Week 25

Last week we got my results back for the OI test. They came back positive! They found a change in one of the genes they were testing. This means that each of our children has a 50% chance of having it too.  It will be interesting to see which ones get it. I'm hoping the doctor will let me do a natural birth, as opposed to a c section. I really don't want a c section.

I'm getting bigger by the week! By now there is no mistaking I look pregnant. This weekend is my baby shower at grandma hall's house. Vickie, Blake, and my mom are all flying in. It will be a fun weekend!

22 weeks

This past monday we had our 22 week anatomy ultrasound, where they checked all of Evelyn's organs to make sure they look good and they are developing normally. The sonographer spent about 1/3 of the time on her heart, and said it looks perfect. Everything else looks perfect too! The only thing he noticed is that she has a SUA (single umbilical artery), which means her umbilical cord only has a vein and an artery, as opposed to 2 arteries and a vein (or 2 veins and an artery, I can't remember which it's supposed to be). He said that when they see this usually it's accompanied by heart problems or other problems. He went over her heart two more times and said it looks absolutely perfect, so he is not worried. At first Nick and I were a little nervous, but the more research I did the more I found that it's not a big deal and most babies are born perfectly healthy, just a little on the smaller side. Some mom's are induced a little early as well, as some babies growth slows down at the end of the third trimester. I am hoping that between her SUA and my (maybe) bone condition I will be induced early and not have to go all the way to 40 weeks. This week we see the doc on wednesday the 24 and he will tell us what he thinks about the SUA.

This past week was the first week people started commenting on my baby bump! It's fun to finally look pregnant. Evie moves around soooo much. She loves to move around when I lay down to sleep at night, and often anytime I am sitting I can feel her poking around. Feeling her so active eases my mind that the SUA should be concerning.

The test for my OI ended up costing only $250! Seriously such a miracle. I went and got my blood drawn on Friday, so we should know in the next few weeks if I have it or not. Lauren (the genetic counselor) said that there is a 90% accuracy rate with this test. I can either get a positive, negative, or I'll get a result that basically says that they couldn't tell either way (I hope it comes back positive or negative).

Week 20!

Last week I hit 20 weeks pregnant. We are officially half way through this pregnancy! Little Evie is growing so much and she loves to move around. I feel her all the time. Nick can feel her now too! The next 20 weeks seem like an eternity and I can't wait till I am holding her in my arms.

I had an appt with another high risk doctor since our insurance changed. When I got there I told the nurse I didn't need an ultrasound and I just needed to talk to the doctor about getting a pre authorization for genetic testing. The doctor (a woman) was SO awesome! She came right in and told me what she thought the mix up was and that she new I needed to talk to her genetic counselor. That's exactly what I needed! I had to wait a little bit to see the counselor but when I finally met with her she had all my notes from when I met with the genetic counselor at the U in 2011 after I broke my ankle. She was so efficient and kind! The best part is that she thinks the test will only be $250, instead of $10,000 like I was told when I called the U, and I can get it done right there with her at UVSH in Provo. Okay seriously PLEASE let it only cost $250. Fingers crossed. I just want to know if I have this dang disease or not!

Conference weekend was this past weekend (I'm now 21 weeks prego :)) and it was so awesome! Church structure has been reorganized to 2 hours of church instead of 3. The Church is moving to a more home study base instead of just at church. I think it will be awesome and felt strongly that this will be another tool to fortify our homes against the forces of evil. Nick and I have been arguing about whether or not I should keep going to school after Evie is born. I feel (felt?) like I should and Nick really thinks I shouldn't. I was hoping for an answer during conference but I didn't feel strongly one way or another. Yesterday the thought of withdrawing from school made me sad and anxious. I talked to mom and she told me to follow my gut. But today I prayed and felt peace about staying at home. So I'm really confused. When I look at the logisitics of it I find my self frustrated often at my internship and the way the program is run. Nick and I are paying a lot of money out of pocket, and last week there was nothing to do at my internship so I left early 3 days in a row. Not good. Today I found out through my co worker that one of the birth mom's we are working with had her baby. No one told me. I felt frustrated. And then I am supposed to be working on a 20 hour project with an intern at head start and I haven't heard anything from her so I emailed her today and found out we have a meeting at 2:30. I'm starting to doubt if I'll even get my 20 hours with this project so I emailed my professor to ask if I can find another project. I'm starting to feel better about staying home and taking care of Evie next semester. But I don't just want to do it because that's what Nick wants me to do. I want to do it because that's what I ALSO feel is best for our family. I don't want to feel like my husband said no so I am not doing it. I don't want to feel oppressed. But I just don't know and I feel frustrated with the whole situation.

Week 19!

Today I am 19 weeks pregnant! Even though technically I am not halfway until next week (20 weeks) I am counting on this baby coming early because I am sure the doctor will want to be cautious because of my bone condition. So I could already be halfway!! So excited!

