Before going to the doctor this morning, I had to drink the glucose stuff to check for gestational diabetes. I always dread drinking it because when I was pregnant with Anderson it made me very shaky. No trouble this time though. We were a little late to the appointment but I soon had my blood drawn and was seeing Dr. Phillips. He gave me the low down on the flu and swine flu-basically, don't get it. Before he listened to the baby's heartbeat, Charlotte (nurse) knocked on the door and said that labor and delivery was waiting on him. Needless to say, he quickly heard the baby's heartbeat and was out the door. All was well and we go back in 4 weeks.

IV's received her first present today. Something that Mom and Dad will get more use out of than the baby. So Dad couldn't be happier! Wondering what it is? A mini-fridge for Mom's bedroom. Yep, that's right. Now, when IV is hungry in the middle of the night. No one just has to stumble down the stairs to grab a bottle out of the refrigerator. And it will be handy when the other 3 wake up and want their milk. Yes, it will filled up before we go to bed tonight! (We should have bought it years ago!)

Another doctor appointment today-just the monthly check up. Phillips was running a little behind but so he didn't stay around the chat too long. Everything looked good and IV's heart rate 152 bpm. He said that he guessed that IV was a girl. My next visit is after our trip and it is the one that I have to drink the glucose stuff for the diabetes screen.

(click here for pictures) After having my AFP test before we left on vacation, I got the dreaded call yesterday that my numbers were off. My odds were increased for Down Syndrome so the nurse called (and left a message) to let us know. At first our appointment with the specialist was going to be next week, but God intervened and our appointment was moved to today at 8. We arrived and waited and waited before being called back. Once we were in the back, the doctor did the ultrasound and all of the measurements. Thankfully, everything measured good and he was able to greatly reduce my odds of a Downs baby so that was a huge relief. I called my doctor and they said that we didn't have to go to our regularly scheduled ultrasound. He didn't tell us what the baby was and we didn't ask! So baby IV will be another surprise.

(click here for pictures) Home from Ireland and it must surely be time to tell everyone about Dennie Baby 4-which I now refer to as IV. The kids t-shirts were delivered while we were gone and after picking them up from swimming we told them of the good news. Reagan said “another one?” when we told her Mom was going to have a baby. She then said that she hoped it was a girl and hoped that God would tell us what it is soon. But we will again wait to find out-the big ultrasound is in a few weeks now. We went to the Brock’s house and told them. Tommye didn’t seem surprised and even had a date written on the calendar of when she first suspicioned that IV was on the way. Next we headed to the Dennie’s and they were surprised too-though they did say they had been expecting it. The next few months will fly by and we can’t wait for IV to arrive.

Another doctor’s appointment today. It was a short visit which included some more blood work and hearing the baby’s heartbeat (143). Phillips guessed that it was a girl-we are doubtful! The next visit will be the big ultrasound but don’t get too excited because we will not find out the sex…or maybe we will! Everyone at the doctor’s office found it funny that no one knows that we are pregnant yet…or do they? It is getting a little hard to hide since I am starting to look pregnant. Oh, well, they can wait a little bit more before they find out the news!