Wednesday, June 27, 2012
He's Here!!!
My newest little man arrived at 2:17pm weighing in at 8 lbs 10 oz on 6/19/12. He was 21 inches long. He had some trouble with his breathing at first and spent about 36 hrs in the level 2 nursery. He is now doing great, we are home. We are definitely trying to get on some kind of schedule. I think I forgot what sleep deprivation feels like! I am so happy that he is here and healthy. Big brother is in love also, and will help me get diapers for him.
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
35 weeks!
35 weeks, wahoo! The pregnancy has been going great. I finished out the school year and gave my notice. I love my job, however it is not really ideal with 2 kiddos. Things have been smooth sailing, that is why I have not posted anything, I have been afraid to jinx it.
My mom came over on Saturday and helped me wash up all the baby clothes and get the room ready. The boys are going to share a room. It felt weird to dig out all my little guy's old clothes and remember him wearing them. I can't believe he will be 4 in October! We even put the car seat in the van.
On Sunday I taught Sunday School at church and started to feel really crampy and was having contractions. After church, we always go over to my mom's house for lunch and to hang out. I started telling my mom when I was having a contraction and they were about 5 minutes apart. We decided it was best to head on over to L&D. The hooked me up to the monitors to do a stress test, and sure enough I was having one contraction after another. They gave me a shot of Turbutaline and it made the the big contractions go away. However, I was still feeling crampy and having small contractions that I could not tell apart. My urine culture came back positive for a UTI. The nurse said that is why I was still having contractions. She also did a FFN swab test and it came back negative. The test is supposed to determine if you are releasing a hormone that means you will go into labor within the next 2 weeks. Luckily mine came back negative. She gave me antibiotics and said I should notice a difference within 24 hours.
Which leads me to today, 48 hours later. I am having irregular contractions but still have the crampy, period-like cramps. I called my regular OB this morning and they are going to see me in the morning. My c-section is scheduled for June 21st, which is 38 weeks. I am kinda wondering if I will make it.
I only need to go about another 10 days and I will be at the same point when I had my little man. He was born at 36 weeks and 3 days. I am so thankful I have made it this far, and every day farther that I go would be icing on the cake.
My mom came over on Saturday and helped me wash up all the baby clothes and get the room ready. The boys are going to share a room. It felt weird to dig out all my little guy's old clothes and remember him wearing them. I can't believe he will be 4 in October! We even put the car seat in the van.
On Sunday I taught Sunday School at church and started to feel really crampy and was having contractions. After church, we always go over to my mom's house for lunch and to hang out. I started telling my mom when I was having a contraction and they were about 5 minutes apart. We decided it was best to head on over to L&D. The hooked me up to the monitors to do a stress test, and sure enough I was having one contraction after another. They gave me a shot of Turbutaline and it made the the big contractions go away. However, I was still feeling crampy and having small contractions that I could not tell apart. My urine culture came back positive for a UTI. The nurse said that is why I was still having contractions. She also did a FFN swab test and it came back negative. The test is supposed to determine if you are releasing a hormone that means you will go into labor within the next 2 weeks. Luckily mine came back negative. She gave me antibiotics and said I should notice a difference within 24 hours.
Which leads me to today, 48 hours later. I am having irregular contractions but still have the crampy, period-like cramps. I called my regular OB this morning and they are going to see me in the morning. My c-section is scheduled for June 21st, which is 38 weeks. I am kinda wondering if I will make it.
I only need to go about another 10 days and I will be at the same point when I had my little man. He was born at 36 weeks and 3 days. I am so thankful I have made it this far, and every day farther that I go would be icing on the cake.
Thursday, April 26, 2012
30 weeks
I am now 30 weeks : ) I had my checkup yesterday and my cervix has not changed at all! I only have one more cervical length scan. I still can't believe I have made it this far! I have nothing to complain about, my pregnancy has been a complete and total blessing.
So, as I write this, I know that a there are still some of you still stuck in IF trenches. I have not forgotten about you and I think of you every day. Pregnancies and babies are truly a gift, and I have no idea why it is easier for some more than others. It isn't fair, and I hope that all of you get your turn.
So, as I write this, I know that a there are still some of you still stuck in IF trenches. I have not forgotten about you and I think of you every day. Pregnancies and babies are truly a gift, and I have no idea why it is easier for some more than others. It isn't fair, and I hope that all of you get your turn.
Monday, March 19, 2012
Worst blogger ever!
I know, I am the worst blogger, ever. I have been really bad about posting lately. The pregnancy has been pretty uneventful. I am still working part-time and doing my regular stuff, which has been awesome. My little boy is getting super excited and puts his hand on my belly all the time and will talk to his little brother.
I do not have nearly as much stuff to do this time as with my son. I kept all his stuff, I bought some letter's for his name sign. My little man is going to help me paint them this week. It has been nice to have someone else to share the excitement with.
I painted my old rocking chair over the weekend, a nice red. Little man helped with that also, so it has some character!
The Hub's likes my big belly, I am about 25 weeks and am as big as I was with my son full term! It is weird because I was on bedrest and did not burn any calories with his pregnancy.... who knows!
I am just thankful to have made it to viability. My cervix was at 5 cm long last week when they checked it, so it is twice the length as it was with my son's pregnancy. So basically not a whole lot going on...
I do not have nearly as much stuff to do this time as with my son. I kept all his stuff, I bought some letter's for his name sign. My little man is going to help me paint them this week. It has been nice to have someone else to share the excitement with.
I painted my old rocking chair over the weekend, a nice red. Little man helped with that also, so it has some character!
