Baby #6

Just in case you didn't already know, Larry and I are expecting baby #6 in early July! I had an early ultrasound a little while ago, and here are some the the pictures. (I'm not sure why they're sideways-sorry!) These show the baby at about 13 1/2 weeks along. Here is her profile with a hand by her face.

She stretched out for this great picture. It was fun to see her little knees and legs. Specner said they look like "crab eyes".

I say that the baby is a she because we got a pretty good look, and I'm about 90% sure it's a girl. (I was also able to figure this out with Lindsey and Kara at their early ultrasounds.) Of course, I will wait for the real ultrasound at 20 weeks to be sure.

So, I am doing well and enjoying a little more energy now that I'm in my second trimester. I felt almost no nausia during the first trimester- just heartburn and needing to eat small snacks regularly. So far I'm still wearing normal clothes, but my options are quickly dwindling away, so I'll be getting on the real maternity stuff in a week or two.

Larry and I are excited and scared for this baby. We definatly will need the time before she comes to prepare ourselves mentally for another child. I'm hoping that I will not notice the big difference I did with baby #5- it seemed like suddenly there was so much more work and responsiblity. Luckily, our house renovations make accomidating the baby pretty easy-Lindsey and Kara will transition to sharing a room in the next few months. We're going to add a bench to one side of our table, so that Kara can move to a chair and we will all fit. I'm working with Kara on weaning from a pacifier, then moving to a big bed at least a month or so before the baby arrives. She is also working on using a plate and utensils and it doing pretty well with those. As for the van, we will all squish in with no empty spots! Poor car-sick Miranda will have to endure the backseat until Derek turns eight in December, so that we can fit all the carseats.

In other words, we've got some work to do, but we're excited for another little baby in our family!