Update!

So I had a doctor's appointment yesterday and we had a good report!! My cervix was measuring the same as last week and baby was looking good! My doctor even said I could be a little more liberal with my bedrest! :) I will still, of course, take it easy and rest as much as possible but it's nice to hear news like that after this crazy and scary month! Funny story- during the ultrasound the technician noticed that she was resting her hand under her chin and as she scanned down we saw that she also had her feet crossed...she looked like she was posing for us! The technician said she was going to be girly girl...we'll see about that! But it was really cute, she is still doing great and getting bigger every week! Our next appointment is the 31st so we'll have another update then if not before...thanks again to everyone for all the prayers and support!

What's a Snoogle???

Sorry for the delay, but the reason is good...it's because nothing has changed since my last post! Well, I haven't had a doctor's appointment yet this week but I will definitely post after my visit on Thursday. Hopefully everything will be great and I'll continue the moderate bedrest as usual. Speaking of bedrest, it's been 3 weeks and I'm still trucking along...I actually ventured out yesterday to Babies R Us with my mom (she had a coupon and approved of me leaving for an hour) so off we went. I've been having lots of lower back pain at night when I sleep so I decided to get one of those full body pillows, apparently they're called a snoogle...I guess the same person that invented the snuggy and slanket invented the snoogle (who comes up with these names??) Anyways, great investment...my snake-like pillow is very comfy and even though it takes up half the bed it does the trick because I woke up this morning with little to no back pain. :) Clay likes to make fun of it every chance he gets but I think he's really just jealous, even Brody seems to like it (I caught him curled up in it sleeping like a baby when I left the room to make myself some lunch). So the next 15 weeks of bedrest should be a little easier well, I guess more comfortable now that I have my snoogle...just keep me away from the snuggies!

New Design!

Guess the boredom has set in...j/k! Hope you like the new design!!

Feeling Good!

Well we finally left the hospital at 6:30 pm on Friday night after waiting all day to be discharged! It felt so great to be home, to finally get some real rest and to see Brody. A big thanks to Claudette for getting my room all ready for the long weeks of bedrest to come...and a huge thanks to all the visitors who stopped by the hospital to see us and for sending the most beautiful plants and flowers!

Okay, so the update...after surgery I definitely had some discomfort, small contractions (which is normal after that type of procedure) and the worst headache ever from the spinal block. But two days later, all the symptoms seemed to subside and I was feeling pretty good! I had two doctors appointments today and I was a little nervous since the last three in a row had been pretty scary and unnerving. Today's, however, went really well. I had the first one with the perinatal (Dr. Allbert). I won't go into too much detail but he did say that everything looked good and that the surgery was the right decision to make. Next, with Dr. Jones, we got confirmation that everything looked good and talked about what I could do in the next few weeks. He said to continue the moderate bedrest but if everything continues to look good as they monitor me each week then he may lift some of my restrictions and allow me to increase my activity a little!!! :) He even said that it's safe for me to register at the store, as opposed to online, which put the biggest smile on my face! I'll continue to be monitored each week, take progesterone daily and keep up the bedrest so hopefully all this will help delay any preterm labor plus I know I'm in good hands with Dr. Allbert and Dr. Jones!

Thanks again for all the support, everyone has been so wonderful throughout this process and we're so lucky to have friends and family who care for us this much!

We'll continue to keep you posted....

Thank you to Everyone!

It's been a long first week of bedrest, I'm not sure at this point how I'm going to make it for the next 15 to 18 weeks laying on my side (especially during the summertime)! I do know my friends and family will make this a lot easier, you all proved that since day one. Thanks to my mom and my family for stopping by every other day to hang out with me, a big thanks to my mom for painting my toes one night- only a mother's love would do that! Thanks to my best friends Jessica and Allison for each bringing over dinner one night last week, and Stacy for hanging out Friday and bringing a huge stack of magazines! :) Thanks to my wonderful in-laws for bringing over dinner, hanging out with us, and going to appointments with us. And finally, thanks to everyone for the calls and emails to check on us, we have amazing friends and family and again I know we can get through these tough months with the support we have from all of you! We love you and appreciate everything you do!!!

At 21 weeks we were excited to go back for another ultrasound. Most couples aren't scheduled for another one until after 30 weeks, but we needed another one because the baby was so active the first time around that the technician could not get all her measurements. Looking back, we were very blessed to have this second ultrasound because that's when we got the news... the news that we weren't expecting... we were told that there was a chance of me going into pre-term labor due to an incompetent cervix. (http://www.healthline.com/galecontent/incompetent-cervix ). We were immediately sent to a high-risk doctor who suggested bedrest and weekly monitoring of the cervix. There were discussions about a cervical cerclage but in the meantime they just wanted me to be on moderate bedrest until my next visit. Since that initial visit on June 25th, we have had 3 more visits to the doctor, the good news is that my cervix is still measuring the same and hasn't gotten significantly shorter, the bad news is I've still been put on bedrest and most likely will be until I deliver. I will also begin progesterone shots next week, which will continue for at least 10 weeks. Hopefully, these shots will prevent me from having contractions. I haven't had any yet, but the doctor wants to make sure they don't start.
So this is where we are today. I will continue to update everyone on each doctor visit or post random thoughts as I get through these weeks of bedrest boredom. I will do anything for this baby to be born healthy. If the doctor tells me to hang upside down for the rest of the pregnancy then just call me Batman!
Thanks again for all the support and prayers, we really appreciate it!

Week 17 Ultrasound Pics

Recap through 20 weeks

It has all happened so quickly! We started trying at the beginning of the year, and almost immediately conceived. We found out we are pregnant on March 4, 2009 after I randomly decided to take a pregnancy test. The results were immediate and shocking...PREGNANT! Although we were completely surprised because it only took us a month, we were overjoyed! The doctor confirmed a couple days later with our first ultrasound that we were indeed pregnant and appeared to be right at 5 weeks. I'm not gonna lie, the first couple months were tough. I had morning sickness (well, sickness occurred at night) and weird food aversions. I felt like someone had sucked the life out of me, I had no energy and I was tired all the time. Things were looking up at about 14 weeks, the sickness went away my energy was coming back and I felt great. I was finally looking forward to being pregnant! At 17 weeks, we went in for a follow-up ultrasound to find out the sex. I had a feeling it would be a boy, but the technician confirmed that we would be having a little girl!!! We were beyond excited and I was ready to start buying anything pink! By 20 weeks I had bought plenty of maternity clothes, we had ordered the nursery furniture, and we started receiving our first little gifts for the baby. Everything was coming together nicely all the blood work and tests were coming back normal and we couldn't have been happier!