The end is in sight!

I had a Dr's appt last Friday and got some good news. We are going to move my c-section up to August 5th!!!!! Now I'm a little scared because that is in 10 days, but I am so glad that this pregnancy will be over! The week before my ultrasound showed that the baby was 8 pounds give or take a pound either way. Because of this as well as the medications I am taking the Dr thinks it will be better to deliver sooner rather than later. I will be 36 weeks and 1 day on the 5th. So that morning I will have to have an amniocentesis which is where they will take a needle and put it in my stomach to take out some amniotic fluid. (They use an ultrasound machine to guide the needle). The fluid will be tested to find out if the baby's lungs are fully developed. If they are then we can have the c-section that afternoon! So keep your fingers crossed!!! It is bitter sweet because I know the longer he is in there the better it is for him, but I am soooooooooo ready to be done! So keep us in your prayers.

Major update....make sure you read the whole thing

Okay, so a lot has happened in the last month which is my excuse for not giving an update for Kaelyn's 14th month. And now here we are at her 15th month so there is a lot to say! The last 2 months have been so fun with Kaelyn! She is learning and growing everyday. I think one of her most favorite things is music. She has a little piano that plays songs and she loves to dance and twirl to the music. She has gotten some new toys which loves! She loves to be outside and we even took her to the pool in Crystal-finally!!!! She was a little hesitant at first, but then she started walking right in and splashing and playing. She is making lots of new sounds and noises. She isn't talking too much yet, but there are a couple of words she has said, but only once. She can follow directions and is such a big helper. She loves to put things in the garbage and help clean!!!! (She definitely got this from Grandma Faye!!!) She loves to color and use pens to draw although she is still learning that crayons and pens are only used on paper! Her other favorite thing is to read books, especially ones with animals. We are working hard on which animals say what. Her favorite sounds are the bear (grrrrrr) and the cow (mooooooo). So those are a few things about our munchkin and how she is doing.

As for me and the baby....we had an exciting adventure to the hospital the end of June. I had gone in for my regular OB check on 6/23. The babies heart rate was pretty high and I was measuring a little big. So my Dr sent me to have an ultrasound the next day to see how everything was. After my ultrasound was over my Dr called right a way and told me that the baby's heart rate was very high and he was retaining fluid. He wanted me to go to Methodist hospital right away. He said they were expecting me and that I would have a consult with a perinatologist. So I called Joe right away and told him I was headed to the hospital right away. So he met me there.
Once I got to the hospital they admitted me and started monitoring the baby right away. I even got a shot of steroids that were to help the baby's lungs develop. The Dr came in and told me that I would be taking a ride over Abbott Northwestern in an ambulance. It was during rush hour so I got to have the lights and sirens on too!!
So then I got admitted to Abbott and Joe met me there. I met half a dozen Drs that night. Some were perinatolgists-for the baby, and others were cardiologists-for me. So what ended up happening was they put me on medication to help bring the baby's heart rate down. His heart rate was over 200 and normally should be between 120-160. So basically we just had to sit and wait until the baby's heart rate converted. I had to be in the hospital until this happened. So finally Friday night/Saturday this finally happened. It got down to about 170 and they were happy with that. During all this I was having an EKG everyday along with the baby being monitored everyday for 1 hour twice a day. We found out that he is also breeched so I will have another c-section for sure. I also was having a lot of contractions in the hospital so they put me on medication to help stop those as well. So there was a lot going on for both of us. I finally got to go home on Monday. Now the plan is for me to "take it easy" and go in to be monitored twice a week along with having a BPP-which is basically an ultrasound to see how the baby is doing. I also see the perinatologist for my weekly OB appt. I had a C-section scheduled at Abbott for 8/25but this week the ultrasound showed that Austin is already 8 pounds-give or take a pound either way. So we could see about delivering a little earlier than that!!!!! Now it's just a waiting game.
Also I fell down the stairs about two weeks ago. They wouldn't do an x-ray to see if it is broken, but either way there isn't anything they can do for that. So I am finally getting a little better, but I can't sit very long, and I can't stand very long. My mom came up on July 4th, so she is helping a lot with Kaelyn. I am not supposed to lift her anyways. So things have been hard and I am really ready to have this pregnancy over with. So I am taking it one day at time...


Here's me at 33 weeks.....a week ago

Water Park of America

So, at the very last minute we decided to take a family trip to the Water Park of America on Friday. Joe had a comp day from work because he worked Memorial Day so he took Friday off and we booked a room at the Radisson in Bloomington by the Mall of America. I have to say that it was really nice to "get away" for a night! The hotel was amazing!! Our room was really big! It had a bathroom with a vanity and tub in it. Plus there was a vanity in the main hallway with a microwave and mini fridge and a long counter. There was even an extra "room" with two bunk beds in it with out a door on it. The main bedroom had a queen bed with built in night stands and a little table and lounge chair. We stuck Kaelyn's pack 'n play in the extra room and everyone slept great! Our room came with four passes to the water park that were good from 4pm Friday to 4pm Saturday. So after we checked in we ate dinner at the Split Rock Grill. It was a little spendy but super good food. Then we got changed and headed to the water park. They had a few water slides, a lazy river, a wave pool, a regular pool, and a play area for kids that didn't go above 6in deep! Kaelyn wasn't too sure what to think of it all at first, but she eventually warmed up and even went on a little slide with daddy. They had double inter tubes you could sit on for the lazy river and she really ended up liking that. There were a few spots along the way that had waterfalls coming down and she didn't like that so much. She liked sitting in the wave pool when the waves weren't coming and loved watching daddy dive into the waves!! On the lazy river there was a bridge you went under that had a bear sleeping on it and she loved to point and look at him. She discovered this wonderful toy in the play area where if you turned a big wheel it would spray water out. There was a little boy spraying his mom and she thought that was the funniest thing. So then of course we had to spray daddy which was even better!!!! We ended up having a really nice time and I think Kaelyn will enjoy the pool a lot this summer!!!!!!

