Pregnancy Update

We have had a crazy few weeks over here!!

I have had high blood pressure since about 20 weeks of pregnancy. It has gotten high enough that my doctor has required me to get twice weekly non stress tests (NST) and weekly Amniotic Fluid Index (AFI) tests, labwork, and doctor's appointments, and ultrasounds every few weeks. Last week we went in for our first testing that included all of the tests- AFI, NST, ultrasound, and labwork. I was at the doctor's office for over 3 hours. It was a long time. Thankfully the AFI and NST showed that the baby is doing great! In the ultrasound, they told us that she is still doing good. She went from the 90% in size at our 22 week ultrasound to 40%  at 34 weeks. So she isn't growing quite as fast. They pushed back my due date just a few days to July 11th, instead of July 7th because of her size. So the baby passed all of her tests as being healthy, and the labwork showed that I have Preeclampsia, but it is not negatively affecting my body. So that is pretty good news! They told me this morning that I am dilated to a 2 and 60% effaced. I would LOVE it if this little babe came early. I would not be sad to miss out on those final weeks of pregnancy.

The other good news in our crazy day last week was I got to see her in two different ultrasounds, one at the beginning of the morning and another at the end. They told us she weighs about 5 pounds right now, and just estimating based on regular baby growth cycles she will weigh just under 8 pounds at full term. They also showed us that she has hair on her head! I am so so happy about that! My family has a curse of baby baldness and I haven't had heart burn once during my pregnancy so I was convinced she would be bald too, but she has hair! YAY!! I am so excited to meet our sweet girl.

I want to remember a story from Wednesday night. I have come down with a cold, the symptoms are mild besides the coughing. Wednesday was the worst night and I just felt so sick that I had no appetite. I made dinner but couldn't stomach it and I tried to eat just about everything in our kitchen and nothing sounded good, not even chocolate! That's when Mikey knew I was really sick haha! A combination of hormones (mostly hormones), hunger, and sickness led to a complete breakdown. Poor Mike, sat there trying not to laugh as I cried uncontrollably because I was hungry, sick, and tried of sharing my body. LOL. I literally said between sobs- "I just want medicine and I want to be able to skip a meal because it won't affect anyone but me, but I have a baby in there!" " I have been pregnant since October! I want to just have me in my body!!" And the crying just wouldn't stop. It was so so pathetic. I think it lasted about an hour, haha! Like I said, poor Mike!! We finally ended up at the McDonald's drive thru around 11 pm so I could get a grilled chicken sandwich and a diet coke. My husband is a saint. I wanted to remember this crazy pregnant lady moment, because I see how plain ridiculous it was. I have had one other experience like this and Mikey was so sweet to me then too. I am grateful this has only happened two times and is not a frequent occurrence. I hope it was the last.

Photography- Gender Reveal

Brennan and Rachel's Gender Reveal was so so fun!

I love this idea of including their little girl in their gender reveal!

Have you ever seen a happier daddy?? :0

What a fun evening! I can't wait to meet this little man and I am so excited our girl will have cousins so close to her!

Lots of love, 

Brookeydee

Happy Birthday, Love!

 

It's Mikey's 23rd birthday today! I love this man more than I have words to express. Mike is my safe place. He eases my burdens, calms my troubled heart, and loves and supports me to no end. My daily life with Mike is full of so much love. He makes a point to hold me, hug me, cuddle me, and kiss me multiple times a day. Throughout this pregnancy he has stayed up late into the night countless times to help me try to get comfortable enough to sleep sacrificing his own rest. I cannot wait to see how gentle and tender he will be with this little girl. I have no doubt he is going to be the best daddy and he is going to love her unconditionally.

Mike is the hardest worker. He is always busy with work, school, our home, or serving others. He is so fast to offer help to anyone in need- those he knows and those he doesn't. I love this about him. I know he will always find a way to provide for our family's financial, physical, and spiritual needs because that is just who he is. I am so so grateful that he loves God and is a worthy priesthood holder. His worthiness has blessed our home and lives countless times already and will continue to do so.

Mike possesses so many admirable qualities one of my favorites is his ability to be adaptable. Mike is so adaptable and easy going when things happen unexpectedly. He is a peace maker yet still opinionated and determined. He is funny, he makes me laugh every single day, and I love it! He is creative, smart, and a problem solver. Mike is adventurous, he is always game to try something new and to go do something fun. I love that he loves being outdoors, we share this love and it blesses our marriage immensely. I don't know the word I am looking for to describe this quality, but Mike has an ability to see things beyond what they are. He can see the good in difficult situations, the humor in sad situations, he can always see our hard times in a different light and I love that he can ground me during those trials. Mike is humble. Mike is quick to be grateful, he doesn't expect things and is always so grateful for everything we have. Mike is patient when he needs to be, I don't mean that to sound back handed. He knows when he needs to be patient, and he shows that patience so well, especially with me. I am grateful that he can tell when he needs to be patient.

He is the perfect amount of stubborn and competitive that keeps me constantly interested and challenged, which I need. My life with Mike is better than I ever imagined, and let me tell you I imagined a great life with him, but he has made our life so wonderful. I am so grateful I get to have him as my hubby and I am so grateful I get to celebrate him today, because he deserves to be celebrated.

I love you babe! Happy birthday!!
Brookey