Things have been really rough for us since the end of November. The things we've been through break people. I've thought we were about to break but another day arrived and we made it through day by day. Anyway, things are really looking up in a BIG way. Our bid was accepted this morning for a foreclosure that is the PERFECT home for us. What I love most is I'm sure other people freaked out when their realtors took them to see the house. What we saw was a 5 bedroom house with no wasted space and plenty of opportunity and for an AMAZING price! It's a great location, great neighborhood, great school district, the pluses go on and on. We should be able to close in 30 days or less!
We got to see Truette today. Ricky was able to go to the appointment with me. I had to take a standard glucose test where you drink a really horrible sugary drink and have your blood drawn. It made me really sick after but we had an amazing appointment. Ricky got to see her in 4D. She was yawning and smiling. Even the ultrasound tech commented on how much she moves calling her a little wiggle worm as she was trying to get measurements. It was so cool because she was doing a profile shot of her and Truette turned and looked right at us. She has changed so much in two short weeks and the very BEST news is in two weeks she went from being 23% on the fetal growth chart to 40.5%!!! That is amazing! She also weighs 1 pound 11 ounces. Today I am 25 weeks 3 days the exact gestation when I had the triplets and they weighed 1 pound 10 ounces, 1 pound 12 ounces, and 1 pound 14 ounces so I'm very happy at Truette's weight. The doctor said everything was looking really good and she was really happy with her being caught up so much. She said whatever I've been doing I need to keep doing. I can assure everyone I will be. We go back in 2 weeks to check on her. She looks exactly like Madi.
It's been the best day and we can finally see the sunshine at the end of the tunnel! YAY for that!
KP
Tuesday, February 18, 2014
Thursday, February 6, 2014
Truette in 4D!
A week ago today I was admitted into the hospital because at 22 weeks 5 days, I was in labor! Ricky came home around 11pm and I drove myself to the hospital so he could stay with the kids and not wake them for an uncomfortable night at the hospital. I was at Women's Hospital where I had the triplets. I won't be having Truette there, I just can't do it. Anyway, it was so much like it was when I was admitted for the last time with the triplets. The shots every 15 minutes to stop labor, the monitors, etc. It was horrific. I didn't sleep much at all that night. I was so upset and couldn't believe my body was letting me and my baby down again. Dr. Adam came to see me very early Friday morning and again Friday night. I'm not sure there is anyone I look up to with more respect in this world. She assured me we would not be having my baby. Saturday morning at midnight I started the shots to help develop baby Truette's lungs. It also marked 23 weeks pregnant- the earliest you can have the shots for the lungs. Luckily by Saturday I wasn't having any signs of labor. Truette was happy and sassy as ever. Every time they put on her heart rate monitor she would kick it so hard you could clearly see it on the outside. The nurse even commented. My daytime nurse also commented on how impressed they were at how healthy Truette's heart was to be so young. They measure not only the beat but in between beats and her's is impressive. By Saturday the only pain I was in was my back with my back injury. This is the first time during the pregnancy that I've experienced back pain and I suspected it was the bed. I asked Dr. Adam if I could go home after my last shot Sunday morning at 12am and she agreed. She walked back into my room and asked me what I was doing when I got home. My response was bed rest. Her response was "ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!"
Tuesday Ricky was unable to go to the appointment with me so Mrs. Lupe rode with the kids and I. She'd never seen an ultrasound before and her reaction was so sweet. Dr. Adam wasn't getting there until 2pm and luckily since the nurses found out I'm on bed rest, they let me go first. I asked the nurse just to make sure if they did the 4D ultrasounds in the office and she said yes and that if the baby was cooperating she would do it then. She started the regular scan and we got to see her body and her feet and her profile as she was looking at us. Then all of a sudden the nurse switched it to 4D and there Truette was SMILING and sucking her little hand. The kids were amazed because 4D looks like a real life baby totally different than the regular ultrasounds. Truette is the sweetest little thing. It's incredible to see her so happy and the way she is in the womb is so real world like. Just amazing. Dr. Adam came in and her scan was more on what my body is and isn't doing. The cervix is holding but not as well as she'd like. She said something along the lines of we are only 23 weeks, she wished I was much further along, and how much trouble am I going to be in with one baby. She said the baby looks good and although small (she is at the 23% in fetal growth) she is still holding at 7 days small. We are thankful there isn't more of a gap and also we are thankful that although she is only at 23% it's not lower. Doctor said we'd be really worried if she was around 10%. I asked her about being able to have an epidural for the c section since the hospital was saying when I was in labor I might not be able to get one and she said it would be up to the Anaesthesiologist. I really hope in many more weeks when it's time to have Truette that I will be able to get the epidural and not have to be put totally under. After all, this is my last little one and I want to be awake when she is born. I also asked her about the placenta since that is what we were worried about what is making the baby small but she said it looked okay for now and we'll just monitor it. She said she doesn't want to see me back for 2 weeks and to stay out of trouble and then she wanted to make sure I knew I could call her no matter the time if I needed her. I've promised to not need her so I've been following directions and have been doing nothing for a week now.
