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I had an ultrasound today! I thought it was just going to be a quick one to check gender, but it ended up being maybe 20 minutes or so. It seemed like forever!

Measurements are exactly on the due date, weight is perfect (about 10 ounces), heartbeat was 154. Baby was moving a lot, holding legs together, just being modest and uncooperative. :)

I told Myles that I was going to cry either way, boy or girl, I just wanted to know! He didn't believe me, and just as he was responding, "Nah, you won't cry either way, unless you're already......" he looked at me and saw the tears in my eyes! I am so pathetic!

As the ultrasound proceeded, and she was getting measurements for a while, the longer we waited, the more I was REALLY wanting her to say it was a girl! We have one girl and four boys, so we just really NEEDED it to be a girl! But of course, I would be happy (and cry happy tears) either way!

She had a hard time seeing "down there", since the baby had its legs together most of the time, and the umbilical cord was also between the legs. Finally, just as I thought she was about to give up, she got one clear picture, and I must say, it wasn't obvious like my previous three! ;)

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November

I am determined to get caught up on photos!!! So here's November in pictures. :)

Jayla lost another tooth. This one has been loose for a while, and it is the first one she pulled completely on her own!

Some dear friends gave me a baby shower just before Joe arrived! What fun!

The dirty diaper game! Too funny!

Jacob and Jack LOVE trains. They had a close-up view one day while Jayla was in dance class!

Jacob turned 6 on the 10th!

This lady at CiCi's gave him a dollar and a balloon. :) He talks to anyone and everyone, so he just melted her heart and she wanted to do something for him. I don't think she even spoke English very well!

His main/big gift was GeoTrax. He doesn't like "trains with faces" anymore, so we got TWO TUBS of these (about 5 sets) for a great price, and he LOVES them!

Homeschool Thanksgiving & Talent show dinner

 

Jayla and Jack! Haha!!

The chicks are growing fast!

Welcome, Little Joe!!!!

The newest addition to our family, Little Joe, arrived via c-section on Friday morning, November 26th. This was just hours after Thanksgiving, our little "Black Friday baby". He was such a chunky thing that we have referred to him a few times as our own little Butterball turkey! :)

He's a handsome little big guy! I am about as sore as I expected, but we are both doing great. Here are some photos from yesterday and today, in no particular order:

 My wonderful friend, Rachel, who kept the other four kids for us for two nights!!! Brave woman!

 Another good friend, Valerie. She got to see him for his very first "alert" time, as he was wide awake and looking around nearly the whole time she was there!

 Valerie's daughter

 My good friend, Bethany, and 4 of her 5 children. Such a precious family!

The photographer who came in did very simple photos much like these two shown here. I basically reconstructed what she did and took some with my own camera. I may take more later.....I just don't see the sense in buying a few pictures in a "package" that costs $100 when I can do something similar for almost free!

 Grandma trying to get him to burp!

Jayla just had to get this picture of him with both eyes open!

 First bath, while Mommy was recovering from surgery.

 Right after delivery.

 Also shortly after delivery. He was very splotchy at first, but it mostly cleared up in a few hours.

 Our first family snap shots with Little Joe!

 I really hate being in pictures, but it is a must! At least every couple of years, right?

 Jack held him for a while and did not want t give him up!

 All of the kids are totally smitten with their little brother!

 I had to get a picture of him crying!

 My good friend, Mandie, and her son.....so sweet!

 Jacob just can't get enough of him!

Our good friends, David and Amy. Such precious people!

Jonathan, totally in love with this baby! I need to get more pics of him.

I literally cannot keep my eyes open, so I'm sure there is a lot I am forgetting, and I can't imagine the typos I am missing. I want to get this posted so I can share......I will add more tomorrow.