It's A.......................

'NOTHER BOY!!! (Wide, sort of shocked mommy eyes here) Wow. I thought to have more than two boys you had to be some sort of tomboy mommy or something and wear one of those black sports watches and always put your hair back in a ponytail and wear white socks and athletic shoes wherever you go and always be sort of peppy and go get 'em-ish.

Guess not.

Three boys. Wow. Three of them. Huh.

He measured about 17 weeks and 1 day, which puts my due date at Oct. 2. It was so sweet to see him kicking around contentedly, opening and closing his mouth, waving his arms around. It's just so amazing how formed they are so young - he's all there and still so little that it feels like I'm barely showing.

I had a doctor's appointment on Monday and had been so relieved to hear the heartbeat. This was my first appointment since I was 6 weeks along, so I hadn't been able to hear it yet, and that fact was anxiety-producing. My eyebrows did go up when she said it was 139 - all the boys have went right along with the supposed "old wives tale" of lower heart rates.

And sure enough.

I did feel him giving me a good couple of kicks yesterday and today - finally. I had been waiting and waiting. I could see my stomach blip up where he kicked.

Well, lil' mommy, you just prepare yourself for an energetic household, it would seem...