Introducing..........Baby #2!!

Today was my first official doctor visit. It was a very welcome one. I have been very anxious to know that everything is alright with the baby and how far along I am....and of course, is the baby due on Addison's birthday?

I will start by saying that on Sunday I woke up and was bleeding a little. It really freaked me out. I called the doctor on call and he said that since I haven't had any heavy bleeding or severe cramping, it is alright, just don't do anything strenuous. I decided to stay home from church since I was already not feeling so good (since I am still pretty sick). I stayed in bed all day and finally when Brett and Addison came back from church, I decided to get up and get ready to go to stake choir....I had to get out of the house, and sitting and singing isn't strenuous. After choir, I was standing up and something very scary happened. Needless to say, there was A LOT of blood. I was extremely scared. Again, the doctor said that since I hadn't had any severe cramping and the blood stopped right away things should be okay. I had Brett give me a blessing and I stayed in bed and decided to call my doctor for an apt first thing in the morning. I got into the nurse practitioner on Monday and she did an ultrasound and found the baby and saw a heartbeat. She said because of that she thought it looked okay and when I go into my regular doctor appointment on Wednesday she can see if there is anything more to be worried about.

On Wednesday, Brett and I went to the doctor for the ultrasound. She said that everything looks good and there is nothing that would cause concern. I had stopped bleeding and the baby was moving and we could see the heartbeat. She measured the baby and found that I am 9 weeks along. My due date is August 30th, which is 10 days after Addison's birthday. Here is a picture of our little "alien peanut", as I lovingly call it.


When everything happened on Sunday, it was great to see how many people in our ward called and talked to us and cared. I am sure that we were so blessed by their prayers. We are excited for the next 31 weeks....although I am sure they will go by way too slow. :)

We're Expecting!!!

So, I guess I better get this posted on our Blog. I am pregnant! It has been a long time in coming, but it is finally here. It still doesn't seem quite real. Monday I went to my first doctor appointment. Because I have Poly-Cystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS), my cycle is all messed up, so the doctor and I have no idea how far along I am or when I am due. With today's appointment, the doctor thinks I am about 8-12 weeks. I will not get a 100% for sure idea until the 28th of January when I go in for my ultrasound. I am hoping that all goes well and no complications arise.

Back in 2006, I went on Chlomid to see if that would help me get pregnant, but I didn't even ovulate on a regular basis while on it. So, we stopped that. I just had a feeling that I would get pregnant without all the medical "help". Finally, in November of 2008, I was feeling so icky and I was so sick of my body not feeling "up to par" that I got a referral to an endocrynologist to start the process of trying to figure out what is up. Two Sundays before my appointment, while sitting in Church, during the Sacrament, I had a feeling that "you are pregnant." I thought it was my wishful thinking again, but I decided to take another pregnancy test (I have been taking a test every 3 weeks for the past 3 months) to be able to rule that out when I go to my endocrynologist....however, HUGE surprise, it was positive!! I called my OB and they had me come in to take a test there at their office. It too came back positive. They had me give some blood and I made my appointments.

Like I said earlier, this is so unreal. I still can't believe it has happend and at the same time, I hope and pray that it is real and everything goes well. I know I have many of my family members and their prayers on our behalf to thank, as well as friends. It is amazing how the Lord answers prayers. As it stands now, I will have to go back to work after the baby is born. I hope and pray that something will happen that will allow me to stay home. Thank you all for your love, support and prayers!

Gotta Love that snow!!

I wanted to share some of the fun and festivities that were had by our family in the snow. Addison and her dad played in the snow and made a snow bunny. Addison really likes to work out in the snow with her dad. Last year they made a snow girl and a unicorn. Brett likes to be creative....see for yourself.













A couple days after Christmas, we were able to get a piano from our neighbor's mom. I am so excited to have a piano after 12 years! Needless to say it has been played a lot and Addison is excited to be able to take piano lessons.
That same day we got the piano, our neighbors asked if we wanted to go to the church by their parents to go sledding. Addison was excited. Here are some pictures of her sledding. She kept asking to go on a steeper hill....she's a dare-devil!