By God's grace and in His mercy, I am twenty weeks pregnant. The womb is God's workroom and yesterday Matt and I got to peek inside that workroom through the technology of ultrasound. Before she started the ultrasound, the technician said she would be looking for over forty different biological features to see that all was healthy with the baby.
Praise the Lord that his (that's right, another boy!) arteries are crossed as they leave his heart, his heart has four chambers, his stomach has not grown around the umbilical cord, his brain, kidneys, spine, eye orbits and palate all look good. He even has ten fingers and ten toes. God is an awesome Craftsman, and we are fearfully and wonderfully made.
We have yet to finalize the first name, but we do know his middle name will be John, meaning "Jehovah is gracious," for He truly is. John is also a family name. The first name of Matt's grandpa was John. The middle name of my grandpa was John. Both were strong men who influenced each of us greatly.When we came home from my appointment yesterday, we announced to the kids that God would be giving them another baby brother. We got a few shouts and jumps of joy and a few tears of sadness (a couple of the kids had their hearts set on a girl). After we told the kids the due date for this baby is right at Christmas time, they all decided a baby brother will be a wonderful Christmas present. Lydia even suggested we put him in a pretty wrapped box under the Christmas tree.
The LORD has done great things for us, and we are filled with joy. Psalm 126:3
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Yeah! A healthy boy. You'll have a threesome of little trouble soon.
~Julie
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