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So many doctor's appointments...That part REALLY sucks...

But...I suppose it's necessary...So, this is what we know now


It's a boy....I REALLY wanted a girl (we all did), but apparently you can't choose :)

We had a level two (extensive) ultrasound a couple of weeks ago...At this stage you can really see the baby...It has very chubby cheeks and a big, round belly...It doesn't look like Me, Wicked Lady or Demon Seed AT ALL (except that it DOES have our huge feet...lol)....It looks just like Dustin...

At the time of the ultrasound, he was asleep, holding onto his toes...He prefers to sleep in the daytime, and he is extremely active at night...Just like the rest of us

It was determined that the dehydration (for which they threatened to hospitalize me, and hook me up to IV fluids) was caused by Gestational Diabetes, which I didn't know I had until last month...They told me that it happens about 40% of the time and as soon as the baby is born, it will go away......Kinda weird........I never had to deal with that with my other pregnancies

Because I have had 2 emergency c-sections after 2-3 days of intense, induced labor, and it has been determined that I am incapable of giving birth naturally, they went ahead and scheduled a regular c-section, to take place before I go into labor, which will reduce stress, risk, and complications for me and the baby (wish they would have done that with the other 2)

And so...


Ashton Xander Hupe will be here on December 16th...In the morning (he isn't going to like THAT...I'm not so crazy about the idea myself...My other two were both born late at night)...And he will be weighing in at right around 8 pounds, just like my other two

It was the boys' decision to name him 'Ash'...After Bruce Campbell/Evil Dead