Chapter 34

I sought to enjoy this pregnancy and not let fear steal it from me but this would surely be a hard fought battle. The next step would be to wait for the ultrasound (U/S) later in pregnancy that would show if the baby had developed properly without complications and that there was life sustaining amniotic fluid around the baby. They scheduled me an early U/S at 16 weeks into the pregnancy in early October. I would go to a specialist who could do a more advanced screening so they could see a more detailed picture of the baby’s organs.

I didn’t care if this was a girl or a boy I just wanted to be told that the baby was healthy and I knew that if that was the case I could really be relieved. I thought I wouldn’t sleep the night before I was all tied up in knots physically speaking. Yet I did and with a nervous stomach Joey, the kids, and Joey’s parents joined me for the exam.

Joey and I went in first and told them we would come get them later. The technician got started right away and I guess I looked pretty frightened because she told me not to worry this was a happy occasion…oh if only she knew the thoughts racing through my mind at that point. I worked up a grin and she turned the screen so we could see. Right there I saw a baby’s head and a little hand giving a thumbs up and the baby was surrounded by a black ring of fluid!!!!! “Click “she said “I’ve got that as a picture for you.” Wow, it was like God had placed the baby in that position to lift our spirits and say, “I’m okay!” She continued the exam and everything was perfect and functioning and measuring well. Whew! Then I thought now we let the kids and grands in to see. They knew right away by our smiling faces that finally we were going to have a new baby to enjoy soon.

By this point there was only one more thing to find out…was it a girl or a boy. The night before I had a really weird dream and I remember dreaming about a cake and the top of it was lined in blue icing and it said “It’s a Boy!” I thought wow no one will believe me if I really am having a boy. Ha ha and there on the screen the technician placed an arrow showing us right between the baby’s legs. There was no doubt we were going to have a healthy baby boy! God is so good to us! “For the LORD is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations. Psalms 100:5”