Sunday, July 29, 2007
Monday, July 23, 2007
Friday, July 20, 2007
Tomorrow is the day!
This morning, I went in for an ultrasound with my OB. My amniotic fluid has again decreased and the placenta is beginning to deteriorate. So tonight at around midnight, we go to the hospital to begin the induction process. Looks like Charlotte will be born on July 21, exactly 21 months after her brother, who was born on October 21. Looks like 21 has become our family's new lucky number!!
Ryan is headed to Mississippi to stay with his Nanny, Uncle Dave and cousins Alex, Madison and Logan. He loves to visit there and will have fun, so that will allow David and me to focus on bringing Charlotte into our family.
We will be posting pictures here as soon as we can. Please pray for us and our little baby girl! We look forward to introducing her to everyone.
Thanks to all of our family and friends who have been there for us throughout the past 9 months.
Ryan is headed to Mississippi to stay with his Nanny, Uncle Dave and cousins Alex, Madison and Logan. He loves to visit there and will have fun, so that will allow David and me to focus on bringing Charlotte into our family.
We will be posting pictures here as soon as we can. Please pray for us and our little baby girl! We look forward to introducing her to everyone.
Thanks to all of our family and friends who have been there for us throughout the past 9 months.
Thursday, July 19, 2007
Baby later
Well we headed to our Maternal Fetal Medicine specialist's office this morning and, while the amniotic fluid has dropped by the numbers, Charlotte looks good, so we will not be having a baby today. We will check again tomorrow with our regular OB, and then again on Monday with the MFM specialist. We had all of our bags packed and Ryan was packed to go to his cousin's house, but then we headed home. Since mom is on bed rest, David is taking time off and working from home so that he can be on Ryan duty.
A little background: In January, we found out that Charlotte was sharing space with a 2 X 4 cm blood clot. She faced some tough odds, but managed to thrive and the clot dissolved. Amy was diagnosed with thrombophilia, a genetic blood clotting condition in which your blood clots easily. Who knew that Ryan and Charlotte are such miracles, since this condition usually makes pregnancy difficult.
She's been monitored throughout this pregnancy, and now, at 37 weeks, it appears that the placenta is becoming less efficient, probably because of more clots. Charlotte is big enough to be born, but still on the small side and the amniotic fluid has been dropping. That has led doctors to begin thinking about inducing labor.
Since the beginning of this pregnancy, we've been hoping for a natural water birth, someting that is more difficult if we have to induce labor. So the closer we can get to our due date and going into labor naturally, the better. Keep checking back, and thanks again for all of the well wishes and thoughts.
A little background: In January, we found out that Charlotte was sharing space with a 2 X 4 cm blood clot. She faced some tough odds, but managed to thrive and the clot dissolved. Amy was diagnosed with thrombophilia, a genetic blood clotting condition in which your blood clots easily. Who knew that Ryan and Charlotte are such miracles, since this condition usually makes pregnancy difficult.
She's been monitored throughout this pregnancy, and now, at 37 weeks, it appears that the placenta is becoming less efficient, probably because of more clots. Charlotte is big enough to be born, but still on the small side and the amniotic fluid has been dropping. That has led doctors to begin thinking about inducing labor.
Since the beginning of this pregnancy, we've been hoping for a natural water birth, someting that is more difficult if we have to induce labor. So the closer we can get to our due date and going into labor naturally, the better. Keep checking back, and thanks again for all of the well wishes and thoughts.
Wednesday, July 18, 2007
Awaiting our new arrival
Soon, we will be posting pictures of our new addition, Charlotte Grace. Ryan will be an older brother and David and Amy will have their hands full! But we couldn't be more blessed and are looking forward to the journey.
For those of you who have been faithful followers of Ryansebastian.blogspot.com, we'll now be posting all of Ryan's shenanigans--and those of his little sister--on this blog.
Keep reading!! Thanks. Amy, David and Ryan
For those of you who have been faithful followers of Ryansebastian.blogspot.com, we'll now be posting all of Ryan's shenanigans--and those of his little sister--on this blog.
Keep reading!! Thanks. Amy, David and Ryan
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