It's a Boy!

I am 16 weeks along, and my doctor wouldn't let me have the ultrasound until 20 weeks. One of my friends, Merilee Pack, is an ultrasound tech, so she offered to do one for me. We went in Monday night. Merilee spent about an hour with us. We found out that this baby is definitely a boy! We were able to see the baby's fingers and toes. My favorite part was when he was sucking his thumb. Russell is beaming... on the way there, he said that he didn't have a preference whether it was a boy or a girl, but on the way home he admitted that he really wanted a boy. Merilee said that everything is looking good; the baby is growing right on schedule. He is just over 5 inches long and about 5 ounces so far... we've got a way to go!