Our Life...

Ok I promised you all I would update my blog about the pregency when I got new news. So here it goes, long blog ahead, so grab a cup of your fav. drink and enjoy the read.

Lets start with here I thought July was going be a month full of business haha!! Oh I was so wrong.

I have to thank the lord that Scott medically is doing well. Scott is my rock, my foundation next to the lord without him. I think I would be more stressed out. You know how, sometimes in life you have those friends who are exactly like you? So much so you want to ring there necks, as I am sure they want to ring yours. I am lucky in that Scott and I friendship is nothing like that. We bicker alot. My in laws call is the bickersons. Although from what my mom has said my Grandma and Grandpa bickered as well, but they had a long lasting loving marriage.

We are two different people with two different life back rounds, and a big age gap between us. 13 years to be more accurete. Although I think that all the diffrences makes us a perfect couple. He understands things I do not, vise a versa. He can make me see the postitve when I find myself in one of my deprresion states, and I make him laugh when his upset. His an amazing person, and I adore him. He is a perfect example to my son how a man should be, toward his wife, toward his children, and work ethics. I am really blessed.

Ok enough with the gushy stuff hehe!!

As many of you know I have Gestational Diabities with this baby as I did with our son. We are fast appraching 30W and my last tremester. With that I had a OBGYN vidit today. They told me the baby shows NO SIGNS of a Cyst anywhere on its body!! WooHoo!! The baby is healthy and growing at a healthy rate.

I told the Doctor that Scott and I talked and we want to try for a vaginal brith. I assured her I was mentally prepared to try and to be told that they have to do a C-section. Last time it took about 6 months to really recover from my C-Section and I suppose thats why we want to try viginal brithing. Then after that I told her how the doctor last time made me come in after 30W every week to get a fetal stress test and U/S becouse of my GD.

Well becouse I am taking an insuln which is a growth hormone, her plan is to see my 2X a week 1 of those times I do a U/S and a stress test, the other I just do a stress test. She says as long as the baby does not get to big, or does not become stressed, then she doesnt see a reason we can't try Viginally.

So here is where it gets fun for me, and Scott, and Mark. I will see the OBGYN 2X a week, I will see a GD Doctor 1X every other week, until this baby is born. On top of my own visits Mark has Speech, OT/PT all 1X a week, but split up on 2 diffrent days. So started in Augest to Sept we will be busy busy bunch.

Then in Sept thru the beginning of Oct The OT/PT will stop, but the external Speech will keep going until December. My appointments will remain the same as stated above. PLUS we add 3X a week Mark has Pre School. So we will be dropping him off and picking him up from there as well.

So as you can see my life just got a little bit more mobile. So if we talk and I seem out of it, or day dreamy you know why. Please try to understand all 3 of us might be tired as all get out for the rest of the summer well into the fall.

Thank you for your understanding, and your support!! I know Scott, Mark and I appreciate all the support you all have given and I am sure will give to our family. Thanks again for reading this.

Well the rest of pregency is full of Doctors appointments. Of course with my OBGYN but now with a GD specilist. I am sure glad that I have a great support system. I am still dealing with this cold thing I have.

Anyway Mark turns 3 years this month on the 27th. I cant beleave how time has flown by. His really come a long way. From needing me every second of every day. To now he wants to play alone alot of the time. My mom donoted some money and got a few things in the mail for her donation. One which was a hat. She gave it to us. Scott nor I really paid to much attn to the hat, but recently Mark has found it, and he is never to far from it. I must say at least its something he wears. I hear this is the age where kids if theyare going have a "security" item. I asked my parents what mine was, they said it was them. I had and still suffer from sepration anixety its gotton better in years but Alot of adopted kids have this conidition and you just learn to cope. my brother had a blanket. My mom told me it was a struggle to get it washed.

Anyway his a great kid, really intellegent. He knows his colors, numbers up to 10, shapes, and other things. His always been a brite kid, very fast to understand things, but just verbalization has been his weakiness. Although with intense therepy he has really learned to verbalize alot of his words only I, or Scott can understand, but at least his making attempts.

