Today I could breathe a bit better.
A loving friend messaged me yesterday and asked if I could use some company. YES! She arrived around noon I think and spent the afternoon just chatting and catching up. I appreciated so much having someone to waste the day away with, and not just sit around and stress about the flood. Honestly, we talked a bit about it here and there but it really wasn’t a hot topic, which was a total relief to me! I feel like this whole week has been about the stupid flood and I was relieved to have a break from the drama.
As for an update on the flood, I took some videos that are up on Facebook. Everything looked nice and low this morning. I could actually see the culverts and the big whirlpools caused by the pumps. By the end of the day now, those swirlies seem to be a bit further away so I think the water has risen a little bit but clearly we are far enough ahead that today isn’t the day we’re going to lose our basement! Such a relief! I feel like I need to keep saying it, but we aren’t out of the woods yet at all. No idea what the next few days will look like, but I want to talk about the next few days. Tomorrow, specifically.
All the natural disasters this week have somewhat overshadowed something very important. Tomorrow Brady, Dekker, and I will hopefully find out the gender of our Baby Paddles. We are really rooting for cooperation from baby, and that everything is looking well. I continue to be mildly concerned at my lack of bump, so it’ll do my heart good to hear that my fluid levels are good and babys size is right on. Our routine ultrasounds with Dekker were all a bust. At our 20 week ultrasound, the tech never showed us around him at all. She showed us a couple of the pictures she took. That was it. We go to a much better clinic now and at 11 weeks, we already have seen more on this baby that we had with Dekker at 20! I’m so excited to see fingers and toes and a profile and all the things that make our baby exactly who he or she is. Couldn’t be more thrilled!!!
So with that, I’d love your guesses! I’ve always thought that a gender reveal party would be super fun but I know I could never keep it a secret long enough. I don’t know how you do it, those of you who know and never tell!! But I’d love to know what you guys think we’re going to have this time around!!!
Boy cantaloupe or girl cantaloupe?
*Sidenote: Dekker picked my nose this evening. Mine. I know mom, I know. I did the same thing to you 😉
Ha ha….my guess is a beautiful girl who looks just like you 🙂 But I would be honored and thrilled if my next grandbaby was boy or girl. No preference, just so excited for another little one to love and be a grandma to. Love you and hope today goes wonderfully…….a blesses family time. See ya this afternoon.