Getting ready to do the Hokey Pokey again...

I thought I was done with shots,   the day I took my last IVF shot I was so happy!  But that's not to be...

 

I have been seeing a high risk doctor in addition to my OB,  he wanted me to do a blood panel because pre-eclampsia run's in my family with my mom, and with the vanishing twin he wanted to make sure I wasn't at risk for blood clots. In the meantime he put me on a baby aspirin as a precaution.  As I was leaving the house this morning he called me and said my panel shows marker of a blood clotting disorder and to be even more precautionary I will be stopping the baby aspirin and start taking the lovenox blood thinner shot daily.  I have to take for the next 23 weeks until the baby is born and then for 6 weeks after that to make sure I don't get any blood clots.  

 

I thought I was done with shots,   these ones are in my belly so I am assuming the needle isn't that big.  I guess I will just ice it and Ryan will shoot me up every night.   It's just frustrating and scary.  I just want everything to be okay with baby Holden and for him to make it here safely and healthy.  I will now be seeing the high risk doctor more frequently to monitor me.  I go in next Wednesday, the 5th for our 18 week ultrasound to see all the babies organs,  and do measurements.  I feel fine,  I feel him move around to let me know he is okay but to think we have come this far and have something happen to him.  I don't know if I would recover from that.

 

I know you guys are probably tired of praying for me, but if you could keep me and baby in your prayer's that he makes it here healthy and whole I would appreciate it!

 

In other baby new's I am addicted to a online garage sale on facebook in Summerlin and Centennial Hills,   I have bought a swing and a breast pump for really good deals and they are in great shape, like new.   So we splurged on a crib!

 

 

Isn't it so cute?? The picture also shows what our similar room color's will be.  It will turn into a toddler bed,  day bed and we bought the conversion rails to turn into a full bed.  So baby Holden will have this bed for a LONG time!

 

We also booked a trip to Hawaii in January for a nice relaxing babymoon vacation.   Ryan tried to sign us up for kayaking,  then snorkeling and then looked and they don't accept pregnant ladies.   He turned to me and asked "Well what are we going to do then?"    I said "I'm going to sit on the beach and by the pool and relax before I birth a watermelon out of my vagina"  :)

 

I am trying not to be scared and just have faith,  we are almost half way there and I know Heavenly Father is ready for us to add to our family.   

Photo Bomb

I wish I had more time to blog! I feel like Groundhog Day and most of the time right now when I am not at work I am sleeping. Hoping to get a little more energy soon.

Here is our life in pictures once again because that really is the only sort of journaling I do right now:)

Stroller and crib browsing...we won't get anything until next year sometime but its fun to look.
Holden has clothes already, and his daddy is researching how to buy them matching ToMs
We have such cute friends that just mail us cute notes and clothes
No shave November, ugh I hate it!
The girls got a new dog bed and fight nightly who sleeps in it. They make me laugh
I was able to raise $350 at work and shop for the homeless shelter for Thanksgiving. It feel so good :)

I hope everyone is able to spend Thanksgiving with their loved ones. Ryan and I are spending it with his family this year. And my Christmas tree and Christmas lights are coming up soon. I feel they deserve a good 6 weeks of display!

Baby Stewart is a....

BOY!!!!

We have suspected since about 11weeks, one thing with being high risk. They have fancy ultrasound machines and a little penis would pop up everyone now and then. We have been 80% sure since 12 weeks and have planned the nursery and the clothing around having a little boy. So today we went to find out for sure, we are 15 weeks on Tuesday and he is looking like a little man. I drank a soda on the way and he was active and jumpy. I am so in love already, and I can't wait to meet him in 25 weeks!!

We have had a name since before we started IVF, when you have tried as long as we have you talk abut that stuff A LOT! So our little slugger will be known as:

Holden Ryan Stewart

We couldn't be more excited, We love you Holden!!

Life Update

Here is our life in pictures. Since I am doing this on my phone who knows what the order will be:

Good times with friends in Salt Lake
First experience with snow in a long time, hubby had to buy and install new wiper blades
First pair of maternity jeans, 24.95 at H&M and I went red!
Pumpkin carving
All my Halloween decorations still in boxes because I was too sick to care to put them out
The only decorations I did put up
Nights out eating some good food
Nights in spent with my babies
Family drive the other night, my dogs are goofs.
A hint at what sex we think the baby is. Will find out for sure on Friday!
The recliner we are buying for the nursery from a friend
Voting!! Lets hope for a Romney win and a different 4 years from the last.

Life is going by fast. We are looking forward to Thanksgiving with all Ryan's siblings but one. I'm trying to plan some games for the kids!

And we are going to Cali again with my family for Christmas. This time San Diego. I'm so excited. I better be over being sick so I can eat my heart out!