It's hard to believe that its only been a month since I posted last. We spent the majority of our weekends in Utah dealing with the stress of life. Which to elaborate on that I guess I better start out at the beginning. So we have had a couple of follow up ultra sounds since we first found out about the baby's echogenic bowel. The first was on April 7th, they found that her bowel was dialated even more. So once again I set up another appointment with the specialist that comes to Pocatello from Salt Lake. That appointment was on the 17th. In only 10 days between the appointments her bowel had gotten even bigger. After the specialist saw this he felt that the reason for the dialated bowel was an obstruction and that she probably would require early delivery in Salt Lake. He set up an appointment for us down in Salt Lake to meet with a whole other slew of doctors. On the 27th we headed down to Utah, where we met Josh's parents for lunch and went to University of Utah hospital and met with a high risk OB specialist. She did another ultra sound checked the bowel and answered all our questions. All in all she was great, she let us know that the baby wouldn't have to come early and I wouldnt have to have a ceasearan. HUGE RELIEF on both counts. She decided that I need to be living in Utah by 36 weeks in case of early delivery and at 38 weeks they would induce me. After that appointment we headed over to Primary Children's to meet with the pediatric surgeons. The surgeon showed us some of the ways her bowel could be obstructed. She told us that the average stay after a bowel obstruction surgery was about 6 weeks, however it could be less or it could be more. From there we got to take a tour of the NICU where she will go to stay until she is fully recovered. The nurse giving the tour was a great help, and even though we don't like the situation we are in we feel completely confident in the doctor's we have been blessed with. The good news out of all of this is that most likely once they fix the obstruction Addie will be able to grow up healthy and enjoy a lively childhood.
Beyond hospital drama we got good news that Josh got the promotion, yay for us!! We also spent time in Utah for my mom's birthday and my brother Alex's birthday. We decided til our next appointment we are going to stay grounded in Pocatello. We are all but sick of traveling! We also hit our milestone 1 year anniversary. It has been a year of highs, lows, and a truckload of new experiences. We will keep plugging away at our next truckload for the next 100 years, I'm just so excited for what more can come... ;)
April 8, 2009
You know you're pregnant when...
You go 3 days in a row with comments like "oh look at you, you've popped", or " aren't you so glad you've started showing? Now people won't wonder why you have gained weight", or my favorite "oh look at that belly! Is it hard yet". Of course all these statements are accompanied with a nice belly rub, and if anyone knows me you know my absolute favorite thing in the world is to be touched (I am hoping you hear the sarcasm). But it is official, I am pregnant and I look like it too.
I have to whine and say I am sooo tired of being pregnant. I only hit this point in the last month or so. Realistically when you think about it I should be done being pregnant by now, with the miscarriage last summer than the limited amount of time between pregnancies, I have been pregnant or dealing with pregnancy related issues for over 9 months now. By the time Addie does get her I will have been pregnant for over a year, I understand completely why God created a 9 month gestation period. Its long enough to get the baby born healthy but not too long that the mother goes insane. So if at any point in the near future you find me living with old mother hubbard just know it is because I passed that pivotal 9 month point... a month ago, my sanity is hanging by a thread and a good husband. :D
Enough of my spouting, we had the ultra sound yesterday afternoon. And really thats about it. No new answers, she is still growing really well. Unfortunately her bowel is still growing a bit too much to. Good news is that it hasnt gained in speed of growing, it is still growing at the same pace. We still haven't heard when interviews are being set up for Josh's position but I am betting it will be sometime in the next week. I wish it would be sooner rather than later. Patience is a virtue, I know. Other than that very little excitement here in Pocatello with us Woolstenhulmes.
P.S. Danalin, Addie is short for Adalyn and when you do have another girl I have no problems sharing.
I have to whine and say I am sooo tired of being pregnant. I only hit this point in the last month or so. Realistically when you think about it I should be done being pregnant by now, with the miscarriage last summer than the limited amount of time between pregnancies, I have been pregnant or dealing with pregnancy related issues for over 9 months now. By the time Addie does get her I will have been pregnant for over a year, I understand completely why God created a 9 month gestation period. Its long enough to get the baby born healthy but not too long that the mother goes insane. So if at any point in the near future you find me living with old mother hubbard just know it is because I passed that pivotal 9 month point... a month ago, my sanity is hanging by a thread and a good husband. :D
Enough of my spouting, we had the ultra sound yesterday afternoon. And really thats about it. No new answers, she is still growing really well. Unfortunately her bowel is still growing a bit too much to. Good news is that it hasnt gained in speed of growing, it is still growing at the same pace. We still haven't heard when interviews are being set up for Josh's position but I am betting it will be sometime in the next week. I wish it would be sooner rather than later. Patience is a virtue, I know. Other than that very little excitement here in Pocatello with us Woolstenhulmes.
P.S. Danalin, Addie is short for Adalyn and when you do have another girl I have no problems sharing.
April 2, 2009
I was thinking about it and decided it was probably a good time for a new post. Honestly we have been swamped with everything. We moved into our new home 3 weeks ago Saturday, and we love every bit of it. Royce and Deanne came up the weekend before we moved and helped get our old apartment up to par so the actual move would be easier on us. My dad, brothers, and grandfather, oh and of course Josh did all the moving on Saturday. With the help of my grandma and stepmother we got almost everything unpacked in those first couple of days. It feels nice to be all settled in.
As far as baby Addie goes we haven't really heard anything new, which isn't surprising for the most part we will just have to be patient and wait til she is born. I do have to schedule an ultra-sound in the next couple of days where they will just check her bowel again. She is kicking good and hard now all the time. Josh finally got to feel it a week or so ago and let me know that he was so glad because he was getting completely jealous that I got to feel her move all the time. It made me laugh pretty good especially when I reminded him I get to feel everything all the time, not just her moving around.
On a sad note our family had a bit of a blow, my uncle passed away unexpectedly this last friday. He had lived a very hard life full of drugs and alcohol, yet recently he sobered up and gave our family a good 6 months of sobriety. He slipped back into old habits in the last week or so of his life which caused his death. It was very hard to watch all the members of my family and their grief, knowing that he died this way. I hope that if anything comes out of his passing at all, it will be that others may recognize their own addictions and seek for help before it overtakes their life.
One last tid bit is that Josh has decided to apply for the management position at the group home he currently works at. He has been a shift supervisor for a long time now and we are hopeful that he will get this promotion. We will let you know as soon as we hear anything :D
As far as baby Addie goes we haven't really heard anything new, which isn't surprising for the most part we will just have to be patient and wait til she is born. I do have to schedule an ultra-sound in the next couple of days where they will just check her bowel again. She is kicking good and hard now all the time. Josh finally got to feel it a week or so ago and let me know that he was so glad because he was getting completely jealous that I got to feel her move all the time. It made me laugh pretty good especially when I reminded him I get to feel everything all the time, not just her moving around.
On a sad note our family had a bit of a blow, my uncle passed away unexpectedly this last friday. He had lived a very hard life full of drugs and alcohol, yet recently he sobered up and gave our family a good 6 months of sobriety. He slipped back into old habits in the last week or so of his life which caused his death. It was very hard to watch all the members of my family and their grief, knowing that he died this way. I hope that if anything comes out of his passing at all, it will be that others may recognize their own addictions and seek for help before it overtakes their life.
One last tid bit is that Josh has decided to apply for the management position at the group home he currently works at. He has been a shift supervisor for a long time now and we are hopeful that he will get this promotion. We will let you know as soon as we hear anything :D
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