to leave this comment when I first saw the entry, just to say: I'm glad NBHHY. And I for one thought the Niblet was going to be a girl...

I hope you have a really great time raising your son!