Cutie!!!

I just uploaded some pictures and fell in love with this one!

Think BLUE

I went at 15 weeks to my doctor's appointment with high hopes of finding out what the baby was, but I was trying really hard to not be disappointed if I didn't get to find out. Neil and Addison both went with because it was Neil's off week and the only appointment he'll probably get to go to. Being a PA student and working Monday-Friday doesn't leave room for him to slip out to my doctor's appointments. I think that is why I was hoping so much to find out the gender of the baby because we would get to do it together. This was also the first appointment that Addison went to. I just hate to torture her and drag her to boring appointments when she can play with friends. Thanks to all my sweet friends who keep her for my appointments!!!

This was the first time getting to see the doctor that actually delivered Addison two years ago. It was fun to introduce her to Addison and they became instant friends. We asked her nurse when we could possibly find out what the baby was and she said she wasn't sure that she would ask the doctor. The doctor came in and said that we were her last appointment and she said? "I guess will see if we can find out" and so we had a "courtesy check" to see what the baby was. After she said that, I really didn't hear much of the appointment...I was too excited to find out.

The doctor and Addison walked hand in hand to the ultrasound room. I was a little out of it...maybe it was the shock of getting to find out, the way the doctor was taking such an interest in my sweet little girl, making sure the sweet little girl was on her best behavior, that the doctor, ultrasound tech, and nurse were all anxiously awaiting with Neil and I, and/or we had to stop at the bathroom because yes...we were in the process of potty training (which now we are potty trained in panties, except nap time and night time).

Right when the ultrasound tech started, everyone started laughing, even Neil. I was busy watching Addison jump on and off of the doctor's squatted knee when I heard the laughing. The doctor said, "He is showing you he's a boy already". It took me a second until I realized that she said HE. I asked it's a boy? and she said yes. That is definitely a boy. He was holding his boy parts for us to see! I was in complete shock...I just thought that my pregnancies were a lot similar and that I live in such a girl world that I was going to have another girl.

I turned to tell Addison that she was going to have a brother and she said, "No". She had been telling us she was having a sisser (sister). She has come around to the idea of having a brother now, though.

So, now we are thinking BLUE! For the most part, all of our baby gear is gender neutral! I've picked up a few boy outfits here and there and continue to keep my eyes open for good deals! My mom already bought him an outfit (she's a little excited, even though this is number 11)! I feel like I'm starting all over with a boy! Maybe I'll have enough blue by the time He gets here!

Neil is thrilled about having a son! He was pretty set on having all girls! We already decided on a name...Eli Wesley Wilkerson. It's the same name we liked if Addison was going to be a boy. Eli comes from Neil's great grandfather and great-great grandfather. The Wesley is Neil's middle name (also Neil's great grandfather's name).