It’s (probably) a boy
We had the 16-week sonogram this morning and the tech said that she was 70% sure it’s a boy in there. We’ll get a clearer view at the 20-week sonogram. I’ve been having boy feelings all along, though, so…
Yes, we have a name picked out. We won’t be posting the baby’s name online at any time, ever, for any reason, before or after birth (for security and privacy reasons) so please kindly don’t ask.
I hope everyone had a great New Year’s. I’ll write up that baby sweater pattern soon, and post it. Before this week is out, definitely.
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Yeah! Boys are good! Let’s have an internet baby name contest. We can make up a fabulous pseudo internet name that will never embarrass him in person when he’s say 12 and everything is embarrassing anyway…
Posted by: Silvia
Yay for boys. I totally understand you’re wanting to keep the name private. Isn’t it exciting to see a real baby in there? Although I find ultrasounds a little disturbing when you can see the baby and see through it at the same time.
Posted by: Jessica
Hello little person.
Posted by: Emma
Okay. Blue, then. Hee. (as IF!)
Posted by: Norma
I knew it was a boy with your complexion and all. It’s the hormones!! That’s what happened to me when I had my son. Go boys!!
Posted by: sandy
I definitely think the baby needs a fabulous pseudonym for the Internet.
Congrats on the boy!
Posted by: Christiane
Funny I had girl vibes the whole time I was pregnant with Emma. See, a momma knows.
He’s a very cute blob (I think sonograms are magic).
Posted by: Steph
Congrats on the boy. I totally agree with not telling his name. Perhaps you could have a “give the kid his online name” contest or something.
Posted by: baast
How wonderful!
Posted by: Christie
I haven’t had my second sonogram yet… waiting until 20 weeks.. but this is exciting to me because, hey, that’s prolly what Schnecke looks like! (Schnecke is german for snail and a useful gender-neutral name for now.) I got promoted a half week though! I swear, they move my due date at EVERY visit… it’s crept from June 20-something to June 9th! So I’m either 17 or 18 weeks, depending on who I want to believe.
Wow – Schnecke has a backbone? I think I’m gonna go get hormonal now.
Posted by: sophiagrrl
EVERYONE’s having boys!! I really appreciate your finding out, though. It’s so inconsiderate when people don’t find out the sex — then I don’t know what to knit them!!
Posted by: Anne
Look! A mini-Cari!
I sort of like the nickname Schnecke, but then I come from the Germanic peoples so little wonder. It also means “cinnamon roll” to some of us.
Posted by: claudia
Aw. Cute spine.
Posted by: Frith
Wow, so amazing. But it makes me wonder, do OBs give out digital versions of sonograms now, for easier emailing/posting? A sign of our e-times?
Posted by: anne
I love how sort of Alien-esque and moody sonograms are. It’s hard to believe what lies in store. I’m in for the Yoda sweater — just found out my cousin’s expecting!
Posted by: Gina
Oook! Hi, li’l dude!
You are *so* lucky you’re getting born in the Summer.
I think I’ll call him Lizzy.
Posted by: David
Aw, a boy (probably)!
And, he looks adorable, of course!
Posted by: –Deb
Yaay! Guess momma’s intuition was right (or at least 70% right?). I would love to know what name you came up with for the little guy, but I can totally respect your reasonings. You’ll have to come up with a cute bloggy nickname for him 🙂
Posted by: Vicki
I think he needs a good pseudonym, too! I’m not feeling creative enough to suggest any, though. Tired after a long day at work.
Posted by: kendall
Yeah! Boys are good! Let’s have an internet baby name contest. We can make up a fabulous pseudo internet name that will never embarrass him in person when he’s say 12 and everything is embarrassing anyway…
Posted by: Silvia
Yay for boys. I totally understand you’re wanting to keep the name private. Isn’t it exciting to see a real baby in there? Although I find ultrasounds a little disturbing when you can see the baby and see through it at the same time.
Posted by: Jessica
Hello little person.
Posted by: Emma
Okay. Blue, then. Hee. (as IF!)
