Daddy just looked and our lab results were finally in! Conclusion...... mommy has been previously exposed to 5th's disease, and most likely immune! AND it didn't show that I had recently been exposed. (Crying happy tears).... You are going to be okay sweet angel of mine :). I'm so grateful for those who put our names in the temple, and for daddy giving us a blessing. The power of the priesthood is real, and miracles happen.
Today I also filled out our paperwork for circle of Life. I'm so excited to go there, and to be able to see you each time! I can't wait to hold you in my arms, to love you, to kiss you, to snuggle you, to rock you to sleep, to feed you, to watch you grow. I'm so excited to be your mommy, little one. Love you!!!!
Sunday, May 29, 2011
Saturday, May 28, 2011
Worried for you...
Dear baby,
Mommy is a little worried for you today. My heart is uneasy. A couple of weeks ago some kids in the ward contracted 5th's disease. A harmless viral infection that makes ones' cheeks look as though they have been 'slapped' and have a rash on them. So red with rash. On thursday Michael had a rash, so I took him to daddy at work before sending him off to school. It looked like an allergic reaction so we sent mike to school. Friday he woke up and it was ALOT worse the rash and 'slapped cheek' look was there. For him, no big deal. But for me and you, it could be serious. See 5th's disease is only harmful in those that are pregnant... here's why. (Information from babycenter)
"If you're not immune and you contract the virus during pregnancy, your baby will most likely be fine. There's about a 1 in 3 chance that parvovirus will be passed through the placenta to a baby, but even among these babies, the vast majority do well and have no problems or signs of infection.
Unfortunately, though, in a relatively small percentage of cases, parvovirus infection during pregnancy can lead to miscarriage, stillbirth, severe fetal anemia (leading to a serious condition called "hydrops fetalis"), and sometimes inflammation of the heart muscle. About 11 percent of moms-to-be who become infected before 20 weeks will end up losing their babies, although the loss may not happen for several weeks to a few months after the initial infection. Babies whose mothers get infected after mid-pregnancy rarely have problems from the infection."
See sweet baby, mommy is scared. Scared something might go wrong. Friday, we went and got mommy's blood tested to see if I was immune. And now on saturday, the lab still hasn't gotten to my labs yet. My heart feels uneasy. Friday night we went to the temple though, as Ariell took out her endowments. Our names were put on the prayer roll. On saturday morning Daddy gave us a priesthood blessing. He reminded mommy to listen to the holy ghost, and that you would grow and develop. But not with out trials and challenges, so to take courage. I love you baby and I hope the best for you. Mommy is just worried for you, because I love you so much already.
Daddy did mention today though, that he feels like Mikey might not have 5th's disease as he didn't fit 'all of the criteria.' This brought me hope. I feel bad for Michael right now, as he's having to stay away from me. When we first told him you needed to try and stay back away from us, he cried. He loves you too. Landon loves you, Lexi loves you. We love you angel baby. :) Mommy will keep praying for us. Please continue to grow and develop, that you might enjoy life to the fullest. For now, I will wait for the blood test results, with hope and faith.
Mommy is a little worried for you today. My heart is uneasy. A couple of weeks ago some kids in the ward contracted 5th's disease. A harmless viral infection that makes ones' cheeks look as though they have been 'slapped' and have a rash on them. So red with rash. On thursday Michael had a rash, so I took him to daddy at work before sending him off to school. It looked like an allergic reaction so we sent mike to school. Friday he woke up and it was ALOT worse the rash and 'slapped cheek' look was there. For him, no big deal. But for me and you, it could be serious. See 5th's disease is only harmful in those that are pregnant... here's why. (Information from babycenter)
"If you're not immune and you contract the virus during pregnancy, your baby will most likely be fine. There's about a 1 in 3 chance that parvovirus will be passed through the placenta to a baby, but even among these babies, the vast majority do well and have no problems or signs of infection.
Unfortunately, though, in a relatively small percentage of cases, parvovirus infection during pregnancy can lead to miscarriage, stillbirth, severe fetal anemia (leading to a serious condition called "hydrops fetalis"), and sometimes inflammation of the heart muscle. About 11 percent of moms-to-be who become infected before 20 weeks will end up losing their babies, although the loss may not happen for several weeks to a few months after the initial infection. Babies whose mothers get infected after mid-pregnancy rarely have problems from the infection."
See sweet baby, mommy is scared. Scared something might go wrong. Friday, we went and got mommy's blood tested to see if I was immune. And now on saturday, the lab still hasn't gotten to my labs yet. My heart feels uneasy. Friday night we went to the temple though, as Ariell took out her endowments. Our names were put on the prayer roll. On saturday morning Daddy gave us a priesthood blessing. He reminded mommy to listen to the holy ghost, and that you would grow and develop. But not with out trials and challenges, so to take courage. I love you baby and I hope the best for you. Mommy is just worried for you, because I love you so much already.
Daddy did mention today though, that he feels like Mikey might not have 5th's disease as he didn't fit 'all of the criteria.' This brought me hope. I feel bad for Michael right now, as he's having to stay away from me. When we first told him you needed to try and stay back away from us, he cried. He loves you too. Landon loves you, Lexi loves you. We love you angel baby. :) Mommy will keep praying for us. Please continue to grow and develop, that you might enjoy life to the fullest. For now, I will wait for the blood test results, with hope and faith.
