Well my son joined this wworld in dramatic fashion. Monday when I had my u/s it showed that JJ had not grown anything in 2 wks therefore Dr Love and Dr Powers decided to keep me. Well it turned out to be great that they did. I was having a lot of contractions mon night and I was pretty uncomfortable. So they gave me pain meds and some ambien so that I could sleep, yesterday morning I woke up around 3:30 and was in so much pain so I got some more pain meds, around 6 something yesterday morning I thought my water broke and when the nurse came in it was all blood everywhere. So they told my husband that he couldn't go with me because they had to give me a general and they had to do the c-section right then. Well it turns out my placenta detatched itself from the uterine wall and halfway ruptured. When thhey got JJ out he was in a lot of distress and had swallowed a lot of my blood, therefore they had to send him to the NICU. He had to have blood suctioned out of his belly and be put on oxygen. They were able to get him off the oxygen yesterday evening. Most of the blood was out of his system last night. He is holding his own temp and is doing well. He was 5lb 8oz and 17 3/4in long. He was born at 7:06am 3/24/09. He has not needed antibotics. Hopefully he will get to go home with me. They are going to feed him today. His apgars were 1 & 7
Dr. Powers said that God is really looking out for me becuase had they sent me home and it happened me and JJ would have not made it. I lost 1/2 my blood volume. So I am very thankful that they kept me mon night.
As for me well I am sore, Dr Powers said my recovery time is going to be longer and I am going to be sore for quite a bit of time. I am on pain meds and this morning they are checking my blood count to see if they need to give me blood. They have to test me for something else to see if they need to give me more rhogam than just the one shot. I started pumping at 4p. yesterday trying to stimulate my breast to get my milk to come in.
I am just so happy that me and JJ are doing well and nothing happened to either of us.

So I just got home from my drs apt. And things are good. First I had my u/s and my little boy seems happy and content using my placenta as a pillow and he had his arm up under his heaad just chilling out in there. Since Thurs, he went from being in the head down position to breech position again. He has lots of fluid and room to move around in there, telling us he is still on the small side. They sis not measure him this wk as they just measured him last week. So Dr Love said that he will see me in a wk to measure him and if he is still on the small side, which he is pretty sure he will be then he is going to recommend we get him out next wk. He was practicing his breathing again, every wk for the past 4 wks we have seen him practicing his breathing so I know that he is going to do well when he comes.
So next I seen Dr. Powers and the NST was good, JJ has nice heartrate. He had the hickups. So she checked my cervix and it is still closed. So she said that Dr. Love was going to measure JJ again next wk and I said yeah he is and if he is on the small side still then he would recommend me having my c-section and Dr. Powers said yeah she thinks that is a good idea. So she said unless something happens and he has a huge growth spirt then they will do my section next week. So I was schedualed to go back on Wends but Dr. Powers said she needed to see the schedual first because she needs to know when she can perform the c-section if needed next week. She also said with him being under the 10th percentile for so long that she doubts very seriously that he will be as big as they want him to be next week.
So right now the plan is. I go to see Dr Love & Powers on Mon for my u/s and NST. If JJ is still measuring small (which everyone is expecting him to be) then my c-section is on Tues at 10a. If he has a big growth spirt then she will make me wait another week, but she really doubts that will be the case. So it looks like my boy will born on Tues. March 24th and I will be exactly 37 wks pregnant with him. I can say he will be a full term baby