Posted by: Norma
I knew it was a boy with your complexion and all. It’s the hormones!! That’s what happened to me when I had my son. Go boys!!
Posted by: sandy
I definitely think the baby needs a fabulous pseudonym for the Internet.
Congrats on the boy!
Posted by: Christiane
Funny I had girl vibes the whole time I was pregnant with Emma. See, a momma knows.
He’s a very cute blob (I think sonograms are magic).
Posted by: Steph
Congrats on the boy. I totally agree with not telling his name. Perhaps you could have a “give the kid his online name” contest or something.
Posted by: baast
How wonderful!
Posted by: Christie
I haven’t had my second sonogram yet… waiting until 20 weeks.. but this is exciting to me because, hey, that’s prolly what Schnecke looks like! (Schnecke is german for snail and a useful gender-neutral name for now.) I got promoted a half week though! I swear, they move my due date at EVERY visit… it’s crept from June 20-something to June 9th! So I’m either 17 or 18 weeks, depending on who I want to believe.
Wow – Schnecke has a backbone? I think I’m gonna go get hormonal now.
Posted by: sophiagrrl
EVERYONE’s having boys!! I really appreciate your finding out, though. It’s so inconsiderate when people don’t find out the sex — then I don’t know what to knit them!!
Posted by: Anne
Look! A mini-Cari!
I sort of like the nickname Schnecke, but then I come from the Germanic peoples so little wonder. It also means “cinnamon roll” to some of us.
Posted by: claudia
Aw. Cute spine.
Posted by: Frith
Wow, so amazing. But it makes me wonder, do OBs give out digital versions of sonograms now, for easier emailing/posting? A sign of our e-times?
Posted by: anne
I love how sort of Alien-esque and moody sonograms are. It’s hard to believe what lies in store. I’m in for the Yoda sweater — just found out my cousin’s expecting!
Posted by: Gina
Oook! Hi, li’l dude!
You are *so* lucky you’re getting born in the Summer.
I think I’ll call him Lizzy.
Posted by: David
Aw, a boy (probably)!
And, he looks adorable, of course!
Posted by: –Deb
Yaay! Guess momma’s intuition was right (or at least 70% right?). I would love to know what name you came up with for the little guy, but I can totally respect your reasonings. You’ll have to come up with a cute bloggy nickname for him 🙂
Posted by: Vicki
I think he needs a good pseudonym, too! I’m not feeling creative enough to suggest any, though. Tired after a long day at work.
Posted by: kendall
Personally, I think you should call him Yoda. (Okay, okay, I’m joking.) He looks so … much like you? No, that’s not it. Comfortable! He looks comfortable. 😉
Posted by: Cassie
What a coincidence,
I’ve DATED men who, after I’ve viewed their wares, I’ve determined that they were about 70% man.
yeah it was THAT small…err bad.
Posted by: Nik
Hooray for healthy fetal development, and hooray for internet pseudonyms–MC Slugabug? I’m assuming you guys are also listening to his beat when you look at him?
Posted by: spaazlicious
So… what will the lil dude’s Interweb name be? Cheburashka was Shmelik (little bumblebee) in utero.
Wow. I’d forgotten all about that. Think I’ll go look at baby pictures now….
Posted by: Iris
Yay! A (probably) boy! I like the idea of a contest to create his blog name!
Posted by: Carole
Oh, boys are fun! I have two. Love having boys. So different than girls.
Posted by: Amy
You are embarking on a whole new world of joy.
Posted by: Liz
When I had my first songogram my son crossed his legs so the doctor couldn’t see “the goods”. The doctor finally gave up and left the room. I felt my son roll over – obviously thinking he was safe from dectection now that the doctor was gone. Then the tech came back in and gave it one more try – now looking from the butt end – and yep, it wasa boy. He was on his own agenda then and has been ever since. 🙂
Posted by: stephanie
I just love the little spine. Mesmerised by that little spine. Like I used to be mesmerised by the little fingerlings at my scans.
Boys are adorable 🙂
Posted by: Alison
Look at him flirting with the online girls already.
xo
Posted by: Rachael
oh! he’s adorable – and curled up but not yet cramped. Are you feeling quickening yet?
