My name is Tara and I am 25 years old, I am happily married to the love of my life and on Jan 31st 2008 we had our first baby (the full birth story is in my blogs). Our daughters name is Aurora and I am so lucky to be her Mommy ;o)

I have been a member of this site since I was 10 weeks pregnant with Aurora but have started a new profile. My Husband and I were expecting a second baby this spring but saddly we ended up loosing the pregnancy and so I wanted a new page for a fresh start.

Aurora is currently 7 months old and changes so much each and every day. You always hear people say "they grow so fast" but you never truly understand it until you become a parent yourself. I once heard a quote that said "having a baby is like giving your heart legs" and I truly believe that the love you have for your child is like no other I have ever known.

I look forward to each new day with her and once I have healed from this loss I will also be excited to TTC and start the pregnancy journey all over again ;o)

Update : On Nov. 16th one cycle after our loss my Husband and I found out we were expecting again. Our due date is July 25th 2009 and we could not be any happier.

~ Aurora ~

** Me and My Princess **

Our Family

The pix below are from Christmas in July '08

Getting ready for Aurora's first Halloween

This video is priceless I just love her giggle!!

Pregnancy # 2

We found out we were pregnant on Nov. 16th 2008.

We had our first u/s at 8 weeks along 12/12/08 the baby had a steady heart rate of 164. (photo in photo section)

Our second u/s was 12/29/08 we were 10 weeks along then the heart rate was 164 again.

Our 3rd u/s the first trimester screening was Jan 12th 2009. The results for the u/s and blood work all came back with great news and a 1/1600 chance for down syndrome. The baby was so active it was adorable. There is a picture of the baby sucking his/her thumb in my photo section. The heart rate was 142.

My first OB visit was Jan 23rd 2009. The baby's heart rate was 144 and all of the prenatal blood work was perfect. My OB (who I love, she is such a great support.) talked about an induction early July. Since I suffer from a pregnancy condition that causes your pelvis to split making it impossible to walk. She will induce me when she is on call which will be amazing as when I was induced with my daughter she was away. Our next appointment will be Feb 20th which may also be the day of our next u/s we are going to try and hold off on finding out about the sex.. but we will see if we can stay strong lol

Feb 20th- We had an OB appointment today. I was happy to report I was able to feel the baby moving around. It is so exciting because with Aurora I had an anterior placenta so I was unable to feel her move until 20 something weeks. The heart rate was between 130-140BPM. My anatomy scan is booked for March 9th 3 days after my Husbands 27th birthday.

March 9th- We had our anatomy scan today and I am happy to report all is well! The baby is measuring on time has no health concerns and is moving about like crazy! We were also excited to find out we are expecting a baby BOY!!!! We are both very happy about that news as we already have a beautiful princess so now we will have the experience of adding a prince into our family ;o) The tech was really nice and showed us the baby moving around and opening and closing his mouth. It is really crazy to think how fast this pregnancy is flying by. I have added a picture from the scan to the photo section on my profile. I have another OB visit on March 20th.


My Belly with my Baby boy @ 21 weeks 5 days.

March 20th 2009- We had an OB visit today. Our little Prince's heart rate was 135 and everything is going perfectly. We talked about our induction again today. It is very exciting to think its less then 18 weeks away since I will be induced 2-3 weeks early and it is 18 weeks until our official due date. I will be induced due to a pregnancy condition called symphysis pubis dysfunction (SPD). It is extremely painful and makes it insanely hard to walk and while pregnant with my daughter I had the same condition and was on bed rest for months and finally induced the last day of my 37th week. This pregnancy is flying by for me I can't believe I have one montly OB appointment left and then we start going every 2 weeks!!!!



Above are picture's of the big sister to be with my 25 (almost 26) week belly ;o) I can't believe how quickly this second pregnancy has gone it's just crazy! I have an OB visit Friday so I will update more then.
My OB visit on Friday went really well the baby is measuring on time and the heart rate is perfect ;o) I will plan my induction at my next visit!! YAY!



The above photos are from my 28 week 3D u/s (May 2nd 2009). It was such an amazing experience. I had 2 done with my daughter so I had been very much looking forward to having one done this pregnancy ;o) Our little prince was so adorable, he played with his hands and feet and smiled at us!!! He is perfect in every way and a very handsome little man. It was also 100% confirmed that he is indeed a little boy LOL. There are more pictures including these ones in the photo section of my profile.

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