Baby Update

I had another ultrasound yesterday. And, if you thought an ultrasound was interesting before, try taking your 5 1/2 year old with you! Matthew had alot of questions. Like why could we see the baby's bones and not mine. Where is the baby's back? Can the baby see us? Can the baby hear us? And then the best one: Where was I when you were a baby, Mommy? I finally told him he needed to ask Daddy. (Yes, I am a wimp) At least he hasn't asked yet where baby's come from. I don't know if I'm ready for that conversation!

On to the more mundane. The baby weighs about 3 1/2 pounds right now which is perfectly average. It appears that this poor child is going to have a head like Matthew, however. It's head is measuring at about 32 weeks (I'm only at 30). It's abdomen is right at 30 weeks and the femur is measuring at about 28 weeks. So, it looks like I'm going to have a shorty with an oversized head. Everything else is normal, and the baby's turned already. Of course, I could have told the doctor that since I could feel it turn last week. Definitely not the most comfortable feeling! The doctor wrote the orders for my c-section yesterday, so I'll probably get it scheduled next week. It sounds like I can pretty much pick my day and time the week of Dec. 10th!

So What That It's Been a Month?

Well, Ruth e-mailed me today complaining that she checked my blog and there was nothing new. Unfortuntely, there really isn't too much new in our lives. The boys are both adjusting well to school. Even Matthew appears to have kindergarten figured out by now. Friday, one of the papers he brought home was a puzzle of a face. He had to cut out the eyes, nose, and mouth, and place them in the correct spot on the face. Then, he colored it. What I found really interesting is that he colored the face brown. Of course, if you've ever met his cousins you know why. Here's a picture of him with his cousins Sam and Katy.
Plus, his elementary school is between 75 - 80% African-American. Brown faces are just normal to him. I really like that, though. He's only commented once about the fact that his cousins have dark faces, and then it's never been an issue. He just assumes that some faces are brown and some are white and that's the way God's made people.

I did just finish a really great book called Raising the Spirited Child. The author's definition of a Spirited Child is one who is more, more sensitive, perceptive, persistent, and intense. Sounds like someone I know, right? It has given me a lot of insight into why Nathan acts the way he does. So I've done the easy part. Now, the hard part is putting her ideas into practice!