July 7, 2007

Well we are now 7wks along and went for our 2nd u/s. GOOD NEWS!!! They both have good heartbeats and are good sizes. Still cautiously optimistic...I've had some spotting and bleeding, doc says it's b/c baby b placenta is not fully attached so there is still a chance of losing baby b. But for now things seem good, last week baby b didn't have a heartbeat.

July 21, 2007

Hello all. We went in yesterday for an u/s and everything looks really good. Both babies are thriving and the spotting that I had a few weeks ago has since stopped now that baby b's placenta has attached to my uterus properly. We have 2 strong heartbeats and the doctor says they look great. So far my pregnancy has been good my major problem is dizziness, as long as I am sitting or standing I get dizzy...the only solution is to lay down with my eyes closed and of course I fall asleep. Other than that gassy sour stomach (can anyone say TUMS). I feel so blessed to be carrying these two little miracles and feel pretty decent. My next appt. is next week with my OB, this will be my first full prenatal exam (my other doc is an RE and he is satisfied with my progress so I have been sent to my OB for care). Wish me luck!!!

July 25, 2007

Well I am very sad to say that I one of my little angels did not make it, the heart stopped beating over the weekend and there has been no growth. I don't know what happened, on Friday I had a scan at my RE's office and everything looked good...Monday I went for an appt with my OB and he could not find the second baby's heartbeat. I went to see a perinatologist today and it has been confirmed that there is no heartbeat. The other baby is doing well thus far...very active. I am just praying that nothing happens to the remaining baby I don't know how I would deal with that.

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Well nothing really new to report just that I am feeling better and focusing on the arrival of the baby that I am still belssed to be carrying. It all still seems so surreal. Through all of the drama I still don't "FEEL" like I am pregnant (except for the occasional nausea). I guess when I can feel this little on jumping around inside it'll really sink in. I am getting a bit pudgy around the waist though which is cool. I'll take pics over the weekend to post.

October 4, 2007

Well Let me try this again!!!

I updated my page on Monday 10/1 but somehow when I logged on today all of my additions are missing (that sucks). Anyway, things have been pretty good since last I posted. The baby is growing nicely and all of my tests results have yielded good news. Went to see my OB on 9/24 and all checked out well, so good that I don't have to see him for another month...this is the longest that I've gone without having to see a doctor. In the meantime I went for a level II sonogram on Monday but I have to go back because the baby was tto busy breakdancing and kickboxing to cooperate so the tech could not get the measurements that she needed to complete their assessment. She did tell me that the baby weighs about 14 oz. so I'm thinking that when I go back on the 15th we should be at least a full pound.

There has been much speculation about what this baby will be, according to all of the old wives tales that my mom and other female relatives came up with this baby is a boy. My hubby insists he is having a son...Well the Dr. B says that hubby and the old wives are wrong IT'S A GIRL!!! which I confirmed when I went for level II sono. I can't wait to feel her moving around, Dr. B said in another week or so I'll know for a fact that it's the baby moving and not gas.

Well until next post you ladies have happy and healthy pregnancies!!!

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October 15, 2007

Well we went to day to repeat the 2o week scan ( I am now 21 wk 5d) and all is well. The baby is growing nicely...she weighs about one pound now. The sono tech was great she explained everything in detail showing us everything that she was looking at and explaining why. As usual the baby was moving quite a bit. I can now feel her moving around in there most of the time. Once I sit or lay down she begins baby acrobatics. If youare patient enough you can feel her move on the outside too if you put your hand on my belly and wait. When she decides to change postions I can feel her twisting and turning and you can see it from the outside also...looks like a scene from the movie Aliens. Well that's all for now ta-ta and have happy and healthy pregnancies.

