IT'S A BOY!!!

That's right! As you of course already know you are a sweet baby BOY!!! Our appointment to find out if you were a little boy or girl was on Tuesday March 20th! Your grandma and grandpa were there, along with your Aunt Casey and your cousin Landon, and my cousin Christin. I was so excited I couldn't sleep for two days before we went! Your uncle Chris couldn't get out of work but he wanted to be apart of our special day so we had him on speaker phone in the room when we all found out. I knew very quickly that you were a little boy! You had your legs crossed for most of the ultrasound but we quickly saw that you were definitely a little boy! Your daddy had tears in his eyes when the lady said "It's a boy!" I, of course, started to cry too because I was so happy! I love seeing you on the screen. It makes me feel even closer to you. We watched you kick your legs and suck your thumb. You are already the most amazing thing I've ever seen! Later that night we went out to eat with your Great Grandpa and Grandma. Before we even had a chance to tell them if it was a boy or girl, your Great Grandpa said "I already know it's a boy!" And when I asked how he was so sure it was a boy he answered "I could tell from Noe's smile that it was a boy!" Your daddy was smiling bigger than Christmas moring. He is so proud to have you son! Your daddy picked out a beautiful name for you. We have official decided to name you Isaiah!!
        During your ultrasound, the technician kept saying how great you were, you were so laid back and you weren't moving very much so she was able to get all your measurments very easily. We all figured you were just acting like your daddy. Your daddy is a very patient, laid back man, so we thought you were just being like daddy. Little did we know, you and I were very sick. At the restaurant that night I became very ill. I was throwing up non-stop and felt very bad. We left the restaurant and I didn't even make it to the car before throwing up again. I thought it had to be all my nerves from being so excited for that day! Unfortunately that was not the case. We called the OB/GYN on-call and got a prescription called in for nausea. I had a really rough night. I was running to the bathroom every 20 min. I couldn't even keep down water. I started thinking maybe it was just food-poisoning. Later the next day when the nausea, vomitting and "you know" hadn't stopped I called the OB/GYN again and he suggested that we go to the emergency room for IV fluids, because he was concerned about you and I getting dehydrated since I couldn't keep anything down. My stomach had started hurting earlier that morning and had started to get worse. We went to the hospital down the road, thinking we would just be there for some fluids and then get to go home. Well, in the waiting room, my stomach kept getting really hard and tight and it was really painful. Then when I went to the bathroom I started spotting. Terrified, I called my OB/GYN and he had daddy drive me to the hospital that he works at and they took us right back to a room. I didn't know, at the time, what contractions were or what they felt like, but that is what was happening. By the time we got to University hospital I was screaming in pain. They took us right back and gave us lots of fluids and medicine, I don't remember everything that happened because I was in so much pain. But Grandma and Daddy were there the whole time making sure you and I were taken care of. Then they went and did an ultrasound to check on you. And do you know what...you were laying back sucking your thumb! You had a great strong heartbeat! I was so proud of you that I started to cry when they told me you were ok! The mere thought of you not being ok was more than I could take. It turns out we had a very bad GI virus and had to stay in the hospital for a couple days. But I learned the most amazing thing that day, I learned that days before I ever showed signs of being sick that you already knew Mommy wasn't feeling good, and in response you slow your heartbeat, require less food and oxygen and almost hibernate so that mommy can use everything she has to fight the virus for us! I was so amazed by you! I think that is so incredible! Thank you sweet Isaiah for helping Mommy! It is impossible to not believe in God when you see the miracle of life growing inside of you and all the unnbelievable things that occur. That is why you were not very active in your ultrasound. You knew Mommy wasn't feeling well. I'm so proud of you and even happier that you are perfectly fine growing big and strong! Ever since the hospital you have been moving and growing like crazy! My belly has grown so much since then and I feel you moving around all the time! I will post the pictures soon that I have been taking every week to show how much my belly is growing!

          This is a picture of some hand knitted booties that a patient of mine gave me during clinicals one day. She said that she prayed over each stich as she made them. She prayed you would be strong and healthy and grow to be a wonderful man of God, and do great things! It is the first gift we have received for you! I am very thankful for the sweet lady that made these for you. Another lady that works with your daddy started making a hand-made pillow and blanket for you as soon as Daddy told her we were expecting and she gave us the blanket and pillow last week when we came home from the hospital to encourage us! We are very blessed that God puts little angels in our lives everyday to show us that he is always here and always protecting us.
         We have another ultrasound scheduled for April 17th. We invited Great Grandma to this one because she has never been to an ultrasound before. They weren't available when she was pregnant and they were only really used in emergency situations when Grandma was pregnant and they weren't as sophisticated then. Well, by the time you are reading this, I can only imagine what they have available now! I will post some pictures from the sonogram in the next day or so. Thank you for helping mommy when I was sick and I can't tell you how amazed I am by you! I LOVE YOU SOOOOOOOOOO MUCH!!! Please stay strong and healthy and grow big for me and Daddy! We are getting everything ready for you. We bought your crib and changing table and dresser, they should be here any day now. But you just focus on growing, we will take care of everything else!  :) TE AMO MI BEBE HERMOSO!!