Frogs & Snails & Puppy-dogs' Tails...

I have my gender scan appointment set for February 12. When I went to my regular OB appointment yesterday, I asked the Doctor if a gender scan would be accurate at this point.(I am 17 weeks). He said that they are accurate usually after 16 weeks, but it just works out that they don't do it until around 20 weeks. Well Mike & I were very anxious to find out what we were having (I was probably more anxious then him!). I made an appointment last night at Ideal Baby Store to get the gender scan ultrasound. (I didn't tell anyone we were getting it done) Mike was really hoping for a boy, but I really didn't care either way. I had been so excited to find out, but when I woke up yesterday, it started to really sink in. I was going to find out if we would be raising a son or a daughter. This was going to make the pregnancy so real- it had felt real already, but this was going to make it VERY REAL! We arrived at the place at 6pm, and by 6:20pm we knew FOR SURE, it was a BOY!!! Mike just let out a big "YES!". We are both thrilled! Well I had been thinking about how we would tell my Parents, Sister & her family, but over the last couple of days, my Mom & Sister had come down with strep throat! I didn't want to catch those germs, but I also knew I wouldn't be able to keep it a secret very long. I decided to put on a piece of paper for each of them a poem for a boy & a poem for a girl: ( I would give them the envelope with the appropriate poem in it- depending on boy/girl)
"Frogs and snails
And puppy-dogs' tails,
That's what little boys are made of."
"Sugar and spice
And all that's nice,
That's what little girls are made of."
We went to my parents house first, and when my Dad opened the door, I said Mike & I will wait out here (we didn't want the sick germs), but take this envelope to Mom & open it together. They were both very happy! We then proceeded to go to my Sister's house & do the same thing. They were also very happy for us. Lucky for me, my Sister has 2 boys, so our Son will get lots of cute hand-me-downs!
We can't wait to start shopping for our little guy. The place we had the ultrasound is a baby store, so when we came out of the room, we walked around & looked at stuff. This was Mike's first time ever in a baby store, & he was really getting into it! We can't wait to meet our little guy!!

PS- We only called our Families last night when we found out. It is too hard to call all of our friends, so blogging about it is the best way to tell our friends & extended family. So, PLEASE don't be mad if you did not get a personal phone call from Mike or me.