once again, in true King fashion (along with a big snow), Kristie and I made our way to the hospital this morning. braving sloppy roads and lousy drivers, we traversed the dangerous St. Louis highways to arrive on time for our 9am appointment.
the suspense was fantastic. we were both so excited to find out what we were having. Dr. Knight was going to let me call it when the baby was born! she was going to hold up the baby’s bottom and i had to tell what it was. she said “you have to get it right!” that’s a big job. 50/50 chance there.
we were admitted quickly. much faster than last year. the pre-op was fairly uneventful, aside from the usual dislike of needles and soon we were on our way to the operating room. the c-section went very well. they said that Kristie looked great and there should be no problems in the future. when they pulled the baby out, sure enough, Dr. Knight put that bottom right up there and… it was a GIRL! another beautiful girl! except that this one has a ton of dark hair on her head!
Ansley Lorene King, 7lbs 4oz, 20in.
she looks so much like me. it’s awesome! i was wondering when i was going to get some jeans in there.
so, here is our new family. we’re hanging in there and looking forward to all the changes this brings. there are more pictures under the King Team heading above.
Blessed are you O God, who creates such beauty as a newborn child. We praise you for Kristie’s health, for no complications during surgery, and for Ansley’s health. Thank you that Caleb is in love with Ansley and that Emmry is curious as well. Thank you for the gift of life that you have given to us today! You are wonderful God. Continue to give us peace and patience.
caleb LOVES to do count downs to our big family events. thanks to him we have been counting down “new baby’s” arrival for a few weeks now. each morning the number on our kitchen black board changes and becomes 1 day closer to meeting our new bundle of joy. today’s count down is at 4 days away, which really means in a matter of hours it will be 3 days away. i can’t believe it is so close.
i am elated with meeting this little person that God has so carefully knitted together in my womb. i LOVE that God knows this little girl/boy so intimately and that HE has thought about every last detail of this special creation. come friday morning the surprise will be revealed and a name will be given… it is all too exciting. i think every pregnancy amazes me more than the last because the entire process of having a baby is an absolute miracle. it is an indescribable joy that takes place when the baby that you have felt kicking, squirming, hiccuping, and growing in your womb is all of the sudden in your arms. the love you feel is already unconditional and then you look at your sweet baby’s face and you fall deeper in love.
i have been a busy bee waiting for this baby to arrive. being a “type A”, list maker type of person – i feel pretty happy about my accomplishments thus far. there are other things that i would really like to do but i am afraid i will have to let go of them. my body is physically unable to do what i want it to do. the baby has dropped into my pelvis, which makes standing and walking uncomfortable most of the time and i have frequent contractions, especially when doing a lot of physical things, and i know i am at least a 2+ dilated. being pregnant is something i truly love being until this point sets into gear. i am physically ready to be all done being pregnant. however, the planning, “type A” person inside of me does not want to let go of my plan; the plan of baby being born on friday and all of the arrangements that are surrounding that particular day. of course you don’t have to tell me that God is in control and my plan is exactly that, “my plan.” God will arrange when HE wants this baby to arrive and we will work everything according to Him. but if i had my way… friday is the day. just pray for my patience as i start getting cranky the more miserable my body becomes. pray too that i will be able to rest, i desperately need it. andy will be sharing the news and putting up pictures of our 3rd little blessing so stop by and take a look.
preggy momma (for a little longer…)
At this time next week, Kristie will be getting preped for surgery. Not too long after we will be holding our sweet, new baby.
So here’s what I want to know… What do you think it is, boy or girl? Let me hear some predictions.
can you believe it?! i am already 31 weeks pregnant. it feels like we just found out we were expecting baby number 3 and here i am 7-8 weeks away from delivery!
a lot has happened since my last post. yes, we still don’t know the gender of this baby, which at first frustrated me since i have been known to be quite the planner and controller over situations. but God continues to refine me daily and letting go of control is certainly an area that He continues to remind me that He is “I AM” and kristie is, “I AM NOT!” needless to say i have been getting excited about the surprise.
andy thinks this baby is a boy and if i had to commit to saying what i thought “new baby”, as caleb calls he/she, is – well i would say it’s a girl. months ago our doctor asked us if caleb had an opinion about the baby’s gender. she said that siblings are usually pretty accurate. ever since that day we have asked caleb, “are you having a brother or a sister?” and EVERY time he replies, “just a baby!” you can’t even be tricky in asking him because he ALWAYS says, “we are just having a baby.” i guess he doesn’t want the possible burden of being wrong or he does know but doesn’t want us to find out. 
as this baby continues to grow in my womb, my other little loves continue to grow too! caleb turned 3 just 2 weeks ago and emmry turned 1 last week. i cannot believe it! i just blinked and 3 years went by just like that. i can’t even think about the fact that i will still feel this way when they graduate from high school and college. they are such blessings to andy and i and they bring us so much JOY. God is so gracious to give us these little gifts from heaven with another one on the way.