Hi there ! I had my little boy 1 month early on March 1st. Leaving my page the way it is for now until I print it off for his baby book. This site was the greatest to have during my pregnancy and I want to remember it always :)

My name is Stephanie and I am pregnant with my second Child. My little boy, Isaac, just turned 2 in January of this year, so I'm gonna have my hands full, but I'm completely ready for it.

This is how my frankie told his friends and family on myspace:

Yes I am going to be a daddy!!! I have so longed to have a family and I couldn't be happier that it happend with me and stephanie!!!!! I love her, Isaac, and our soon to be child!!! My life is totally complete and I am extremely happy!!!!

I love you Steph <3!!!!

The Father of my first baby died when he was only three months old. I never thought I would find love again, but I did, with Frank. Now, only 5 months later, we are having a baby together. Both of us are sooo happy and can't wait to start our family together.

8 Weeks

My Pregnancy Journal :

August 3,2007

Well, I'm not feeling too well this morning. Really nauseous !!! Last pregnancy all I had to do was eat something and I felt better. This time...NO FOOD !!! Can't even think about it. Hopefully it won't last long :)

August 5, 2007

Ok, thought it might be different this time around, but I had my first mood swing yesterday. Poor Frank had to put up with me being a little mean to him, then I thought he was being mean, then I cried because I thought he was mad at me. Wow...hormones !!! So far it's still not nearly as bad as last time though...but there's a long way to go too :)

15 weeks

Thursday, 4 Oct

Well, it's now October and I'm still sick, but starting to get a little better. I will be moving in with my boyfriend at the end of the month. Still have a lot to do. I'm going to try to talk my doctor into giving me another u/s before I leave so maybe I can find out what I'm having soon. Hope everyone is doing great and feeling great too :)

17 weeks

Wednesday, 10 Oct

I had my doctors appointment yesterday. They said it would be too early to have my ultrasound. They like to do them at 20 weeks. So, although my boyfriend is a little disappointed, I am now going to stay in PA until November 10th so that I can have my ultrasound before I go. Other than that everything went good. Heartbeat was strong and I decided not to get the test for downs syndrom. I will love my baby no matter what problems there are. It would just be one more thing I would stress over during pregnancy. Anyone else decide NOT to get that test done ?

Wednesday, 17 Oct

My 20 week appointment is on November 6th and then they will schedule my ultrasound for the following week. If all goes well, I should know whether it's a boy or girl. Wish me luck :)

Wednesday, 7 Nov

Today was my 19 week appointment. All went good...baby is doing really good. They scheduled my ultrasound for the 15th. Frank and I can't wait to see the baby again and hopefully find out wether it's a boy or girl :)
I still have morning sickness. My doctor told me to take a vitamin B-6 and a Unisom sleep pill right before bed. Hopefully that helps. I still have NO desire to have sex AT ALL !!! I feel bad, but it's just not there. I have finally started gaining weight...7 pounds !!! Yikes...in one month. I have gained a lot of weight since having my last baby and I'm not really looking forward to watching the numbers grow :( But, I'll deal with it after the baby is born. Frankie still loves me no matter what, but it would be nice if I could love myself again. Other than that, I will be finally moving in with Frankie the weekend after my ultrasound. Lot of work to do there. I'll let everyone know what I find out next thursday...SO exciting !!!

Wednesday, 14 Nov

Tomorrow is the big day !!! I'm so excited ! Wish it was in the morning instead of afternoon. Shopping spree weekend :)

Thursday, 15 Nov

Very healthy, heart rate 146...perfect, already weighs 1 pound. Tech said that puts me ahead one week, but not to change due date until the doctor tells me to. So exciting : ) Took me a couple seconds to believe, but I knew it before she told us. Frankie, my mom and Isaac went with me...They had never seen an ultrasound before. Me, I knew what to look for and he wasn't being shy at all ! I'm going to try not to shop for him until January, but easier said than done with me :)

23 weeks

Sunday, 2 Dec

Well, I had a bit of a hormonal meltdown last week. Left my boyfriend and everything. Sooo stupid !!! I called him the very next day and appologized. I love him to pieces. Pregnancy does crazy things to your body and your mind. I feel much better about things now. I am getting more and more excited to have our little man here with us. He's kicking so strong now. I can see my belly move, I forgot how cool it is to be pregnant. It feels like the morning sickness is finally starting to go away...Thank God ! My next appointment is on the 4th. Time is just going so fast. Next month I get to start working on the nursery :)

Wednesday, 12 Dec

Today was my appointment at my new doctor in Ohio. Just paperwork for today and then I have another appointment next week. They want to do another ultrasound on tuesday. After the last ultrasound, the PA doctor moved my due date from the 29th to the 20th because of him already being a pound, but I guess this new doctor wants to see for himself. Until then, he is putting my due date at the 31st. I guess I'll know more after next weeks appointment :)

Tuesday, 18 Dec

Well, had my doctors appointment today and now I will go every two weeks. My glucose test is this week too. I have gained another 6 pounds for a total of 16 pounds so far. No ultrasound :( The lady who made my appointment made a mistake. They are keeping my due date at the 29th. Baby's heart rate was 140 and very active ( He was moving all over). They are trying to talk me into have a VBAC but I really don't want to go through labor again. I would much rather have a c-section again. Other than that, everything looked good. Next appointment is on January 8th. Until then...