So I have made it another week, 34 wks.
First I had my ultrasound, they will no longer be doing cervix checks only measurements of the baby and making sure everything is ok with him. So he is head down, he was not moving alot so they were trying to wake him up but he wanted to sleep. He is breathing nicely which means his lungs are developed. His heartrate was 155. He is doing very well. The placenta is nice and think and you can see where there has been some bleeding, from early on in the pregnancy. The fluid looks great. The cord sounds good and working properly. So Dr Love was pleased and he is happy that I am at 34 wks this was his goal week for me.
Then I seen Dr. Powers and I had my NST and everything was good with the NST. JJ doesn't like being monitered and he kept moving away from it, but we finally trapped him, which made him mad. Boy I can really tell what his personality is going to be like. LOL. We talked about the c-section (which is still not schedualed) and I asked the questions I wanted to know about everything. About how it would work not being and emergancy and the pain meds an... She said that they will do a spinal. Because of it being surgey and a sterile area that DH can not cut the cord, but that she will cut it longer and he can trim it. So that is what we will do. DD is not allowed in the OR but we can request that they not open the shades in the nursery and then DD can come in the room with us first or we can just let her see him in the nursery thru the window with everyone else. So are going to discuss what we want to do about that. They will let me see him for a few mins then take him to the nursery to do the stuff there while they are closing me up. She said with it being a schedualed c-section it will be much more relaxed and slower paced than an emergency. Then she said that it could still end up being an emergancy c-section depending on how the next few weeks go.
So my next appointment will be Thursday and I will see Dr. Galgano (I like her too) because Dr. Love is not in on Wends and Dr Powers is not in on Thurs. But then the following week when I am 36 wks we will deside rather she is going to take the cerclage out then or wait a week till 37 wks. So I could be welcoming my little man somewhere between 2 & 4 wks. I really hope it is closer to the 2 wks than the 4 wks cause I am so miserable. My back is killing me and my ribs on my left side feel like they are goign to break. I feel like I am being tortured and that my son is trying to kill me. But I keep telling myself this is good and I can do it just a few more weeks and that he is going to be perfect and come home with me and that this is so worth it to not have him spend anytime in the NICU.
 
So here is to at least 2 more weeks.

To start off with on Fri night I had a ton of mucusy discharge and I called the on call dr and he told me to ignore it. I also had a lot of back pain and pressure all weekend with continued discharge. So I called Dr. Powers this morning and not even an hour later Becky (the nurse) is calling me back asking when I could get into the office. See because with Harleyann the only thing that I had when she came was a change in discharge. So Dr. Powers wanted to see me ASAP. So I get up get dressed and head to the dr's office. I get there and it takes no time for them to call me to the back. My blood pressure is a little elevated. I gained another 2 pounds since Wends. The nurse found JJ's heartbeat without a problem and it was nice and strong (in the 140's). So Dr. Powers comes in looks at my cervix, she says it looks good. She then just feels it and says it still has good length behind the stitch. She took a sample to look at under the microscope. So then she sends me over to see Dr. Love and have an ultrasound. The cervix looks good and no opening with pressure. So that all looks good. They went ahead and did all the measurements that they would have done at Wends apt so I do not have to have an ultrasound this Wends. The baby looked good and he is growing. We talked about his limbs measuring small. So Dr. Love said that it is mostly his legs are short causeing him to be in the tenth percentile on height, but he said that there is no other indication of anything else going on so it is probably just the fact he is going to be short due to family genetics.
So I go back over to see Dr. Powers and she says that I have a bacterial infection, the same one I had when I was pregnant with Harleyann (I took an antibotic and had her 3 wks later). So that is probably what caused the discharge. She also said that they were going to moniter me and give me my shot so that I do not have to go back on Wends. So I had no contractions and his heartrate was good and he was moving good when they monitered me. So everything is looking good except the infection, which I now get to take antibotics for, for the next 5 days. Lucky me. But at least it was just that and not me going into labor.

I had my 29 week apt today. Everything is good, no change in my cervix. It is still funneling to the cerclage, but no opening and the cerclage is holding it closed nice and tight. The cervix does not change when pressure is put on it. Dr. Powers is not going to schedule my c-section untill last minute because she does not want to jinx anything. Harleyann told me last night that I am going to have JJ in 3 wks. (She was right about me being pregnant and she was right about it being a boy, so we will see if she is right on this account. At least 32 weeks is not to bad and JJ is bigger in size than what he should be per my gestation), I passed my 3 hr gloucose test and I am now officially 5 lbs above pre pregnancy weight. I look like I have a ball right in front. It is getting more and more uncomfortable every day and I feel like I am a duck when I walk. I can no longer see my toes and I have a hard time getting up. But I will still take it all to keep him in longer. So another good week and things are still going good.

I had my doctors appointment today and things are still going good. My cervix is starting to thin a little bit, but the stitch is holding tight and no opening yet. I still have a good length of cervix before you get to the stitch, which is good. I can do very little. I have to mostly stay reclined. I am not allowed to go shopping or lift anything. I can get up and go from room to room. If I want to go out to eat once a week or a movie that is fine, just not allowed to do much.
 
