Monday, March 7, 2011
A New Chapter....
In honor of a new birth... we are starting a new chapter in our story. I am running really short of room on this account (considering I have blogged with 4 different blogs on here for about 5 years now!) and I am not closing it... just adding to it through a new blog for awhile. I may come back to this blog and revamp eventually but I do not have the free time to do so now... so please follow us at our new blog Catching Up On My Zzzz's for the time being! We look forward to seeing you and hopefully updating you more often with more photos! Hope to see you all soon!
Friday, December 31, 2010
Our Newest Addition.... Part 2 of the story : )
So.... after the shock subsided just a tiny bit, I proceeded to call my ARNP here at home and she set up blood work for early the next morning. I had the blood work done and hours later (after some confusion in the lab), it was confirmed that I was indeed pregnant with a HCG level of 2,164. Now... being the worrywart that I am, I began to worry that maybe it wasn't a pregnancy but instead ovarian cancer. Let me explain... my aunt had fought ovarian cancer the year before and a big sign of hers was that she registered as being 3 months pregnant when she knew she couldn't be. My great grandmother had also had ovarian cancer and after all the hormones I had been on for the past year (+) I was nervous that maybe that was it. But... God is good. He wasn't giving me cancer to battle... He was giving me the desires of my heart.... another child WITHOUT any medical intervention this time!
My levels continued to grow. On August 2, I had more blood work which showed that my levels were 5,000+, but yet again with this pregnancy my progesterone was low registering at 9.5. The good news was that this time the progesterone suppositories 2 times a day worked and I didn't have to do the twice a day shots. I was really nervous because the pills hadn't worked when I was trying to get pregnant with Zoey but my ARNP at my OB office assured me that she felt they would work this time since this was a natural pregnancy. On August 9, my levels came back at 28,000 and my progesterone was up to 16. I was so thankful that everything was going well.
On August 16, I went to the OB for the first time and we saw our baby and heard his heartbeat for the first time. It was 152 bpm. This reassured me that there was a baby in there and not cancer! Such a blessing this was!
Since then....
Month 1-6: I was EXHAUSTED to say the least! It could be that I have a 1 year old little girl to chase around and that I work full time and try to keep our home together as well.
Month 1: tired
Month 2: tired
Month 3: tired, some heartburn
Month 4: tired, heartburn, sinus issues begin
Month 5: oh the sinuses, some sleep issues, some contractions
Month 6: EXHAUSTION (diagnosed with anemia and borderline Gestational Diabetes which I am having to monitor 4 times daily and control), sinus issues, some heartburn, having to pee ALL THE TIME, contractions have began along with some pressure down low at times (doctor has said to take it easy and not over do it .. hopefully our lil man will bake longer than his sis did), some sleeping issues but it seems easier this time because I have Zoey to hug up to! haha
I have been blessed with a healthy pregnancy this time so far aside from my previous issues,the anemia, and the gestational diabetes. I'm not gonna lie, the contractions and pressure scare me and therefore we have not traveled and will not be traveling (Lord willing) out of town away until our baby is here. The doctor felt like this was a good idea as well because I really don't want to deliver at a random hospital. It is normal to have Braxton-Hicks contractions but my fear is that these are more than that. My ARNP said that if I have 4-6 in even a day to let them know because it could mean premature labor. My first two fetal fibronectin tests have come back negative meaning that I won't go into labor within the next 2 weeks, however, it did with Zoey as well and I went into labor before the 2 weeks were up. I'm just a little cautious which I guess is a good thing in this situation.
On October 18, we found out that Zoey would be joined by a baby brother. I was shocked. My hubby, mom and I thought the baby was another girl. We felt blessed either way but how neat it will be to have a little boy so that we can enjoy the best of both worlds! It was an interesting day to say the least as I had gotten my first speeding ticket in Anderson Co. and I wasn't even rushing! I was going downhill and not paying attention! (Grrr...but after DVD traffic school that is all taken care of!) Needless to say, my blood pressure was up at the doctor's office and they were worried about it so I had to have a MIST test completed to make sure everything was ok. It came back well and I told them I knew it was from the ticket. I later got my flu shot that evening.
More to come...