(I trust your (and other mothers to be)’s intuition, but I did giggle at the thought of the little one tricking everyone and suddenly being a “girl” version. Some of the docs I worked with would refer to that as a “pink” switch, but I know traditional colors aren’t everyones cup of tea.)
I hope you and your family (both human and animal) are staying warm!
Posted by: Kristen
A friend of mine actually just found out she’s pregnant and due in the beginning of July. She’ll be the first of any of my group to have a baby (he/she will be born a few weeks before she turns 25). They’ve decided not to find out the sex because they want to be surprised and also because so many times you don’t find out it is wrong until they’re born. over at http://pinkmartinis.com, she was told it was a girl, got everything in pink, and found out during a checkup (on the original due date) that little miss pink was really a little mister! At least if that happens to you, blue is a little less assumed to be a boy than pink is to a girl…
Posted by: TheBon
Hooray for baby boys! During my very first visit to the obstetrician, she told me that Noah was roughly the size of one grain of rice. He was immediately stuck with the nickname “rice grain” until I decided on his actual name. Sonogram photos are the coolest, aren’t they? Congrats to you and Billy.
Posted by: regina
Very exciting news! Totally get you not sharing the news, but I will happily (okay happy but frustatedly) remain curious. Nickname, Yoda? Silly, but I worked with a couple (I’m a doula) who nicknamed their kid Sky Walker while cooking.
Posted by: Dharma
Gotta say, I think Billy (intentionally or not) might’ve nailed it with Yoda. Very exciting news Cari! Thanks for sharing it.
Posted by: Collette
How exciting! I love seeing those ultrasounds. They’re so reassuring. I have one in a couple of weeks and can’t wait to see actual limbs and body parts like yours, as opposed to the bloblike form I saw at 7.5 weeks. 🙂 I also appreciate that you’re not going to publish little one’s name. That’s smart.
Posted by: Karma
Well, if you won’t tell them, I will.
Ladies and gentlemen… his name will be Hoyt!
Yay Hoyt!
Posted by: Lala
wooo baby boy (can be the big brother maybe- you know the one that beats up the other people for you 🙂
Perfect knit gift ready to be sent!
And I am with Sil- lets make up a name for the bambino…
Posted by: stinkerbell
You need a nickname then, like Bean. (This has probably been suggested in one of your 8 million comments already. I’m tired.)
Posted by: libby
Personally, I think you should call him Yoda. (Okay, okay, I’m joking.) He looks so … much like you? No, that’s not it. Comfortable! He looks comfortable. 😉
Posted by: Cassie
What a coincidence,
I’ve DATED men who, after I’ve viewed their wares, I’ve determined that they were about 70% man.
yeah it was THAT small…err bad.
Posted by: Nik
Hooray for healthy fetal development, and hooray for internet pseudonyms–MC Slugabug? I’m assuming you guys are also listening to his beat when you look at him?
Posted by: spaazlicious
So… what will the lil dude’s Interweb name be? Cheburashka was Shmelik (little bumblebee) in utero.
Wow. I’d forgotten all about that. Think I’ll go look at baby pictures now….
Posted by: Iris
Yay! A (probably) boy! I like the idea of a contest to create his blog name!
Posted by: Carole
Oh, boys are fun! I have two. Love having boys. So different than girls.
Posted by: Amy
You are embarking on a whole new world of joy.
Posted by: Liz
When I had my first songogram my son crossed his legs so the doctor couldn’t see “the goods”. The doctor finally gave up and left the room. I felt my son roll over – obviously thinking he was safe from dectection now that the doctor was gone. Then the tech came back in and gave it one more try – now looking from the butt end – and yep, it wasa boy. He was on his own agenda then and has been ever since. 🙂
Posted by: stephanie
I just love the little spine. Mesmerised by that little spine. Like I used to be mesmerised by the little fingerlings at my scans.
Boys are adorable 🙂
Posted by: Alison
Look at him flirting with the online girls already.
xo
Posted by: Rachael
oh! he’s adorable – and curled up but not yet cramped. Are you feeling quickening yet?