On the 30th I will be 29. For me my brithday has always been a bit of a emotonal day. Feelings of gratuide for my adopted family, extended adopted family, my husband, and my son. Although I reflect on the loss of my brith family. I often hope that where they are they think of me, I was in the postion to start looking but ow that I am preg. I felt that it would be to much emotionally for me to try to find them now. After all my adoption was closed in Colombia in the early 1980's so records were not kept well, or at all. I remember my brithday the year Mark was born, I was too busy recovering from a C-section and a infection to really relieze it was my brithday, but when I looked at my son, I wondered if he had the same looks as a newborn as I did.

I admit this pregency has been alot easier emotionally for me, I guess becouse I sorta know what to expect, I am worried that the time of year the baby will be born also is normally the start of my seasonal deppresion so I am in the process of researching local talk therepy doctors so I can be pro active and hopefully not get Post pardon depression. Anyway I think I will be OK. I have been really open with my support system about my concerns and there all willing to help support me anyway they can. To help me control my depression.

My Uncle was here for my cuz wedding last month and I was able to sit and talk with him over some not so grand food, but at least the conversation and company was grand. He spent some time with mom after the wedding, I know how much she loved hosting him at her house. She misses him greatly and this was an awsome chance for them to reconnect. I enjoy hearing about her days since his been staying with her. She seems so much happier.

I wish everyone a happy a safe 4th of July. Until my next post.

Greetings...

Last week was very hard wmotional for me. As most of you know I had Gestational Diabities towards the end of my last pregency, I want to say I was 32-34 weeks along.

Last Wedesday went in for a regualar OB check, but had to do a 1 hour Glocost test. So drank the nasty sugar water, then went to my OB appointment went back to the tech area and got my blood drawn.

Thusday morning I woke up to a voivcemail from the doctors office alerting me I failed my 1 hour and needed to do a 3 hour test. I did not want to go a whole weekend not knowing my results. So lucky for me I had not ate yet and my last meal was 12 hours before the phone call I made. So I went in, they gave me the same nasty drink and I sat at the tech area for 3 hours every hour being pricked. This time I was precked 4 times. 1X in the arm and 3X in my hand.

I felt so sick by the end it was 5pm and I had yet to eat anything. Well Thusday night my hand and arm were black and blue I started to worry about my cuz wedding and if anyone would notice ort ask What the heck was with my hand and arm being all bruised up.

Friday came and I called in the afternnon where I was informed out of the 3 hours I failerd hours 1, and 2. So now I get see a GD specilist. I guess I am OK with it. I mean I grieved and did all the self blame anyone can do. So now all I can do is do what they want and hope my baby will be OK

Saturday was fun. My cuz was a awsome bride, and her bride groom was pretty awsome. Saturday night, Sunday and Monday I spent the days coughing, sneezing, and doing the cold thing. But Saturday was the highlight of my week. Normally I try to spell check but tonight my cold is just getting the best of me, so thanks for reading thus far.

I cant beleave how time has flown by so fast this time.

Went to my OBGYN yesterday. He checked my urine after I expressed concern. He looked at the U/S after I asked him to clearfily what the nurse had told me my last visit. He listened to the baby, and measured my belly, and he checked my surfix and he said "Good your still closed" I said for 21 weeks I would hope so, as I smiled nervously.

He reassured me that 1-5 babies have cyst that go away during the gestational period. He said its 100% normal, and that I should be fine, and my baby should be fine. He said the protein in my urine is so small "trace findings" that he is not at all concerned. He also recommend that I nor any other preg. women should google issues concern there pregency since most of the findings are worst case scenarios. I told him I learned that, and that's why I needed reassurance from him.

The reason I saw him was an follow up after my maybe kidney stone. I am so glad I did.

Scott got a raise from his job, which on this economic times is unheard of, many of my close friends either lost, losing there jobs, or they are taken hour, or pay cuts. I am very lucky Scott loves his job as he does. We are just relieved really that his got a job regardless of the pay raise although it was a nice surprise.

