the baby scoop

thanks so much for all the support and sharing in our joy about our 4th baby coming! we have always talked about 4 children and i feel so blessed that our "plan" matched up with His. and for those of you that read this post, and the answer we got here....it's way too much to go into, but we had 2 big decisions to make as a family after we got that "not right now" answer. so, i'm certain that we needed that "not right now" answer for the 4th baby so we could make good decisions for our family. i'm grateful that i listened. =)

now, i got some questions about this pregnancy and a lot of "hope you're feeling well." i hate talking about it because i don't want to seem ungrateful in any way. i get very sick with my pregnancies. and it has gotten worse every time. to try to briefly give you an idea about this time: i literally would be sick at least once an hour, i lost 14 pounds in 10 days, my potassium was dangerously low from this, i was in the hospital for 5 days, i checked myself out to go to the girl's dance recital, i have a pump in my leg that delivers anti-nausea medication into me continously now.

i am feeling somewhat better, but the recovery has been slow. i don't have a lot of energy which is very hard for me because i'm used to running with the girls all day. we have so much support from our families and our church and i'm so grateful for that. and i seriously couldn't have married a better man. he is literally doing everything around here. it is truly amazing to have his support and witness his servant's heart. he constantly reassures me, "this is just for a period of time in our lives. you just worry about growing that baby." =)

next question....will we find out boy/girl?? yes. hubby wants to....and i'm okay with it. we think it'd be awful fun to have 4 girls around this place.....and equally as fun to add a boy in the mix.

as far as the due date....i thought january 6th. when i was in the hospital so sick, the baby measured out to january 20th. the doctors are saying the january 20th, but mindfully realizing that it could've been small from all the sickness and will probably be a couple weeks early. i've gone into labor twice at 37 weeks exactly...so i'm hoping for dec 31st. ; )

thanks for your support and love. i've been blessed by each of your comments!