Sunday, November 27, 2011
Friday, November 18, 2011
Thought I would check back in this week. I am off of bed rest, as of last Tuesday and am so glad to be out of the house and living life as usual (sort of). We had a doctor appointment Tuesday morning and that went alright. The doctor said we still have about a 30% chance of losing the baby, and what I am experiencing is something they call a Threatened Abortion. Nice terminology huh? Ugh, I wanted to like cry just hearing him say this stuff to me, but I didn't. He remembered Kyla and her delivery and the shock of her arm...at the end of the appointment he gave me a hug and that's why I like him. He knows what we have already been through and the stress we are going through now. It's definitely scary knowing that at any moment for at least 4 more weeks my baby could just all of a sudden you know...we could lose the baby and I could be anywhere... I try not to think about this too much because I trust that once again God has something in store for us. I am pretty sure this little baby is going to make it. As soon as I found out I was pregnant I put in a prayer request at church for them to be praying for a healthy baby and healthy pregnancy. This was on a Sunday and the following Wednesday I got a phone call from a Pastor at the church letting me know that they would be praying for me, our family and the baby. Now people who talk crap about large churches, what do you think about that? I have gone to small churches that wouldn't be that quick to call and discuss prayer requests with their church members. I just feel like there are so many people praying for this baby, including myself, and my Husband and this is just another one of those deals. I have always felt that life hasn't been a piece of cake for me...and it really hasn't... but like I have always believed, I think there is a reason for that. So to make a long story short, if we can make it to 10 weeks, the risk of losing the baby will go down to 2%. I am 10 weeks in about 3.5 weeks. Not too much longer.
Kyla on the other hand has been doing amazingly well. She literally shocks me with how smart she is on almost a daily basis. Her memory is like weird good, she is now saying her ABC's up until the letter G and the things she says just crack us up. Last night we went out to dinner at sort of a nicer restaurant and the kid now plays a like peek-a-boo game with armie. The peek-a-boo game consists of her pulling her armie inside her shirt, lifting up her shirt and poking it out by her belly, then pulling it back in and poking armie out her sleeve...then pulling it in and pulling her shirt up and sticking armie out by her belly...the entire time she is doing this she is having a great time, just thinks it's hilarious. Well last night she starts doing this at the restaurant and I'm like "Kyla put your shirt down!!!" and of course my Husband is just cracking up and egging her on. UGH.... I'm sure people are already watching her and to top that off she decides to put on a show for them. LOL.
We go in a little over a week for an ultrasound...make sure baby is still alive. Talk about stress, right? I'll be nervous for that one. One thing though, I know without any doubt that whatever happens is God's plan and I don't doubt what he has planned for me. I can rest in knowing that.
Kyla on the other hand has been doing amazingly well. She literally shocks me with how smart she is on almost a daily basis. Her memory is like weird good, she is now saying her ABC's up until the letter G and the things she says just crack us up. Last night we went out to dinner at sort of a nicer restaurant and the kid now plays a like peek-a-boo game with armie. The peek-a-boo game consists of her pulling her armie inside her shirt, lifting up her shirt and poking it out by her belly, then pulling it back in and poking armie out her sleeve...then pulling it in and pulling her shirt up and sticking armie out by her belly...the entire time she is doing this she is having a great time, just thinks it's hilarious. Well last night she starts doing this at the restaurant and I'm like "Kyla put your shirt down!!!" and of course my Husband is just cracking up and egging her on. UGH.... I'm sure people are already watching her and to top that off she decides to put on a show for them. LOL.
We go in a little over a week for an ultrasound...make sure baby is still alive. Talk about stress, right? I'll be nervous for that one. One thing though, I know without any doubt that whatever happens is God's plan and I don't doubt what he has planned for me. I can rest in knowing that.
