Through the webs....

Another looksie!!

2014-05-19T12:00:00.001-07:00

This was my big 20th week ultrasound. Good news: HE's still a HE! Weighing in at 11 ounces. Hes absolutely perfect. Bad news: I have a low lying placenta. Hopeful news: only 10% of placentas stay like that. Disturbing news: May have to be my first c-section.

Its okay though. It wont be my first abdominal surgery. Although the others never cut into my uterus which will be contracting down after. At least its my last pregnancy. Kinda figured. i had been joking around with a good friend that i had had every other type of delivery. Tear/episiotomy. Forceps. Vacuum. Natural. Induced. Epidural. Preemie. Term. Sunny side up. Ive had it all. Except c section. So thats what I get for talking smack, lol. Oh and I just got an email for a survey to see if I would be a good fit for the #momvoxbox !!! So geeked!!. Fx!!! I hope I qualify!!

Montagne Jeunesse Creamy Coconut Mask

2014-04-24T13:00:00.001-07:00

This mask smelled great. When I first put it on I thought it was thin, but it almost went on with a minty freshness to it. When I left it on for about ten minutes ( recommended 10-15) I felt it tingling a bit. I did use the Cetaphil cleansing cloths I also received from @influenster to wipe it off. My face was incredibly soft and smooth. Now of only it came with a medicated for acne version!

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Heres my baby boy!!!!

2014-04-24T11:16:00.001-07:00

Frustrated... !!!

2014-04-21T12:35:00.000-07:00

Got an ultrasound done on Saturday. Received a cd disk, which I cannot get to play anywhere. :( pictures of my baby boy, non accessable... I could cry..

It came! Viva Vox Box!!

2014-04-18T10:56:00.000-07:00

It was full of goodies! TWO pretty colors of nail polish from Pure Ice. A pretty pink and a confetti type clear coat. Already have ideas brewing on different ways to use it. A cool looking coconut face mask from Montagne Jeunesse. Just what my face needs thanks to the hormones making my face break out. Also received a Vaseline Spray & Go in a Cocoa Radiant variety. It smells delicious. With my dry pregnancy skin , I definitely could use this to stop all the itchy dry skin. Smells good enough to eat! The cleansing cloths feom Cetaphil are easy to dispense and will come in handy when taking off the NYC CityProof Intense Lip Color! A bright South Ferry Berry color, which lasts a while and hard to come off. Also even my husband got a kick out of the Shell Fuel Rewards program card. Free to join and can get savings from the gas we need to use anyway. Already signed up and he says he always likes shell better anyway. I received all these items free to review courtesy of Influenster. A great program to review all sorts of things!

New Voxbox!!

2014-04-13T12:58:00.000-07:00

I cannot wait to get my new #vivavoxbox. Oh and I found out in January that we are expecting again. :) found out last month its a little boy and I already feel him kicking. William Michael. ♡ September 30th is my due date. I'll write more when I get my shipment. Looks like it will be a fun one!

Braun Forehead thermometer review

2013-12-11T11:12:00.000-08:00

This was by far a great tool. I was able to take my one year olds temp quickly. she was screaming, (hey I am allowed a new toy once in a while too!! :-) ) and I also found out something.else, her temp normally runs a little high. not so much with my son, but this holds true for me and my other daughter as well. so so all in all, easy, pretty, effective, and wOrked very well. I did some videos, enjoy! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-UlYZihIR4&feature=youtube_gdata_player https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZP4xLRj97M&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Life is good.. for the most part

2013-05-03T22:15:00.001-07:00

Just look past (not thru!!) The bullet hole in my bedroom wall. The bills are paid. We have all neccessities here. Even some non essentials. Extras!! Kids r loving being homeschooled. Even brag about it! Everyone is healthy. Rt now I couldnt ask for more. Well maybe a compassionate judge.. :/

Im happy, sort of...

2013-04-04T14:55:00.001-07:00

Special 8th birthday of an angel...

2013-03-23T16:54:00.001-07:00

Well today was a weird day. My niece started radiation. We had a flat tire and had to replace all the valves on all four tires! My friends water broke and she delivered her 29 weeker by c section. Oh she is adorable! She looks chunky. So precious. Holding her in prayer as momma is not doing so well with a fever from the infection. Thats about it for now. Oh and again we moved. Into town, closer to everything. Bigger rooms. This is gonna be a great turnaround. Cant wait til summer!

So many things to be thankful for...

