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9/2/08
Pattern?
I don't know if I believe in 'patterns' where having children is concerned but here's a few that we've experienced:
1 -- Boy or Girl? So far, our pattern is boy, boy, girl, boy, boy.
2 -- Weight? We've had 2 seven-pounders (Nathan and Caleb both weighed 7 pounds, 15 ounces), followed by 2 six-pounders (Elizabeth 6# 13, John 6# 4), followed by another 7-pounder (Timothy weighed 7# 5).
3 -- Epidurals? This one probably only means something to me! :) With Nathan, I had an epidural (3 actually as the first 2 didn't take!). With Caleb, too late! With Elizabeth, I had an epidural that worked very well. With John, epidural didn't work. With Timothy, another well-working epidural.
4 -- Hair color? While Nathan was born blonde, he didn't stay that way long. He's definitely a brunette. Caleb, full blonde. Elizabeth, brunette all along. John, blonde (albeit redish) from the beginning. Timothy, well, his is certainly not blonde and is starting to look more and more brunette as we go along.
5 -- This one is questionable. Up until Timothy's birth, I thought we had a pattern for day of the week. Nathan was born very early on a Wednesday morning. Caleb was born late on a Monday evening. Elizabeth, an early Thursday morning. John, a late Tuesday evening. I had a Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and a Thursday baby and thought I just might have a Friday baby. However, Timothy was also born on a Thursday. Interesting to note -- Timothy was my only baby born during daylight hours. Ooh -- that's another pattern -- (early) morning, evening, (early) morning, evening, morning.
So....if 'pattern' holds, then we should have a 7 pound, blonde baby girl born without an epidural (who may or may not be born on a Friday evening?). There's a few patterns there that I couldn't care less about, 1 that I hope holds (girl), and 1 that I hope doesn't (epidural). Only time will tell. For those of you who are curious, yes, we will find out what this baby is as soon as possible. Typically, that's done around 20 weeks although they can tell earlier and earlier as technology improves. We should know something by the first of November at least. Stay tuned!
1 -- Boy or Girl? So far, our pattern is boy, boy, girl, boy, boy.
2 -- Weight? We've had 2 seven-pounders (Nathan and Caleb both weighed 7 pounds, 15 ounces), followed by 2 six-pounders (Elizabeth 6# 13, John 6# 4), followed by another 7-pounder (Timothy weighed 7# 5).
3 -- Epidurals? This one probably only means something to me! :) With Nathan, I had an epidural (3 actually as the first 2 didn't take!). With Caleb, too late! With Elizabeth, I had an epidural that worked very well. With John, epidural didn't work. With Timothy, another well-working epidural.
4 -- Hair color? While Nathan was born blonde, he didn't stay that way long. He's definitely a brunette. Caleb, full blonde. Elizabeth, brunette all along. John, blonde (albeit redish) from the beginning. Timothy, well, his is certainly not blonde and is starting to look more and more brunette as we go along.
5 -- This one is questionable. Up until Timothy's birth, I thought we had a pattern for day of the week. Nathan was born very early on a Wednesday morning. Caleb was born late on a Monday evening. Elizabeth, an early Thursday morning. John, a late Tuesday evening. I had a Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and a Thursday baby and thought I just might have a Friday baby. However, Timothy was also born on a Thursday. Interesting to note -- Timothy was my only baby born during daylight hours. Ooh -- that's another pattern -- (early) morning, evening, (early) morning, evening, morning.
So....if 'pattern' holds, then we should have a 7 pound, blonde baby girl born without an epidural (who may or may not be born on a Friday evening?). There's a few patterns there that I couldn't care less about, 1 that I hope holds (girl), and 1 that I hope doesn't (epidural). Only time will tell. For those of you who are curious, yes, we will find out what this baby is as soon as possible. Typically, that's done around 20 weeks although they can tell earlier and earlier as technology improves. We should know something by the first of November at least. Stay tuned!
12/7/07
Timothy Pictures
Here he is. Who does he look like? Please leave a comment.
How can a hand start so small.
Proud mom
Grandma and Caleb take a closer look. I hope they let us keep him!? Or will he be voted off the island. Stay tuned
Papaw Fred
One very excited Caleb.
How can a hand start so small.
Proud mom
Grandma and Caleb take a closer look. I hope they let us keep him!? Or will he be voted off the island. Stay tuned
Big brother Nathan likes holding his little brother.
Timothy Paul Stevens
Timothy Paul Stevens was born at 12/6/2007 at 10:50 am. He was 7 lb 5 oz and 19.5 in long. Karen and Timothy are doing great. I will get you all a picture soon. Can you believe I forgot the digital camera. OY!
Many thanks to good friend Kisha and my parents for helping with child care.
Jonathan
Many thanks to good friend Kisha and my parents for helping with child care.
Jonathan
8/31/07
21 weeks, 3 days
GREAT report at the doctor's office today. My blood pressure was great, my blood sugars are under control by diet alone, I've only gained a total of 3 pounds for the pregnancy (lost 2 1/2 between weeks 9 and 12, gained 3 1/2 between weeks 12 and 16, and have gained only 2 pounds since week 16). Also, they're doing a special kind of scan (for the men that read the blog, I'll spare the exact details). The're hopeful that these scans will show any potential for preterm labor. No change between today's scan and the last one which is an excellent sign. If there's no change at the next scan, they might space them out more than every other week. That would be an answer to prayer for more than one reason! I return on 9/12 for another level 2 ultrasound to check the brain and heart (they just didn't get a good picture of the heart at the last ultrasound because he was squirming around a lot).
Please continue to pray -- pray the this cyst on the brain will go away and/or not be a sign of Trisomy 18, if it be God's will, and pray that we can keep my appointments spread out of as far as is safely possible to reduce the stress on our gas budget and our sitter(s).
Praising God for the good report today and for continuing to take care of this pregnancy and our unborn son. We still haven't decided for sure on a name -- the 3 favs right now are Timothy Paul, Silas Paul, or Paul Timothy.
Please continue to pray -- pray the this cyst on the brain will go away and/or not be a sign of Trisomy 18, if it be God's will, and pray that we can keep my appointments spread out of as far as is safely possible to reduce the stress on our gas budget and our sitter(s).
Praising God for the good report today and for continuing to take care of this pregnancy and our unborn son. We still haven't decided for sure on a name -- the 3 favs right now are Timothy Paul, Silas Paul, or Paul Timothy.
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