More Blue!!!

My mom (on the phone after our ultrasound): "Well, what is it?"
Me: "It's #3!"
Mom: "Yes, I know it's #3. But what is it?"
Me: "Well, it's not just the third child; it's the third something else too!"

Yes, we are so excited to announce that it looks like our third little one - due June 10 - is another boy! We look forward with anticipation to seeing what God's plans are for our three little men, and can only imagine what they can accomplish, by God's grace, for His glory! Our prayer is that our three growing young men would, throughout their lifetimes, make a resounding impact on our culture for Christ's kingdom!

Thankfully, everything looked picture perfect on the ultrasound, and the placenta is in a convenient location for our necessary C-section. (The concern is that the placenta would park itself right over the old C-section scars, which greatly increases the risk for complications.)

Our doctor gave me hope, saying that many women with a history of bedrest can completely avoid it in future pregnancies by taking it easy, slowing down, and taking a nap when possible. Yay! My projects are coming along slowly, but they are coming along. Today is Organize the Kitchen Day, and Tait's mom is keeping the boys for me so that I can just focus on getting these things done! Just 2 more weeks until I hope to kick back and relax ... as much as is possible, at least, with two monkeyish toddlers running around. :D

Of course the fact that our new little one is a boy means that I can't use all of the adorable pink fabric I was looking at, but it also means that all of the clothes are automatically bought, organized, washed, and ready! It definitely simplifies things a bit. : )

This little one is 20 weeks along now, about 7 inches long, weighing right about 10 ounces. He can grasp things, suck and swallow, and hear us when we talk to him. (Little Tait's caught on to this last achievement of his littlest brother, and was talking loudly into my tummy this morning.) I'm feeling much better - little to no nausea and a little more energy!

(As far as our dishwasher goes, Sears forgot to tell us that it needed to be picked up at the warehouse. By the time we got to the Sears store, the warehouse was already closed. So ... Tait's picking it up in Anchorage today! There are still a few parts that we need before we can get it installed, but we are getting closer!)

I was disappointed about the dishwasher, but overcome with excitement and anticipation for our new