It's a BOY!

It was confirmed today that our little trouble maker is a boy. Kris made it to this appointment with me today and it was such a special time for the both of us. The SCH's are both still there and around the same size. I meet with a Peri on Thursday so will hopefully be able to post a 3-D picture of our little one at that time as I did not receive any pictures today.

Four Months

Four months has come and gone. A little part of me feels like it has gone by fast so far and the other part of me wishes that I were already 24 weeks which is viability due to my complications so far. We are still cautiously optimistic. Even though in the end of all of this God is the only one who knows how everything will turn out I still wanted to blog and post pictures, etc as a memory of this pregnancy. I was also refusing photo ops while pregnant with Owen and I really feel like I missed out on a lot of my pregnancy with him. So this baby has been active for a couple of weeks now (even Kris has been able to feel the baby move at times)

We continue to pray that all will turn out well with this little one and that we will be blessed with two healthy, happy, beautiful children. Enjoy the pictures (it takes a lot to post them on here but again want to have this as a memory.)

Our tree is up....

thanks to Kris. He and Owen really helped out a lot today to make the tree extra pretty this year. Hopefully it can stay like this until Christmas day.

Happy Thanksgiving!

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving and hope you did too.

We started our day at my parents house for breakfast and then ended our day at Kris' parents house for dinner and dessert. Good food and good times and many blessing to be thankful for.

I had another appointment on Wednesday of this week due to more bleeding Monday night and Tuesday night. The appointment was more of the same information. Baby looks good. Hemorrhage is still there and not getting any smaller. They did also find what appeared to another SCH (subchorionic hemorrhage) on top of the current hemorrhage which measures the same size, 6cmx2cm.

I will be seeing a Perinatologist (high risk OB doctor) next Thursday to find out what is going on and hopefully to be able to gain a better understanding of what this all means.

Please continue to pray for me and the little wiggle worm. The doc said he didn't want to be held to anything but it looks like it may be a boy. Hoping to find out next week for sure.

Will keep you all updated! Have a nice weekend.

15 weeks 2 day appointment after more bleeding...

I had another appointment today. It was supposed to be on Wednesday but since I started bleeding again on Friday night they wanted to see me today. Also I have been very crampy and uncomfortable so they wanted to make sure my cervix was okay. Baby continues to look good. PTL!!!The doc today picked up another hemorrhage/area of concern that no one else has mentioned to me. She said she saw it two weeks ago so was not surprised to see it. It is a about the same size as the original hemorrhage, 6 cm x 2cm. The hemorrhage is right on top of my cervix so I may continue to bleed. Odds increased to 80/20 this week but she says to still rest a lot and don't over do anything. It's a frustrating road but I am trusting God will do his will with this baby. I go in again next week for another update!Thanks for your continued prayers!

14 weeks 4 days....

Another promising appointment today. Baby looks great. I saw arms, legs and the mouth/jaw moving. Baby continues to have a good heartbeat and is measuring good. The SCH is slightly larger then last week....grrrrr! It is now over 6.5cm x 3.0 cm. You can see the hemorrhage on this picture on the upper right side of the baby's head (it is the black blob)

The hope is as the baby gets larger it will push the hemorrhage out of the way and make it smaller and smaller. The doc says that I can still work but wants me working at home with my feet up as much as possible. Praying this thing will shrink with time!

He will do a vaginal exam next week to check my cervix as I have been more crampy the past few days. The good thing is I haven't had any new bleeding which he is really surprised about since the size of the hemorrhage is on the fairly moderate to big size.

Please keep praying for this little baby to be a fighter and for my body to continue to heal the hemorrhage. Thanks so much for all of your prayers already!

Owen continues to help out his mommy!

Since I haven't been able to do much or had the energy to do much, Kris cleaned the house for me tonight. Owen couldn't resist helping too once he saw all the fun that his daddy was having while vacuuming. Thanks boys for making mommy happy! I love you both so much!

Owen can read my mind!

So as most of you know I have been kind of down about how messy the house is and I have really been trying to get Owen to pick up his toys. That is my one request- he makes the mess then he can help to pick it up.

So today- while sitting on the couch I heard some banging noises upstairs, didn't think much of it as we just told him to go upstairs and get ready to take a shower.

Well Kris and I finally ventured upstairs a few minutes later and to our surprise he was cleaning the toilet and was so HAPPY about it.

He is such a good little boy and really knows how to make his mommy's day!

13 weeks 3 days

Overall my appointment went well today. This is the baby, the head is to the left, body on the right and feet on the upper right. The subchorionic hemorrhage is all the black stuff on the bottom. It measured slightly larger then last week, but my doctor said that she has seen bigger and that woman progressed to have a healthy baby.

I am still told to just rest and take it as easy as possible and drink lots of fluids.

Next appointment is next week, will keep you all posted. Please continue to pray that the baby is a fighter and that my body heals the hemorrhage soon.

Cautiously Expecting #2

We found out we are expecting #2 on Labor Day.......we are very excited! This is the most recent ultrasound picture taken at 12 weeks 3 days.

Baby at 10 weeks with the Subchorionic Hemorrhage to the right of the babies head.

Baby at 8 weeks.

So needless to say we are cautiously expecting #2. Two weeks ago, while I was 10 weeks 6 days pregnant I was sitting at my desk and started getting pretty bad cramps/gas pains. Then about 30 minutes later I just started gushing blood. I thought it was over! I went to my doctors a few hours later expecting the worse and was told that the baby was still doing good and had a good strong heart beat and was still measuring perfectly. Kris and I were in shock, how could I bleed so much and still have the baby be okay? I was diagnosed with a SCH (Subchorionic Hemorrhage) which is where the placenta detaches slightly from the uterus. The hematoma/blood clot/hemorrhage is very near to my cervix which is creating an exit for the blood. I was told that I would have a 50/50 chance of miscarrying at this time.

Fast forward 6 days. Go back to the doctor for a checkup and to see how/if the bleeding affected the baby. To my surprise I was informed that the baby still looks great with a nice heart beat and perfect growth.

The following day, 11 weeks 6 days pregnant, I had the same feeling as I did the week before and sure enough I started gushing again.

Went to the doctor this past Monday and he says baby still looks good, but the hemorrhage is still there and I will likely continue to bleed as I have approx 1/4 cup of blood left that needs to come out. The doctor said that every week I was able to hold the baby in the better my chances of having a normal pregnancy.

I am 12 weeks 6 days pregnant today and am anticipating to start bleeding again today at some point since Friday's seem to be the days I bleed.

I have not shared this pregnancy nor been open about it until recently as now we are just asking for prayers for this little baby to be a fighter and for my body to reabsorb this blood and heal the hemorrhage.

So at this point we are cautiously optimistic. I am on pelvic rest indefinitely and am on modified bed rest until further notice. I am being monitored by my doctors weekly and will continue to post updates on here. Next appointment is on Tuesday. I will know more then.

Happy Halloween 2009

Owen had a great 3rd Halloween. He went as James from Thomas and Friends. He is very into trains lately and we actually had a hand me down UPS costume for him, however couldn't deny his sweet request when we took him to Halloween USA. Here Owen is with Kris, he was scared of him at first, but then realized it was just his big teddy bear of a dad.

Owen wanted to go trick or treating with his Mee and Pee this year, so they so nicely walked him around for a little while and when he came back he was pooped.

All in all it was a very fun and special day.