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At the beginning of December, I had an ultrasound after having a pregnancy complication. Without going into too much detail, one of my doctors was concerned about the baby's bowel when viewing it on the ultrasound. So I was sent to a high risk OB for another US the next week. It was a nerve wrecking week, but honestly I really felt at peace about it. During that US, Chad & I were able to see the baby who at one point gave us a thumbs up! The high risk OB wasn't overly impressed or concerned but didn't say that it was perfectly normal either.

We don't do the genetic screenings that are offered during pregnancy. We feel like these screenings just tell you your risk & aren't very definitive. Plus it wouldn't change how we would proceed in the pregnancy. The high risk OB suggested we have another US in 4-6 weeks to have that US to compare with the first.

I had this US this past week. We decided to also find out the baby's gender at this time. Chad would have liked to wait and be surprised....I was ok with this but at times really wanted to know. That is the planner in me! So Chad said "I think you want to know more, than I don't want to know." So at my US last Tuesday, I didn't look while she was checking but had the tech right down on a piece of paper the gender of the baby & put it in an envelope. She actually printed out a few pictures as proof and included those in the envelope as well.

The high risk OB told me that everything looked great, nothing to be concerned about! So thankful and a wonderful answer to prayer. What a relief!!

That evening after dinner, the four of us sat down and opened the envelope....it is a boy!! We are all excited and can't wait to meet this little guy in about 14 weeks! So no need to change the title of this blog, we just need to start thinking more about little boy names! Carson likes to suggest names such as "Buzz Lightyear" & "Brittany". Andrew was quick to tell him that Brittany was a girl name, so Carson then suggested "ALVIN!!" :) I'm thinking that it might be a bit wild with 3 boys, but it will be a few years before this little one can mix it up with Andrew & Carson.