Mark has an ear infection so his on the Pink Medicine. He loves it so much he begs for it, after he gets it he runs around yelling "num num" haha!! I don't recall ever having that reaction to medication, but I could be wrong.

This month is crazy for us. My cousin (one of them) is getting married, to a guy who I think is great. I have gotten to know him throughout the years there the same people who turned me on to SL, haha!! Anyway There getting married this month. They make a very loving couple. I could not be more pleased about this.

My dad's brother is in very poor health. He was at my wedding. He is a super Uncle and I feel very bad for my dad that he has to go thru this and for my Uncles family. I wish we lived closer so I could help them out or at least be there to support them emotionally.

Thank you for reading this. Man like I said 22 weeks out of 40 completed wow.

Ok I can't pretend things are going GREAT.

Scott and Mark are awesome, this post is not about them. Its about me...

As you all know I have Cerebral Palsy, I have had it since birth. I have dealt with very little as far as medical complications due to my condition.

For the most part I try to be an upbeat, happy go lucky person, but this post isn't at all like that.

When I got preg the first time. As I progressed I became very sore in my hips and my back became very painful. I was seeing a Chiropractor 1X a week, it helped but it still hurt. Later I developed Gestational Diabetes. Due to my CP could not feel the contractions and therefor did not push, nor did I progress past 6-8 Centimeters and Mark never dropped. His Heart Rate dropped they did a 911 C-Section.

After that experience I waited an extra recommended year to get preg again. I have back pain, stretching belly pain, and being watched for Gestational Diabetes. Which all for me is within my norm. Last night my mother had to take me to the ER where they admitted me for observation. The doctors were OBGYN doctors. They "think" I may have had kidney Stone, although they were not 100% sure. In any case they released me at about 9am after the pain left me.

This past Tuesday I went to my regular ONGYN check, the Tuesday before I had an U/S everything looked great, but the Radiologist said there was a 3m Cyst on the Skull/Head with that they want me to get another U/S at 28 weeks. Neither the Cyst or the kidney stone was an issue my last pregency. I am pretty shock up. I know Cysts can subside or go away in time, and kidney stones go away after awhile, but that doesn't help my nerves.

I am very thankful for my son Mark, and my husband Scott but last night I cried myself to sleep. I have never been a night without my husband since we were married , and never from my son since he was born. All this tribulation with this pregency reminds me how lucky I am for what I have. I may not be finical well off. Although as long as I have Scott and Mark and there health I am well off spiritually and that's all I ever wanted in this life.

Well that was our wedding date.

Things I have learned in 4 years of marriage.

1. To not compare my marriage to others

2. To compliment Scott daily

3. To Thank Scott for all he does

4. To say "I love you" and mean it.

5. After having kids, to always remember to put my marriage before my kids.

6. Have dates with just Scott and I (and maybe a few friends)

7. To remember why I loved Scott to begin with.

8. Celebrating all the small things in life.

9. To do Scott favors without being asked.

10. Talk out our conflicts when we are calm and relaxed.

All in all these pasr 4 years have been really amazing. I never thought I would be married. I am glad I met Scott. His the best thing that ever happened to me.

Hello! I know its been awhile sence I updated anything. So this be quite long...

Well I am about 17 weeks preg. I no longer feel as though I am going upchuck everything I eat. I am tired as ever, I have hip pain and my back is killing me. I cant eat certain foods. Basisaclly same events as when I was preg. with Mark. We are going wait till the birth to find out the sex of the baby, please don't tell me what you think I am having.

Our son turns three in late July. His so tall many people think his older then he is. He was diagnosed with Apraxia which is a kind of speech delay. Specifically a moter planning speech issue. So since we moved our son has had an hour of Speech 1X a week in the private sector. He is also receiving ISD Speech 1X a week for 30 mins. He is also in OT/PT 1X a week in the private Sector.

