Just quickly wanted to share what we found out at our sonogram today. I will blog/post pictures later when I'm done seeing clients (I'm waiting on one now).
64% of you that voted were wrong....
ITS A GIRL!!!!
And yes, Eric is okay, he is getting over the shock but we are both happy for a healthy, very active, baby girl and trust that God knows the best fit for our family.
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Movements
I knew I needed to blog about this, because one day I will want to remember, just like I recently flipped through Mali's baby book to read about her movements. This baby has been moving for a couple of weeks, but really little movements. It did start out like bubbles again, just like with Mali. Probably this last week (17 weeks), I've really noticed that it IS the baby. This baby does not seem to move as much as Mali, which could be really nice. However, I could also be too busy to really take time to notice it. Pretty much, if I'm still, I'm asleep! Also, the baby is really low and the movements, right now, are really low. Another thing I've noticed with this baby, is that (wait just felt a little movement, how funny!!!) is that if I try to sleep curled up, I feel it moving. So, my perception of this (that I shared with Eric) is that to me it seems that the baby is almost saying "give me some space mom, don't cramp me!" Which, would be a baby more like its momma that needs her space. Mali does not need her space and from the beginning in the womb, was constantly moving and touching me. She is the same way now. I love my cuddle bug in Mali, but I wonder if this baby will need its space a little more! The countdown is here for our next sonogram ( 8 days), and when we find out the gender of this baby. We are ready to know, or think we are ready to know!:)
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
August 20th
A year ago, today was a very hard day for me. I spent August 20th of last year in day surgery having a d&c. But I am thrilled that God in His personal, detailed love for me, chose to replace that bad day with a great day. I had my regular OB appointment this morning. Everything looked great! Mali and I heard the heart beat, which is always such a relief. The baby was really low so it took him a while to find its heartbeat, but it was good and strong and he said the baby's movements (picked up by the doppler) were good too. I'm measuring a little small, but probably from the weight that I've lost from being sick. The doctor was concerned that I'd lost even more weight, but the great thing is that I've haven't thrown up in about a week, which is a blessing and I'm so thankful for that. So he was okay with me not taking medication or anything else, just eating whatever I can and want, as much as I can or want!:) (With Mali, my OB "prescribed" Blizzards every night...hmmm.) We will have a sonogram on September 10th and find out for sure what we are having and see our baby, I can't wait! I will go back to the OB every month, and that is another cool God thing. The 20th of each month has also been the day I had to get my blood draws to make sure the molar tissue had not returned, now that day is replaced with exams that we get to hear our baby's heartbeat. God is really so personal and amazing to me and so gracious. I look back at this year, and still don't know why everything happened to me/us, but I do know that the joy and contentment that I feel now is not because we are finally having a baby, but because of how God shaped me, brought me through that time, and ministered to me in this past year. Having a baby, being pregnant, having money, having a nice house, etc. is not where my joy or contentment lies, it is ONLY through Him. Life has been difficult, but God is not difficult, and has been with me, teaching me, holding me and ministering to me this entire time. And HE has chosen this time to bless us with a new Life in our family. I read through my blog from last year at this time and can just see how God was caring for me and for us. Overall though, I am SOOO thankful to have the bad memory of last year's date replaced with such a beautiful memory of our new baby.
On a lighter note, after my appointment, Mali and I went on a 'date' to the mall to pick out new, good quality earrings for her as she starts preschool. This was my "mommy gift" to her for her special day. I, being as wise and money conscious as I am, decided James Avery would be a great place to buy high quality, cute, long lasting earrings. And, assumed I could sacrifice the $20 they would cost for my big girl. Well, we chose earrings, but they do not cost $20, EACH earring cost that much! Uuugh! But it was too late. Mali looks really cute in them and we have told her that she has to leave them in and can't change them out all the time (which was my intent in buying her nice earrings anyway).
Also, this baby will have a cousin its same age. Jordan and his wife Chrissy are pregnant and due May 4th. It will be interesting to have two babies in the family at the same time.
Here is the latest "belly" picture of me at 16 weeks (4 months), with Mali being a great big sister already!
On a lighter note, after my appointment, Mali and I went on a 'date' to the mall to pick out new, good quality earrings for her as she starts preschool. This was my "mommy gift" to her for her special day. I, being as wise and money conscious as I am, decided James Avery would be a great place to buy high quality, cute, long lasting earrings. And, assumed I could sacrifice the $20 they would cost for my big girl. Well, we chose earrings, but they do not cost $20, EACH earring cost that much! Uuugh! But it was too late. Mali looks really cute in them and we have told her that she has to leave them in and can't change them out all the time (which was my intent in buying her nice earrings anyway).
Also, this baby will have a cousin its same age. Jordan and his wife Chrissy are pregnant and due May 4th. It will be interesting to have two babies in the family at the same time.
