What the doctor ordered.

As many know, there has been some complications towards the end of this pregnancy. I will keep the description short and sweet for those that don't. At 28 weeks I went in for my routine growth ultrasound, and was told they found a blood vessel too close to my cervix in a condition called vasa previa. The blood vessel is not harmful to me, but is to baby girl. They told me I could not have a regular birth, and most importantly I could not allow my water to break or go into labor, for if I did the blood vessel would rupture and would be very dangerous. It was a lot to take in and I had an emotional week after finding out the news.

After realizing it wasn't anything I did wrong and it was not my fault, I felt that I was ready to take this head on. I started attending doctor appts every two weeks and scheduled ultrasounds to check to see if it moved out of the way. Unfortunately at 32 weeks, I found that it was still there and that I would need to start non-stress tests twice a week to check baby's heartbeat and to see if there were any contractions. I've had two tests so far and doctors are happy to see no contractions and heartbeat is a strong 155. Today the doctor ordered a prescription for me to take the next 2 weeks to "quiet" the uterus so that I don't have any small contractions. We want everything to stay calm until 36 weeks when they plan on delivering her c-section.

Everyday I feel it's a new struggle or new news that I didn't expect from the last appt. but I have to look at it as I know Jaris and I are in good hands and are being monitored every 4 days to be sure she's healthy, growing, and staying in there as long as possible. As many know I will be going in at 34 weeks and will be monitored for 2 weeks in the hospital. I'm stressing out about hospital bills, but was told several times it will all be worth it in the end. The "plan" is to keep baby girl comfortable until 36 weeks (June 25th) and then she will make her grand entrance. Although this wasn't what I expected nor do I wish this upon anyone, everyone has their own story...and well this is ours. I couldn't do this without my amazing husband by my side every moment of the day. He truly is my rock and my strength knowing that everything will be ok. Thank you for the continued prayers, we feel so incredibly blessed.

The beginning of a blog

After long thought, I realized that starting a blog would be the perfect way to journal my thoughts and feelings as Jaris and I go through this thing called pregnancy. This will be a great way to write down our experiences in the next month, and to look back on them months, even years from now and know that it was all worth it in the end. This blog is designed to post pictures, thoughts, feelings, ideas, seek advice, and ask for suggestions. They didn't say life would be easy, but they sure as heck said it would be worth it. Looking forward to meeting our baby girl in the next month!

Here are some pictures from our Maternity shoot. We absolutely love them, and can't wait to put them up in our house!