20 Weeks Sonogram!

We went into the Doctor on Tuesday the 20th to have the major sonogram done. It was awesome to see how we could see the brain, lungs, heart, spine, fingers, toes, nose, tongue, ear, and many other things. Praise the Lord that everything is fine and healthy. Please continueto pray for Samuel as he continues to grow and be fashioned by the Lord.

Here is a picture of his hand.

Here is a good picture of the outline of his head.

Here is a picture of his left arm with him sucking his finger.

Another picture of the outline of his head and you can see his spine.

Here he was being funny sticking his butt up in the air. You can see his spine.

We go back to Doctor Robbins on June 2nd to listen to the heart beat and make sure everything is going well. As of Tuesday the Doctor said Samuel weighed 11 ounces and was the size of a banana. Jennifer is doing well and just experiencing some discomfort when she is on her feet for long periods of time. Her back gets sore. We continue to log onto babycenter.com to keep up with the development of the baby and expectations of what Jennifer is going through. It is a great web site and helps us to know what to pray for specifically each week for Samuel.

We covet your prayers and love ya'll very much.

Stephen & Jennifer

18 weeks...

We went last Friday (the 9th) to see Dr. Robbins. It had been four weeks since our last visit and our anticipation was ever so strong. We were told the last time we were in that our next visit we would be able to get confirmation on the sex of the baby. So we are sitting in the room and Dr. Robbins comes in with a fetal heart monitor. We were able to hear the heart beat which was awesome to hear it going strong at 150 bpm. Unfortunately she told us that the nurse who does the sonograms is only at the office Tuesday through Thursday. Both of our hearts sank. We told Dr. Robbins that she had said we would be able to see the sex of the baby on our next visit and with Sunday being Mother's Day we would have some disappointed grandparents on Sunday if we were to leave and know nothing.

Dr. Robbins was very kind and told us she would see if the sonogram room was open and if it was she would do one for us real quick so we could see the baby. She didn't take any measurements as we will do that in a couple weeks but here are the pictures below. I made some notes on some.

Here is the baby lying on the side

Close up of face

Mom, these couple photos are for you!

These two photos are if you are looking up the baby's skirt.

It's a Boy!

We are so excited that Samuel Ray McGrew is on his way. We are looking forward to seeing him in October. This is awesome how the Lord works. Not many people know this but Jennifer but back in November of last year the Lord showed me in a dream that I would have a son by this time next year. He has confirmed it twice in other dreams a couple days before we went in to the see the doctor at 14 weeks and at 18 weeks. Also around 10 or 12 weeks the Lord told Jennifer in a dream as well that she was going to have a boy. I say all this to encourage you who follow Jesus that He is working and guiding us. Seek Him and you will find Him when you seek Him with all your heart.

I know many people along the way have joked with me about having a girl and someday I would love to have one.

For the time being, please read 1 Samuel chapter 1 and you will see why we had to call him Samuel. Jennifer didn't get pregnant until she prayed and asked the Lord for a child.

God is faithful to His word whether written, spoken, or in dreams and visions.

We love ya'll and please continue to pray for Jennifer and Samuel.