2013-03-06T04:41:00.001-08:00

While so much is going wrong I can't help but be an optimist and concentrate on all the good things. My niece turned 18. Woot! She got married this past Monday. So happy for her. I lookdown at my daughter and I'm still in shock over her mere presence, I feel as if I willed her to life, simply by wanting her. She is beyond perfect. I'll be getting my WIC restarted today which marks a very special day for us as a team. Today is 17 weeks breastfeeding. Today is the longest I have breastfed. Ever. I am so proud of us!

Delayed texts can shorten your life

2013-02-20T07:57:00.001-08:00

Mostly my sisters. Because im gonna kill her. My niece isn't expected to live for a month. She's known for a month.doh. dumbass didn't read before she seen what question I had asked so she caused some misinformation to get spread. As result my mom was worried, of course! So long story short, if I'm dying and need to get whole of her to her help, call don't text! DS has been sick for the past three days. Cold sore, low grade fever, and coughing. So on to the Dr at 1 pm. No one else is really sick. Thank goodness. But the boy has cleared out all my fever-reducing kids meds. So gotta get more. :/

And its back....

2013-02-14T09:18:00.001-08:00

My niece now has stage IV cancer. Its metastasized. Which means spread. They give her a month to live. Sigh.. I'm in shock... this wasn't how it was supposed to go...

On a personal note..

2013-02-13T11:26:00.001-08:00

I tried to get a tubal ligation after she was born. Against all better judgement. But there were no operating rooms open. Thn I was gonne get it done on the 18th of december. Wouldn't u know it. No ride, no car. So I just went and for the iud on January 18. Been bleeding off and on. And the measuring hurt like a mofo. But the iud itself? A o k. ;-) I got the paragard. I go on the 22nd to check position of it. :-)

February three months old

2013-02-13T11:14:00.001-08:00

She now giggles. :-) and theres her two favorite men. Daddy and ducky. Lol.

January pics

2013-02-13T11:13:00.001-08:00

She loves being carried, held nd snuggled.

Pics!!! The last post was for November. Heres December !

2013-02-13T11:09:00.001-08:00

Kids love their baby sister!!

Severely late Update! !!

2013-02-13T11:01:00.001-08:00

I have quite a lot of updating to do! First I am so sorry for not having done this sooner. She had her first Thanksgiving! Her first Xmas. She is constantly with me. I babywear, I cosleep, exclusively breastfeed. And she is growing.g like a weed. Weirdest thing. Somtimes she wakes up with a completely dry diaper and I will put her on the potty and she'll go!! Goodness. She laughs rolls over. She was a grunter, now she sleeps in late. She absolutely loves her ducky. And what more can I say? Everyone is in love with her and she is my heart, my miracle, and more than I could have asked for!!!

One week check up...

2012-11-16T13:25:00.000-08:00

Erica Ann was 5.1 at birth, she was 4.79 when she was discharged, on the 9th, then on the 10th she was 4.11, now she is at 5.4! she is also 3/4 of an inch longer, and 1/4 inch bigger head. she is doing awesome.. Dr. said whatever I am doing is working. :) And to keep it up. :) I am so glad, seems pushing to get her out sooner was in her best interest. I am so glad. :)

Happy Birthday , Erica Ann!!!!!

