High-risk Consult

John and I headed back to the OB office on the 25th for a high-risk consult due to my Factor V. Since I have a new OB this time around she wanted us to see the high-risk specialist just for good measure. It was pretty cut and dry appointment with the outcome that I won't do anything differently other than fewer ultrasounds (waaaaaah!). I'll do Lovenox injections post-partum for a few weeks and that'll be all.


I go back to the OB on the 13th for another appointment and ultrasound. We are excited to see this sweet babe again!


Overall, I've been feeling about the same. Still pretty nauseated and tired, but taking it one day at a time. One of these days I'll catch up on my belly picture postings to date!

First Prenatal Appointment

John and I ventured to the OB for my first prenatal appointment. It was pretty routine, going through all of the basics. My doctor asked me if I had any concerns to which I replied, “I just need to know my due date.” She laughed and I think she probably thought I was a little crazy. She tried to see the baby with a handheld sonogram but it was too hard to see. Luckily, she pulled some strings and was able to get me a vitality US just down the hall. Yes!!

The appointment with my Doctor ended and we ventured to ultrasound to sneak a peek at our babe. After some measurements it was determined that I am 8 weeks (today) along. Baby’s heartbeat was 164 and was already forming arm and leg buds.

We left the appointments on cloud nine with the realization that this is finally happening. We are so excited!

We were excited to get home to show James the pics of the baby and talk to him about it. He was very excited and immediately pointed to the white little bean shape in the picture that is the baby. He is going to be an awesome brother!

I go back to my OB on February 13th and will see the high risk doctor for a consult due to factor V on the 25th of January.

Keep on growing sweet babe. You are already so loved!!

Baby #2 Update

We are a week out from our new big news and the thought of #2 is slowly sinking in. We shared our news with Boo Boo, Uncle Mikey, and John's Dad's side of the family on Christmas. Everyone is excited! It is eating at me that my family doesn't know yet, but it will be very fun to tell them in person on New Year's weekend we are all together.


From last week my ultrasound appointment is now pushed back. My doctor called me on Thursday to confirm that I am pregnant (HCG jumped from low 200's to upper 600's in 48 hours). She wants me to wait until I see her on the 12th to do an ultrasound. It is eating at me not knowing an official due date yet. But, assuming our calculations are right we are looking at a late August baby!


We are already in the early talks of how we are going to finagle bedrooms in our house (do we move James into the guest room and make a new "big boy room" and keep his room as the "nursery"?...decisions, decisions!). Time will tell...


I've been feeling ok other than some occasional nausea and feeling tired. I will say that now baby #2 gives me an extra excuse to nap with James on the weekends and I do not mind at all! We are getting excited and just pray that all goes smoothly.

Here we go again!

Well, just when I think life couldn't possibly throw us any more curve balls, God continues to surprise us in wondrous ways!


Back story: We had been planning on a second child for a few months now. After some failed attempts and frustration I established care with a new doctor (my old OB with James left her practice and moved). Upon establishing care at my appointment on December 15th and talking through some things, my doctor suggested we do some testing then plan for "Clomid" since I'm likely not ovulating. So, I left and went on my merry way to talk through all of the madness with John.


Then comes the weekend- spent mostly trying to comfort James who was sick and needed extra TLC. We discovered Sunday, 12/17 that he has pneumonia.


Monday, December 18th I stayed home with James to take care of him. I spent a large part of my morning juggling him, work and trying to get future fertility appointments scheduled. After much frustration and a trip to the doctor with James I had all of my future appointments set.


Here comes the funny part....


I don't know what truly prompted me to take a pregnancy test, but I randomly thought my right boob hurt so I thought, "what the heck, might as well!" (I had also stocked up on ovulation kits and pregnancy tests over the weekend preparing for the fertility madness- jokes on me!!). In that moment I chuckled as it was instantly positive. I texted John immediately who shared his humor and was not a bit surprised. I peed on 3 more sticks before I finally convinced myself I was pregnant (FYI- they were all positive).


The funnier part comes when I had to call back the OB fertility nurse and tell her I was pregnant. haha! We both had a good chuckle. She said my doctor wanted me to get labs asap- so since James refused to nap I drug him along with me.


My nurse called me this morning and said I am indeed pregnant. I will get more labs done tomorrow (12/20) to confirm even more and will get an ultrasound done on the 29th to confirm a due date since my cycles were all over the board.


We are ecstatic and are ready for the journey ahead! When I asked James during bath last night if he wanted a baby at our house, he replied, "YES!".


So now the adventure begins!