Come this Fall since he will be 3 he graduates from Birth to 3 program to 3-5 program So that means 3X a week for 2.5 hours he will be in a preschool setting in the ISD. Within that time 2X out of the 3X he will be pulled to a Speech class for 20 mins. He will cnt private speech for one hour. Although the OT and the PT do not think he will need there services past the summer. So yay, I wont be that crazy.

Scott got his review he had a great review. He still loves his job, his coworkers which I am glad. He recently had a birthday in April. He has really been my rock. His support with our son and understanding about my physical limits is amazing.

Ok this is the end of the update. Thank you for reading this far. Have a wonderful day.

Hey



Just to let you know Due Date is 10-08-09 will not find out the sex of the child until birth.

Has had dyria for the past 2 days. I feel so bad for him. He wont eat, but thank gosh he will drink water.

We cut out Milk or diary in general. As recommend by the nurse line. I am leaving veggies out for him to munch on. He refuses to eat at dinner time, so we are back to just leaving food out for hom to graze on.

We cancelled plans last weekend because I was sick. My stomach was up and down, and I just really could not stay awake along to talk to anyone.

We cancelled plans this weekend becouse we are not sure the couse of his dyria and in case its becouse of illiness we do not want to spread the good fortune.

I see a doctor tommrow about my pregency and I am nervous, but very excited. Had to cancel Marks speech and OT this week becouse they do not want to see him if he is sick. Who can blame them, I had to get Scott to buy me a havc mask so I dont smell the dyria when I change diapers.

He was doing great on potty training, started Monday and well had to stop on Tuesday when the dyria started.

scared...

sad...

happy..


Scared I wont be a good parent after baby #2 comes.
Scared I wont have enough love for each child.

Sad my birth parents cant see me now
Sad I dont have faith in myself about having a 2nd child
Sad we moved futher from family.

Happy we are still HAPPILY married.
Happy Mark is making improvments with his Speecg, OT/PT
Happy I have a supoortive husband who loves me no matter what
Happy My husband loves his job, and we moved closer to the job
Happy to be with Child.

Hey, unlike last time we wanted to pick the names early...

If it is a Boy: Jason Scott

If its a Girl: Samantha Faith

We spent months bickering last time. This time it was easier.

Apparently I don't get a choice of hospital

EDD: Oct 23th 2009

Next DA is Feb. 26th/March 12th.

Saturday-

Mark really has not tried to climb out of his crib, so we just kept him there. From what others have told me. As long as there not trying to climb out keep them in. So we have desided that on his 3rd Birthday we want to get him into a Twin Size bed. So we went out to Ikea my mom and brother met us there and we walked around looking at kitchen table, Computer Chairs, bed frames for Mark and us.

Sunday-

We went to Church had a great day there. We came home I took a nap. I am back to taken naps when our son takes naps.

I have noticed that like with our son I am tired and pizza gives me heartburn.

Our son finally got the approval letters for Speech, OT/PT. We had a meeting with the school district about goals etc. Went well.

I am very happy that I am married to the best man ever. He really does help out with the care of Mark, has from day 1 but now with me being pregent again. His again stepping up to the plate. I am so honored to be his wife.

Quantitative heg Test results...

Tuesday: 1766

Thursday: 3178

In the clinic I am in. I see a nurse and a Doctor but one at every other visit.

This month I have a Nurse Visit on Feb 26th at 10:40am

Next month on the 12th of March at 11am I see a doctor.

I am approx 3 weeks preg. according to the blood work. I am very excited.

According to my calendar that puts me at the week of the 23 of Oct 2009.

I am going be selling my wedding dress. I am not sure how to do it, where to do, etc..

MNS is having issues paying for High School sports. The state has pretty much taken PE away. They are thinking of trying to now cut the sports activity's. This is a scarey thought to me.

They are saying obesity is higher in school aged children then ever before yet our Schools are cutting activity that would help keep our kids fit.

Here is my suggestion to the sports. Why don't do make more volunteer based then pay based. If people were willing not to get paid to Couch, Referee then they might be able to afford other things.

