Much as was hoping to avoid anxiety it’s here. I tried to prepare for and anticipate any triggers.  I brought earplugs and an eye mask to the hospital so I could drown out extra noise.  The earplugs were just enough so I couldn’t hear the […]

I got the best present in the world. My sweet Baby Girl made it here safely. She was a little over nine ponds and was 21 1/2″ long. My hypertension has not completely subsided, but I hope it will soon. The amount of drama near […]

My in-laws will be coming out to visit and help with the baby soon. They plan on being here for a week or so. The bad news is about two weeks after we are due, DH has to go out-of-town on a trip that has […]

Wow. Been a while since I posted. I had a pretty hard year. When I last posted a few months after my ectopic pregnancy, I had gotten pregnant again and was pretty excited. I was pretty sick, which I took to be good sign–baby must […]

I don’t know how to begin.  Yesterday I got a call from my dear friend who had moved away from us earlier in the year.  She’s had a lot of problems with her pregnancy.  She’s been in the hospital for several weeks now due to various […]

What’s new since I last wrote All of those doctor visits?  I found out my thyroid TSH levels are low (.58 is the latest) which as I now know–means borderline hyperthyroidism.  The good news is this shouldn’t affect the baby. Here’s the problem: Just because […]