26 weeks

Wednesday, 9 Jan

Had my doctors appointment yesterday. Everything is going good. Glucose test was 99, which was really good considering how much candy I ate over the holidays. I gained 4 more pounds...up to 20 now. Hope that doesn`t continue. Other than that, heartrate was good and cervix was still closed, so I`m good for another 2 weeks.

Here is what Madame Zaritska predicts for my birth story :

The day you deliver, outside will be hazy. Your baby will arrive in wee hours of the morning .

After a labor lasting approximately 9 hours, your child, a boy, will be born. Your baby will weigh about 7 pounds, 7 ounces, and will be 22 inches long. This child will have dark brown eyes and some blond hair.

We'll see how much she has right. I am supposed to have a boy, but by c-section and I doubt the blonde hair. Oh well, it's just for fun :)

Monday, 28 Jan

Forgot to update from my last appointment, but not much to tell. They were running over an hour behind, so by the time I got to see the doctor, he was in a hurry. Told him that I definatly want another c-section though. I `m hoping that they schedule a date soon, but I `m not sure how that works. I `m getting very anxious now. I just want to have him here already. My next appointment is on Feb. 6th. Time is still flying by. In just a couple days, I can actually say `I `m due next month ` WOW

31 weeks

Thursday, 7 Feb

Had my 32 week apointment yesterday. Everything went good. Gained a total of 23 1/2 pounds so far. Baby was great, head down with his little butt in the air. She gave me meds for my nausea and put me back on my Zoloft. She also said that they will schedule my c-section for around 39 weeks. So, around the 24th. Day or two after Easter. Can `t wait !!!

Tuesday, 12 Feb

All is good. I found my mom an apartment here so that she can be closer to her grandbabies and start a new life. My mom is my best friend and I miss her like crazy. She is only a little over an hour away, but we are so used to seeing each other everyday that the last few months have been so hard. We are her only help in moving, so I would like to get her here before I go in for my c-section. I will be making some trips to help her pack and get organized. The plan is to move her here on March 20th and then my c-section is around the 24th. Busy, Busy 6 weeks. So worth it though :)

Saturday, 23 Feb

My doctors appointment went good the other day. I only gained one pound...puts me at 24 pounds. My c-section `is ` scheduled for March 24th now. I go back in two weeks for an internal and then every week. I have been having lots of contractions and getting really uncomfortable...sometimes even painful. 4 more weeks...I can `t wait :)

March 1st, 2008...4 weeks early

My birth story :Well, I started having contractions in the middle of the night on Feb. 29th. I went to the hospital where they put me on an IV for 6 hours, said I was dehydrated and then sent me home. Next night I woke up with contractions again, but this time they were extremly painful, so...back to the hospital. After about another 6 hours of horrible pain, they decided that they were going to do a c-section. Thank god they did, when they went to pull him out, they found that he was already on his way out, he was stuck in my pelvis. The doctor said he was really stuck, so he has a few bruises on his back and legs from them pulling and I was a little more sore than I would have been. Thank God he `s finally here though and he `s doing great. His name is Camden Michael. He weighed 6lbs 6.4 oz and was 18 1/2 ` long. It `s so good to have him home. I love my boys :)

Monday, 17 Mar

My little boy is now 2 weeks and 2 days old. He is looking bigger to me. His doctors appointment is tomorrow afternoon. I am anxious to see what the doctor thinks. He was spitting up yellow two days last week. The visiting nurse said it was probably stomach acid, so I hope he doesn `t have problems. I started using gas drops and the special colic soothie bottles to help his tummy feel better. Seems to be working. I also swaddle him at his last feeding and he has been sleeping really good. Only getting up once around 3 or 4 am. He `s really a good baby so far. Smiles in his sleep...can `t wait til he does it wen he `s awake. I have lost all of my prego weight. 25-27 pounds so far. I `m still not allowd to excecise yet though. I go back to the doctor on April 11th and then hopefully she `ll give me the OK. I plan on joining a local gym. Frankie and I are getting married May 2, 2009. Gives me a year to get back into shape. I would like to lose 60-70 pounds before then. Wish me luck :)

Friday, October 31, 2008

Tomorrow my little guy will be 8 months old ! He is crawling and pulling himself up now. He started all that about 2 weeks ago. He also has two teeth. He stopped sleeping through the night a few months ago for some reason. He now wakes up once or twice and then gets up for good around 6 am.

My other little man will be three in two months and still hasn't mastered the potty thing yet. We are going to try really hard this week though ! Nothing going on that should interupt !

Frankie and I got married on October 4th and it was such a great day ! Better than I could have ever hoped for ! I am finally happy with my life and can't wait to have the next baby ! We'll be trying again next fall...hoping for a girl, but I love my little guys, so I guess it doesn't really matter either way !

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