Everything looks good and I go back next Wendsday for my next appointment and ultrasound. They will be able to see more of what my cervix is doing. Dr. Powers told me what to look for and she said I have to go at least 2 more weeks. I agree. JJ's heartrate was 140 today.
 
My 1 hour gloucose test came back a little high so I had to do my 3 hour today. My sugar level after the one hour was a 166, when it should be a 139 or lower. I am not worried about it I am sure this one will be fine. I got my Rhogam shot today. I will continue to go weekly until JJ makes his grand entrance, hopefully in 9 weeks. Just keep those prayers coming that the stitch will continue to do it's job and hold my cervix closed.
 
Will update next week.

Well I had my apt today. It is not what I wanted to hear, needless to say perfect was pretty far from converstations today.

At 12:30p I had my ultrasound with the highrisk dr and while the baby is doing great, weighing in at 2lb 4oz. However, while my cervix looks good and long, it is beginning to funnel. By this I mean it is beginning to open from the top. So Dr. Love has ordered me to bedrest, only able to get up to potty and short showers. After my apt with Dr. Love I had my 1 hr gloucose test, not sure how long it takes to get results back but of course I will let you know when I get them. At 2p I seen Dr. Powers, we talked about my visit to L&D on Sat and she said that the bleeding I had was from irratation from the yeast infection and she said I did the right thing by getting checked out. She said that while yes there is funneling, it is only down to the cerclage and the cerclage is holding it from going the rest of the way and my cervix is still nice and long. She said this also proves that I have an incompetant cervix and we knew that at some point it would start to do this. So now it is just a wait and see game as to what happens next. She sees me next week to check my cervix and I get my rhogam shot, yeah.

So basicly it is bedrest until I start to bleed from the stitch then they will remove it and put me in the hospital to keep a watch on me until this little guy comes. I want to go at least 3 more weeks so that I can be at MRMC and not St. Mary's. I can get up to go to the couch and lay down for a change of scenery. Fun, fun. I think I am gong to go insane.

I am 25 weeks today, yeah, I am passed the 24 wk mark. Of course I know I am not out of the woods but so far things are looking great.I had my appointment yesterday. I was suppose to see both Dr. Love and Dr. Powers, but Dr. Powers was running late in surgery. She had one more surgery to do so she said that she would see me on Wends. when I go in for my progesterone shot. So the ultrasound showed a very nice looking cervix, tightly closed and still within the normal length limits (over 3 cm). So that is good, things seem to be rocking along just great. The baby's heartbeat was nice and strong. He looks good and growing great. My bloodpressure was good and I am now 4 pounds over prepregnancy weight.
 

First and foremost, we would like to wish each and everyone of you a Very Merry Christmas! We hope that you have a wonderful day tomorrow where ever you may be and we hope that it is full of surprises, family and love.
 
So as you all know this is a big week for us. I am 24 weeks. I am on weekly appointments now and I had an appointment this morning to check my cervix. Everything still looks good. The doctor said that it is nice and long, thick and firm. Which is good. I sound like I have a banana down there for something LOL, with the way he described it. JJ's heartbeat was nice and strong. He is once again laying on my pelvic bone (I swear there must be a magnet there LOL). But everything is still looking good so no bedrest just yet. I am not allowed to go more than 30 mins away from the hospital and I have to relax and stay off my feet as much as possible and I can not lift/carry anything that weighs more than a gallon of milk. Other than the siatica and round legiment pain I am feeling pretty good. I have developed heartburn, of course I am getting it right before bed every night. JJ is very active, which is good, he was kicking me this morning and my whole stomach vibrated, guess he didn't like how early I got up. He has some strength to him.
 
Well that is all for this update. Keep those prayers coming! My next appointment is on Monday, that is my next U/S date.

