The Ricklefsens

Hello again! Well we are now at 29 weeks and the reality that we are having a baby is really starting to set in.. A few weeks ago we had an ultrasound and they determined the baby is 4 days ahead of schedule, so the new due date is Jan. 7th, 2010. YAY!

I got the precious swine flu vaccine (TG!) and took the one hour initial glucose test for gestational diabetes last week.  It was a little high so tomorrow I have to take the three hour tolerance test. I'm not looking forward to it at all..as they'll be drawing blood four different times and I'm a hard stick..uggg...but since I'm predisposed to diabetes is best for baby..

We are waiting until the delivery to learn the baby's sex. This was Troy's idea and although I'm dying to know waiting will definitely make the delivery extra exciting! If it is a boy, which I'm really feeling it is, we are going to name him Joel Allen. Allen is a family name and Troy picked out Joel, is a biblical name and the Hebrew translation is "God is Willing"...we sure hope so! If it is a girl, we've decided on either Hope Lyn or Faith Lyn. Lyn is a family name and we have definitely kept up our Hope and Faith, A men! Well, 'til next time...here is a belly shot I took a few weeks ago...it's getting bigger everyday!