Around 17 weeks I started to feel this sweet girl move! It felt like little gas bubbles but as the days went by it was always in the same spot (lower abdomen) and always around the same time (when I laid down to sleep at night). Last week she was super wiggly! I was at my internship on Tuesday and kept giggling because she wouldn't stop moving! On Friday after school I was laying on the bed and she was giving me some pretty good kicks so I pulled up my shirt and watched it. Suddenly I saw a little jab! I saw it with my own eyes! It was so crazy! This week she is the size of a large mango and weighs about half a pound. Today after church I was laying on the bed and she was moving a lot so I put Nick's hand on my tummy and he felt her! He said "Oh hi baby!" It was so sweet! And it 's only going to get better as she gets bigger. My back has begun to get sore sometimes and my lower abs get sore as well.

Last night Nick and I went to sundance for the full moon life ride. We went last year too and decided to make it a yearly tradition! Next year Evie will be with us! (Baby's name is Evelyn:))

Here is a pic from last week at 18 weeks!

WE'RE HAVING A GIRL!!

We found on last wednesday that we are having a baby GIRL! I was so convinced it was a boy! We are so ecstatic. After my internship I went to the ultrasound place and Will and McCall met me there. They took us back the room and the ultrasound tech started the ultrasound. She showed us the baby's profile, hands, feet, and little heart beating. It was so sweet! The baby was yawning and had the hiccups :D. Finally she told me to cover my eyes. The baby's legs were close together so she had to poke me a little bit. Luckily the baby cooperated :) I couldn't wait to find out what we were having!

We had the reveal at Steven and Debi's house. Mccall set it up so cute! Brett and Kadison, missy, will, mccall, bobbie, Debbie, and Ben were all there. It was awesome!

Pregnancy-week 16!

Baby is the size of an avocado this week! my belly is definitely getting bigger, although people keep telling me I'm not showing yet (I always wear loose shirts). I don't think I have felt baby move yet, but I'm hoping I will in the next several weeks! We find out TOMORROW if it's a boy or girl! I can't wait!

Missy and Kiri moved in this past week. It's nice feeling like the space in our house is being used. I hope they enjoy staying here. Yesterday was Labor Day, and we celebrated by 1) Missy and I went to Steven and Debi's and helped make applesauce and ate their yummy food made by their garden, 2) Katie came down so she and I took cooper up the canyon on a walk while missy floated the provo river with her friends. Then we went to Aunt Lisa's to pick raspberries! Nick met us there since he had to work. it was so fun! We came back and made hamburgers. When I was at Steven and Debi's miriam picked up 10 lbs of peaches for me from a farmers market! I probably shouldn't have asked for 10 lbs haha. I have a lot of baking to do now!

This morning before Nick left he asked me to come into our room and he told me that when he was brushing his teeth he was looking at our wedding pictures and he thought "the babe is so much more beautiful now than when we got married". And said something cute about how being loved makes a person more beautiful. It was so sweet. I love that man and I can't wait to watch him become a dad! (Is it wierd that that is the one thing I am super excited about?! He's going to be such a great dad!

Pregnancy-week 15!

I think I'm finally starting to get a little baby bump! I'm still at that stage where the bump is caused from bloating or it's an actual baby bump, it's hard to tell. Not much has changed. It's hard to believe that next monday marks 12 weeks since we found out we were expecting! In the next 12 weeks things are going to change so much. Baby will keep growing, and I will start to feel him move! We find out the gender next wednesday. I had my 15 week appt yesterday and wasn't expecting an ultrasound. They said they would do a complimentary one so I was all for that! Nick wasn't there cuz I told him he didn't need to come. It was so cool to see how much baby was moving and how much he has grown in just 3 weeks! I saw his little hand. It's the sweetest thing ever! The doctor tried to check it's gender but Hen was keeping his legs closed. The doctor poked me a few times to try to get him to move but I guess that just made Hen cross his legs tighter hahaha. It's just as well. Nick and I would not have been able to wait for a week to open that envelope.

I'm still sick, the medicine definitely helps though! I started my internship last week with adoption life, and I love it so far! Caitlin (the other intern) and I have been helping them complete their files cuz today they had a review. They were all so stressed cuz a lot of the files had things missing. Hopefully next week we will be able to get to do real work! I love all the ladies I work with, they are so great and love what they do! I loved my first day of classes last week. It was so fun to get to know everyone in my cohort and all the teachers seem really great.

My nausea medication ran out on tuesday and I found out it would be $100 to refill. I didn't want to do it so last night I didn't take it, just unisom and vitamin b6, since supposedly those are the main ingredients in my medication anyway. I felt so sick today! I got to my internship and helped a little and then all of a sudden I felt like I was going to faint! I had to sit down and they told me just to go downstairs and lay down. I felt so bad. Nick came to get me cuz I didn't know if I could drive myself. We refilled my prescription so it doesn't happen again. I just wonder when this sickness will go away??? Maybe it's going to last my whole pregnancy :( :( . Oh well I am sure it will be worth it. Nausea= a healthy pregnancy anyway, that's what I am told. Yesterday the ladies at work did the "necklace" gender trick on me and it said I'm having a boy! Then I looked up the chinese calendar prediction test and it was also a boy! This baby is totally little Henry :) We can't wait to find out for sure!