2012-11-16T13:20:00.000-08:00

Birth Story Guess it is time to start writing it all down, while it is still fresh, and I won’t forget too much of the story. I had an OB appointment on Wednesday November 7, 2012. It was set for 1130, but then bumped up to 830 am because the Doctor wanted to see if my cervix was favorable to schedule for induction the next day or that Friday. So I tell Brent that I had the appointment, thinking it was okay, I told him it was not necessary for him to go with me, since it was just a cervical check and then to schedule the induction date for the 8th or 9th. Well, I was informed the day before that the kids school would be two hours delayed, perfect, so as to where they would have gotten picked up by the bus at 730 am and I could leave at 8 to be there at 830, the bus wouldn’t even come until 930. So I decided to just go ahead and take the kids with me, no big deal, they have accompanied me to other appointments before, hell Lily even knows my obstetrical history. Lol. So I get called back a couple minutes after I arrive at the Dr.’s office with the kids. They are behaving and then the Dr. comes in around 840 or so. I had already had my weight checked (136.6, woohoo, back up 2 lbs!) and my urine (negative for anything). I was already undressed from the waist down, and Dr. went and did the cervical check, said I was about 75% effaced, baby still was not descended but lower than before, and I was about a 2 inside os, 3 on the outside. So he went and pulled his glove off, and just as I was about to sit up, he says hold on a minute, let me do something first. (sigh.. ) I lay back down, he reaches over to the desk to get what I thought was something to maybe do an fetal Fibronectin test or something, no, he reaches to put on another glove, and he says he is going to strip my membranes real quick, and see what happens. He felt the baby, said it seemed the baby weighed about 5 lbs, but that my fluid was really low. So he tells the nurse he wants me to go over to Labor and Delivery right now, and get a non stress test done, and an ultrasound.He said he wanted me to eat breakfast first no matter what, and should I go do that first, he said no I want her over there now, they will feed her, take care of it, she is going now whatever they say, I don’t care.. He sounded mad, lol.. I go to the main hospital area, still nothing but crampy, but getting there. I go to L&D and let them know, I am starting to contract, but that is not why I am there, Dr. told me to come here for testing. They get me a room, one of the tiny ones, and hook me up to the monitors. By now it must be around 10, I finally was told I could walk around and see about getting the u/s done. I went down from the fourth floor to the first to the radiology lab, and was seen about ten minutes later. My kids are trailing behind me, every step, they can tell something is going on. They are 8 & 9 years old after all. My daughter is excited and wants baby to come today.. lol.. So they do the Biophysical profile and get an estimate on fetal weight, they are saying she weighs around 5.4 lbs, and her fluid is indeed low, 5.5, the lowest it’s been yet this pregnancy. The l&d had told me to come right back up, after getting the ultrasound, so back up to the fourth floor I went. The nurse hooked me up for a little bit, and by this time I was contracting every 2-3 minutes, and they were up to 120+ starting to really hurt, and the kids were starving. The nurse had been so kind and gotten them breakfast earlier in the day, and now it was nearing lunch. They said they were indeed going to keep me, and the nurse checked me, said I was at a three, but her fingers were small, she took the kids down to the cafeteria, while I got transferred to my ldr room. They brought up a meal for them after I was all cozy and by then I had already called my sister in law and told her what was going on and I called her human resources department so they could call her off the floor. She gets there around 1pm, Brent is with her and stays for a bit, sees I am in pain, by this time the contractions are coming stronger, and I am having a hard time with them. I have tried changing positions, the yoga ball, walking, everything, I went to the bathroom, and got stuck in the toilet mid contractions. Brent takes off with the kids, as I am getting more and more uncomfortable, and I can’t take it anymore. The nurse comes in and says she doesn’t want to check me unless it is necessary and I said okay. But not ten minutes later I tell her I feel pressure and to check I was still at a four at around 230. Then it must have been too much, because all my messages on facebook stopped, lol, I was not able to concentrate on anything but gritting my teeth, I broke down around 330 and asked for an epidural. They checked me first I was at a 6 and almost all the way effaced. By then I was in so much pain, turns out baby was posterior. Have never had a sunny side up baby before, thank goodness she is my last one, because I never want to experience that again. The anesthesiologist comes in, and I swear she is more interested in explaining everything to the damn student and trying to miss my tattoo, that she never inserts the epidural in right, and the only part that ends up numb is my butt, so I feel all the pain, and can’t feel to push to save my life. I could only remember which muscles are the ones I need to use. So I get checked again after the epi is in, by this time the pain is completely unbearable and ZI feel like crying, all I can remember to do is breathe, and let go of the pain. Still straightening my feet and trying not to curl them up, they check again and I am at a nine. Almost completely there, dr comes in and checks, I am complete, a couple practice pushes witht the nurse while he gowns up, I am good to go, he places his fingers where I can feel, I push there, and baby girl is born at 4:27pm, weighing in at 5.1 lbs, and 17 ½ inches long, I call Brent at 430, I am purely exhausted, and tell him his baby girl is here, and she is absolutely perfect and healthy and he should come up now with the kids. Sister in law cuts the cord, and I call my mom, and sis, and mother in law. In that order I am sure, lol.. you can hear the baby crying and she is given to me after they check her out, and she nurses great from the start. I am so overjoyed with my miracle. I remember getting the hiccups during contractions, weird. And I also remember sister in law feeling so badly she couldn’t do anything to help, she was there that was enough. I also remember crying uncontrollably after she was born and telling her I had waiting four years for her, and she was so worth it.. .. And that is my story.. oh and Brent made it up with the kids, two hours later, lol, they looked at her, and haven’t taken their eyes off of her since..

