It's a boy!

I had my appointment this morning for my growth scan ultrasound and we found out that the baby is a boy!!  It was hard to tell much of anything at first.  Every time the tech would try to focus on something he would squirm away, lol.  She finally got used to his movement and was able to get all the info she needed and a few pics for us.  He did not seem too fond of showing his face, but we did get a good money shot to assure us that he is indeed a he. 

In this pic I'm not sure if he's waving, covering his face, or sucking his thumb

Finding out the gender seems to make the whole thing a little more real to me.  Knowing exactly what is growing inside me and being able to put a name with the baby makes it so much more personal, I didn't know it was possible to feel more connected to the baby but I do now!  His name is William Joseph, William is my dad's name and Jose is Matt's dad's name, we decided to go with the English version which is Joseph.  I still can't believe that Matt and I made this miracle together, it's so exciting!  I can't wait to meet my little boy!!

Spring Cleaning

Ok, ok, so I know it's not Spring, it's Summer, I'm just a little late getting to this.  It's actually just me getting on the ball with regular cleaning, not so much Spring cleaning.  I've never been a very good housekeeper (I can keep a straight house but I'm not good at deep cleaning), its one of the things I wish I could change about me.  So change I will!

I've been saying for a while now that I was going to get on the ball and make myself be a better cleaner.  Now with the baby on the way I really really need to get on the ball.  So I have created a weekly cleaning list for myself.  If I do a little each day maybe it won't be so bad.  I even gave myself weekends off!

Here is my cleaning list:
Monday: ceiling fans, vacuum, mop
Tuesday: stove, fridge, microwave
Wednesday: bathrooms, mirrors
Thursday: laundry (towels and sheets), dust
Friday: sweep off back deck, front patio, and garage

I think the list is pretty manageable, we shall see, wish me luck!