November 9, 2007

Things have been going pretty well lately, no major issues. The baby is temperamental...she moves for me but the moment anyone else tries to feel her moving she stops. Her activity has been off and on lately so much so that I went to the doctor for an emergency visit last week. In addition to decreased movement from the baby my appetite was suddenly next to nothing and when I did eat it didn't stay down. That concerned me quite a bit because I have not had morning sickness throughout this entire pregnancy and now I start to throw-up (though still with no nausea just sudden and unexpected vomiting). In addition to all of that I started having mild contractions, nothing regular, no established pattern but definitely contracting. The doctor checked me out and said that everything was fine just to make sure I eat because the less I eat the less the baby will move. After about 4 days things settled down. On Monday 11/5/07 I went for my glucose tolerance test...It wasn't as bad as everyone made it out to be. The drink tastes like a really flat soda. BUT it made me feel crappy for about half an hour while I waited to have my blood drawn. for those of you who did not go when you do go take someone with you just in case you are in no condition to go home alone afterward...you don't know how your body is going to react to that much sugar being pumped into it all at once, and when you finally do come down from your sugar high (a few hours later) you are probably going to crash...HARD!!! I slept for hours...the best sleep I've had in a long time. Anyway I will get the results of my test on Monday the 12th, wish me well.

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December 4, 2007

Well today I went to see my OB for yet another unscheduled appt. I like many of you have been experiencing Braxton-Hicks but over the weekend they got pretty bad. They were much stronger, more frequent and more uncomfortable than usual...so much so that they woke me out of my sleep at one point. I called my Dr. and was told to come in. Amira is doing well, bouncing around and growing well. When he did an internal exam he discovered that my cervix has shortened a bit...not too much but enough to be concerned about so needless to say I've been told to stay off of my feet and that he does not want me traveling back and forth to work anymore (on account of the dizzy spells I am prone to esp. while driving). While it's great that I don't have to go to work the thought of being on house arrest (which is what I am) sucks. My job has a very liberal sick leave policy but the drawback is that they monitor us while we are on sick leave...we need permission to go out of residence unless they issue a pass which they won't because of the reason why I am out sick. Oh well I'm sure I will manage I need to rest anyway I have had so many aches and pains lately...my hips feel as though they are separating from my body making walking very difficult.

Most importantly Amira is doing well and growing at a good rate. She now weighs about 2lb. 10oz. which is right on target. As for me I've managed to gain 7lbs. in 3 weeks (UUGGHHH!!!). I go to they dr. every 2 weeks now so God willing all will go well and Amira will come when her little body is ready to take on the big bad world without medical assistance.

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Well today is my last day in week 30...WOW in hindsight this pregnancy is going by so quickly. We went to visit the Dr. today and all was just perfect. This is the first time since I've been pregnant that I have not had a sonogram but I am not complaining because that just means that Amira is doing really well. She was nice and quiet until the Dr. put the doppler on to listen to her heart that's when she tried to kick the sensor off of my stomach, Dr. B was quite amused. She also kept kicking him as he did an external exam to check for her position and size. I am still on modified bedrest but that's ok I've been managing. Truth be told I really can't walk around for more than 30 minutes at a time (on a good day) without lots of pelvic pain and BH contractions. In the meantime we are preparing for the holidays and making room for baby. I have an extra bedroom in the house that I currently own but I am not setting up Amira's nursery because we are in the process of buying another house and are due to close in about a month (I know we are pushing it). Once we close on the new house we are going to set things up how we want it before we move in so before Amira is ready to leave her bassinett by my bed and start sleeping in her crib in her nursery we will be settled in. Well until next time ladies have healthy pregnancies and happy babies!!!

December 19, 2007

WELL it's 3:00am and I just got home...What began as a great day ended on a sorrowful note. I know that not everyone here loves or even likes cats but I had my cat for 6 years, since he was 8 weeks old, and I loved him very much. Just before midnight my cat Midnight vomited. I figured no big deal hairball or something but then he got up and ran downstairs. When I went downstairs I heard him yowling as if he was in pain and saw him laid pron on the floor. When he tried to get up to walk he was unable to move his hindlegs. I jump on the internet to search for a 24 hour vet in my area. As I searched my sister tells me that his front legs stopped working too. Finally I find an emergency vet and was told to bring him right in. On the 30 minute ride to the vet my poor Midnight yowled in pain. When we finally arrived they take him in the back to examine him. After a while I am told to come into an exam room to consult with the vet. When I walked into the room and didn't see my Midnight I felt that it was not good but I'm thinking he'll stay for a few days and I'll receive a hefty bill when it was all said and done.

