Here is a short update on the pregnancy. I am at 22 weeks, and feeling the baby kicking. We had a sonogram last Wednesday only to find that our child was being very modest and didn't want to show itself to us. The tech performing the sonogram thinks it's possibly a girl, but the baby was tightly curled up and there wasn't any angle that showed signs of either sex. My OB is referring me to a specialist because I'm considered high risk due to my age. There is nothing physically wrong with me or the baby but a specialist can get me a higher residue sonogram that will perhaps show us a little bit more. We would love to know the gender of the baby. I have stacks of boy and girl clothes that I am trying to sort through and it would be nice to know which ones to start giving away.
I swear this baby was doing the salsa or meringue last night. The baby was kicking so much that Guido even felt it when he laid his hand on my belly. Most of my friends up here say I don't even look pregnant, but believe me I feel very pregnant. I am almost always tired and crying at the drop of a bat. It's a little frightening to me to think of being a Mother to 3 little ones, but I know God will give me the grace to embrace the task. I feel so far away from family at this point. We had so much support with the other two pregnancies and births. Fortunately my MOPS mothers have all gathered around to support us. I also know I have a great church family who loves us and supports us too. So even though we are far from home, Guido and I don't feel so alone at all, but that doesn't stop me from missing our friends and family from home.
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Glad to read your baby update! So your little one is being modest, she (or he) just likes her privacy I guess :) My sister went to a high risk OB as well. The neat thing for her is that near the end of her pregnancy she had more sonograms that allowed her to see her daughter every 2 weeks.
Are you going to get to have a 3-D sonogram? Those are so cool, seeing their little faces and hands and fingers....sweet.
We requested an adoption packet. Not sure where we are going to go with it, but we have taken the first step of at least requesting the paperwork.
Take care Bubba -
Oh... I started trading FOREX on a paper account, and am dipping into a live account here/there. We'll see where it goes.
You go girl! My dad has tried to encourage me to do the same, but I am completely terrified of the whole FOREX.
As to the baby, I think most likely we'll be getting a 3D, we had one with Xavier.
As to the adoption packet, WOW, that is truly awesome. I think Florida has a great program for adopting through the foster care program. Josh & his wife Kim are going through the steps to adopt in Virginia. They are looking to adopt an older child like around 5 years or older. The program like Florida I believe even pays all the court and attorney fees.
Adoption saved my life. I would never change anything. And we're all so close, I don't introduce myself as, "hi I'm Jenette, the adopted daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Abbott". I've always considered them just Mom & Dad.
Once you bring that child home, it will be your child!
What a privelege to save a soul through adoption.
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