It's A...

This past week was our first ultrasound.  We were able to find out if we were having a boy or a girl.  First of all, can I just say that ultrasounds are unbelievable!  The first thing we noticed was the spine.  It was so clear and developed.  Baby Bradley was moving around a lot so we got to see both arms and legs, hands and feet, in full motion.  Thanks to some good advice, Katy at some fruit before going into the ultrasound which apparently gets the baby going.  We were even able to see the heartbeat and the 4 chambers of the heart.  Not only could we see the head but also parts of the brain.  It was crazy!!  And to think we were able to see all of this when the baby is only about 10 inches long.  All because of some ultra sound waves?  Whoever came up with that idea is pure genius.  

We decided ahead of time that we were going to find out if we were having a boy or a girl.  However, we also decided that we wanted to find out while we were alone and not with some random lady in the room. (although Molly was very nice)  So, we had a piece of paper that said "It's A..." inside of an envelope and gave it to the nurse so we could find out later that day.  She was very understanding and willing.  As you can see, we both wore blue and pink as not to show bias.

Immediately after the appointment, Katy and I went to a park that was right down the street from the hospital.  We were pretty excited and giddy.  It was a beautiful day so we walked around the small park for a minute and decided to stop and open the envelope on a bridge.  Just like we prayed together before taking and looking at the pregnancy test, we prayed before opening the envelope.  We thanked God for an opportunity to raise His son or daughter.  We prayed that our hearts would be 100% full of joy regardless of the baby's gender.  We prayed that we would be able to raise them to become world changers and leaders of their generation.  

So there we were on a bridge, in a park, with an envelope.  I have no idea why we were nervous but we were.  I felt like we were at the Grammy's and opening our envelope....which is weird because we truly believe we would have won regardless of the outcome.  I asked Katy if she wanted me to open the envelope fast or slow...you know like peeling off a band-aid.  She said fast.  So I took the little green envelope.  Opened it fast.  And it read "It's a...BOY!" 

A BOY!?!  Due to the Stewart and Bradley family track records we were both expecting it to be a girl.  Katy still can't believe it.  I've had a feeling that we were going to have a boy but it was just a feeling.  My brother in laws said congratulations but will only believe it's a boy when he is born.  I must say I don't blame them.  

After finding out, we celebrated by going to the mall and buying our first official baby outfit.  We were looking for something Nike but found this Jordan outfit instead.  We celebrated with dinner at PF Changs and then called all of our immediate family.  The were thoroughly excited!

Thanks again for all of your prayers.  We appreciate them more than you know!  We can now start saying he and him rather than it.  We are over half way there!

Now if we could only decide on a name....