The vet comes in and proceeds to tell me that Midnight has a heart murmur which somehow caused a blood clot that came loose and lodged in one of his arteries which restricted blood flow to his limbs and that he was in so much pain because his tissues were dying form lack of oxygen.

Long story short I ended up having to sign my Midnight's death warrant and have him euthanised. I know that there is nothing that I could've done to prevent this from happening but I was by no means prepared not to have Midnight come home anymore. I am going to miss him dearly ever since I've been pregnant he has been my protector. When I wake up throughout the night for bathroom runs he was always right there with me. No matter how long I stayed up he followed me around the house until I went to bed.

Thanks to anyone who took the time to read this ... my husband is at work during this whole ordeal and I needed a venue to air my grief.

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January 4, 2008




Well Happy New Year to all of you (yeah I'm a few days late but hey). We went to see Dr. B on Wednesday 1/2/08 and all is well. He said that Amira is doing well and that she weighs about 4 and a half pounds (be external exam...no sonogram). I've been having contractions lately, the frequency has decreased but the intensity has definitely increased. I asked about it and the Dr. said no pattern no problem so I won't worry too much about that right now.

My Baby Shower is coming up on the 12th. I am getting excited about it but at the same time I think to myself who am I to expect people to bring me a whole bunch of stuff for my baby? I know it's probably just the pregnancy hormones. I have had family members of mine threaten bodily harm to me if I didn't wait until after the shower to buy stuff. I've already purchased a few things (travel system, bassinet, some clothing) but I have stopped and will wait. The reason for me buying the travel system and bassinet is because I had to order the ones that I wanted via the internet (not sold in stores) so I couldn't register for it. I am one who wants what she wants so instead of putting people through a whole ordeal I got it myself AND it came today along with packages filled with baby stuff from out of town relatives who won't be able to make it to the shower.

I can't wait until we close on our new house so that I can finally get to work on Amira's nursery. She'll be in my room in her bassinet for the first few months so I won't stress out about it too much. We are not scheduled to close until Feb 1 so we are REALLY pushing it. I figured since we have not sold this house yet we'll stay here and comfortable while we fix up the new house but GOD I PRAY THAT SOMEBODY BUYS MY HOUSE!!!!

Otherwise things have been good. We are adjusting to life without Midnight. It was hard to get rid of his things but we had to. The majority of it was donated so at least it'll get put to good use.

Until next time have Healthy Pregnancies Safe Deliveries and Happy Babies!!!

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January 16, 2007

Amira and I went to the Dr. today and all is well. He did an external exam and said that she is a good size (not too big) and then he took the Group B Strep culture. I've been having weird aches and pains to ask him about such as: 1) My rectum has been very sore (sorry if tmi) and it makes it VERY painful to pass gas or go to the bathroom, 2) My vaginal bones hurt, 3) My hips feel as though they are going to fall out of the socket when I walk especially if I have to navigate a flight of stairs. Needless to say I got the same answer to all of my complaints...The way the baby is positioned is the cause of all of my discomfort. Good news is she is still head down. My Dr. congratulated me for making it to 35 weeks (he had his doubts) and said that all looks well. I am now scheduled to go to see him every week from now until delivery.

My Baby Shower was on Saturday and I must say that I am truly Blessed to have the friends and family that I do because they truly went above and beyond to make it a special day for us. There were people there that I'd not seen since college (about 10 years ago) and yet my girlfriend got in touch with them and they came. Family members also traveled from far and wide to attend. They also celebrated my birthday (which was yesterday). People were so very generous...Like I said BLESSED!!!

Until next time ladies have healthy pregnancies and healthier babies.

