Saturday, February 6, 2010

Maddyn is going to be a big sister!

After much time trying, we're blessed to make that announcement. Maddyn has loved this news, and she's already been telling Dave and I that she'd like a baby sister, not a baby brother. LOL- we explained that we can't pick, and she told us NO Baby brothers. So we didn't quite get through. We'll know soon enough, but it is rather comical.

I've been in the hospital numerous times, as I've been diagnosed with hyperemesis. You can learn more about hyperemesis here: http://www.hyperemesis.org/
It's been horrible. Sleeping on the floor at times, b/c it's too hard to get up- and just throwing up anywhere from 2-9 times a day. IVs help a little, but nothing truly helps. They had me on Reglan and Zofran and nothing really seems to help at all. I'm exhausted and have lost a ton of weight. Not fun.

I'm past the 14 week mark, and b/c it has been so bad this time, the doctor thinks it might not last as long as with Maddyn. With Maddyn it was not every day, and it was bearable at times. This time, it's every day and non-stop. So I hope that means it won't last till 26 weeks. Yikes! I've tried every 'remedy' under the sun, including accupuncture- and none have worked.

So, right now, it's just one day at a time, and hoping that it gets better soon. I appreciate all of the cards, care packages, notes, messages and texts people have sent over. I'm sorry i haven't gotten back to everyone. Right now, I'm putting my energy into work (I'm working from home) and Maddyn as much as I can.
My due date is my birthday, but it looks like I'll be a scheduled c-section on July 30th unless we decide not too. We have some time to decide.
I'll try to post more as I'm feeling better- to provide more updates. I am so truant on photos it's not funny. But I will be trying to catch up here when I can.

Some ultrasound photos:

8 week photo:




14 week photo:

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