Ultrasound

I had my ultrasound today to check and see how the subchorionic hemorrhage was looking. The tech did warn us that we still may not be able to see a heartbeat quite yet, since it's still early. She said typically they don't see a heartbeat until around 6 1/2 weeks. Well, we were able to see one!!!!! :D  The baby looked wonderful! Heartbeat was 124bpm. Baby is measuring right on track from my LMP(last menstrual period). 6 weeks 2 days along. So I'll be due September 4th. 

I talked to my doctor's nurse after my appointment. It turns out that I do still have the subchorionic hemorrhage. I still have to take it easy for another week or two. But it should all heal on its own. 

My next appointment is January 24th. Which is my 8 week appointment. We'll find out then if my doctor wants me to have another ultrasound or not. 

The ultrasound makes everything so surreal. I just can't believe we're going to have 3 little ones running around. God has truly blessed our family!!! 

And I just want to thank my husband for surprising me and showing up at the ultrasound!!! It really made my day. He wasn't sure if he would be able to make it because he had an appointment to go to himself. But he did. And it was a wonderful surprise. :) I have the best husband in the world!!!! 

My Follow Up Appointment

Not a whole lot to update today. 

I had my follow up appointment this afternoon. My doctor checked my cervix and she said everything looked good. I had no cramping today and barely any bleeding. Although after the appointment I had some cramping. But that's normal after an exam.
My doctor wanted me to set up an appointment for an ultrasound at the end of the week. So we'll see how things look on Friday. :) 

Continued prayers would be much appreciated! 

ER Visit

Well we've had a pretty long evening.

This morning I started having really bad cramps. The kind that bring tears to your eyes. But I had no bleeding. So I just kinda brushed it off and it tampered away. I put the girls down for their naps and then I tried to take one myself. I was just getting ready to fall asleep when Ella woke up(Turd!). But she hasn't been feeling so good the past couple of days, so she hasn't been sleeping very well either.

Anyway.. I got her up then I went to the bathroom and there was blood on my underwear. So of course I started freaking out, but then I remembered what happened with Ella and I was kinda reassured that everything still could be okay.

I called Seth(he was out and about). I told him that I started to bleed. So he wanted us to go to the hospital. Seth's Mom came over and picked up the girls, then we headed that way.

The bleeding wasn't heavy, but it wasn't light either. It was enough to worry.

We arrived at the hospital around 5pm. We were seen right away. They took my blood, did a pap(holy crap that hurt!), and I had an ultrasound.

Since I'm only about 5w4d along they weren't able to see much on the ultrasound, since it's still pretty early yet. They didn't even show me the ultrasound screen. So then we headed back to our room and waited for an hour or so for the doctor.

The doctor finally came in and said that everything looked normal. He thinks I had a Subchorionic Hemorrhage. Which is what I had with Ella around the same time(I was around 6 weeks along with Ella when it happened with her). So everything should heal on its own. I have to take it easy for a week or two(which won't happen with 2 little girls and housework that needs done)rest, take Tylenol for the cramping and drink lots of fluids. I have to have a follow up appointment with my OB within the next few days. He also told us that a miscarriage can still happen and if it does there's nothing they can do about(which was so wonderful to hear*sarcasm*).

We finally got out of there around 8:30pm.

I woke up this morning with some mild cramping and some very light spotting. So the bleeding part seems to be tampering off. But the cramping part is still pretty uncomfortable.

I will update when I have my follow up with my OB doctor. :)

Thank you to everyone who prayed for us! We certainly do appreciate it!

Here's some reading material on Subchorionic Hemorrhage.

http://www.whattoexpect.com/pregnancy/pregnancy-health/complications/subchorionic-bleeding.aspx#

~*~SURPRISE~*~

Our Announcement
Photo by: Identity Photography

First Test

It's official 

HERE WE GO AGAIN!!! 

We found out Friday, December 28th that we're expecting #3!!!!!!

I was only one day late and decided just for the fun of it, that I would take a test. Well....SURPRISE!!!!!!!! lol 

I told Seth that evening when he got home from work. I put the test in a box and had him open it. He's super excited!!!! :) And of course my Dad found out then too, since he was staying with us while he was in town visiting for Christmas.

My plan was to tell everyone via facebook with a photo. So I called up my awesome photographer. I met up with her Saturday morning. She then posted our sneak peek Monday evening(Photo above). :)  

We told Seth's parents Saturday night (if they found out via facebook they would hate us forever). I tried to figure out something new on how to tell them. So I printed out pictures of all of their grandkids and put them in frames, and added the pregnancy test picture to the bunch. :) I always LOVE telling Seth's Mom. It's just too much fun!! :D 

 Screaming Grandma #3

                                       

(Check out the other two videos!!! 

Screaming Grandma #1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1aTZ1qtaNo

Screaming Grandma #2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFFvZmeQUzk

We are so incredibly excited!!!! It's so hard to imagine Ella being a big sister and Samantha being a big big sister. :) But we cannot wait!! 

Our first appointment is January 24th. We're hoping to get more information for a due date. We're thinking the beginning of September. Since this is about the same time we found out with Ella too. :) 

I'm feeling okay so far. Few spurts of nausea, and I feel VERY bloated. :/ But that's about it, for now anyway. 

Merry Christmas!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!! 

We had such a wonderful Christmas!!! 

My Dad was able to spend the day with us this year. He arrived on Christmas Eve, and stayed the night with us at Seth's parent's house, which we do every year. It was such an amazing day! Samantha was REALLY into Christmas this year. That made this time of year even more magical! 

We are so blessed to have such an amazing family! My girls are so very lucky! 

Our "Christmas Eve Pajama" Picture

Playing with the gifts from Santa

Playing a game of Risk

Samantha's First Dance Class

This evening we went to Samantha's first dance class!! Samantha was super excited(I was too!! :))! She's taking preschool ballet and tap class, which is twice a week.
She had such a good time and was disappointed that we had to leave when class was over. She looked uber cute in her little dance outfit!! Today was the last class until January. So the owner was SUPER nice and let us take this class for free and start up her tuition after the Holidays. :)

They had a little "treat" for the parents. We were able to watch the kids do their plies. It was soo stinkin' adorable!

Whoa! I'm slackin'!

Seriously... its been since November since I've posted?! Holy moly! Time has sure gone by!
We are all doing fantastic! The girls are growing up so fast. And are as cute as ever! Samantha is 2 1/2 and Ella is 7 months now.
The weather here has been pretty amazing so we've been enjoying the outdoors by blowing bubbles, playing on the swing set, going for walks, and just exploring. Samantha loves to dig in the dirt, splash in puddles and pick Mommy flowers. :)
Ella is army crawling around and getting into trouble right behind her sister. She's also sitting up now like such a big girl! She has 2 teeth, and about 2-3 now that are on their way on making an appearance. She has just started to sleep through the night. Which is AMAZING! She would only really get up about once in the middle of the night or eat, so it wasn't too bad. But now she just sleeps all night long. :D So Mommy gets a good 8 hours of a sleep now! Woot! :) I cannot believe this little girl is 7 month already!! I swear I just brought her home from the hospital just the other day! I have started planning her 1st birthday party. Totally excited!