John and I had 2 appointments last Thursday. One with a fetal specialist and one with a genetic counselor. My OB sent me to a fetal specialist b/c I have a hx of blood clots and there is a possibility that I would have to take a blood thinner during my pregnancy. They sent me to see a genetic counselor because of the medicine I am on and the risk of birth defects.
We saw the fetal specialist first. They did an ultrasound and baby is still great. This was John's first time seeing the baby. He didn't cry like I did-no surprise. We got to hear the heartbeat. It was so amazing. That little heart was beating so fast at 7 weeks (in normal range). It really blew my mind. The Bible says that God created our inmost being and I agree. He has crafted this little baby inside of me and to hear the baby's heartbeat reaffirmed God's goodness, creativity and His uttermost perfection.
The outcome of that appointment is that since I have a hx of blood clots, I do have to take a blood thinner throughout my entire pregnancy. It can't be coumadin/warfarin because it crosses the placenta and will thin baby's blood too. So, I am on one lovenox shot daily. Closer to due date, they will take me off of it and put me on heparin so that if needed, I can have an epidural.
The genetic counselor was a very nice lady. The outcome of that is really nothing. My chances of having a baby with a birth defect isn't that outstanding. We wouldn't abort the baby anyway, so we don't need to meet with her again. Our next visit with the fetal specialist is in August.
Saturday, May 29, 2010
Saturday, May 22, 2010
Sharing the News with Zachary
We couldn't wait to tell Zachary. When we found out for sure on Tuesday while I was at Michael's Craft Store, I bought a t-shirt, iron on's, colored foam sheet & letters, baby stickers and a gift bag that I could decorate. We made him a shirt that says "Future Big Brother," a sign that says "I Can't Wait to Meet You," and on the gift bag there were baby stickers and the due date month and year.
I picked Zach up Wednesday after work. John was home when we got home. He placed the gift bag on Zach's bed. We sent him in his room to get his "gift." As he was walking to his room, I started to cry (go figure)! I had my head turned when he came back in the front room because I didn't want him to think something was wrong. So, we had him read his bag and he really didn't seem to get it. He took out the sign and read it. His back was facing me. He turned around with a HUGE smile on his face and asked me if I was going to have a baby. I can't remember if I shook my head or said "yes." All I know is that I was so happy that he was happy. We told him to look at the shirt. IMMEDIATELY, he took off the shirt he was wearing and put on his "Future Big Brother" shirt. I looked over at John and I saw him wipe his eye :)
I picked Zach up Wednesday after work. John was home when we got home. He placed the gift bag on Zach's bed. We sent him in his room to get his "gift." As he was walking to his room, I started to cry (go figure)! I had my head turned when he came back in the front room because I didn't want him to think something was wrong. So, we had him read his bag and he really didn't seem to get it. He took out the sign and read it. His back was facing me. He turned around with a HUGE smile on his face and asked me if I was going to have a baby. I can't remember if I shook my head or said "yes." All I know is that I was so happy that he was happy. We told him to look at the shirt. IMMEDIATELY, he took off the shirt he was wearing and put on his "Future Big Brother" shirt. I looked over at John and I saw him wipe his eye :)
Friday, May 21, 2010
Blood Test
I couldn't get into the doctor's on Saturday (the day I found out) so I had to wait until Monday. At 8:30am, the minute that office opened, I called to set an appointment for my blood draw. I was set for 5PM. I was told that the results would be available in 24 hrs, not the 48 like I was expecting.
When you have blood work done at my doctor's office, your results are given on a voicemail like system. You call an 800 # and put in personal information to get your results. I am not positive, but I believe that I called that number about 25 times that day! I just wanted to know, to make it real, and so that we could tell Zachary. I called John with frustration because I just wanted to know. He suggested that I call and ask for the results b/c it is for pregnancy, not just regular results. I took his advice, called and left a message. I was in Michael's Craft Store in North Riverside getting stuff for Scouts that night when I got a call from the doctor's office telling me that the blood test confirmed that I am pregnant. I thanked her and started sobbing. I called John and tried to talk to him, tell him that we're pregnant, but I couldn't say much. He got the picture:)
When you have blood work done at my doctor's office, your results are given on a voicemail like system. You call an 800 # and put in personal information to get your results. I am not positive, but I believe that I called that number about 25 times that day! I just wanted to know, to make it real, and so that we could tell Zachary. I called John with frustration because I just wanted to know. He suggested that I call and ask for the results b/c it is for pregnancy, not just regular results. I took his advice, called and left a message. I was in Michael's Craft Store in North Riverside getting stuff for Scouts that night when I got a call from the doctor's office telling me that the blood test confirmed that I am pregnant. I thanked her and started sobbing. I called John and tried to talk to him, tell him that we're pregnant, but I couldn't say much. He got the picture:)
Great News
I was almost a week late when I realized that maybe I should "take the test." I didn't want to take the test because I didn't want to be jumping the gun (which I have done several times before) or most importantly, be disappointed. After having a bizarre dream about pregnancy (at 6:45 AM) I got up and took a test I had. It came back positive. It's hard to describe how I felt. I was happy, I was teary-eyed, I was unsure. I wanted to be happy, but I just didn't believe it. So, in my pj's and flip flops, I went to Walgreens to buy a different brand of pregnancy test and by 7:15am on Saturday, May 8, 2010, I had two positive pregnancy tests. I was thanking God for this miracle, but I didn't want to think anything about pregnancy because I was afraid it wasn't true. After a few hours of thinking this over, I convinced myself that TWO pregnancy tests couldn't possibly be wrong, so I must be pregnant. With that, Zach and I went shopping and we bought an "I love my Daddy bib." (I told Zach that the bib was for someone else). I put one of the tests in a plastic sandwich bag, rolled the bib around it, tied it and put it on top of John's "special" donut treat.
Zach had a birthday party to go to and during that time I went out to lunch with my mother. I didn't want to say anything to her, or to anyone for that matter, until I took a blood test. I tried to act normal, well at least normal for me :), even when John called. He found the gift I left him and said something to the effect of "so you're pregnant." All I could say was "yes," because I didn't want my mom to know. It was crazy b/c I never pictured such a joyous moment to be shared b/t my husband and me, but nonetheless, it's the way happened and I probably won't forget it!
Zach had a birthday party to go to and during that time I went out to lunch with my mother. I didn't want to say anything to her, or to anyone for that matter, until I took a blood test. I tried to act normal, well at least normal for me :), even when John called. He found the gift I left him and said something to the effect of "so you're pregnant." All I could say was "yes," because I didn't want my mom to know. It was crazy b/c I never pictured such a joyous moment to be shared b/t my husband and me, but nonetheless, it's the way happened and I probably won't forget it!
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