January 23, 2008

We went to our now weekly dr. appt. and I am so happy and blessed to be able to say that all is going well. First and foremost my GBS culture came back negative YEAH!!! Also, the Dr. did a sonogram to measure the baby and now weighs 5 and a half pounds. I was so happy to hear that I really want to have a little peanut hopefully she'll be 7 pounds or less when she is born. The Dr. did not do an internal exam since there are no obvious signs of labor. The sonogram showed that Amira has dropped but she has not yet engaged. I am still having contractions and they are stronger than before but not more frequent. I am praying that Amira stays in here until at least Feb. 5...We are scheduled to close on our new house on Feb. 4th and I truly believe it will be easier to handle that pregnant than with a brand new nursing baby. Anytime after we finish signing away our lives at the closing if fine with me besides I really would like to enjoy the Superbowl on the 3rd. We go back to the Dr. next week so until the ladies have healthy pregnancies and healthier babies.

January 31, 2008

Yesterday we went for our now weekly Dr. appointment. Everything is coming along well. Amira is thriving and as usual she kicked the doppler as the Dr. listened to her heartbeat. Dr. B performed the dreaded internal exam (it wasn't as bad as last time) and said that I am 1 cm dilated but everything is still high and tighso he doesn't see anything significant happening before my next appointment which of course is next Wed. I was glad to hear that...I've got very important things to do on Monday and I literally cannot afford for this baby to come before then. Like I said last week once we are done signing our lives away then Amira can do what she wants. Aside from that it's been a pretty uneventful week...I am ffinally sleeping a bit better so I have been taking full advantage of that in fact it is nap time now so until next time...Later!

February 6, 2008

Quite a bit has happened this week. We finally closed on the house so now the real fun begins...cleaning, painting (picking colors *UGH), etc. but of course since I am very pregnant and uncomfortable things are being done at a very reduced rate. We went to the Dr. today as scheduled and things are starting to move along. When I got into the exam room I told the Dr. that Amira's movements have suddenly and drastically decreased the past 2 days, with that info he decided to do an ultrasound to check my fluid levels and said that they are borderline so as a result he wants me to go to L&D on Friday morning for a NST. Depending on the results of the NST I will either be induced this weekend or I will see him back in his office on Monday. He also did an internal exan and said that I am 1-2 cm dilated, my cervix is thinning and that her head is way down (her head is so low that he had trouble seeing it when he did the ultrasound). He believes that she may come within the next week on her own if I am not induced this weekend. I have SOOOOO much to do at the new house so I don't know if I am ready to have her just yet BUT I am SOOOOO Happy that she waited until after the closing was complete before She decided to scoot way down in my pelvis in preparation for her Grand Entry. For now I will continue to walk around looking and feeling like a crippled penguin. Until next time....

February 8, 2008

Well today we went for the NST ordered by my Dr. on wednesday. The NST was a breeze, Amira is doing just fine in there. Her heartbeat is strong and her movement is very good. then they checked my fluid levels. As suspected it was on the low side of adequate. They called my Dr. with the results and as a result I was tranported from L&D to the antenatal unit for a more detailed scan. Once I was done there I was taken back to L&D and my Dr. came to talk to me. I was told that though the amniotic fluid is on the low side there was more than they anticipated (gotta love the high-tech machines in the antenatal unit) and that I should be fine until at least Wed. and since my next office visit is scheduled for Monday I was allowed to go home...exact words were run while you can...but before I was released I was checked for further dilation, nothing new there still 1-2 with a thinning cervix. I am mentally preparing myself for Monday's appt. because I was already told that if my fluid levels decrease any further they I will be induced. As much I want to see and hold my Amira I don't want to be induced...I'd much rather go into labor naturally and since she has been moving down (her head is WAY down in my pelvis) and I have begun to make progress with my cervix thinning and beginning to dilate I hope that I can go into labor on my own. I have alot to do this weekend so maybe just maybe all of the running around will help to jumpstart things. We'll see.

