Not a piece of fruit...

This is not actually Charlie, but it is a picture of another baby at 23 weeks....AMAZING isn't it???

I can't believe he already looks so much like a "real newborn!" I do, however, know that he is extremely active and needs to straighten out his days and nights in the next 17 (give or take a few) weeks :-)

99.99%

We are 99.99% sure our little papaya's name will be...

Charlie Alan Britton
(spelling may vary for the middle name)

So...what do you think????

Oh, and I'm a little annoyed that the website I've been using has now skipped to a month by month basis! I'll try to keep posting weekly!

Banana!

This week the size comparison for "most" babies is that of a banana. We were told he weighed 13 oz. last week...so we are a little ahead of schedule, by a few whopping ounces!!!

His name is close to being decided...maybe I'll tell you next week!

To you a blurry blob....

To me, the most AMAZING thing I've ever seen! As you can see in picture one, we had no trouble identifying what to expect on August 26th!

Yesterday morning was like waiting for Christmas morning as a little kid (X 1,000,000!). I was so anxious I could hardly stand it! When we (Jeff, Mom, Mandy, and I) FINALLY got called back in to the ultrasound room, I was freezing cold and sweating at the same time! (my typical symptoms of nervousness). Within in what seemed like seconds the technician was asking us "So do you want to know the sex...this is a cooperative baby." Of course we said yes....and as soon as she said BOY I started to cry! I was so overwhelmed! All of the sudden everything became real to me. (After we left I hoped it didn't seem like I was disappointed because I honestly couldn't be happier! Even though I did cry through the entire ultrasound...tears of joy OF COURSE!)

I know the pictures seem a little blurry and hard to distinguish, but on the screen everything was so crystal clear! We could see everything from his tiny little fingers (10 to be exact) to his perfectly beating heart! I could have sat there all day and watch him squirm around! ( He is definitely a "mover").

Now I cannot wait to name him, get his room ready, get cute little BOY clothes, and MEET him!

*** God is so good! Just another reason I'm a "smitten britton!"***

1/2 way there!

Cantaloupe week!! We already 1/2 way there...oh how the time flies!!!

and... in FIVE hours we will know if pink or blue is in the future!