The baby shower

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August

    SO SO SO SO many changes! Change is good though! It seems life around me is flying by while I am at a standstill willing this baby to hurry and reach 24 weeks gestation! At 24 weeks they can save a baby's life, and my risk of throwing a blood clot increases with each passing week, so after 24 weeks if a clot is found they can take Baby D out and save our little one! Now of course we are praying that does NOT happen and I feel the Lord has his hand on this little one and that all will be well. But my human side will just be able to breathe a little bit easier!!
    This sweet peanut is moving and kicking daily now, not all day, but most of the morning and the evenings, it is WONDERFUL and I am so head over heels in love with it! We have an ultrasound Wednesday, no we will NOT be finding out the sex, but we will get to see our baby and we will share pictures if we get them!
   My belly is getting nice and bruised up, the Lovenox shots do NOT get better as time goes on, they still HURT everyday, but I smile as I shove that needle into my skin because I know that through this path my baby has a fighting chance at life. I embrace the bruising and the pain both, I just worry sometimes that if someone sees my belly they will think my hubby is beating me! Of course we ALL know he NEVER would hurt anyone but I still giggle thinking theres gonna be that one nurse one time that brings in the social worker to have the "chat"........ Anyways this is more of a rambling post as I am just anxious for Wednesday to know that the baby is measuring well and my fluid is good and so on! SO say your prayers for my Jingle Bell baby and I will update you all Wednesday!!
   

Hello Mango!!

Ok so I really do NOT like mangos, AT ALL! BLEH!!
But my darling little baby boy or girl is the size of a mango today, 6 inches and a half a pound! WOW! Can you believe that?!
I am 18 weeks and 1 day today. I am feeling the baby move more everyday and I am am so thankful with each passing day that my baby grows big and strong and my body has no clots! YAY!!

I had an interesting run in with the police over the weekend, which I will share later on today or tomorrow, but for now here is a picture of my 16 week belly!

My baby girl

My little tiny 4lb 6oz baby girl...... will be 7 tomorrow.  Wow! Time flies!
It seems like just yesterday I was so scared waiting for my momma to get to the hospital (and my ex too who was busy getting a cheeseburger) so they could start my C-Section. I was shaking and so scared something terrible would happen to my precious little girl. During a NST the nurse got her heart beat at 90 when it had normally been 155. The nurse freaked out! And called the doc who said "lets have a baby now"! Well by time the doctor got there her heart was back to 155, I really think the nurse heard the pulse of my placenta but it is what it is......

At 1pm exactly on July 15th 2004 at 34.5 weeks preggo, my little girl breathed the breath of life, her pediatrician was there, and the first thing he said about her was "SHES PEEING ON ME" Hehe!! She was so healthy and beautiful. A perfect precious healthy little pink bundle of joy. I didn't know my life had changed forever. But it had. It was no longer my own, my life and heart now belonged to this tiny little person staring up at me.

As the years have gone by my love for her has grown with such intensity, I can't physically stand it sometimes. She is my joy, my love, and the apple of mine and Jeffs eyes. We adore her and I praise Jesus every day for her. Of course it would be another 18 months before she met Jeff, her daddy, but he fell so in love with her too. Our family is so full of love and laughter because of this one little girl that decided against all odds, (birth control, and my blood clotting, car accident) she would be born.

My sweet little blessing from the Lord or most high King. She has been dedicated, given back to our Father in heaven and I know he looks down on her with such pride and such love, surrounding her with safety and gifts to serve and love others thats surpass any I have EVER seen. She is our special little love bug.

Happy birthday tomorrow my precious little baby girl.
XOXO
Mommy

Medical Records-I'd like my VBAC please!!

 I had a C-Section with my daughter in 2004. The practice I used was a docs office upstairs and a women hospital down stairs. The practice closed and my doc moved practices. She stored her records at another hospital. I have requested med records 2 times now and got everything they had twice. They are very nice to deal with. Problem is on C-section day the whole surgery is missing besides one sheet of paper. My doc needs the surgery notes in order to allow me a Vbac vbac. The regular notes go from 12:30pm when doc orders the ER CS and then nothing until 4:00pm so 3 1/2 hours are missing. I know Chey was born at 1pm and placenta delivered at 1:02. That's it! There was another doc present. But it's my understanding med rec are stored by patient name not doc. So anyway I decided I would call the hospital that has the records AGAIN annnnddddd get this, they have had software issues for MONTHS and can't find anyones stuff because its all in numbered boxes. And she said it could be months before they find anything. Really!? Just REALLY!!

Thankfully  I'm not due for 5.5 months but I want to get my ducks in a row... My worst case will be to go into labor and decline CS at the hospital....
My doc will let me go to 41 weeks or Jan 2 without a C-section......so say a prayer that someone somewhere finds the records!!

Coupon Craze!!

So I have learned the art of couponing, or I am trying to thanks to some lovely ladies on BBC and some of my friends!
My biggest shopping trip so far is below take a look!!

For all 3 purchases today my total was 109.78 and I paid Out Of Pocket (OOP) 49.14 (MQ Manufacture Coupon) (ECB = Extra Care Bucks)

CVS:
 First Transaction

the $25 baby deal for $10ECB (this week only)

1 216 ct Huggies wipes 6.00

1 Similac 22oz $ 22.00 

Total 28.00 plus tax

Minus 13.00 ECB

$3 off a $15 baby purchase

1.50 MQ for the wipes and a $5 Similac check OOP with tax $7.59

Plus $10 ECB back which I rolled into the next transaction

 transaction #2

Pantene 2/$6.97 Sale

Toms Mouth wash $3.49 Sale

2 Colgate 7oz $2.79 each Sale

1 Huggies Jumbo 40 ct $8.99 Sale

1 Huggies Jumbo 36 ct size $8.99 3 Sale

1 Huggies P&N 33ct $8.99 Sale

Total 43.21 Plus tax

Minus

$10 ECB

11.50 MQs

OOP 25.11 plus $10 ECB for next time!

Grocery Store: Country Mart

Mayo Xs 2 @ 5.49 each

Yoplait 4ct at $2.39

2 Kraft Dressings $3.39 each

Kraft Mozz chees Shred $4.19

Kraft Mnt Jack Slices $4.19

 7.5 oz Chex Mix bags 2.79 each

Total $38.57 plus tax

Total Coupons $4.00 

Store Doubled Coupons $4.00

Store Card Savings $14.13

OOP 16.44

I feel so proud and I saved my family money! I cannot wait till the next coupons come out!! WOOT!! SO BTW if you don't use yours and want send them my way, feel free!! ;-)

12 weeks 2 days!

And loving life! Ok ok, so I have had the most horrible migraines the past week, I couldn't even go to work the past 2 days. But I did lay in bed a lot so thats a plus right!!??

I am starting to pop a bit in my tummy so I am excited about that! The Lovenox seems to be working, that and the hand of God!!

The doc said I hit a blood vessel where the bruise is, but thats ok! I don't mind the bruise as long as my baby is HEALTHY!!!