February 15, 2008

Well what started out as a routine Dr. office visit turned into a 4 hour adventure. Went to the office all looked good except that my fluids are running low. She needed a more accurate measurement of my fluid levels so a call was made to the hospital antenatal unit and I was told to head over there right away. The girls at the antenatal unit are so nice...they took me right in and did a more complete scan. My fluid levels are better than originally though BUT baby did not move at all during the exam. The tech tried everything but nothing...this prompted a call to my Dr's office and ultimately a trip to L&D to be monitored via NST. The first 40 minutes on the machine baby barely moved but I guess she woke up or something because for the last 20 minutes she was rockin and rollin in there. My Dr. was on call at the hospital so he came in to check on me and decided that it'll be okay for me to come home BUT I have to go see him in the office on Monday. He's on call all weekend so IF baby decides it's time to make her grand entrance at least my Dr. will be the one to deliver her. If she is not here by Monday Dr. B and I will begin seriously discussing the eviction proceedings.

Tuesday February 26, 2008

Well as you can tell AMIRA IS FINALLY HERE!!!

She was born on the Feb 21st At 6:33am. You can click on my children's tab if you are interested in reading my birth story. All I can say is that GOD IS GOOD and I have Truly been blessed!!!

Tuesday March 25, 2008

Amira is now 1 month old and what a joy this past month has been. I know it sounds cliche but now that she's here I really can't imagine life without her. Having a baby has meant HUGE adjustments in my life, primarily time management issues but I am learning and we are adjusting nicely. I have been awe struck over the past 4 weeks watching how fast my little girl is growing and changing and I am looking forward to our future.

April 15, 2008

What can I say...Motherhood has been good to me. I am truly Blessed! Amira is wonderful, I couldn't have asked God to send me a better daughter. She is growing FAST. Last weigh-in she was 9lb 14oz. She smiles and coos now and her daddy is working on getting her to laugh...she's not there just yet but I have heard a little giggle escape. She has developed a bit of eczema on her face *frowns* The Dr. gave me some cream, I used it as directed when I first got it and it cleared up nice but it's back...with a vengeance. I don't really want to keep using the medication (it contains steroids) especially since the rash does not seem to be bothering Amira at all. I think it bother my husband and I more than it does her. I think I'm gonna give it a few days and see if it starts to clear up on it's own, if not back to the cream. I have no idea what she is allergic to which really bugs me since I am nursing her. I don't know if the eczema is a result of a food allergy via breastmilk or an environmental one...Lord knows my husband and his family are all allergic to everything outside. We go back to the Dr. for her 2 month check next week so I am going to ask if we can try to figure out what allergies she may have.

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May 10, 2008

Amira is such a gift form GOD!!! She is Thriving...I could not have asked for a better baby. She is quite content, not a crier unless something is wrong otherwise she sits peacefully and playfully. She LOVES to talk...as long as you engage her she goes on and on it's great. She is growing well. When we went for her 2 month appotinment (2 weeks ago) she weighed 10lb 7oz and grew to 23 1/4 inches....Amazing in a month she gained 3 pounds and grew 3 inches. She also has pretty good control of her head. I could go on and on and on you know how it is. I pray that all of your babies are thriving I know that they bring you all as much joy as Amira brings to me and hubby.

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June 2, 2008

MOVING DAY IS FINALLY HERE!!!

Those of you who know me may recall that we brought a house way back in February (about 3 weeks before Amira was born) Well we are FINALLY moving in *Big Grin* Why the delay Well between childbirth, recovery, cleaning the place up (having work done on it) and lastly BUT most importantly waiting for my furniture to be delivered ...which by the way took 2 months!!! I can't wait!!!

I have gone back to work *frowning* I tell you that it blows. I wish I could stay home with her BUT I owe...I owe...So off to work I go!!!

Amira continues to thrive. As of last week she weighs 11lb 5oz and is 24 1/4 inches long. She is full of smiles and conversation. Amira is quite the mover...she drags her little body (led by her head) wherever she can and she is becoming quite the roller. I am still nursing her...that's going great but pumping is annoying and does not yield much (gotta find a way to pump more). Well we are off to take more pictures...to be posted later in the week. Take care and God Bless!!!

My 2 Loves...Hubby & Daughter

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