Week 23

We had another ultrasound appointment yesterday morning and it went so much better than I expected. The little one that will be here in May is Chaim Da'vid Wyatt! I had a feeling all along that this baby was a boy. In all honesty we were prepared for either a boy or a girl and were fine either way as long as the baby was healthy and happy. So far we've gotten all the things we've prayed for. Chaim is a very laid back baby. He moves about once an hour and his movements are small, not harsh. The only time he gets agitated is when I don't give him enough room or he starts to get hungry. Then I get those little soft kicks or pushes to remind me. He pretty much takes up my entire stomach from the way the ultrasound nurse was telling us and by where she was having to move to get to him. He is very low so that is sometimes uncomfortable especially when I've been sitting too long or when I start to exercise. Combine that with Braxton- Hicks and it makes for an interesting session. I guess my abs are really getting a workout. We were able to see all organs and even all fingers and toes. I won't include the validity shot as one day it may very much so embarras him but there was no doubt this is a boy. He weighs right now 1lb and 8oz of which I can definately feel when he starts to sink and stay at the bottom. He loves jazz and classical music and starts to move everytime we do worship and praise and liturgy at temple. I truly believe this one is going to love being involved as much as we do and to crave music and scripture study as well as tradition. I have hopefully found a new physician and it seems that all will work out fine. We are still praying that Jason's new job comes through. We know that G-d has always taken care of us and been faithful and He won't let us down. Sometimes bumps in the road test your faith and when emotions get involved it's hard but we can do nothing more than pray and trust. I am so blessed to have been given this gift of a wonderful baby and a wonderful husband and I pray that all of the children that Jason and I have will be blessings to others and will have a strong, internally bond with G-d right from the womb and never stray from it! Here are some pics from yesterday. It won't be long now before our Chaim Da'vid, our Life Beloved, is here. If he has even a small amount of the wonderful characterics that my father had (he's namesake) and that Jason have he will be a wonderful G-dly man!

Week 21

Well, last week was full of ups and downs. We went for the ultrasound on Wed and the tech was less than proficient. We still don't know if this little one is a boy or girl, but what little we were able to see and what our doctor told us the baby is healthy. I am very relieved that the baby is doing well. I did call and log a complaint in hopes that we can get another ultrasound this week as there are many other health issues that the tech didn't tell us about (i.e. how big the baby is, if the placenta and amniotic fluid look good, looking at all four chambers of the heart, etc.). The baby started moving around a lot during service Friday evening for a good 45 minutes and then more later that night. This baby moves in spurts as in some days I feel it and some it's very quiet. I could actually tell the difference this time where the movements changed from a flutter to actual feet or hands knocking on me. As a matter of fact, I just felt him or her tap me. Apparently the baby likes lots of room to move and if it feels too cramped I get a little kick or punch. I usually feel the baby very low in my stomach but I think the next favorite place is right behind my belly button. At any rate, hopefully we'll find out something soon. I am in constant prayer that this child will be kind, loving, intelligent, have a great personality and sense of humor (you'd have to in order to live with us) and most of all be centered on G-d from the very beginning. With all the ups and downs this baby is truly a blessing and we are very thankful that G-d has trusted us with this little precious life. We pray for wisdom and strength to train up this child to be a strong man or women of G-d and to heed the call on their life. We hope this is the start of the family that we've always wanted. We'll post pictures soon.