My levels continued to grow. On August 2, I had more blood work which showed that my levels were 5,000+, but yet again with this pregnancy my progesterone was low registering at 9.5. The good news was that this time the progesterone suppositories 2 times a day worked and I didn't have to do the twice a day shots. I was really nervous because the pills hadn't worked when I was trying to get pregnant with Zoey but my ARNP at my OB office assured me that she felt they would work this time since this was a natural pregnancy. On August 9, my levels came back at 28,000 and my progesterone was up to 16. I was so thankful that everything was going well.
On August 16, I went to the OB for the first time and we saw our baby and heard his heartbeat for the first time. It was 152 bpm. This reassured me that there was a baby in there and not cancer! Such a blessing this was!
Since then....
Month 1-6: I was EXHAUSTED to say the least! It could be that I have a 1 year old little girl to chase around and that I work full time and try to keep our home together as well.
Month 1: tired
Month 2: tired
Month 3: tired, some heartburn
Month 4: tired, heartburn, sinus issues begin
Month 5: oh the sinuses, some sleep issues, some contractions
Month 6: EXHAUSTION (diagnosed with anemia and borderline Gestational Diabetes which I am having to monitor 4 times daily and control), sinus issues, some heartburn, having to pee ALL THE TIME, contractions have began along with some pressure down low at times (doctor has said to take it easy and not over do it .. hopefully our lil man will bake longer than his sis did), some sleeping issues but it seems easier this time because I have Zoey to hug up to! haha
I have been blessed with a healthy pregnancy this time so far aside from my previous issues,the anemia, and the gestational diabetes. I'm not gonna lie, the contractions and pressure scare me and therefore we have not traveled and will not be traveling (Lord willing) out of town away until our baby is here. The doctor felt like this was a good idea as well because I really don't want to deliver at a random hospital. It is normal to have Braxton-Hicks contractions but my fear is that these are more than that. My ARNP said that if I have 4-6 in even a day to let them know because it could mean premature labor. My first two fetal fibronectin tests have come back negative meaning that I won't go into labor within the next 2 weeks, however, it did with Zoey as well and I went into labor before the 2 weeks were up. I'm just a little cautious which I guess is a good thing in this situation.
On October 18, we found out that Zoey would be joined by a baby brother. I was shocked. My hubby, mom and I thought the baby was another girl. We felt blessed either way but how neat it will be to have a little boy so that we can enjoy the best of both worlds! It was an interesting day to say the least as I had gotten my first speeding ticket in Anderson Co. and I wasn't even rushing! I was going downhill and not paying attention! (Grrr...but after DVD traffic school that is all taken care of!) Needless to say, my blood pressure was up at the doctor's office and they were worried about it so I had to have a MIST test completed to make sure everything was ok. It came back well and I told them I knew it was from the ticket. I later got my flu shot that evening.
More to come...
Thursday, December 16, 2010
Santa's Video to Zoey
Here's a little something I made for Zoey. It's cute and just all in fun. Santa's response to Zoey. Click here!
Ps. Remember...Jesus is the true meaning of Christmas ; )
Ps. Remember...Jesus is the true meaning of Christmas ; )
The Story of Baby # 2! (Part 1)
So … I have not updated or told the story of baby number 2 yet. I am very behind (as I am sure I will be for the next few years). My problem is that I want to journal every little thing for me, more than anyone, to have to look back on. I have a written version so I may have to work on shortening my online version. Either way, here’s the story of baby number 2!
On July 19th I went to my ARNP to FINALLY have my thyroid checked. I was suppose to do this about 3 months after I had Zoey and instead I had waited 5 months longer. A few days later I went back for the results and found out that my thyroid was really, really out of whack. My ARNP asked me how I had any energy and I just shook my head. I guess I had just gotten use to being tired. She sent me straight to have an ultrasound on my thyroid to check the nodules that were found a few years before. I was scared too death and the tech wouldn’t really tell me anything (even though sometimes she does). That worried me.
I was all worried about finding out the results so I called off and on for a few days to see if they had came back. I then got caught up in some things and got my mind off of it. On July 29 (Thursday), I had an appointment with Zoey and was looking forward to the next day being void of anything to do so that I could swim and enjoy our last Friday off from school with my girl. However, I received a phone call from my boss stating that I needed to attend a meeting for training in the PEP program for PE at our school.
