Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Update

Well I have been waiting for Todd to do a post but since he forgets easily I figured it was way past due to update our blog.
So lots has happened. We will go back to May 25th when we had our anatomy scan (ultrasound) at the Vic. It was a horrible experience, we barely got to see baby and left feeling like something was wrong. Well 2 days later we got a call from our Midewife saying the results were back and they found some problems with the baby. First she said that the scan showed that there was very little amniotic fluid which was not good, then that part of her right ventricle in her heart was missing and lastly said that her head was malformed which was something that could lead to mental retardation. We were shocked, it didnt seem right that our baby could have something wrong with her. She was moving so much, giving lots of kicks and seemed to be growing normally. Our Midwife said that we were booked in for a fetal assessment at St B on that Friday. It was going to be a long 2 days. Friday finally came, my Mom came along to watch Ky and we went to see our baby and find out exactly what was wrong. Well not 5 minutes into the scan she stopped and Todd and I both prepared for the worst and she said "I want you to listen to what I am say, there is NOTHING wrong with your baby, that is a perfect baby in there"
I teared up right away, oh what a relief, I was so scared and would have felt horrible if something was wrong with our little blessing. But again God showed his grace and she is perfect, and she confirmed that it is 100% a girl! She then said lets have some fun and spent 20min showing us our baby girl (she looks just like her big brother, we got a good face shot!) It was truly the best experience, and so truly amazing to find out she is PERFECT!
So once we had that done with we had to deal with Ky and the lump on his neck. We now know that it appears to be a cystic lump and is not cancerous and will be something that can easily be removed if need be. Another praise God for that!
Next was Kyler's 3rd birthday. Hard to believe our lil man is 3 already. We had a wonderful day celebrating our little man, including lunch at the Old Spaghetti Factory. It was fantastic. We had family and Curtis over dinner and cake and Ky had a blast.
We are now working hard to get the house and yard in order. Lots to do before our little princess arrives. Our biggest task will be changing the rooms around and painting. We are 3 days out from being 6 months along and I am very noticeably pregnant. Yesterday Ky & I went to Motherhood Maternity and I bought my first outfit, some cute shorts and tank top. Since I am down almost 40lbs with this pregnancy my sizes are smaller, that was fun!
This weekend is Father's Day and then the following is the Shaw family picnic at Tinkertown. We have a busy summer ahead of us for sure! Oh and Ky graduates from his first year of Montessori tomorrow, hard to believe our baby girl will be here with us next year at his second year grad! We are truly truly blessed!
till the next entry, which should be by Todd!