The Hub's likes my big belly, I am about 25 weeks and am as big as I was with my son full term! It is weird because I was on bedrest and did not burn any calories with his pregnancy.... who knows!
I am just thankful to have made it to viability. My cervix was at 5 cm long last week when they checked it, so it is twice the length as it was with my son's pregnancy. So basically not a whole lot going on...
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Feb. Update
Well... we are licensed foster parents, however we are not taking any kiddos at the moment because we are PREGNANT! Right before we were finished, i found out I was pregnant. I am 21 weeks. Why did I wait so long to announce this you ask? Because I am super duper nervous that something is going to go wrong. I saw the specialist from 5 weeks to 12 weeks, every week. I am on a big cocktail of meds, but went for the anatomy scan today and our little man looks fine! Yep, another little boy! We are excited. It has been a long road to get here, but hopefully it will pay off.
I have been getting my cervix checked every two weeks since I started to dilate with my son at 19 weeks. I got a permanent abdominal cerclage after he was born. So far my cervix is twice as long as it ever was with my previous pregnancy. Which leads me to my next news.... I had a panic attack last week. I started thinking that I felt pressure, and just started to freak out. I actually had to leave work and I went straight to my doctors office to get checked. He actually gave me some anti-anxiety meds just in case I have another panic attack. It is just so weird to be up moving around, going to work, cleaning, etc. I was on bedrest from 19 weeks until 36 weeks with my son, so it is just completely different.
I have been getting my cervix checked every two weeks since I started to dilate with my son at 19 weeks. I got a permanent abdominal cerclage after he was born. So far my cervix is twice as long as it ever was with my previous pregnancy. Which leads me to my next news.... I had a panic attack last week. I started thinking that I felt pressure, and just started to freak out. I actually had to leave work and I went straight to my doctors office to get checked. He actually gave me some anti-anxiety meds just in case I have another panic attack. It is just so weird to be up moving around, going to work, cleaning, etc. I was on bedrest from 19 weeks until 36 weeks with my son, so it is just completely different.
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Big week
On Saturday my son had his 3rd birthday party, which was a great time. He had a lot of fun playing with his little friends. I can't believe he is 3 already!
On Monday we had our homevisit for our licensing. The caseworker stayed about an hour, mostly just chatting. She said that we should have our license by the beginning of November! She is going to license us for 2, and later she can change it to more if we want. She thought that starting off we might feel overwhelmed to get a sibling group of 3 at the beginning. We are fine with that. We basically said that our son's safety is our number one priority. We have a couple more things to do, but nothing too big.
Also, We got a PUPPY! Yes, this makes dog number 3 for my house, but he is pretty cute. This is the first puppy I have ever had, I have always gotten my dogs from the Humane Society and they have been grown. He doesn't have a name yet, but we are working on it.
Yeah, he's pretty cute!
On Monday we had our homevisit for our licensing. The caseworker stayed about an hour, mostly just chatting. She said that we should have our license by the beginning of November! She is going to license us for 2, and later she can change it to more if we want. She thought that starting off we might feel overwhelmed to get a sibling group of 3 at the beginning. We are fine with that. We basically said that our son's safety is our number one priority. We have a couple more things to do, but nothing too big.
Also, We got a PUPPY! Yes, this makes dog number 3 for my house, but he is pretty cute. This is the first puppy I have ever had, I have always gotten my dogs from the Humane Society and they have been grown. He doesn't have a name yet, but we are working on it.
Yeah, he's pretty cute!
Monday, October 3, 2011
october
October is going to be a busy one! I turned in our last packet of paperwork so now I am just waiting to schedule our home visit with the caseworker. Also, even bigger news.... I bought a MINIVAN!!!!! Yep, it's pretty cool, and I could easily fit more children : ) I painted my kitchen chairs this weekend, with the help of my 16 year old niece and my 2 year old. My lil' man is about to turn 3, so we have been planning his party.
Yesterday I talked with a couple who adopted their son from foster care 18 years ago! It has been really great with the amount of support we have received! It is such a different vibe than with fertility treatments. Every one seems very comfortable asking about the process and offering support. People at church knew about our fertility treatments, however no one ever asked about them. It's kinda odd.
It has been awesome how I feel like a huge weight has been lifted off my shoulders with stopping all IF treatments and moving on. I was watching the show Teen Mom (don't judge), and the therapist Dr. Drew was telling one of the mom's that you have to let go of the fairy tale dreams that you had a child and move on to what is reality. I did not plan to have recurrent miscarriages, but I do have my son, which is still an absolute miracle. I am really optimistic about all this.
Also, I just want to say that some of my posts seem negative, but I am in complete vent mode when I write them. I am a really laid back person in real life, and would never say the things I say in my blog.....
Yesterday I talked with a couple who adopted their son from foster care 18 years ago! It has been really great with the amount of support we have received! It is such a different vibe than with fertility treatments. Every one seems very comfortable asking about the process and offering support. People at church knew about our fertility treatments, however no one ever asked about them. It's kinda odd.
It has been awesome how I feel like a huge weight has been lifted off my shoulders with stopping all IF treatments and moving on. I was watching the show Teen Mom (don't judge), and the therapist Dr. Drew was telling one of the mom's that you have to let go of the fairy tale dreams that you had a child and move on to what is reality. I did not plan to have recurrent miscarriages, but I do have my son, which is still an absolute miracle. I am really optimistic about all this.
Also, I just want to say that some of my posts seem negative, but I am in complete vent mode when I write them. I am a really laid back person in real life, and would never say the things I say in my blog.....
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