Obstinado

Yep, this part is official: Lil' Genghis is already a part of the family.

See, certain members of both sides of his family have a well-earned reputation for being strong-willed.

Determined.

Obstinate.

Stubborn.

Pigheaded.

... and today Lil' Genghis proved the point, bouncing up and down like a caffeinated and sugared 6-year-old after awaking from a long nap in the summer sunshine. The little guy (or gal) wouldn't stay still for the ultrasound.

Initial indications are that the little guy will be just fine -- there's now an even-more remote chance of a genetic abnormality (besides him being born into both families, that is! =) ). More test results will come in about a month.

In the meantime, though, here's the pictures!


ET phone home! Our little guy's definitely more like a baby.



With big legs like that, he'll be taking on his Uncle Bernie and Uncle Eddie in the swimming pool in a few years. Strong swimmers run, er, strong in mom's family.



That's just the umbillical cord there. Relax. Wouldn't ya be proud, though? =)



Is he already trying to bite his toes, like Cousin Marcus? Only time will tell.

Edit: In response to a question from Aunt Sharon, who just discovered she's about to become a mom, we have to say that, sorry, it's too early to tell if we're getting a boy or a girl.

To head off a response from Uncle Oliver, who taught dad how to edit, we need to say that "Here's the pictures" are grammertically incurect. We should say, "Here be the pictures. Yo."