Pink or Blue?

Well, the results of the poll are in and most of you that voted on our poll thought that this second Snare baby would be a girl.

I just got home from my appointment. Whittaker went with us and was very well behaved and quite the ham. Barrett told Whitty we were going to find out if we were having a baby boy or a baby girl.

As soon as the sonogram technicin got me prepped to go and put the ultrasound wand on my belly, she asked, "You do want to find out what your having?" And we said yes and right away, first touch, she told us that it is a boy. Barrett shouted again like he did when we found out that Whittaker was a boy.

Everything went well, but we did find out that the umbilical cord had two valves, were normally it should have 3 valves. Their concern with this is kidney development which produces amniotic fluid for the baby in the womb. His kidneys looked fine and there was plenty of amniotic fluid, but they want to send me to a specialist next week that has some specialized equipment that can look more closely at the cord and kidneys. After this appointment, we'll know better how closely they will need to monitor the development from here on out. The nurse practioner (my doctor got called into delivery as I was waiting for my appointment) assured me that the majority of the time it is not a big deal so to not be worried. We are going to trust the Lord who is bigger than any earthly circumstance that He will take care of this little boy and his growth. I will repost next week when we know more, but in the meantime please pray for the baby, pray for Barrett who is more worried than I (as I am sure many family members will be worried as well), and pray that regardless of what the doctor says that we continue to trust God who is infinitely wiser and more powerful than even the best doctor with the best intentions.

I love you all and thank you for being a part of our story!!