The Ultrasound and Surprise Youth Group Baby Shower

Thank you, everyone, for your prayers. Tony and I went in this morning for the ultrasound and after waiting 35 long and anxious minutes in the waiting room, we got to see Annalie. She is in fact a girl measuring 4 lbs. 5 oz., in the 30th percentile and 32 weeks, 6 days old. Everything looks great! I am so relieved! All that worrying for nothing. Praise God that she is growing and healthy! Thanks for your prayers.

On another note, the youth group threw us a surprise baby shower. Tony and I had no idea. We planned to have Saturday night youth group at the home of some of our students. After dinner, and games, we were told that there was going to be cake for dessert. Well, little did we know that the cake was for us, and that the event was planned behind our backs to be a baby shower. Here are some pictures from the evening.

32 Week Doctor Visit

Sorry, no pictures yet. I've gotta get on that. Yesterday was kind of a traumatic day for me. I went to the doctor for my 32 week visit. My mom came with me so she could chat with the staff there (the same practice that my mom went to when she was pregnant with me). Her coming with me turned out to be a blessing, though. The doctor said, "great heartbeat," "great that the baby is moving a lot" and has hiccups at least three times a day. I asked the doctor if I would be getting another ultrasound (I want to see Annalie again, and make sure that she is in fact a girl). To my surprise, the doctor said that he did want me to get another ultrasound before my next visit because Annalie (and thus my belly) is fairly small. Hearing this made me start to cry instantly, thus the reason why it was a blessing that my mom was there. She had to reassure me that everything is fine and that having a smaller baby would be easier to deliver. The only thing I was thinking, though, was please God let her be ok. I can't wait until Tuesday for the ultrasound, so I can see her and hopefully get some reassurance that everything is ok. I'm sure every mom-to-be goes though times where she wonders about the baby growing inside her, and fears the worst. Sheri, I loved the poem that you posted on your blog. It was just what I needed to hear, and helped me to remember that God is in complete control. I need to do a better job trusting Him.

My First Blog

I thought that since we have friends and family scattered all over the world now, it might be a good idea to set up a blog for when Annalie Grace arrives. Right now, I am 31 weeks pregnant and counting down the weeks until she gets here. I'll add some pictures soon of my growing belly.