(I trust your (and other mothers to be)’s intuition, but I did giggle at the thought of the little one tricking everyone and suddenly being a “girl” version. Some of the docs I worked with would refer to that as a “pink” switch, but I know traditional colors aren’t everyones cup of tea.)
I hope you and your family (both human and animal) are staying warm!
Posted by: Kristen
A friend of mine actually just found out she’s pregnant and due in the beginning of July. She’ll be the first of any of my group to have a baby (he/she will be born a few weeks before she turns 25). They’ve decided not to find out the sex because they want to be surprised and also because so many times you don’t find out it is wrong until they’re born. over at http://pinkmartinis.com, she was told it was a girl, got everything in pink, and found out during a checkup (on the original due date) that little miss pink was really a little mister! At least if that happens to you, blue is a little less assumed to be a boy than pink is to a girl…
Posted by: TheBon
Hooray for baby boys! During my very first visit to the obstetrician, she told me that Noah was roughly the size of one grain of rice. He was immediately stuck with the nickname “rice grain” until I decided on his actual name. Sonogram photos are the coolest, aren’t they? Congrats to you and Billy.
Posted by: regina
Very exciting news! Totally get you not sharing the news, but I will happily (okay happy but frustatedly) remain curious. Nickname, Yoda? Silly, but I worked with a couple (I’m a doula) who nicknamed their kid Sky Walker while cooking.
Posted by: Dharma
Gotta say, I think Billy (intentionally or not) might’ve nailed it with Yoda. Very exciting news Cari! Thanks for sharing it.
Posted by: Collette
How exciting! I love seeing those ultrasounds. They’re so reassuring. I have one in a couple of weeks and can’t wait to see actual limbs and body parts like yours, as opposed to the bloblike form I saw at 7.5 weeks. 🙂 I also appreciate that you’re not going to publish little one’s name. That’s smart.
Posted by: Karma
Well, if you won’t tell them, I will.
Ladies and gentlemen… his name will be Hoyt!
Yay Hoyt!
Posted by: Lala
wooo baby boy (can be the big brother maybe- you know the one that beats up the other people for you 🙂
Perfect knit gift ready to be sent!
And I am with Sil- lets make up a name for the bambino…
Posted by: stinkerbell
You need a nickname then, like Bean. (This has probably been suggested in one of your 8 million comments already. I’m tired.)
Posted by: libby
the fact that you have already narrowed it down to one name is kinda scary to me, dude. what if he comes out, and that name’s just wrong? 🙂
Posted by: carolyn
I’m not surprised the kid’s showing backbone already.
And I think that if you had intuited the boy, you’ve got a great shot at intuiting the name. No worries here.
Posted by: Em
What a perfectly lovely set of vertebrae. Isn’t it amazing how many small and perfect things grow out of such a tiny beginning in only 14 weeks? Of course, you know how much energy he has used in the process…
Posted by: marrije
Welcome to the world of boys! It is different from the girl world. My 3 year old continually knocks over things he builds, and it drives me NUTS! So, I asked my husband why little man demonstrates this crazy behavior. The husband calmly answered, “Because it is fun, Holly Jo.” Oh. I see now.
Posted by: Holly Jo
It’s so fun to be reminded of pregnant things. Like, even though you see the pictures and all, and logically you know what’s going on, it’s still a surprise when after the birth, you have a baby.
Mine used to get the hiccups. And came out with one arm up, as he’d been sucking his thumb in there.
Posted by: Patti
just wow.
i am so peached for you, billy and he-who-shall-perhaps-be-henceforth-known-as-yoda (or not).
Posted by: heather
Yea baby!! lets name him, I can’t think of anything. Better have that contest.
Posted by: Jasmine
Awww, Yodaboy!
Posted by: alison
I can’t remember if I have congratulated you and Billy yet. Congratulations! When I saw the sonogram of the “unplanned” child my parents expected me to give up, my morning sickness vanished, and I was filled with such love I floated through the rest of my pregnancy. She kicked for the first time that day, too. She is the great joy in my life (and at sixteen, sometimes the great aggravation, too!). I wish you and your family all the best.
