It's a....

Well, I was a little shocked to be honest, but the ultrasound tech said she wasn't mistaking anything.... we are having a little BOY!  His name will be Micah James Parsons.  With Caylee I thought boy all along, with this one I thought girl all along.... so, I am consistently wrong :)  (Thanks Aunt Debbie for pointing that one out!)

Either way, we're super excited.  The ultrasound tech said he's very healthy, weighing right on track and all organs and limbs look great!  What a HUGE blessing!!

It's funny, Micah James was not originally our name picked if Caylee were a boy.  I know tons of people who have switched names for the second kid... weird how that happens, but this name just flows so nicely and we're really happy with it.  It also doesn't hurt that I LOVE the verse Micah 6:8 (which will be on his wall somewhere)...

He has shown you, O mortal, what is good.
And what does the Lord require of you?
To act justly and to love mercy
and to walk humbly^[a] with your God. Micah 6:8

 

As an added bonus, they went ahead and already scheduled my c-section!  (Yes, I will have another csec because of the Crohn's Disease).  This is also a huge blessing bc my mom and friend can get cheap flights up here to help out... and they know so far in advance (kinda weird to know so early too)!  So officially, Micah will join us on Feb 4th!  Crazy to think that is just a few months away! 

 

I promised Matt I wouldn't go crazy with the nursery, so I'm not going to.  However, now that we know it's a boy, I have so many ideas running through my mind (uh-oh)!  We do still live in a rental and we never play in rooms, so the kid's bedrooms don't have to look great.  When we settle down, I want to be able to decorate really nicely, so that's when I'll work on making rooms really great.  For now, I just need some blue sheets so he doesn't sleep on Caylee's pink ones! 

 

I'm also kinda excited not to worry about hair.  That sounds weird, I know, but with Caylee being a girl all I wanted was a little girl with lots of hair and not a bald baby.  Sure enough, she came out with a full head and barely lost any... it has drastically changed colors over the past 11 months, but she has a bunch of hair!  A boy will be great because he can be bald... no worries there :)  **It's the little things for me....

 

Anyways, we're very excited... tons of changes coming soon!  Here are his first set of pictures!

 

 

Micah James!

 

 

Clearly boy....

Foot!

 

Hands!

 

 

 

He's already very loved and I can't wait for Caylee to have a little playmate :)