News!

Yesterday I had 2 teeth pulled...well, cut out because they were stubborn. (Imagine that!)  I guess the stress of it all started some contractions that continued for about 5 hrs. It was recommended by the Dr.'s office to go to the hospital to be monitored. Everything looked fine and things slowed down and eventually stopped by evening. We are 16 weeks along so we found out some news during the ultrasound...good news. Baby #5 is healthy and growing fast! We love this little blessing!

The first picture is from about 9 weeks ago. 

Seven week ultrasound picture. You can see at the left the yolk sack (looks like the head but it isn't) and the leg and arm buds. The little blessing is only about the size of a BB pellet.

Now here are some pictures from yesterday. Growing fast! Isn't it amazing how God knits them together so perfectly! Here is some crazy news! WE'RE HAVING A BOY! He is nearly 5 inches long from crown to rump or as I tell the girls from the top of his head to his buns. They don't count the length of the legs because they are bent and hard to measure. Here you can see his cute little nose, the shape of his head and his shoulder. The ultrasound tech gave me a picture that showed the "obvious" proof, I didn't post that one but I'm sure you all get the idea :o)

In this one his mouth is open and his elbow is bent. The ultrasound tech said that he is growing fast, measuring almost a week and a half ahead, although the due date stays the same. She said genetics takes over by this point and he could be a big baby. I was wondering! I honestly thought there could be twins because of how much my belly was popping even though I was still 15 lbs under my starging weight.

The girls were so excited to find out they're having a brother. They ran around in cirlces in the living room singing "We're going to have a brother, we're going to have a brother, the baby is a BOY!" So, so long saying "the girls" when refuring to our children...now it will be "the kids" or something like that. Now this poor little guy is going to have 5 mothers but he will also have a daddy who will teach him how to be a man (and a good fisherman). It is a new chapter in our lives as parents, one we look forward to. It wasn't something we were "trying" for as some may think. We would have been overjoyed with another girl! We will see where the Lord leads our family. It is so exciting to see who he places in our lives.

Today Chloe` had her 15 month check up. She is one tall little girl! She is in the 97% for her height, 75% for her weight and wonderfully healthy. Oh, and quite the talker! She loves to jibber jabber and snuggle with her daddy.

Until next time,

Calle`