2nd u/s

Well we had a 2nd ultrasound on Wednesday. I ended up switching to my old OB/GYN doctor after I discovered recently that he was practicing at a different clinic. I didn't realize how stressed out I was about him not being my doctor, till after I left the clinic last week, and it was like this HUGE weight had been lifted off my shoulders. He didn't like the sketchy details the U/S tech had in my file. The U/S results from last month STILL were not in my file, so he ordered a new one.

This time around it was either the U/S tech, the machine or both, but the U/S seemed to be super clear. I can't get over how clear everything seemed to be. And a relief to me was that baby flipped this time. It's head down, butt up...I know, I know, it can still change in the next 10 weeks and go back. If it does there is this great website that a midwife neighbor of mine told me about, which I'll try. This time around the tech got everything that it needed too, and sometimes several shots of certain things. It looked like everything went okay, but I'll know on Thursday when I go in to see Dr. B. The best reassurance is that he still reads his own patients' results, the old doctor didn't do that.

Baby is a....surprise. ;P The U/S tech was kind enough to let me know in advance when she was going for the gender shot, had me close my eyes and yes -everyone I did close my eyes. She even saved that picture on a separate image for Jessie to look at later. The cool thing about this clinic besides my doctor being there is that U/S results are put on a CD. Baby is measuring 2 weeks ahead of schedule and she thinks it's going to be a big baby according to the stomach measurements (unless I have gestational diabetes - which I'll find out on Thursday.), it's keeping up with his/her siblings, since they were all big. Weight is an estimate 2.2lbs, it's gained 1 pound in about a 3-4 weeks.

My hunch is that this little one is now a boy. My belly is carrying more like I did with the boys, very low and almost in my hips, my skin has cleared up(had great skin with the boys, not with Dawn), and the biggest clue: A couple of times during the U/S, I saw a faint "turtle" shot, which is usually the clue it's a boy, but they weren't real clear shots, very faint.

Jessie looked last night at the CD, and said that if the tech hadn't written what the gender was, he wouldn't have had a clue. It wasn't as clear of a shot as David's gender shot was. With David- we both knew right away, when we say it. But he hasn't let on either way if it's a boy or girl yet. He's a good secret keeper though....so we'll see what happens. He hasn't said anything to the kids, but we all know that I'll know within the day, that they know. They have a competition going on about where this baby is sleeping depending on it's gender. lol.

I was really amazed at the disappointment I felt Wednesday night, at the mere THOUGHT of it being another boy. I didn't realize how badly I want this baby to be a girl. So I journaled a lot about it, prayed to GOD about it, and even talked to one of my MOPS mentor moms about it. She gave me some great advice. (This woman is amazing though. She is such a steward of GOD, it's amazing how she always seems, to have the right advice, piece of wisdom to share or encouragement to give. Even with everything she has had to deal with this past year, she still comes to MOPS and encourages/mentors us younger moms.)I also talked to Jessie about my feelings about it. I'm not so disappointed now, because bottom line I want this baby healthy. And like my mentor mom said. This baby was picked for our family...we may not see how this baby fits in our family, but whether it's a boy or girl, it will be the perfect fit for our family.

GOD Bless~
Carlena