Baby 4

Yesterday we got to see this little doodle!  No, we don't know if it is a boy or a girl.  All I cared about knowing was if the space in the brain was the right size, if the femur was too short, and if my cord was 5 ft long again.  The sonographer could not believe I wanted to know all those things.  She said everyone who comes in only asks if it is a boy or girl.  Brain was great, heart was great, femur the right size, and only bummer was that there was cord everywhere again.  So much anxiety over that!! My cords are long. Like unbelievably.  Like the dr wanted to call Guiness Book of World Records with Makenna...for reals.  Ugh.  Long cords are way better than cords that are too short.  But the prolapsed cord with Tracen and my PTSD from that experience just makes me so nervous.  I am praying for no epidural and for my water to break at the end when this baby's head is filllllllling every part of the birth canal.  The sonographer said that since I had a successful VBAC with Mailey, they don't even need to measure my scar this time.  One huge advantage to having kiddos spread apart is that my body has completely healed each time.  The unplanned nearly 5 year gap btw Tracen and Mailey helped me to be an even better candidate for no c-section.  This time with a VBAC already done and the 4 year space, everything is looking great.  I still sit in shock when I actually see a baby in there.  I feel it move all the time, but still!   A favorite game is let's turn head down, then head up, then head down, allll the time.  I want to make this little person stay head down!! The preferred way for it right now is head up.  Blah.  No breech babies.  Beth J got to come with us, and that was just about the sweetest thing ever.  Crazy she is grown up and GETTING MARRIED!! Woo hoooo!  We are so excited for her.  I am in her wedding, at 35 weeks prego.  Hahaha, I told her they could just roll me down the aisle or stick me in a wagon.  We found bridesmaid dresses yesterday.  Kinda challenging to determine the belly in 2 months.  Interesting fact is they do have a baby belly at the bridal store to help you out. Wow.  We got one that will have to be "let out" and "de-boned" in certain areas, but it is flowy and not too short. Thank you Lord for flowy.  Spanx for prego women? Do they make those?  And you can still breathe?  I am very honored to be in her wedding, prego or not.  Unbelievable! So what a day yesterday.  Lots of things accomplished.  Lots of beautiful moments:
Seeing this baby.
Watching Beth walk out in the wedding dress she chose.
Laughing at baby bellies and not so cute dresses.
Videoing Makenna in her last cello concert.
Listening to the preteens sing for the musical.
Feeling Mailey trying to hold my chin when she crawled into bed with us, just like when she was a baby.
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ps-we are not trying to make everyone nuts not finding out.  makenna was a surprise, and this one already is, so why not?  it rarely even crosses my mind.  but prayers will have to be sent up for tracen if i have to tell him it is another girl. ha!