It's a BOY!

We went for our anatomy scan/sonogram and found out some exciting news: It's a boy! Many of you voted that it would be a boy, so you were right!

Here is your proof

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He loves to land shark

I told Ryan that Baby Keen looks a little too much like The Emperor from Star Wars here. 

See the resemblance? :) 

Here is his cute little foot! 

We found out that our baby was approximately 8 ounces (half a pound), but my pregnancy app told me that he is also the size of a bell pepper... go figure. 

So now that we know that we are having a boy, we need to pick out a name. We can also let the planning begin- which leads me to our next topic:

Registering for a Baby (cue the scary music)

Wow. I figured that this would be overwhelming, but I never really knew just how taxing this process would be until I bribed Ryan with Starbucks talked Ryan into going with me to Buy Buy Baby on Saturday. Who knew that a baby needed so much stuff? Which leads me to my next question: Do they REALLY need all of this? Probably not, but where do you draw the line?

There was a very helpful sales assistant who helped us. She had 5 kids, so I trusted what she recommended. She would ask us things like: "Do you have any opinions on swaddling?" "Do you have any concerns for safety?" "How do you feel about baby monitors?" And Ryan and I would blankly stare at each other and at her and say "Uh, noooo?" "We don't know..." "Huh?" After about 3 hours of going through the store and scanning things that we were told we needed liked, we had to call it quits. Ryan was a trooper, but I could tell it was time to go when his eyes starting glazing over. We sure do have a lot to learn when it comes to anything to do with a baby!

Anxiously Waiting...

So I haven't had much to report, so I haven't posted any blogs lately. Here is an update on where we stand! 

I am finally starting to look a little more pregnant:

It only took 17.5 weeks! 

I get these weekly posts from a baby app that I downloaded which keeps me updated on the size of our baby. It always compares the baby to a fruit or vegetable, which is pretty random/funny. Last Sunday, I got this one. Our baby weighs as much as a turnip... Right. Because everyone knows how much a turnip weighs...#turnipforwhat 

We find out if Baby Keen is a boy or a girl tomorrow morning, and we could not be more excited! I had some fun with some "Old Wives' Tales":

Not sure if you can really see the colors in the picture, so I typed it out:

Baby's Heart Beat- >140
Necklace Test- Circle
Cravings- Salty
Hair Growth- Slower
Morning Sickness- No
Headaches- No
Skin- Dry
Sleeping- Left Side
Mood- Happy

So, it's about half and half which means that these Ole Wives' Tales tell us nothing. :) What do you think Baby Keen is? Be sure to vote over on the upper-hand side of the page before we officially find out tomorrow. 

So we will be sure to keep everyone posted on our big news, so stay posted tomorrow! 

In other not-baby news, Ryan has joined an intramural soccer team, and they had their first game last night. Here is a picture of the athletic doctors from before and after the game:

I was pleasantly surprised at how well they did! They won! 

This is a little late, but I thought I would share anyway. Halloween kinda snuck-up on us, so we decided to recycle older costumes. Here is a picture from Halloween:

We had a small party with the residents from the hospital at our house, and we had a great time! 

Hope everyone has a great week and weekend, and I will be sure to make another post with the news of what Baby Keen is! So hasta luego!