welcome!

welcome to roo's blog! roo is what we call the embryo/fetus growing inside me. it could be a boy. it could be a girl. we don't plan to find out until roo enters the world! that's why "roo" works so well. (we like the word "roo" because it is the sound a beagle makes when howling, plus it gives us a really cheesy way to incorporate our last name - "roo-pon" - hehehe.) roo and i went for our very first ob/gyn appointment today. after several hours of poking and prodding, we learned that roo is 9 weeks and 3 days old (according to the ultrasound) giving us a due date of august 21. the nurse told us if the ultrasound due date is within one week of the previously-calculated due date, they stick to the latter. so we're sticking with 8/25, but if you find yourself in a birth-day pool, i'd pick early! we also got the first pictures of roo! enjoy!! love, kiwi