The next day was filled with tons of workouts and ways we could teach certain workouts to our students. We worked hard and we all left very tired. I, myself, was exhausted. I just thought it was from my thyroid problems so I went to pick up my Zoey from my mom’s and ended up napping with her on the couch for a bit. When I got up, I just couldn’t shake the tiredness. My mom told me that I really should take a test because I was about a week late (I thought anyway) and my beloved friend Misty had been telling me the same thing for a few days but I had been blowing it off. I got up to go to the bathroom and notice one of the cheap cassette pregnancy tests that my mom had had left over. (FYI… when my aunt tested positive for ovarian cancer, she also tested positive for pregnancy … so before my mom had the 2nd half of her hysterectomy this past May, she checked with a pregnancy test to see if anything was showing up that may mean something. ) Anyway, I decided to take the test for the heck of it because I had done that a few times over the past couple of months and it was always negative. I took the test and then went to get up from the toilet. Much to my surprise… IT WAS POSITIVE!
Now yes, I had seen a positive test before but NEVER before I knew I was pregnant. I always wondered what it would be like to just be late and then take a test and find out at home. Now I was getting that chance. God knew that I had always desired that and He was giving me that to cherish. I screamed, “MOM” and she knew as soon as she heard me scream what it was. She, of course, told my mamaw who she was on the phone with. My dad was holding Zoey and my brother was in the living room with them and they started questioning… “She’s pregnant?” Zoey got so excited because everyone else was excited that she started banging my dad in the head with her toy phone.
I called my husband at work (Richmond at the time) and he said "I knew it... you were grouchy." Lol. Too funny!
Talk about crazy! I was so in shock that you could have knocked me over with a feather! More details to come ....
On July 19th I went to my ARNP to FINALLY have my thyroid checked. I was suppose to do this about 3 months after I had Zoey and instead I had waited 5 months longer. A few days later I went back for the results and found out that my thyroid was really, really out of whack. My ARNP asked me how I had any energy and I just shook my head. I guess I had just gotten use to being tired. She sent me straight to have an ultrasound on my thyroid to check the nodules that were found a few years before. I was scared too death and the tech wouldn’t really tell me anything (even though sometimes she does). That worried me.
I was all worried about finding out the results so I called off and on for a few days to see if they had came back. I then got caught up in some things and got my mind off of it. On July 29 (Thursday), I had an appointment with Zoey and was looking forward to the next day being void of anything to do so that I could swim and enjoy our last Friday off from school with my girl. However, I received a phone call from my boss stating that I needed to attend a meeting for training in the PEP program for PE at our school.
The next day was filled with tons of workouts and ways we could teach certain workouts to our students. We worked hard and we all left very tired. I, myself, was exhausted. I just thought it was from my thyroid problems so I went to pick up my Zoey from my mom’s and ended up napping with her on the couch for a bit. When I got up, I just couldn’t shake the tiredness. My mom told me that I really should take a test because I was about a week late (I thought anyway) and my beloved friend Misty had been telling me the same thing for a few days but I had been blowing it off. I got up to go to the bathroom and notice one of the cheap cassette pregnancy tests that my mom had had left over. (FYI… when my aunt tested positive for ovarian cancer, she also tested positive for pregnancy … so before my mom had the 2nd half of her hysterectomy this past May, she checked with a pregnancy test to see if anything was showing up that may mean something. ) Anyway, I decided to take the test for the heck of it because I had done that a few times over the past couple of months and it was always negative. I took the test and then went to get up from the toilet. Much to my surprise… IT WAS POSITIVE!
Now yes, I had seen a positive test before but NEVER before I knew I was pregnant. I always wondered what it would be like to just be late and then take a test and find out at home. Now I was getting that chance. God knew that I had always desired that and He was giving me that to cherish. I screamed, “MOM” and she knew as soon as she heard me scream what it was. She, of course, told my mamaw who she was on the phone with. My dad was holding Zoey and my brother was in the living room with them and they started questioning… “She’s pregnant?” Zoey got so excited because everyone else was excited that she started banging my dad in the head with her toy phone.
I called my husband at work (Richmond at the time) and he said "I knew it... you were grouchy." Lol. Too funny!
Talk about crazy! I was so in shock that you could have knocked me over with a feather! More details to come ....
Monday, December 6, 2010
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