Well I had another good appointment today. Seems baby boy is happy and content in there. Which is good and I am so not complaining. Well maybe I am complaining about some things. He is so giving me the full effects of pregnancy and I say that I should in no way be this uncomforetable at this point in pregnancy, but Dr. Powers assures me that it is fine and it is just because this is the second baby. So my cervix looks great it was 3.4 cm today. They are very happy by this and my next u/s is in 2 wks. Actually it is a wk and a half, the monday after Christmas. My next dr apt is next Wends. I will be seen every week from here on out. Yeah. Not like I am not there weekly anyhow getting lovely progestorone shots. But JJ is weighing in at 1lb 2ozs and mommy is back under prepregnancy weight. Dr. Powers says that I am fine as long as the baby is growing fine and well he is. They are not going to put me on bedrest just yet as long as my cervix continues to look good. If it gets down to 3 cm then they will put me on bedrest at that time but right now I still have to take it easy, no lifting, no overdoing it, I am just suppose to rest and take it easy. I feel for the most part really good about this pregnancy and we are doing everything to keep this little guy in as long as possible. My back hurts all the time and I pull legiments with every move I make. But I will take it all to keep little guy in for as long as I can. Keep those prayers coming, they are working. Make sure to say plenty extra next week, I will be 24 wks on Tues. So say those prayers that we have no Christmas Baby.

I will be 21 wks tommorrow. Today was my apt and the word PERFECT has came up again. I like that word :) but I do not want to get comfortable with it. My cervix was 4.02 cm today, which is perfect. My amniotic fluid level and placenta are perfect. The baby is perfect and I am doing great. Both Dr Love and Dr Powers are very pleased and they will see me again in 2 wks.

That is going to be a big decision making apt. and we will decide if I will be put on bed rest at that point or if we will wait a little longer. That is when we will be holding our breaths wondering if anything is going to happen. Of course I will continue to get my weekly progestorone shot (Yeah).

I am having extreame sciatica, wich is oh so much fun (sigh), and I really can not do anything about it. She said that under "normal" circumstances, that she would prescribe PT, but because of my cervix she doesn't want them to manipulate my body because it could cause me other issues, which we don't want. She said that they can do a steroid shot but because of my Ehlers-Danlos that it is not a good option for me having injections into my legiments. There are exercises that she could give me but again because of the cervix she does not want me doing exercises. So she said I can do Tylenol (but I am allergic to it), I can use a heating pad or take a warm bath and basicly just relax oh and I am allowed to complain as much as I want :) LOL, I am glad of that because I am LOL.

My weight is back to prepregnancy weight, which means in a little over a week and a half I gained a whole one pound, LOL. But I am at the point where the weight should be coming. But preobably slower than normal since I am already overweight. But that is ok, the baby can take as much fat as he wants because then when I have him it will be baby and not fat and I will lose it, that sure sounds like a good plan to me :)

So that is the report this week, Perfect again. My next apt is Wends. Dec. 17th. I will be 23 weeks at that point. Just continue the prayers and prayer for another perfect report then.

I was watching the CMA awards last night and they did a tribute to Jerry Reed whom passed away on Aug 31, 2008. I am a huge huge fan of the Smokey and the Bandit movies, like who isn't right, well for me it was never Burt Reynolds and his character of the Bandit, but it was Jerry Reed and his character of Snowman and his dog Fred that I loved. So when Jerry Reed passed it was very sad to me.

Well I got to thinking and I was like it is kindda strange that this is a actor/musician that I loved and was a big fan off passed while I am pregnant. And my number one all time favorite singer is Waylon Jennings and he passed away on Feb 12, 2002 and I was pregnant with my daughter at the time. I cried for days when both of these men passed. It is just strange that they both passed while I was pregnant. 

As you all know I am expecting a baby and most of you know that my daughter was born at 24 weeks. Well this go around I am catogorized as "high-risk," no problem because I know with that title comes a lot of drs appts and ultrasounds. Not a big deal. Well one thing that i have to do as well is have progestorone shots. The problem is, the one place that has them does not take my insurance and it will cost me $80.00 a month, I don't know about anyone else but I don't have that kind of money. So I found a place that I thought had it, my DH drove all the way out there (because no where near us has it) and they do not have the facility to mix the compond that I need. Urg........

So now I have to call 2 other pharmacy's, again no where close to me, to see if they have this progestoron and take my insurance.

The reason I have to have these shots is because it helps keep you from going into preterm labor. My insurance company covers it and they have a mail order program, however they no longer carry that progestorone in there mail order department.

I am suppose to start taking them this week since I am 18 wks and it is driving me nuts because I am having a hard time finding a pharmaacy that carry's it. I think that it should not be so hard to get, or at least it be provided to the dr's office so that women like me do not have to go thru this crazy mess.