We actually found out for sure that he was a he in June. We woke up one morning and decided to book an appointment and go find out. We drove all our boys down to Salt Lake and as soon as the ultrasound wand was on my belly it was quite obvious. The doctor tried to look at his face first, but I told him I had already seen. We were all thrilled (although the boys already knew him as baby Walker, so they weren't that surprised), Dave facebooked it the second we got to the car, and Dave never facebooks! We were as happy as can be, and Dave called everyone he knew to tell them. It was so, very much better than last time when I cried my eyes out. I was happy he was the baby boy I had been dreaming about. I'm sure I would have been equally happy if it was a girl, but it was just so nice to be happy right from the start this time.
I have been making preparations for him little by little, crocheting hats and boots for him that are darling. Buying some new blankets, organizing matching outfits for 5 boys. It's been really fun. I am just hitting the miserable, "I'm too big to move" stage of pregnancy and that's making me more anxious for him to come. About 80-ish more days of pregnancy for me. Maybe. I'm having lots of contractions and nothing seems to stop them. So we'll see when this baby really comes. But we are all excited for our baby Walker William Low.
G. doesn't fully understand the whole baby thing, but he gets it more than you would think. He knows that baby things are for baby Walker. He found a diaper in the bag and told me it was baby Walkers. I told him I would be happy to pass down his diapers to baby Walker, but he really needed to go potty first. He points to my tummy and says "baby Walker, baby Walker in-er" (in there). The other boys are patiently waiting for him to come, and are pretty nice to their pregnant mom!
I did some research and found out a little more about Walker William Low. He was the son of David Low, and he had a son named David Low. But our line came through his son William Budge Low, Alfred Budge Low, Jessop Budge Low, Gordon Jesse Low, David Gordon Low, and finally Walker William Low. He was the first of the 7 generations of Low boys to live in Providence. He had 2 wives and 15 kids! I would really like to know more about him, but for now, we are keeping his legacy going by naming our son after him 7 generations later in the very same city that he lived and died in.
Here he is in 3-d. You can see his ear, head, shoulder, arm, and hand. He couldn't be bothered to show us his face! I hope it's a cute face. Preferably just like G's delicious little face.
