Big Brother Sean

December 18, 2007

Thank you all so much for continued support, comments, emails, phone calls, positive thoughts, sticky vibes and prayers! I am spending the day relaxing on my living room couch, thanks to my parents who are spending the day with us and caring for Sean. As I write this they and Sean are at the movie […]

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Ask the Pediatric Cardiologist…

December 17, 2007

I found this article on the American Heart Association’s website through a Google search for irregular fetal heart beats. The entire article is very interesting, but I especially found the part at the very end about “bradycardia” to be encouraging. Thank you for your comments, emails, phone calls and prayers. We continue to “prepare for […]

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"Where there is life there is hope."

December 17, 2007

Today has been a very difficult day emotionally. After I took Sean to preschool, I came home and called my OB’s office. I explained what I was experiencing, in terms of the spotting. The nurse told me to come on in. My parents were on their way here to help, so I waited for them […]

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One step forward, two steps back…

December 17, 2007

Good morning! Today I am 12 weeks and 2 days pregnant. We did tell Sean on Friday evening and he is VERY excited to be a big brother! I am looking forward to sharing about Sean and Friday in a separate post soon, however right now I am having trouble being positive in light of […]

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Our fetus is still going strong!

December 13, 2007

Yesterday was my first trimester screening or “NT Scan” and overall it went very well. Here is one of many great pictures we got of our fetus from the ultrasound tech! It’s heart rate was 138 and it’s crown to rump length (CRL) measured about 5.2 cm, which she said put it at about 11 […]

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Our embryo has become a fetus!

December 5, 2007

Today I am 10 weeks 4 days and as of this week our “overachieving embryo” has become a fetus! Another big milestone in this pregnancy for our family and most importantly our baby! 🙂 I haven’t been posting as often as it is a busy time for us with the holiday season and I continue […]

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