It's a... BOY!

As I was lying on the couch, the OKC Thunder game playing for my husband in the background, I was looking like a crazy lady as I talked to my belly. Actually, I was talking and singing. I find myself singing to my belly a lot these days. Let's all hope this lil' one has a love for music like I do, otherwise, I'm probably driving our munchkin crazy already.
Last weekend I graduated with my Bachelor's of Science in Speech and Language Pathology. The day before my graduation though, Brad and I were blessed to have the unexpected opportunity to have a 4D ultrasound done. As the title of this post says, it's a boy! His name is Easton. Yes, we are naming our son after a baseball bat. Brad played baseball/softball for the majority of his life and even though time doesn't allow him to do this often anymore, he still enjoys every chance he gets. He picked the name Easton and I instantly loved it. Our little boy will also have his daddy's middle name: Edward. Easton Edward Holland. :) I love him so much already! So, in a round about way, he is named after his father and the love of my life. How did I get so blessed?
It's been interesting to watch how our 4 legged children respond to my changing body. Our German shepherd likes to lay across our bed with his head on my belly. He's not a cuddler so it doesn't last long, but his timing is never anything less than hilarious. He has done this spontaneously a couple of times, but most of the time he lays his head on my belly in response to Brad talking to the baby or giving a little kiss to my belly. It truly is as if he's taking claim to this baby and telling us that it's his baby, not ours. :D Also, for a dog who had never showed any signs of aggression or protective behavior before, he nearly climbed over our privacy fence after a strange man that came up to our fence asking about the property behind ours. It was the one and only time we've ever seen this man and he was quite creepy. Brad and I were in the garden when the man approached the fence. When he startled us, Benjamin went crazy. I was a proud momma to know that he would protect us if it were needed. Before and since this occurrence, he has still only showed friendly behavior to any stranger, but there was something different about this one man that he didn't trust and he was going to protect his family at all costs.
It's been a different experience with our Jack Russell Terrier. She has started to follow me around more and it seems that she is always watching me. If there is a shut door between her and me, she sits at the other side of it until I come out. This is a new habit for her. She's always been very independent and not needy. Now, though, she has to know where I am at all times. I am truly loved!
In a house in which many sets of 4 legs have been added and one 4 legged baby tragically taken from us, 2 little feet will appear in October. We are all excited about this little boy's arrival!