Here is the latest "belly" picture of me at 16 weeks (4 months), with Mali being a great big sister already!
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
I need a case of Reed's Ginger Beer
"Behold, children are a gift from the Lord. The fruit of the womb is a reward" Psalm 127:3
I read this verse while doing my bible study the other morning and God seemed to speak it over me and give me confidence in the reward that will come from the fruit of my womb. Little did I know that there was "fruit" growing in my womb. To cut to the chase, I'm pregnant. No, I was not cleared to get pregnant, and NO we were not attempting to get pregnant, but it has been 10 months since my d&C, 12 1/2 months since the miscarriage, and 14 months since I found out I was pregnant the last time. And, God in His faithfulness and blessing to our family has created a new, healthy little baby in HIS timing. Today I had a sonogram to make sure that I was pregnant and that it was healthy. Even though I am only at 6 weeks, there was a clear baby (well blob) with a rapidly moving heart beat (138 bpm). All moms and dads know how reassuring and wonderful it is to look at that screen and see the heart beating. We also got to hear the heart beat. The sonographer was the same one who did my molar pregnancy sonogram so she knew what to look for. We both are not naive in thinking that this means we are in the clear, but the first step is knowing that there is a healthy baby growing inside of me. So we feel okay sharing this with others, that I am pregnant, and that this is a baby. We trust completely in what God has in store for us and this baby. The tentative due date is February 9th, 2009, 13 months after my last due date. Praise God for this miracle, that Eric says is a boy. Mali is calling it a girl and wants to name it Abby Gray (Just like Zachy and Calyn's sister). Mali has been sweet about it today and just came in and "scratched" my belly saying she was tickling the baby. I'm surprised by her sweetness as well as Eric's loving care. He ran to the store to get me a six back of Reed's ginger beer (it is NOT alcoholic, just like ginger ale), but once again I'm having all day sickness and Reed's helps tremendously. Thanks for all of your prayers and support. I will keep updating our blog on our status, as I'm a little tired and sick and probably will not be good at checking my email. This certainly has been a journey and I'm amazed at where we stand today!
Brie, Eric, and Mali and baby
I read this verse while doing my bible study the other morning and God seemed to speak it over me and give me confidence in the reward that will come from the fruit of my womb. Little did I know that there was "fruit" growing in my womb. To cut to the chase, I'm pregnant. No, I was not cleared to get pregnant, and NO we were not attempting to get pregnant, but it has been 10 months since my d&C, 12 1/2 months since the miscarriage, and 14 months since I found out I was pregnant the last time. And, God in His faithfulness and blessing to our family has created a new, healthy little baby in HIS timing. Today I had a sonogram to make sure that I was pregnant and that it was healthy. Even though I am only at 6 weeks, there was a clear baby (well blob) with a rapidly moving heart beat (138 bpm). All moms and dads know how reassuring and wonderful it is to look at that screen and see the heart beating. We also got to hear the heart beat. The sonographer was the same one who did my molar pregnancy sonogram so she knew what to look for. We both are not naive in thinking that this means we are in the clear, but the first step is knowing that there is a healthy baby growing inside of me. So we feel okay sharing this with others, that I am pregnant, and that this is a baby. We trust completely in what God has in store for us and this baby. The tentative due date is February 9th, 2009, 13 months after my last due date. Praise God for this miracle, that Eric says is a boy. Mali is calling it a girl and wants to name it Abby Gray (Just like Zachy and Calyn's sister). Mali has been sweet about it today and just came in and "scratched" my belly saying she was tickling the baby. I'm surprised by her sweetness as well as Eric's loving care. He ran to the store to get me a six back of Reed's ginger beer (it is NOT alcoholic, just like ginger ale), but once again I'm having all day sickness and Reed's helps tremendously. Thanks for all of your prayers and support. I will keep updating our blog on our status, as I'm a little tired and sick and probably will not be good at checking my email. This certainly has been a journey and I'm amazed at where we stand today!
Brie, Eric, and Mali and baby
Monday, June 2, 2008
WHY???
Mali has officially entered the "why?" stage of development. It is pretty cute sometimes, but I often have to pray for patience and remind myself that this is her way of learning. Usually the frustrating part is when my answer to her why isn't good enough for her. The other night, we went through about 9 why's at bedtime. She had asked me to hang up a decoration on a nail up high on her wall, so I used her little girl chair and fell off of it. That was the start of the whys:
Mali: Why did you fall?
Me: Mommy made a bad choice by standing on that chair.
Mali: Why did you make a bad choice?
Me: Because you aren't supposed to stand on those chairs.
Mali: Why?
Me: Because you can fall.
Mali: Why?
Me: Because they aren't made for standing on, just for little girls to sit on.
Mali: Why are they made that way?
