On Friday, August 13, we had our 21 weeks ultrasound/check-up. My parents came down for the appointment and got to see all the activity during the ultrasound. This appointment was for the full anatomy scan. The very first picture of the baby we saw was for determining the gender. There he was... 100% boy... no doubt this time! The ultrasound nurse continued with the check telling us how long his torso and femur were, telling us he was going to be a tall boy... just like his daddy! His feet are 1 1/2 inches long already, again following in his daddy's foot steps. He had his hands up around his face most of the scan clasped together like he was praying. He finally let us see his cute little face at the end long enough to get a profile picture. He is about 10 inches long and a little less than a pound in weight. Halfway through the scan, I got a little light head and dizzy from laying down for so long on my back. I missed seeing his little feet and hands and face because I had to roll over on my side facing away from the screen. :( Just hearing Jesse and my parent's reactions made it just as great as if I would have seen it myself. It made me smile everytime he kicked and they laughed. He is such an active little guy!
We came home after the appointment to boxes and boxes of clothes and gifts from my parents, grandparents, and friends back home. I opened and went through one box of clothes and such and was soooo excited to see all the little outfits. The second box was full of more surprises... one of the best surprises I've ever been given. On the top of all the clothes was a little bookbag with farm animals on it. I had seen this bag at the beach with my family and fell in love with it. Jesse kept acting like he didn't really like it, that we could find something else to use as a travel/diaper bag. Little did I know that he was sneaking behind my back with my family to buy the bag. There was room for a name to be embroidered on the top of the bag. Jesse had been telling me that he wouldn't know the name of our baby until he saw him. Well... that was just a cover for his little secret. On the top of the bag he had picked out the name... MADDOX!! I was soooo excited because this was the name I was hoping he would pick. I was stunned and happy and excited... Baby Maddox now has a wonderful name! It makes everything so much more real knowing that Sweet Pea is now a little boy named Maddox Damon Wright.
We kept opening boxes and picking out clothes to keep. The next morning, Mom and I gathered all the clothes, blankets, and bids and started washing, folding, and putting away. Jesse and Dad put together the changing table. We all arranged the nursery in just the right layout. All that we need now is a little bit of decoration and of course... BABY!
Everything is coming together perfectly. We have truly been blessed with such a great experience with little Maddox... a great check-up, a wonderful start to the nursery, and a name!
