Baby Update

I know i've been sparse lately on my blog but a lot is going on and will get even busier soon! I am 38 weeks tomorrow and feel huge, although everyone but my hubbie, assures me i'm not that big. He looks at me every day and says, "Wow, you're huge!" Either way, i am full o' baby and feel ready to pop, hopefully soon. 2 of my babies have come a couple of weeks early and the other 2 were about 4 days early, so this one is a toss up, could be tomorrow or in 2 + more weeks?? We are very excited to know if this one is a boy or girl. Our house is still divided-the guys say boy, and girls say girl???

My midwife recently discovered that i was very anemic, so i have spent the last 2 weeks loading up on lots of alfalfa, iron, yellow dock, spirulina, molasses, etc, etc. We are hoping that these supplements will bring my hemoglobin up enough to not have issues at the birth. Thanks for all of you who have been praying for us. I should get lab results back tomorrow to find out if it's all been helping. In addition, i have had more than normal (for end of pregnancy) fatigue and lack of energy which has required lots of extra sleeping and resting. My children have been very understanding and for the most part have handled it well, except Kate, poor baby, lots of crying and getting upset. I guess it is a precursor to her adjustment of a new member of the family. Maybe we'll get all of this out of the way now, instead of after?

We've also had fun being photographed lately by a friend who is starting a photography business. Her business name is Wrapped in Light and you can see more pics here on her flickr page. She also hand dyes yarn, as you will see pics of too. I've loved getting some great, unique pictures of our family and my belly. I'll be posting more of her photos later.

So, we are here, just finishing up last minute details, getting our summer homeschool schedule going, and waiting.