Alsobrook Family: It's A Boy!

Imagine my surprise!!!!! And Zach's!!!! Daley is also so excited! She has been saying she wanted a brother so bad that we were actually worried about her disappointment had it been a girl, although a girl is what I expected. I had heard that the chance of having a baby of the opposite sex decreased to like 20% after having two of the same sex. A good amount of people I know have been blessed with having this happen, so I REALLY thought that decreased my chances! But, here we are...expecting a boy. His name will be Zachary DeWitt Alsobrook Jr. and we will call him Witt. Wow! It is really like being pregnant all over again for the first time! I get to shop as if I have never had a baby before, outside of the pack and play, swing crib, etc., things that we purchased gender neutral. They aren't the fun things to purchase anyway. I get to do a nursery!!!! And, buy little baby boy clothes! How fun! We have been teaching Demi how to say Witt. she actually sounds like a little German baby pronouncing it more like "Vitt". But she has several months to work this out. ;) According to Baby Center our little man us 5 inches long and weighs 5 ounces. Too bad my weight gain has been slightly more than this! ;) HA!

Something I have been struggling with most recently has been the sell of our home. I know, welcome to your life! Everyone seems to be struggling with the sell of their home. But I REALLY want to sell mine! I pray and beg and bargain, everything short of something illegal! I have been reminding myself of this a lot lately....

It is so hard though! To imagine something not working out for the best and in my timing and not His?!?!?! Doesn't He think my timing is acceptable?!?! It sure seems like good timing to me! It is easy to tell myself to "Let go and Let God" but relatively impossible to put into action. I have a request that you pray I realize I don't know what is best and that there is a bigger plan. It is hard for me to come to terms with my planning possibly not being THE BEST POSSIBLE WAY TO DO THINGS. Is it a woman thing, a wife thing, a Mom thing, or just my inherent stubbornness? Pray God helps me see. ;) And don't answer me directly, especially if you think it is my stubbornness. ;) And if you're feeling generous, pray my house sells!

In the mean time we will continue to pray our seemingly healthy baby BOY continues to be healthy and that these two live up to being the Big Sisters we know they can be! Thanks for reading!

-Lindsey