Posted by: karen
Wow, amazing. I just watched my sister-in-law’s level-two ultrasound, and it was one of the most fantastic things I’ve ever seen. All of that wiggling around. Her last baby gave us a full moon, and there was no question he was a boy. Kids are funny even in utero.
Posted by: Becca
I think it is smart of you to keep the baby’s name private. Thank you for sharing the sonogram pic 🙂
Posted by: emily
Boy or girl, its all good. 🙂 Congrats and enjoy these sweet times.
Posted by: Jeri
I’m thinking Rufus. Definately Rufus.
Posted by: Juliette
Ah, the usefulness of uterine names. Ours were Cheyenne Henry, Hawkeye and Tertius. Yodaboy, youdeman!
Posted by: rams
I used to refer to the boy as either the alien or the demon spawn… Of course, kept using the term alien after he was born whenever someone asked who he looked like
Posted by: Beth
I like the idea of a blog name for the babe.
How about Pollywog?
xoxo
xina
Posted by: xina
OOoooh! Little man…!!!! (?)
Look at the cuteness!!!!
I think you should call him Wilbur.
Posted by: pippy
the fact that you have already narrowed it down to one name is kinda scary to me, dude. what if he comes out, and that name’s just wrong? 🙂
Posted by: carolyn
I’m not surprised the kid’s showing backbone already.
And I think that if you had intuited the boy, you’ve got a great shot at intuiting the name. No worries here.
Posted by: Em
What a perfectly lovely set of vertebrae. Isn’t it amazing how many small and perfect things grow out of such a tiny beginning in only 14 weeks? Of course, you know how much energy he has used in the process…
Posted by: marrije
Welcome to the world of boys! It is different from the girl world. My 3 year old continually knocks over things he builds, and it drives me NUTS! So, I asked my husband why little man demonstrates this crazy behavior. The husband calmly answered, “Because it is fun, Holly Jo.” Oh. I see now.
Posted by: Holly Jo
It’s so fun to be reminded of pregnant things. Like, even though you see the pictures and all, and logically you know what’s going on, it’s still a surprise when after the birth, you have a baby.
Mine used to get the hiccups. And came out with one arm up, as he’d been sucking his thumb in there.
Posted by: Patti
just wow.
i am so peached for you, billy and he-who-shall-perhaps-be-henceforth-known-as-yoda (or not).
Posted by: heather
Yea baby!! lets name him, I can’t think of anything. Better have that contest.
Posted by: Jasmine
Awww, Yodaboy!
Posted by: alison
I can’t remember if I have congratulated you and Billy yet. Congratulations! When I saw the sonogram of the “unplanned” child my parents expected me to give up, my morning sickness vanished, and I was filled with such love I floated through the rest of my pregnancy. She kicked for the first time that day, too. She is the great joy in my life (and at sixteen, sometimes the great aggravation, too!). I wish you and your family all the best.
Posted by: karen
Wow, amazing. I just watched my sister-in-law’s level-two ultrasound, and it was one of the most fantastic things I’ve ever seen. All of that wiggling around. Her last baby gave us a full moon, and there was no question he was a boy. Kids are funny even in utero.
Posted by: Becca
I think it is smart of you to keep the baby’s name private. Thank you for sharing the sonogram pic 🙂
Posted by: emily
Boy or girl, its all good. 🙂 Congrats and enjoy these sweet times.
Posted by: Jeri
I’m thinking Rufus. Definately Rufus.
Posted by: Juliette
Ah, the usefulness of uterine names. Ours were Cheyenne Henry, Hawkeye and Tertius. Yodaboy, youdeman!
Posted by: rams
I used to refer to the boy as either the alien or the demon spawn… Of course, kept using the term alien after he was born whenever someone asked who he looked like
Posted by: Beth
I like the idea of a blog name for the babe.
How about Pollywog?
xoxo
xina
Posted by: xina
OOoooh! Little man…!!!! (?)
Look at the cuteness!!!!
I think you should call him Wilbur.
Posted by: pippy