Me: (This is the answer that usually ends the whys, and I use it a lot, usually more thruthfully than this time) Because God made it that way.
Mali: Why?
Me: That is how he decided chairs should be made.
Mali: And God made animals, and Aspen and Asa, and Mali and Mommy and Daddy, and our house.
Me: He did.
Mali: Who made God?
Me: (I'm in shock as I wasn't expecting this at 3, maybe later, but not at 3.) God.
Mali: (this was said VERY skeptically) God made himself??
Me: Yep.
Mali: God made himself?
Me: He made himself.
Mali: Oh. Night night, I love you!
This whole time Eric was hiding behind the couch to scare me as I walked back to our room, and he was laughing so hard. I can only imagine how funny the whole ordeal sounded, especially when I fell off the chair.
Mali: Why did you fall?
Me: Mommy made a bad choice by standing on that chair.
Mali: Why did you make a bad choice?
Me: Because you aren't supposed to stand on those chairs.
Mali: Why?
Me: Because you can fall.
Mali: Why?
Me: Because they aren't made for standing on, just for little girls to sit on.
Mali: Why are they made that way?
Me: (This is the answer that usually ends the whys, and I use it a lot, usually more thruthfully than this time) Because God made it that way.
Mali: Why?
Me: That is how he decided chairs should be made.
Mali: And God made animals, and Aspen and Asa, and Mali and Mommy and Daddy, and our house.
Me: He did.
Mali: Who made God?
Me: (I'm in shock as I wasn't expecting this at 3, maybe later, but not at 3.) God.
Mali: (this was said VERY skeptically) God made himself??
Me: Yep.
Mali: God made himself?
Me: He made himself.
Mali: Oh. Night night, I love you!
This whole time Eric was hiding behind the couch to scare me as I walked back to our room, and he was laughing so hard. I can only imagine how funny the whole ordeal sounded, especially when I fell off the chair.
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Results from 05/20/08
ZERO!!! That is really all I can say. It has been 9 months since my levels first dropped. Only 3 more months of blood being drawn, thank goodness, because it is starting to get painful and I'm just really tired of it! Praise God again for healing my body! So many women who have this have not been blessed like I have been, and have had chemo and continued high levels or re-occuring levels.
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Matthew 25
Today in bible study, we studied this passage and I had to post it on my blog. This is a parable of the 10 virgins. It made me evaluate my relationship with Jesus and if it is true and real. It also made me think of all the people that I love in my life who I don't want to be caught without their oil, even though they have been invited to the wedding. We are all invited!!!! The "lamps" are symbolic of Christian profession or some sort of church membership/involvement, knowledge of the bible, etc. Some people profess to know Jesus and be "Christians" but do not have a personal, intimate relationship with Jesus and those are the 5 virgins who had everything but their oil (symbolic of the Holy Spirit). They were even excited about the bridegroom (Jesus) coming and called him Lord!! So I just wanted to share this scripture and let these God breathed words be powerful and speak for themselves to each of our hearts as we read them.
"Then the kingdom of heaven will be comparable to ten virgins, who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. 2 "Five of them were foolish, and five were prudent. 3 "For when the foolish took their lamps, they took no oil with them, 4 but the prudent took oil in flasks along with their lamps. 5 "Now while the bridegroom was delaying, they all got drowsy and began to sleep. 6 "But at midnight there was a shout, `Behold, the bridegroom! Come out to meet him.' 7 "Then all those virgins rose and trimmed their lamps. 8 "The foolish said to the prudent, `Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.' 9 "But the prudent answered, `No, there will not be enough for us and you too; go instead to the dealers and buy some for yourselves.' 10 "And while they were going away to make the purchase, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding feast; and the door was shut. 11 "Later the other virgins also came, saying, `Lord, lord, open up for us.' 12 "But he answered, `Truly I say to you, I do not know you.' 13 "Be on the alert then, for you do not know the day nor the hour.
"Then the kingdom of heaven will be comparable to ten virgins, who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. 2 "Five of them were foolish, and five were prudent. 3 "For when the foolish took their lamps, they took no oil with them, 4 but the prudent took oil in flasks along with their lamps. 5 "Now while the bridegroom was delaying, they all got drowsy and began to sleep. 6 "But at midnight there was a shout, `Behold, the bridegroom! Come out to meet him.' 7 "Then all those virgins rose and trimmed their lamps. 8 "The foolish said to the prudent, `Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.' 9 "But the prudent answered, `No, there will not be enough for us and you too; go instead to the dealers and buy some for yourselves.' 10 "And while they were going away to make the purchase, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding feast; and the door was shut. 11 "Later the other virgins also came, saying, `Lord, lord, open up for us.' 12 "But he answered, `Truly I say to you, I do not know you.' 13 "Be on the alert then, for you do not know the day nor the hour.
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