Katie

Here I am, at the point in my pregnancy that we found out that Sam had passed away. The exact day. 27 weeks and 6 days. The point in a pregnancy when you start to feel comfort that the (happy) end is nearing and that everything from here on out is waiting and anticipation of meeting the baby you’ve been hosting and loving inside of you for 7 months. Setting up nurseries, having baby showers, preparing for the big day. The third trimester should be full of -hope- -anticipation- -excitement-. ...

We've made the final decision and will not be changing our minds.....

The baby will be ANDREW JESSE and while I, his mother, will probably call him Andrew, I am ALLOWING people (and even myself at times) to call him Drew.

OMG!!! I can't wait to meet him! November is so long away, but since this is my last pregnancy, I also want to be pregnant forever and enjoy every minute!.... But since I had a loss in my last pregnancy, I think that would just make me really insane ...

I had my 20 week u/s today. That silly boy! He was so uncooperative during the ultrasound, I had to get up and walk around not once, but twice. I had to drink juice, eat some chocolate (that was tough, let me tell ya ) and he still was face and body down and all we kept getting was his rear end (and lots of tallywhacker shots, he's a boy alright). So when he finally turned up, after... ohhh, an hour and a half later, he kept putting his hands in his mouth and sucking not one, but two ...

IT'S A BOY!!!

Of COURSE it's a BOY!!!!!! Our 5th boy!! I'm thrilled!! The baby is HEALTHY! Cleft lip, but healthy! Nicholas and Nathan are bummed they aren't getting a sister and Luke could care less (he's basically told us he doesn't want any baby to come at all!). He'll have his life turned around in November. My blood pressure is high (even on meds) and I think the word bedrest is looming. NOOO!!..... I have 5 months left. That would really stink! I'd have to shut ...

I had my Nuchal Translucency scan today. First and foremost, the baby is doing WELL. It's measuring 6.09 cm (2.4 inches) crown to rump. Which amazes me that it's so big already. I'm 12w3d today. The baby was wiggling all around on the u/s and even waved at us a few times. Sooo cute. The tech couldn't get good measurements, because the baby was facing my back, so they kept trying to get the baby to move. She had me cough, wiggle my butt, she was wiggling my stomach with the u/s wand. ...

OMG, I've never ever been this emotional when pregnant. This is the first and only time you'll probably see me type this, but this baby has got to be a girl..... I'm so emotional. You'd think that carrying a girl could do that.

I just volunteered my entire evening to help out at the kid's school for the annual Books and BBQ (book sale and bbq, art show, silent auction, raffles, etc). I donated a stork rental (my business that I do from home) to the silent auction, donated something ...

I got to meet/see another Peri today, who I've been hoping to meet, as I want him to do my c-section (before even knowing him, I hear he's good!). He was very nice and a very positive person. I like that! What he didn't realize, is that I couldn't see the ultrasound screen when he joked: "So, are we supposed to be seeing a baby here?" (DH could see the baby and heartbeat and updated me as soon as he saw it). The doctor realized I couldn't see the screen and turned it to me, said "Oh ...

One of the doctors from the Peri practice I am seeing, called me today. She said one of my blood tests came back of concern. My heart sank, it can't be good when a DOCTOR calls. She said I tested positive as a carrier for Cystic Fibrosis. I can't believe I'm just learning this NOW after having 4 children! She said DH needs to be tested, because if he's a carrier (a 4% chance of him being a carrier) then we have a 25% chance of having a baby with CF. UNBELIEVABLE! We have a 50% chance of having ...

I saw the Peri today and this is one of 4 doctors (she's the newest addition and people that I spoke to about the practice didn't really know of her). She's super French. I love her accent. VERY strong, almost hard to understand. She was very nice and I really like her. She called me Madame and my dear the whole time. At first, everything went perfectly, they are concerned about my high blood pressure from my previous pregnancies (I'm just NOT even worried about that!) and the chromosome issue ...

I bought a BUNCH of maternity clothes yesterday morning from a consignment sale. I probably got $700-800 worth of clothes for $82. A whole wardrobe really. Among the great finds, I got a simple black dress, really pretty, perfect for any occasion. Twistedly, in the back of my mind when I bought it I thought “Just in case I have to go to a funeral or something.” Then today when I was trying on clothes, I thought “This would fit perfectly a few days post partum, if I have to attend another one ...