Ricky has taken up the slack on everything. He cooks, cleans, does laundry, takes care of the kids- everything until he leaves for work. In the evenings I'm up long enough to get the kids dinner and then we lounge around watching movies but I'm laying in the recliner. It's not ideal but it's what we have to do and it's working. Ricky is also handling the sell, move, and mortgage process. It's a lot for one person to take on but we both want a healthy full term as possible baby girl.
Madi especially has been super interested in Truette since seeing her in 4D. She talks to her all the time and has to give her kisses and feel her moving. She says that Truette is her favorite sissy and when some of Madi's clothes are too small she says they are for her sissy Truette.
We've got 103 more days of bed rest!! That would be me making it to May 21st. I'd be so grateful if I could make it 10-12 more weeks as of this Saturday (I will be 24 weeks) that would make me between 34-36 weeks and the likely hood of her having to stay in the hospital would go down measurably. I will freak out if she has to stay in the hospital. I'm so serious. It cannot happen. It can't. So we need millions of prayers. Prayers that Truette will continue to grow, that my body will cooperate and stay pregnant, that Ricky doesn't have a heart attack with all the stress, and that everything will just be a smooth transition from here on out.
I'll update soon.
KP
Tuesday Ricky was unable to go to the appointment with me so Mrs. Lupe rode with the kids and I. She'd never seen an ultrasound before and her reaction was so sweet. Dr. Adam wasn't getting there until 2pm and luckily since the nurses found out I'm on bed rest, they let me go first. I asked the nurse just to make sure if they did the 4D ultrasounds in the office and she said yes and that if the baby was cooperating she would do it then. She started the regular scan and we got to see her body and her feet and her profile as she was looking at us. Then all of a sudden the nurse switched it to 4D and there Truette was SMILING and sucking her little hand. The kids were amazed because 4D looks like a real life baby totally different than the regular ultrasounds. Truette is the sweetest little thing. It's incredible to see her so happy and the way she is in the womb is so real world like. Just amazing. Dr. Adam came in and her scan was more on what my body is and isn't doing. The cervix is holding but not as well as she'd like. She said something along the lines of we are only 23 weeks, she wished I was much further along, and how much trouble am I going to be in with one baby. She said the baby looks good and although small (she is at the 23% in fetal growth) she is still holding at 7 days small. We are thankful there isn't more of a gap and also we are thankful that although she is only at 23% it's not lower. Doctor said we'd be really worried if she was around 10%. I asked her about being able to have an epidural for the c section since the hospital was saying when I was in labor I might not be able to get one and she said it would be up to the Anaesthesiologist. I really hope in many more weeks when it's time to have Truette that I will be able to get the epidural and not have to be put totally under. After all, this is my last little one and I want to be awake when she is born. I also asked her about the placenta since that is what we were worried about what is making the baby small but she said it looked okay for now and we'll just monitor it. She said she doesn't want to see me back for 2 weeks and to stay out of trouble and then she wanted to make sure I knew I could call her no matter the time if I needed her. I've promised to not need her so I've been following directions and have been doing nothing for a week now.
Ricky has taken up the slack on everything. He cooks, cleans, does laundry, takes care of the kids- everything until he leaves for work. In the evenings I'm up long enough to get the kids dinner and then we lounge around watching movies but I'm laying in the recliner. It's not ideal but it's what we have to do and it's working. Ricky is also handling the sell, move, and mortgage process. It's a lot for one person to take on but we both want a healthy full term as possible baby girl.
Madi especially has been super interested in Truette since seeing her in 4D. She talks to her all the time and has to give her kisses and feel her moving. She says that Truette is her favorite sissy and when some of Madi's clothes are too small she says they are for her sissy Truette.
We've got 103 more days of bed rest!! That would be me making it to May 21st. I'd be so grateful if I could make it 10-12 more weeks as of this Saturday (I will be 24 weeks) that would make me between 34-36 weeks and the likely hood of her having to stay in the hospital would go down measurably. I will freak out if she has to stay in the hospital. I'm so serious. It cannot happen. It can't. So we need millions of prayers. Prayers that Truette will continue to grow, that my body will cooperate and stay pregnant, that Ricky doesn't have a heart attack with all the stress, and that everything will just be a smooth transition from here on out.
I'll update soon.
KP
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