Happy Birthday Erin!

Happy 4th Birthday Newt! We love you! I remember the day you were born! What a very special day! You were born at noon and we called you the "lunch time baby". Dr. Livingston was in so much of a hurry to get to lunch he almost "missed" (dropped) you! That was quite the shock! You were so tiny and thin and now you are so strong and healthy. You amaze me everyday with your kindness toward your little brother. You are so good to him. I am also so surprised by how close you and Kerry have become. It makes me so happy to see you playing so nicely together. Thank you for a wonderful lunch. I love you my little Newt. Mommy

FireFly's first photo

I had my ultrasound done this morning. It was a wonderful experience. Absolutely amazing to see that tiny baby moving all about. Sometimes I forget about the tiny little life growing inside of me - it is a real honor to be able to offer this child both a life and a perfect environment for a few months. I wasn't even sure if I was going to be able to make it to the appointment this morning. As I was getting out of the shower I suddenly felt really dizzy and light headed. I rested for about an hour and then set off for the appointment, I couldn't bear the thought of not knowing if our little bundle of joy was okay. I was a little out of it on the drive down to the ultrasound office but, nothing like earlier in the day. About half way through the examination I started to have the same feeling. The person who was giving me the ultrasound said it was probably due to me lying on my back. He had me turn over on my left side and suddenly I felt much better. He said it was a lack of blood flow due to constricted veins. It made sense. I couldn't wait to get home to share the pictures and the video we received of the baby, it was so exciting. We all say down and watched the video together. Newt was so excited! Kerry wasn't to sure about the whole thing and just kept saying that she hoped it was a girl because she doesn't like brothers! Kyle kept running up to the screen pointing at the baby. Overall, it was a pretty good day. It rained a bit in the morning, which was a nice change to the usual weather. I will try to post the video to You Tube - I think Sean is going to have to show me how since I am not THAT computer savy.

Doctor's Appointment

I had a check up today and all looked well. The doctor did want me to get a detailed ultrasound and blood work ASAP though. It is the ASAP part that makes me concerned. It makes me wonder.... is there something he suspects and is not saying until he has more information. My stats today were weight - 158lbs (I need to double check on this it may have been 151), blood pressure - 120/80 (this is rather on the high side for me - so of course I am freaking out...), and I measured at 28cm. I have my next appointment scheduled on the 30th, I am hoping Sunflower will be able to make it to this appointment with me, it bothers me to have to go alone... But, the thought of bring the kids to the appointment today was even more daunting. Can you image 3 kids (5,3,1) waiting in an OB office... oh and he was running about an hour late! So, I had all of the blood work done today including the glucose test (which I despise! But, on the bright side - at least it was only the one hour test!). The results will be sent to the doctor's office by Tuesday. And of course I am going to call and bug them just to be sure everything is okay. I called the ultrasound office and have an appointment for tomorrow at 9:30am. It is supposed to be a detailed ultrasound, so hopefully I will get some piece of mind tomorrow. As so now, I am off to try to get a little sleep before tomorrow's appointment - since the alarm will be going off in four hours. :)