36 weeks and 2 days!!!

2012-11-04T07:34:00.001-08:00

I feel like Animal from the Muppets, just feel like screaming all loud, lol.. I know baby girl weighs about 5 lbs by now, I can guess since that is what my other two born around this time weighed, and I just took an EPO pill, my very first, and it was with much hesitation.. I took it orally, as I just do not know yet if I was to start taking them as suppositories, I guess I should since my last shot was on (last) Thursday. and today would make it eleven days (ten) since then, and who knows when the 17p will start dropping completely from my system, so I need to be ready to help out my body as much as possible, I do not want a long induction, since I do not want any pain medications. I want baby as alert as possible and this is one way I can help. So one more day and it will be my second to longest baby cooking, I did the math and both Lily, and Alex were born at 36.1 and 36.3. so here's to hoping.. I still have math work to do, so I want to do it first. It's okay if I don't get around to it..

Happy Halloween!!!!

2012-10-31T20:30:00.002-07:00

Just got out of doctor's office. Gained an inch in fundal height, but lost a pound (myself) in weight. So baby sounds good, next biophysical ultrasound is on Friday. Non stress test on Monday, and if no baby yet, cervical check on Wednesday, and if my cervix is favorable they induce either Thursday or Friday. I don't like how they explained the induction process tho. If my cervix is open, they break my water and start pitocin. I'll be 37 weeks. Seems a bit harsh to me. I just hope I go on my own before then. I understand its in baby's best health interest to be out because of hindered growth or failing placental function. But idk.

Do you see my ticker --------->>>>>>>>

2012-10-29T09:44:00.001-07:00

It is now PINK, yes PINK.. ;) Oh and it says look for signs of labor, of course there is a bad hurricane hitting the East Coast right now.. :( and here there is a high wind advisory until tomorrow evening, oh did I mention there is a full moon tonight?? lol.. I went to my u/s appointment on Saturday, Erica is doing great 8/8 AFI was 13, so she is cozy and healthy (so far) as can be :) supposed to have an appointment today for a non-stress test, but I think the appointment on Wednesday is more important, idk yet.. we shall see, she is doing good and moving and i can even see her "breathing" movements through my tummy, oh and after Wednesday ti will be November, I may just actually make it to my due "month" for once! will update later. :)

35 Week Appointment..

2012-10-26T20:01:00.000-07:00

Dr appointment went okay today. fluid is good, but I am measuring 32 weeks at 35 weeks along, so the Doctor has me set up for an appointment on Saturday, another on Monday, another on Wednesday, then Friday too. If baby is looking good, we will hold out til an induction date around 37- 37 1/2 weeks, or if she is showing signs of slowing down, we will induce when it shows up, so now we are treading water.. U/s 's will be on Saturday/ or Fridays, on Mondays I do NST's, and on Wednesdays I do OB appointments. Luckily medicaid will pay for the travel back and forth, I don't think my poor pathfinder would be too kind on miles/ and gas.. :( Holding on, til I can't hold on no more.. ;) I did get my final shot, hurt a lot less than last weeks'. ETA: they can't get volunteers on such short notice, so I do not know how many actual appointments I will be able to make it to. :( so much for the great news.. :( Here is a shot so far.. :)

34.3 Update.. ;)

2012-10-22T19:53:00.000-07:00

So I had to have a repeat Non Stress Test (NST) done this morning, and the an ultrasound to check the amniotic fluid index (AFI). The NST on Friday was bad, baby was sleepy, and not wanting to wake up plus my contractions had been 2-5 minutes apart. But my fluid had been good, and on Saturday everything had gone away, I did however start spotting and losing more of my mucus plug, tinged red-brown. So today, the NST came back good, baby was active, but not keeping the heart rate up as long as they would like. So they changed my AFI to a Bio Physical Profile (BPP). The baby received an 8 out of a possible 8. but the fluid is a bit low. so they wanted me to come back on wednesday, then they said friday, and then they said tomorrow, finally put it in concrete for me to come back on Thursday, get my last Makena (17 progesterone) shot, get a cervical check, probably another ultrasound to check fluid levels, and hopefully keep baby in another week. :) So I am holding steady, and told, no tea (blah), no chocolate (what!!), and NO SODA (OMFG!!) but oh well, its only for a little longer, and I can do this. :D