Not nice...

My normal OB told me today that I need to start watching my weight...GAH. It's not like I can exercise so everything us just kind of staying around...

STILL though! NOT NICE. I've only gained 16 pounds...and I'm halfway through my pregnancy...

My appointment today

Here he is!!

Hey guys...I guess that it is good news and bad news. Good news is that my cervix hasn't opened any more and that Jake is growing normally, he's actually above average in weight, so that's good. Bad news is that while the cervix isn't opening more, it's not closing by itself. And with the infection and not knowing what's going on, I can't have the cerclage surgery because I could get another infection.





Dr. Greig has put me on TOTAL bedrest, I can be upstairs or down, but I have to lay down. I can't walk, so I have to get my hands on a wheelchair. I can get up to go to the bathroom. That's about it. No driving, no swimming or any other activites in the water, no sitting up for long periods (I have to drop a class since I can't take tests in the testing center), no flying up to NH to see my littlest sister graduate high school.





There's worse news that I'm trying not to think about. I'm at extremely high risk of preterm labor and my water breaking. Right now if that happens there is nothing that they can do to stop it. There is NOTHING wrong with the baby, Jake is perfectly healthy, I am just having a problem carrying him. They don't know why this is happening to me, I am a healthy 23 year old normally. So, we don't know. Our doctor told us that it's still about 7 weeks before Jake could survive out of the womb (I'm 17 1/2 weeks pregnant) so we're trying to keep him in for as long as possible.





I'm going to need a lot of help. Mandy's talking about organizing food for me and my family, and I appreciate that. Dan helps as much as he can, but I do need some edible food :) Lindsey's enrolled in summer session at her MMO on Tuesdays and Thursdays, so that will be nice. I am in great need of my friends, being as I am 1000 miles away from my family. Our family really appreciates all the thoughts and prayers that you have been sending us, and we hope that you can continue to keep us in your thoughts. This is the scariest thing that I have ever been through, and I could use the support of all of my friends.





Thanks to all of you.


Beckie, Dan, Lindsey and Jake

Update....AND...IT'S A BOY!

Well, we have good news and bad news. The bad news is that I have to stay on bed rest for right now. The cyst on my ovary has popped, so that's good news. However, the issue with my placenta is that it is tearing from my uterus, which is causing bleeding. When the bleeding gets past my membranes, it has been causing my cervix to soften, which in turn is causing my cramps, which are actually CONTRACTIONS at only 4 months. Not good.

Dr. Greig wants to keep a close eye on it, so I'm going for ultrasounds every week for the next couple of weeks at least. He's hoping that it will resolve itself, if not, we will have to probably have surgery. LOVELY.

The good news is though, that we got to find out what the sex is!! We had a fantastic sonographer :)

We are having...A BOY!!

Thoughts and Prayers Needed!

Please keep baby and me in your thoughts this week. I went to the OB today with cramps and they told me that I have something wrong with the placenta and the cord insertion. I also have a cyst on my right ovary. We are going to see Dr. Greig, a maternal fetal specialist this week to find out more what is going on, but thoughts and praters are definitely appreciated.

Prenatal Visit #1

Well, I had my first appointment today, they took my family history, Dan's family history, and how Lindsey was delivered and everything. Then I had to deal with the lovely things like insurance. We have our 12 week ultrasound on April 17th. Linds will come, and that will be really neat. We can also videotape it...which is cool.

Linds and I went to McD's for dinner tonight, and she's watching Veggie Tales while I post this. Tomorrow is a busy day for us, I'm going to a Princess Party, then my best friend Mandy and I are taking our kids to the zoo, then I have to deliver cookies for a volunteer project I'm involved in, then Dan wants to have a Wii party...I better clean my house.

Saturday I have Spanish class, then at 4, we have an Easter Egg Hunt for our meetup group at Mandy's house. It is going to be so much fun. It's supposed to be sunny and 75 degrees, and we have about 60 people coming. I love planning parties!!

On Easter, Linds will open her basket, we will go to church, then we are headed up to Ft. Mill for Easter Dinner with the Bailey's.

Happy Easter everyone!!

My bean!

So, I have been having some cramps off and on, and they are really severe, so last week my doctor wanted me to come in for an ultrasound so that they could make sure I wasn't having an ectopic pregnancy. Thankfully, I am not, the baby is where it should be. But then I also had to go yesterday as well to make sure that we had a heartbeat, and we do! The baby is starting to grow even more. Here is a picture of my baby at 6 weeks. We are just so excited and we can't wait to see more pics of the bean!

Holy CRAP!

I'm pregnant! I am due on October 28th, which most of you know is Lindsey's birthday!! I can not believe it!!

We are scared and excited...this was our last month of trying to have a baby, and it was the one that we did it in!

YAY!