13 months

So I am a little late getting this posted, but it has been a busy and fast month! Kaelyn is doing very well and is lots of fun! She is definitely a sweet little girl. She loves to gives kisses especially during meal time when her face is all messy! She still loves to hug everything and even pats her baby dolls on the back while she's hugging them. She also loves to pat daddy on the back when he gives her hugs! She really likes to walk backwards which she practices often. Usually its when she wants to sit on your lap. She will stand a few feet in front of you and walk back until she falls in your lap! She has started helping mommy by putting things into the garbage. If I had her something and say lets go put it in the garbage she follows me to the kitchen and drops it in!! Then I have to say all done or she will try and take everything out of the garbage!! She loves to go bye bye also. If you say it's time to go bye bye she walks over to the gate at the top of the stairs. Then when we get down stairs she knows she needs to put her shoes on first. She also loves to wave, so if you say bye bye she waves at whoever is there, even if she is the one going bye bye! She now wants to go up the stairs and down the stairs like a big girl. She will hold on to your hands and take the steps one at a time. You have to be really careful because she will start going down them without you. She has discovered she really loves spaghetti, which you will be able to see in the pictures, and strawberries are her absolute favorite. She doesn't have too many words yet, but one morning during breakfast when I asked her is she wanted more or if she was all done she proudly announced "done"! But she hasn't said it since then. If you ask her to say certain words she will produce the sound of the first letter of the word, so she is definitely on her way! We had our first trip to the zoo on Memorial Day and she loved the monkeys-just like her daddy!!! She seemed to have a fun time although she didn't like the tea cup ride which she went on with mommy. She cried almost the entire time :(

25 weeks

So I have had these pictures taken for almost a week and I am a total slacker on getting them on the blog. But life is a little busy right now, so what can I say!!! Everything has been going very well with my pregnancy. I have been feeling pretty well and am enjoying being pregnant. I have to say I am a huge fan of the
2nd trimester!!!!! We have officially picked a name for our baby boy. It is going to be Austin Michael. I have been having fun feeling him move around and beat me up inside!!! Joe has been able to feel him kicking for the last few weeks. I'm pretty sure Kaelyn has felt him too, although she doesn't seem to care. I have to say that the second time around is totally different. I am so busy with everything that sometimes I forget I am pregnant. With Kaelyn it was all I could think about!!! We are getting a few boy things here and there and I am hoping to do a little garage sale-ing. My friend Anna was able to find a Graco double stroller for $15!!!! It doesn't match our car seat, but for $15 who cares!!!!! My other friend Jamie has a co-worker that had a baby boy last August and is wanting to get rid of all of her stuff. So I am going to go have a peek at all of that stuff!!! So things are going well and we are excited to meet our baby boy!
Also, I compared pictures from when I was pregnant with Kaelyn to now.......

First pregnancy at 24 weeks


This pregnancy at 24 weeks

Kaelyn's 1st Birthday

Well, Kaelyn's first birthday was a hit!!!! We went to the Maple Grove Community Center to play in the indoor play area. First we had pizza, cake and opened presents in one of the rooms. She was very girly when it came to eating her cake. She did not want to get dirty!!!! We had a lot of friends and family there to celebrate with us which was really nice! She got a bunch of new, fun toys that she absolutely loves!!!! She has been busy breaking them in over the last week. She really likes all of the things she got and isn't bored with her toys anymore!!! We had to get a new bookshelf to store everything in because our living room was being taken over! We just wanted to thank everyone who was able to be there and also say we really missed those who couldn't be. We have such great people in our lives and we are so grateful for that!

Kaelyn's 12th month

Wow!!!! We can't believe a whole year has gone by since Kaelyn was born!!! It has been an amazing year!!!!! Kaelyn is as cute as ever and so much fun!!!!! She is walking all over the place and is almost running!!!! She loves life and is a very happy kid!!!! She loves people and putting on a show for them! She loves playing with her toys, especially her baby dolls. I think she will be a great BIG sister!! I think her favorite place to be is out side. She loves going for walks in her stroller and walking around outside. She discovered our deck this month and loves to go outside and inside and outside and inside!!!!! She loves to play with other kids and enjoys trips to the indoor play areas at the mall. Kaelyn's favorite thing is music! She loves to dance to it and especially loves all of her toys that make music. It will be interesting to see what that love turns into.