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.

Pink or Blue?

For our fifth baby, my hubbie graciously allowed me to do something we hadn't done up to this point-find out the baby's gender. I've always been fine with not knowing but this time i thought it would be fun to be able to plan ahead.

So, I went to have a 3D ultrasound a couple of weeks ago with the whole family in tow. The baby had his/her feet crossed and tucked up in the exact spot we needed to see. After 45 minutes, the techs said they would go with girl because they didn't "see anything," but ended with "call us when you have the baby so will know if we were right or wrong." Not good enough for me to go forward with all pink.

2 weeks later, due to a technicality error on their part, i got to do another 3D ultrasound, this time my mom came. The baby had his/her feet crossed again but out straight this time. Again, not enough to be certain, but because the tech didn't "see anything" she said she was sticking with girl.

When i got home and replayed the video of the ultrasound, everyone who watched it was adamant that they saw boy parts. I could see what they were talking about but the tech convinced me it was a girl. Now I don't know.

So much for my lofty plans to make bedding, embroidered name burp rags, diaper bags, diapers, blankets,etc. in only pink or blue. What i have decided to do is just be ready for both, again, just as i have with the other ones. Better safe than sorry. If we decide on names ahead of the birth, i will go ahead and embroider stuff with a boy and girl name. I already have some items made for a boy and am working on lavender and blue diaper bags.

I think this will be our most anticipated birth in that we are split 50/50. The boys all think it's a boy and the girls all say it's a girl. We can't wait to see what this little person is; either way he/she will melt all of our hearts as soon as we see and hold him/her. God knows what we need and will give us accordingly.

I was recently reminded of something i heard a long time ago and it made sense. The question was why doesn't God allow us to see our babies as they are developing inside of us like a kangaroo can. If only we could just take a peek and see how things were going. The answer was that God knew we as women would want to "help" our babies along as we thought best, so He had to hide them so He could do His work and us not mess it up. It falls under the realm of one of God's great mysteries. Obviously, it was not God's will for us to know what the gender of this baby is and we will just have to wait, but it is fun to guess!

So, what's your take on Baby Davis #5. Post a comment and let us know.