BOY! That's right! A little baby boy is headed our way. I think everyone I needed to personally tell has been informed, if not, sorry, now you know. I had 2 ultrasounds in the last week. The first technician kept saying, I want to say boy but I can't tell for sure. Well the second technician said without a moments hesitation "This is a boy!" Actually she typed it before she told me, she thought I already knew. She was typing "M A L" when she asked "do you already know the sex of the baby?" when I responded "No" she stopped in her tracks and looked worried, "did you want to find out?" I already knew the answer at this point but calmed her with a resounding "YES!" And that's when she typed the "E" and pointed out what I could already see in the ultrasound as a boy. He was not shy or modest. He is all boy! My mom surprised me at the hospital and showed up to support me or be there for any bad news. I insisted on going alone thinking no one else needed to waste their time there. It was great to have some to cheer with as we talked excitedly about our precious male child. He will be the first grandson on David's side. There are 6 beautiful girls and now there will be a handsome boy to chase and annoy them.
My family was pretty shocked by this. Throughout generations on my mother's side the woman all have 2 girls followed by 2 boys after that is wildcard. This is true for both of my sisters, my mother, my grandmother (well we think, my mom was an only child but still a girl first), both great grandmothers. Notice a trend. Well I've now broken that trend! There is shopping to be done. I've already begun!
In other good news, both ultrasounds declared me farther along than originally anticipated by one week. My new due date is May 31, 2010. My mother hopes her birthday present next year will be her newest baby boy May 26. We'll see. I would love to go early. Lily was a week late!
And in even better news, I LOVE my midwife. She is kind, patient, full of explanation. I've already made her aware of a few of my requests at the birth and she is fully supportive (let's just pray she delivers me.) And she is very complimentary. She makes you like her. She has already told me I have beautiful long eyelashes, I'm gorgeous, and I have small hips. Everything a pregnant woman needs to hear. Scratch that, everything everyone woman needs to hear! And she grouped me with the "tiny girls" she delivers. She is definitely a keeper!
P.S.- she thinks my bloodclot was due to a low placenta. It is apparently attached low in my uterus meaning more likely to have small bleeding should anything disrupt the cervix. She listed many causes. Nothing to be too concerned about. I'm off bedrest and she expects a healthy pregnancy.
I tend to be quite ambitious when it comes to sewing. Surprisingly, I've been mostly successful. I was given a variety of christmas fabric this summer. I decided to take on another project. It has been the last item on my to do list before Christmas. But I promised myself if I didn't complete it there was always next Christmas and I was not allowed to be angry with myself. Gimme a few snow days and voila! Each is different and backed with a different fabric. I'm not usually a patchwork kinda girl, but I'm really pleased with them. From left to right is David's, mine, Lilia's and baby boy. The boys have a red sparkly pom-pom and the girls have green. The top is a soft shaggy fleece that is quite forgiving, which is a bonus when you sew. They're all lined with a solid white muslin. My next step is to embroider our names or initial on the top, but probably after Christmas. And bonus I cut enough random squares and have enough fabric and pom-poms for our future children (however few or many that may be). Let me know what you think!
