Thursday, July 10, 2008

Revisit

Well I thought today would be an appropriate day to revisit an early post from Dec. of 07.http://cliffordhousehold.blogspot.com/2007/12/life-is-not-about-surviving-storm.html. Today Cole's dad is having surgery, once again to remove the cancer in his lungs. We are hoping they are able to get it all this time.

Please keep Coley and the family in your thoughts and prayers today.

Hoping for a successful surgery and a speedy recovery!

Tuesday, July 8, 2008

The bed is fixed!

Cole finally fixed our bed and Lily is loving it!



28 weeks

Wow, only 84 days left, it still feels so surreal, I can't believe that I'm going to be a mommy! Well, only 9 weeks left until Grace is full term and 12 weeks until our due date. I'm hoping she comes somewhere between 9 and 12 weeks and doesn't make me wait any longer then that, I don't think I'll do well if I have to wait until 14 weeks so see her.

As far as updates, I don't really have anything new to share. I haven't gotten a call from my doctor about my glucose test, so I'm assuming that means I passed, she said no news would be good news, so good news it is! Grace is moving around like crazy, in fact this child never sleeps. They say that newborns sleeping patterns are similar to the ones they have in the womb. Man, I am hoping that is so wrong, because her sleeping pattern is to not sleep,EVER! Grace has recently discovered my lungs and rib cage and likes to punch them, which makes me very short or breath, I'm just lying there but panting like I just ran a mile. Grace's punches are getting stronger and she punched Cole extra hard the other day, it even made him jump back. Also Grace has become very aware of Lily lately, and if Lily is lying next to me, Grace insists on kicking her until I move away. Of course, Lily could care less about the kicks, they don't phase her one bit. As far as the usual things they still stand: still vomiting, still feeling like my pelvis is being torn in half, still not sleeping,etc.

Oh, the lovely Braxton Hicks contractions have started the last week, they suck, I'm hoping I won't be having them everyday until delivery, but so far I've had them everyday for the last week. They aren't to painful, more like dull period cramps, just annoying, because I thought I would be cramp free for at least 9 months.

Well, I think that's it for now!

Saturday, July 5, 2008

Finally a bump

Maybe? I think I may be finally getting a baby bump, it only took almost 28 weeks to appear. Hopefully it will continue to grow and not disappear on me.
Just a cute picture of Lily to share

Friday, July 4, 2008

Happy 4th!

We took Lily to the beach the other night for the first time, I thought I would share the pictures!

Plus some 27 week belly pictures

Lily likes the water, but was afraid of the waves.

Tuesday, July 1, 2008

27 Weeks

WooHoo, we've finally made it to the third trimester! I can't believe it, time really it flying now, hopefully it will continue to fly until September. Only 10 more weeks until Grace is considered full term!

We had our monthly doctor's appointment yesterday. I did my dreaded glucose test and it really wasn't as bad as expected, I surprisingly was able to keep the drink down, which was my biggest concern, now we just have to wait for the results. The only thing that sucked about the glucose test, was the actual blood draw itself. I had a new nurse, nothing against new nurses, I've been there myself, but I thought to myself "she's never going to be able to get my blood." You see, I am a very difficult person to draw blood from, but if I have a good nurse who takes her time then it's usually fine. Well, the new nurse tried a million times and couldn't get it and had to have someone else do it who got it their first try, but now I look as though I've been beat up. It looks a lot worse in person, I couldn't get a good picture of it.

The rest of our appointment went well I've lost another 8 pounds since my last appointment a month ago, which makes the total 19 pounds lost. My doctor said that my weight isn't a good indicator where I was overweight to begin with, so how much I lose or gain doesn't really reflect the baby. Just to be safe though my doctor wants us to have at least 2 more ultrasounds before Grace is born to check her weight, she said probably around 32 weeks and again at 36 weeks. I was very excited to hear we would see Gracie again, I thought our last ultrasound was in fact going to be our last ultrasound. Gracie was also being quite the princess at our appointment, the doctor kept trying to listen to her heartbeat and she kept just kicking her away, I couldn't stop laughing. I was like "sorry our daughter is already a princess and doesn't want to be bothered." She was able to finally hear her heartbeat and it sounded good!

No onward to the recent crappy news. Cole's dad's cancer is in fact back, he'll be having surgery next week to try to remove it again, they don't know the extent of it or how much they will have to remove this time around, maybe just a lobe or maybe the whole lung itself. I guess we won't know until they get in there. As of right now, he's surgery is scheduled for next Thursday, the 10th, as long as he is healthy enough for surgery.

Now, Cancer, if you could listen to me for just a minute I would appreciate it. Please leave us alone! One dad at a time is one thing, but both at the same time, is pretty ridiculous! Although I don't wish you on anybody, I do wish you would leave us alone for a while. Thank you!