Newest Update

Just thought it was time to update, so much has changed in the past few weeks. I am now in the Women's Hospital, and will more than likely be here til Toby makes his appearance. My cervix had began to funnel past the stitch of my cerclage, and was much shorter than it had been. I was admitted on June 30th, and when I had my repeat ultrasound on Tuesday the 7th, the funneling was gone and my cervical length had gone up quite a bit. Dr. Fitzpatrick decided that staying here is the safest thing for Toby, so I am in for the long haul. I have a growth check on Toby this coming Tuesday, and am hoping for him to be about 2 pounds. My shower is in 9 days, and I am getting super excited to see everbody!!

Hugs,
Donna

Update time

I guess its time for an update, things have been going ok I guess. Still on bedrest, cervix is still funneled all the way to the stitch. Toby is doing fine, he now weighs 1 lb 4oz. I go back to the perinatologist Tuesday, and he will decide if he is going to put me in the hospital on bedrest or if I will get to stay home for another week. I am now on Procardia, which is a blood pressure medicine that also keeps me from having contractions. Keep us in your prayers and we will keep you posted. I have added some new u/s pics, so enjoy!!

Hugs,
Donna

15 weeks!

Just thought it was time for a update. I had to go in Wednesday the 15th and have a little stitch put in my cervix to keep it from opening early, because it was already starting. The surgery went well, and I had my follow up this morning, and all is fine. Baby was right on target, good strong heartbeat of 164, and we found out the sex today....IT'S A BOY!! We are both over the moon and can't wait to welcome Tobias William to the family. Tobias means "God is Good", and the WIlliam is after Corey's dad and grandpa. I can't wait to se our son and I know Corey feels the same way.

I am posting new u/s pics, so enjoy.

Hugs,
Donna

11w5d Ultrasound

I went yesterday for my seq scan, which involves bloodwork and a ultrasound to look for increased markers for Down's syndrome, Trisomy 18, and some other genetic problems. Our little munchkin was very active for he ultrasound, trying this way and that, flailing arms and legs all over, even doing headstands, lol. The only problem is, they need to measure a tiny space on the back of the neck, and this baby was NOT turning the way the tech needed it to, but fnally it did what it was supposed to. I should get my result by next week. The baby's heartrate was 173!! I love hearing that little swooshing sound, there is nothing like it in the world.
I am posting some new ultrasound pics, so enjoy.

Hugs,
Donna

Trip to Triage

Yep, I had to make another trip to triage at the Women's Hospital on Wednesday the 25th, this time just for some IV fluids and Zofran to help me stop throwing up. The "morning" sickness had been so bad that I hadn't been able to keep food or fluids down for 4 days!! After the IV and meds, I felt a million times better and came home with a script for zofran, I have only had to take it a couple of times, but it seems to work wonders. I go get an u/s on Monday the 30th for my seq screening and then upstairs to see Dr. Fizpatrick, my perinatologist, to learn how to start giving myself the Lovenox injections, yuck!!

Hugs,
Donna

Another Scare

Well, I had another scare on the 19th. I started having some bright red bleeding with some small clots, and once again headed to Triage. Had an u/s done, baby looked great was moving all around and had a heartrate of 176, was even sucking thumb! They think it is just the other sac breaking down, and I have been put on modified bedrest for the remainder of the weekend. I am posting some new pics of the little one from both the perinatologists office on the 17th and the Triage on the 19th.

Hugs,
Donna

First OB Visit

My first visit with Dr Troyer went well. She is very nice and I really like both her and the nurse, Teresa. I have my NT scan and seq test on the 30th of March, and my next appt with her April 17th. She is sending me to the perinatologist because I had a PE in 2003, to see what meds he recommends for me, since I am at greater risk for another one being pregnant. All in all, it wasn't bad at all. I can't wait for my u/s on the 30th so I can see how much my munchkin has grown.

Hugs,
Donna

Bad Weekend

Well, I had a bad weekend. Started having cramps on Friday, they increased in frequency and pain on Saturday evening, so I went to the ER at OMHS. Got checked, baby looked fine, good heartbeat. On Sunday, I had a gush of blood as I was vomiting, and headed to Triage at the Womens Hospital. Got checked out, baby looked great, we even saw fetal movement, and I was sent home. On Monday I called Dr. Bonaventura and he had me come in for an ultrasound. Baby measured fine, even gave us a little "wave", and had a heartrate of 178. I go t released from Dr. B and have my first OB appointment with Dr. Troyer friday morning.

Hugs,
Donna

New Ultrasound

I went to Dr B's on Tuesday instead of Thursday, because I had a moment of panic on Monday. Ijust had this irrational fear that something was wrong with the baby, so I got my appointment moved up. All is fine, baby has grown lots, and had a strong heartbeat of 147. We even got to hear it on the ultrasound machine. It was the coolest thing ever. On a sad note, we are only going to have one little blessing, as the other sac is still empty. If we see fetal movement on Wednesday when we go back, Dr. B is going to release me!! We will keep you posted.

Hugs,
Donna

I really don't know why they call it "morning sickness", mine seems to be worse in the evening. I have pretty much come to terms with the fact that we are more than likely only going to have one baby. I feel so blessed to even have this one little bean in my life, and I know the Lord will bless again when the time is right. I feel like this baby has its own personal angel right from the start.

Hugs,
donna

My ultrasound 2/26/09

As many of you know, Corey and I are expecting our first baby in October. We went for the first ultrasound last week and were told there were 2 sacs, so we were expecting twins. We went back today, and while baby A has a good strong heartbeat and grown quit a bit, Baby b had not and there was no heartbeat. I go back the 5th for another ultrasound, but we feel so blessed to have at least one little miracle!! Keep us in your prayers.




Hugs,

Donna

Awesome news

I know I have not been on here for a while, things have just been so crazy. We gave up trying to get pregnant for a few months, and actually went to the new RE in January, and were getting ready to try injectables. I started feeling, well, pregnant, so on SuperBowl Sunday, Feb. 1, 2009, I got up and took a pregnancy test. Imagine my shock when it came back positive!! I went to the RE on Monday the 2nd, got my blood drawn, and received the call that afternoon that i was indeed preggers!! When I went back the 4th, my numbers had tripled!! They scheduled me for an ultrasound on the 18th, and you can imagine my surprise when the nurse said, "oh, there are 2 in there."!! We feel so blessed that God has given us these 2 little miracles. I go back Thursday the 26th of Feb. Keep me in your prayers.

Hugs,
Donna