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Fun Stuff
Sooo some news.... my Hubby and I are expecting baby #2. Kyla is about to become a big Sister! I am really excited for her. I am only about 4 - 6 weeks along, so not much, but we should have another baby by early July, 2012. I have been thinking about having 2 babies and honestly I somewhat think "what in the heck am I doing?" LOL....let's be honest, babies are a lot of work, they are your entire world, but they also are so rewarding. Looking back, life without kids was so self-centered and so boring. My Hubby and I had kind of planned to try for another baby in October and honestly up until October I wasn't ready, but as soon as October hit, I was open to the idea. I thought about Kyla being an only child and that was definately something we did not want for her. This sibling is more for her than for me, I want her to have someone she can be close with growing up and someone who will be there for her after we are gone...of course let's hope that will be a while from now, but seeing her play around the house, she is so bored and she needs a little friend! She will have that soon and I think she will be a really good helper. She actually is so funny...she is a little cleaner...if she spills her milk she runs to the kitchen to get a towel and wipes it up, or she grabs a kleenex and wipes it up. As soon as she comes in the house she takes her jacket off, runs to the closet and puts it in the closet, along with her shoes. If she drops some of her food on the food while she is eating, she will squak and won't eat until I clean it up. She's a pretty good girl and I think she'll be a little Mama to this baby.
On that note, I have been having some complications with this baby and am currently on bed rest. UGH...really not fun at all. I'm supposed to do at least 7 more days of it until my Doctor gets back in town next week but I don't know if I can last that long. As soon as I got to work last Thursday and walked from the parking lot, up 2 flights of stairs and into my cubicle, I hemorrhaged. This was not fun...I was pretty much freaking out at work and as soon as I saw what was going on, I grabbed my stuff and left. I figured I was loosing the baby and of course didn't want that to happen while I was at work. I did blood work Thursday to test hormone levels and was supposed to go back in Saturday to do more blood work, but I didn't. Instead I asked for an ultrasound on Friday and at first the intern ultrasound tech couldn't find anything. We thought baby was gone, but then he went to get his instructor to see if she could find anything. Right away she found baby and baby's heart was beating, 111 beats/minute which is a tad bit slow but I guess this is normal for how early the pregnancy is. So that was a huge relief. My Hubby and I have been so stressed the past few days. It is so weird, like having a child already, even if your only like 4 weeks pregnant or whatever, you still have another heart beating inside of you and that little bitty thing will someday be a 2-year old running around the house squealing.
Yesterday morning we finally got in to talk to a doctor and spent 4 hours between that appointment and doing blood work/other tests and getting my RhoGAM shot at the hospital. 5 vials of blood drawn, 1 pee test and 1 RhoGAM shot in the butt and I got to go home. I was so tired....I am already having some morning sickness, not puking yet, thank goodness, but I'm sure that's not too long from now. I had to do the RhoGAM shot, which I do not like yesterday because my blood is negative and my Husband's is positive and since I am already experiencing some bleeding, if the two mix, my body will start forming antibodies against the baby and attack it....if this is left untreated (not getting the shot) for like 70 hours, then there is nothing that can be done...my body would basically just kill the baby because it see's it as something foreign that isn't supposed to be there. The blood work I did tested to see if my baby was already making antibodies and it wasn't, so then I got the RhoGAM shot, which this is the same shot that I did a ton of research on when I had to get it when I was pregnant with Kyla and paid $100 out of pocket to get the safest version out there, HyperRho. Well I could've had HyperRho overnighted to me and got it today, but the doctor didn't want to wait any longer and I didn't really want to either, so I risked the mercury that is in the shot (even though they say there is none) and not as much purification process of the blood that makes up the shot and just got it. Anyway that is a lot of info., but I also have a new Manager that started this week and I haven't been there. Horrible timing as far as that is concerned. I am hoping this baby will be healthy and not have any issues and the rest of the pregnancy will go well. I've been taking my prenatal vitamins since the day after I found out I was pregnant so I'm doing everything I can to grow a healthy baby! Anyhow, so that's what's been going on. I can't lift Kyla anymore and so we changed her crib into a toddler bed just a few days ago. I thought for sure she would be getting in and out all night, that we would find her asleep on her bedroom floor, that she wouldn't take her naps, she would be jumping off her bed onto the floor constantly, but none of this has happened, she is such a good little girl, just goes to bed and stays in her bed until we come get her. Love her so much. By the way, I've decided that doing this 2 times is plenty. I don't think there will be anymore babies. Too much stress and worry involved, and feeling crappy! Two little chickens is good for me. :) This body is not made to make babies, let me tell ya!! Women who say it is a wonderful experience, nothing better in the world....ummm no, they are just plain crazy.