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Dear baby
Today was a beautiful day. I decided to go ahead and go with Circle of Life, for our prenatal care. Daddy mentioned he had been working with Dr. Alejo, and liked him. So that's who I made our apt with. Cool thing about him, is that he is Hawaiian, and went to the Medical school in Hawaii. It will be fun to see if he has any fun stories for us. :) Another reason why I choose to go to Circle of Life is because EVERY time you go you get an ultrasound, which is SO exciting for me! Our first apt is June 6 at 9:40. This time I probably won't take your brother's and sisters as they said there will be extra paperwork, and labs, and such. But hopefully they'll give us a picture or something so I can bring it home to show them. Your brothers have already started praying for you, and wonder when you'll get bigger (ie. mommy get fat). Our family is so excited to meet you... but happy to wait until Jan. Love you sweet angel :)
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Telling your brothers and sister
Yesterday I couldn't contain my excitement from your brothers and sister anymore. So I mentioned to dad, let's just tell them. We gathered you all in the living room. Dad told them we had a surprise for them. Everyone wanted to know what kind of surprise, and then dad turned it over to me. I then told them 'There is a baby in mom's tummy. He/she is very very small, and we can't see him yet. But soon, mommy's tummy is going to grow bigger and bigger. And in a few weeks you might see mommy sick, and I might be extra tired, so I'm going to need lots of help.' Then daddy said 'Lexi you are going to be a big sister.' EVERYONE was beeming with excitement. Michael wanted to choose a name right then... he wanted to call you Max. But mommy said that's something we'll have to talk about when we find out if it's a boy or girl. Then we let them guess what gender you are. Michael guessed a girl (yep boy name, but girl guess!), he said that way we'd have 3 boys and 3 girls in our family. Landon guessed a boy, and Lexi guessed a baby-brother. They were all so happy, and their faces just beemed with excitement. I then showed them on the 'baby-ticker' what you look like right now... kind of 'tad-polish' they were very confused, and I reassured them you will grow into a healthy baby, that looks like a baby, not a tad-pole...lol. :) I feel so blessed, and am so grateful for you dear baby. Right now we are in the process of trying to decide which doctor to go to, and just clarifying all of our insurance stuff so we'll be ready for you to come! I love you sweet baby, I love you!
Monday, May 23, 2011
Excitement
I can hardly believe it! WE are expecting!!!! The past ten months we have hoped for you, we have longed for you. We prayed for you, we fasted for you, we went to the temple for in hopes we could have you! And a few days ago we found out we were expecting you! I'm SO grateful, and excited, and just so full of pure joy that you will be joining our family! I love you so much sweet baby, I can't wait for the next 9 months to go by, so I can hold you, and love you, and call you mine forever. I love you number 4 :).
To back up just a little here is how we found out we knew you were on your way. On May 19, daddy was on-call at work, and mommy decided to take a test. The line wasn't there at all, so mommy went into 'maybe-next month mode'. I then took Michael to Kindergarten, and got a few things ready for the day. After running the morning errands, I came back to look at the test again, and there was a another FAINT (I almost wondered if I was imagining it) line next to the control line... since it had been after 10minutes (you aren't suppose to count the test valid if read after ten minutes). I sent daddy a text saying "I think we are prego". He called back and we chatted. Daddy was a little skeptical and didn't want to get mommy's hopes up too high. So we took another test later and sure enough another faint line. To be 100% positive though, we decided to be tested at daddy's work the next day, and then we knew for sure.... baby number 4 is on his/her way! I am overwhelmed with gratitude. I'm so excited. I'm thinking we are due Last week in Jan or first week in feb. Perfect timing! Daddy will have just gone through his interviews and the fellowship match, I'll have time to enjoy your new born stage, and mommy will have time to re-gain her strength before we move for daddy's fellowship.
For now though it's a secret.... want to be done with first trimester before the 'news' gets out. Plus with your brothers and sister, being old enough to understand we want them to know first :). I love you sweet baby. I'm so excited to be your mommy!
To back up just a little here is how we found out we knew you were on your way. On May 19, daddy was on-call at work, and mommy decided to take a test. The line wasn't there at all, so mommy went into 'maybe-next month mode'. I then took Michael to Kindergarten, and got a few things ready for the day. After running the morning errands, I came back to look at the test again, and there was a another FAINT (I almost wondered if I was imagining it) line next to the control line... since it had been after 10minutes (you aren't suppose to count the test valid if read after ten minutes). I sent daddy a text saying "I think we are prego". He called back and we chatted. Daddy was a little skeptical and didn't want to get mommy's hopes up too high. So we took another test later and sure enough another faint line. To be 100% positive though, we decided to be tested at daddy's work the next day, and then we knew for sure.... baby number 4 is on his/her way! I am overwhelmed with gratitude. I'm so excited. I'm thinking we are due Last week in Jan or first week in feb. Perfect timing! Daddy will have just gone through his interviews and the fellowship match, I'll have time to enjoy your new born stage, and mommy will have time to re-gain her strength before we move for daddy's fellowship.
For now though it's a secret.... want to be done with first trimester before the 'news' gets out. Plus with your brothers and sister, being old enough to understand we want them to know first :). I love you sweet baby. I'm so excited to be your mommy!
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