For many of the students. The Sports do more then excersis it lets them build friendships, build the understanding of team work. If we take away that, then school spirit will go down. People like to feel ownership of there School and sports is a great way to encourage such activity.

I played HS Soccer and those 3 years (4th year I had an wart on the bottom of my foot that left me out for the season) were the best way for me to make friends and be apart of something.

Dont let MSHSL take away sports!!!

I am on Amoxicillin for a cold, I have a eye infection and ear infection I am on drops for both. So basically I have been not in the mood to let y'all look at me in my state.

Our son had a tempter flexing between 100 - 102 all last night we took him to his doctors today. His ears, throat, Lungs all got a checked out. The odd thing was that they did not take his tempter even after I told the doctor he ran a tempter of 10-102 throughout the night.

Thank you for everyone who sent me emails, and messages asking about my son, Thank you for listening to me last night. Being a 1st time mom is harder emotionally then I ever thought it would be. Thanks again!

Christmas Glitter Graphics

Lets face it, Holiday cards were never my thing. So this is my holiday card.

This past year has been full of ups and downs. I am happy to say more ups then downs.

Scott 2008 highlights from my point of view. We searched for a home to own again, We didn't get a home to own. We took care of some road blocks that we preventing us to rent. We moved closer to his work. He now maybe gases up every month instead of 2X a week. I was very proud of Scott this year. He has cnt. to be my rock when I feel like nothing is going our way. I love watching Mark and Scott interact. I am honored to be his wife, and the mother of his child.

Mark 2008 highlight he has been in the ISD speech program, he was in a gym for kids and his speech has grown because of them, and the fact that we as parents are learning how to better help our son. Its been 2 wonderful years. I neve3r thought I could get pregnant and even if I had carry a baby to term. Although I did both. He says "dada" "nana" "mama" "papa" "mak" (for mark) he says "by by" among other words I have yet to recognize as words. His really made huge improvements in a year.

Andrea well lets see I made the adjustment from living with family to my own OK. There are times I miss having my mom and brother live with us, but we are better friends then we were living together. I am restarting the process to find my birth mother. I have talked in length with my family. My parents will always be Tom and Cynthia, that would never change they are the two who took me in as there own and raised me and still love me. Although after giving birth to my son. I feel its important for me to find my Birth mother or her family. To Thank her for the courage she had to keep me for 3 years and make the decision to leave me, and because of that I was able to come to America and have a good education, parents whom love me, and I love them. Have a brother that even if neither of us are blood related to our parents, or to each other, we love each other and we a friends. Other then that not much has changed.

We are thankful to have our friends and our family. We love each and every one of you. Our only wish for you and yours is that you have as much happiness and joy as we have this Holiday.

Have a safe and wonderful New Years. Remember if you go out that night to have a sober driver, There are many cab companies that will be more then happy to take you home after a night of fun. Enjoy!

Caylee Anthony may now rest in peace. Her remains were found by a meter reader not far from the Anthony residents.

As many of you know Caylee was missing for 6 months. Grandparents George and Cindy Anthony have been in the spot light asking for the public help finding there grandchild Caylee Anything while Caylee's own mother has yet to show any understanding as to her Child's where about.

Mental unsuitability as been thrown out there as a possible defense for Casey Anthony (22). She has been labeled a narcissist, Bipolar. She has been accused of just plain not caring.

There has been allegations thrown out there that she was sexual abused by either her father, brother or both, and that some how Caylee was a result of incest.

There has been allegations made that the media has made Casey Anthony guilty.

Now all of the above may be true, none of it could be true, or parts of it may be true, but I remind you that we all just need to let Caylee rest in peace, and let us not start casting stones. So far Casey Anthony is only allegation to have killed her daughter, she has yet to go to trail, we must remember that we have the justice system for a reason. So that all may have a fair and speedy trail.

my heart goes out to all who were touched by the brite 2 year old Caylee. May we all find some peace knowing she has been found. She is now dancing in heaven. Those who did this to her will pay, either here on earth, or The Lord will see to any justice.