On that note, I have been having some complications with this baby and am currently on bed rest. UGH...really not fun at all. I'm supposed to do at least 7 more days of it until my Doctor gets back in town next week but I don't know if I can last that long. As soon as I got to work last Thursday and walked from the parking lot, up 2 flights of stairs and into my cubicle, I hemorrhaged. This was not fun...I was pretty much freaking out at work and as soon as I saw what was going on, I grabbed my stuff and left. I figured I was loosing the baby and of course didn't want that to happen while I was at work. I did blood work Thursday to test hormone levels and was supposed to go back in Saturday to do more blood work, but I didn't. Instead I asked for an ultrasound on Friday and at first the intern ultrasound tech couldn't find anything. We thought baby was gone, but then he went to get his instructor to see if she could find anything. Right away she found baby and baby's heart was beating, 111 beats/minute which is a tad bit slow but I guess this is normal for how early the pregnancy is. So that was a huge relief. My Hubby and I have been so stressed the past few days. It is so weird, like having a child already, even if your only like 4 weeks pregnant or whatever, you still have another heart beating inside of you and that little bitty thing will someday be a 2-year old running around the house squealing.
Yesterday morning we finally got in to talk to a doctor and spent 4 hours between that appointment and doing blood work/other tests and getting my RhoGAM shot at the hospital. 5 vials of blood drawn, 1 pee test and 1 RhoGAM shot in the butt and I got to go home. I was so tired....I am already having some morning sickness, not puking yet, thank goodness, but I'm sure that's not too long from now. I had to do the RhoGAM shot, which I do not like yesterday because my blood is negative and my Husband's is positive and since I am already experiencing some bleeding, if the two mix, my body will start forming antibodies against the baby and attack it....if this is left untreated (not getting the shot) for like 70 hours, then there is nothing that can be done...my body would basically just kill the baby because it see's it as something foreign that isn't supposed to be there. The blood work I did tested to see if my baby was already making antibodies and it wasn't, so then I got the RhoGAM shot, which this is the same shot that I did a ton of research on when I had to get it when I was pregnant with Kyla and paid $100 out of pocket to get the safest version out there, HyperRho. Well I could've had HyperRho overnighted to me and got it today, but the doctor didn't want to wait any longer and I didn't really want to either, so I risked the mercury that is in the shot (even though they say there is none) and not as much purification process of the blood that makes up the shot and just got it. Anyway that is a lot of info., but I also have a new Manager that started this week and I haven't been there. Horrible timing as far as that is concerned. I am hoping this baby will be healthy and not have any issues and the rest of the pregnancy will go well. I've been taking my prenatal vitamins since the day after I found out I was pregnant so I'm doing everything I can to grow a healthy baby! Anyhow, so that's what's been going on. I can't lift Kyla anymore and so we changed her crib into a toddler bed just a few days ago. I thought for sure she would be getting in and out all night, that we would find her asleep on her bedroom floor, that she wouldn't take her naps, she would be jumping off her bed onto the floor constantly, but none of this has happened, she is such a good little girl, just goes to bed and stays in her bed until we come get her. Love her so much. By the way, I've decided that doing this 2 times is plenty. I don't think there will be anymore babies. Too much stress and worry involved, and feeling crappy! Two little chickens is good for me. :) This body is not made to make babies, let me tell ya!! Women who say it is a wonderful experience, nothing better in the world....ummm no, they are just plain crazy.
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Woman Who Lost Her Hands and Feet Receives Double Hand Transplant
Woman Who Lost Her Hands and Feet Receives Double Hand Transplant: A young woman who lost her hands and feet to an infection about four years ago is recuperating after undergoing a double hand transplant. “The patient is doing extremely well,” said Dr. L. Scott Levin who led the team of doctors. “She’s progressing very well through...
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