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     Yes dear friends, my water had broke when I laid down which meant this baby was coming very soon. I was fully effaced and baby’s head was very low but I was only dilated to a 1. Several hours and many more contractions passed when the doctor came in to [...]

    
 
      First let me apologize for the long hiatus from blogging, however, I think having a baby is good reason for such a break. Without further due let me walk you through the events leading up to the birth of sweet baby sister and as the story unfolds you will begin to see if I was able to [...]

37 Weeks Pregnant
     Good news and bad news! Good news first: WE MADE IT FULL TERM WITH NO SIGNS OF PREECLAMPSIA WHATSOEVER!!!! Thank you Jesus! Now for the bad news: My body is showing NO signs of labor! What is up? I’m not even having any Braxton Hicks contractions or anything! I know that God [...]

    I was chatting with a good friend of mine the other day, we are both pregnant and two weeks apart which is so much fun. We began to share birth stories from our first time around, and how we would like to do things a little different this time. My wonderful friend shared how [...]

                                   WOOHOO!     HOORAY!      YES!      HURRAH!    YIPPEE!
Today was my 35th week (pregnancy) Dr.’s visit and…. I MADE IT!!!! Blood pressure was normal, protein was right where it needs to be, no swelling - all of this equals NO PREECLAMPSIA!!!!
Next visit is at 37 weeks and by then I will be considered FULL TERM! Hooray! I am TOTALLY doing the HAPPY DANCE!

Pregnancy the second time around has been quite humbling. I remember the day I found out we were expecting this precious gift, my heart swelled with joy and my eyes were filled with tears of amazement! My thoughts were flooded with “Wow! How wonderful, that God would entrust me with another child!”  I am not [...]

       During my first pregnancy, at the 35 week check up my blood pressure was high, I was swollen from head to toe, and my vision was blurry at times. My doctor had me take a 24 hour urine sample to confirm the presence of protein and put me on bed rest. A day later, after dropping off the [...]

     For some reason naming this child has been so much more difficult than it was the first time around. I have shed more tears than I care to share trying to pick “just the right name”. My husband and I have chosen to choose our names based on meaning and not just what sounds [...]

 
     Last time I was pregnant it seemed that my whole world stopped and I was consumed with everything baby. I searched nursery themes and checked out all of the coolest baby gear. I took weekly photos and attached a weekly update of how my pregnancy was going to send to all my friends and [...]