Boy or Girl??

So, I had my ultrasound this morning, and........IT'S A BOY!!!! We are so excited. It was the first thing the technician looked at when she started the ultrasound and it was very apparent. Alana wanted a girl, but on the other hand, she didn't want to give up her room, so it's a wash for her. We will actually switch her to the other bedroom and put the 2 boys in her old room because it's bigger.

The ultrasound was a Level 2 and they took a good look at everything, including the heart. From what they could see, everything looked really good. The Dr. suggested a fetal echo in about 5 weeks just because the baby will be bigger and easier to see the heart's function, but not at all because he was concerned about anything he saw today. The fetal echo will be done by Peter's cardiologist, which is a blessing since he is so familiar with Peter's history. The Dr. today also said that unless the cardiologist finds something, or unless something else just comes up during the pregnancy, he didn't see a need for further monitoring. All very good news!

Awhile back, I did a Bible study on faith and one of the lessons was about when the Israelites encamped at Gilgal before going into the promised land. The teacher drew a lot of parallels from that passage, especially from the name "Gilgal," which means "circle." She said it's as if God brought His people to the place of coming full-circle and gave them a "do-over" before entering the promised land. That concept of a "do-over" has not left my head all this time. I can see many opportunities for do-overs God has given to me. Some of them are do-overs because of my own sin and some are do-overs simply because of the circumstances.

This morning, as soon as we saw it was a boy my initial thought was, "It's a Gilgal!" A do-over! Another pregnancy, another boy. This time healthy (hopefully). I wouldn't trade what we went through with Peter for anything. God grew our faith in amazing ways. However, it seems that we get to go through it all again without the dark shadows over this baby's life. A do-over indeed. Praise His Name!