Today was the big day, and now we know that Russell is going to have a baby .........Well, we'll let you figure it out! If you can't tell, try reading the text in the picture. It says "Family Jewels"! :) It's a BOY!!!
Everything looks great with the baby. The heartbeat was strong, and all 4 chambers of the heart looked good. The technician didn't tell us the estimated size of the baby right now, but she did say that his head is 4.6 cm, about the size of a lemon or lime. The spine looked very good, and when she looked at his thigh (one of the measurements is the size of the femur), she made sure to point out how "meaty" it is. Must be all that chocolate ice cream I've been giving him!
I was terrified of finding out what we were having, and the baby must've known because at first all he would show us was the top of his head and his back. Eventually he decided to "spill the beans" and let us know what he was, and boy is that what he did! He also showed us his pretty smile, or maybe he was just laughing because he knows already the mischief that he and Russell will be causing! For some reason Russell wanted to see the eyes, so we also got a picture of the face; he looks like Ben's side of the family in this picture! :)
Everything else was good, so I go back again in 4 more weeks for another check up. I'll keep you all posted on how Russell reacts since he's been saying the whole time that he wanted a baby sister. I don't think it's quite sunk in that he's going to have a brother instead. Things are about to get interesting at the Hill House! Keep in touch for more updates!!

Love,
Ben, Lindsey, Russell and Baby Boy Hill