12 week checkup (a week late)

I went to the doctor on October 22nd for an ultrasound and doctor appointment. The ultrasound went well and we were able to get a few pictures of our little baby, but I haven't hooked my scanner up to the new computer yet, so I can't add these right now! The baby measured exactly to my May 8th due date and everything looked wonderful. He/she was very active in there....it's crazy to see that baby moving around, but not be able to feel it yet. There was a very healthy heart rate of 173 beats per minute.

On the flip side, we got some not so great news too. They found a cyst on my right ovary the size of a ping pong ball and I was also diagnosed with placenta previa. I'll start with the cyst: Dr. Womack said that it is nothing at all to be worried about. It was most likely there before I was pregnant and it disappear after I have this baby. I asked several questions about this because of my sister's history with cyst's. The doctor reassured me that this isn't something to worry about right now.

Placenta previa is a condition where the placenta is more or less laying on top of the opening to the cervix. It's supposed to be attached much higher on the uterine wall. Dr. Womack says that most of the time the placenta will move up away from the cervix as the uterus grows, but that doesn't always happen. If it doesn't, I'll have a c-section for sure because there is no way to deliver the baby since the placenta is blocking the cervix. I go back on November 18th to have another ultrasound to check the position and see if it's still in the same spot.

There are lots of complications that come along with this condition. Because of the position of the placenta, it's very sensitive. The placenta can tear away from the cervix very easily, causing bleeding or miscarriage. I've been put on 'pelvic rest' at least until the next ultrasound, but it's potentially for the rest of my pregnancy. Pelvis rest means no sex, no heavy lifting, or anything else strenuous. The first sign of bleeding will result in bed rest. Let's hope and pray that does not happen.

That's all for now. Let's hope the next appointment brings better news!

Ethan's birthday party

My two favorite people in the whole world! We went to our friends 2 year olds birthday party on Saturday evening. The party was at Melissa's parents house in Fulton. They have this great little pond with a bridge crossing over into a little island in the middle. Kenley thought this was the coolest things ever! I loved it too because I got some pretty cute pictures!

The mommy and Kenley picture. They never turn out great :( Daddy cut my head off in this one, but I guess it's decent otherwise!
Typical Kenley face. I'm pretty sure she was talking about how much she liked the water and the bridge.
Say cheese! Another typical Kenley look. Most of her pictures have this exact look because she actually says "cheeeeeeeeeeeese" when you tell her to.

My two favorite people again!

Bye Bye!!! Thanks for looking!

Tyson's surgery

Many of you know that my boxer, Tyson, had surgery last week to have a tumor removed from his leg. He came through the surgery just fine and it is healing up very nicely. He has 5 stitches now, right on his front 'knee'. He'll go back on Saturday morning to have the stitches removed. Surprisingly, they haven't bothered him much at all though. I can tell that they are starting to get a little itchy, but he pretty much leaves them alone. Now, if we could only get Tito to stop scratching on his face so hard that it bleeds :)

Thank you, Amanda!!!

My friend Amanda "pimped my blog". Before it was just green and really boring. She made the awesome new banner and background to make it totally 'me'! There is NO WAY i could have done that myself. I wouldn't even have known how to start something that cool!

Thank you again, Amanda! I really appreciate your time working on this for me!!!!

Last month's trip to the zoo!

What a trip it was! Kenley and I went with my mom, both of my sisters, niece Kylie, & friends Debbie and Madison. We had all planned to ride together in the borrowed Navigator, but realized that we couldn't all fit. So 2 cars it was. Kenley and I rode with Debbie, mom and all the little girls, while Christy and Missy rode together and followed us.

It's a 2 hour ride to the St. Louis Zoo, but the ride started out great. The girls were having fun playing with each other and watching movies on the DVD player. When we were almost to the exit for the zoo, Kenley starts complaining that she needs to go potty, her belly hurts, etc. I kept telling her to just hold it for a few more minutes, we'll be there soon. All of a sudden, she starts throwing up all over herself and her car seat. I'm trying to keep the mess off of her because I only brought an extra pair of pants for her. I didn't pack a shirt....not sure why! We had to pull over as fast as we could and pull her out of the car. Luckily (and I still don't know how), she managed to only puke on her jacket and blanket. Thank goodness she was wearing a jacket and it was a nice enough say to go without it! Once I was able to get her out of the jacket and clean up a bit, she was as good as new! Off to the zoo we went!

We had a wonderful day. The day could not have been any more beautiful that day. The high was 75, not a cloud in the sky. I think EVERYONE is St. Louis had the idea to go to the zoo that day as well. It was completely packed! Kenley's absolute favorite part of the day was riding the train. She liked it better than anything else!!

Here are a few pictures of the day!

The little girls... Maddie, Kenley, and Kylie

The Sea Lion Show. I've never been to one of these, I loved it! I can't believe how much they can do!

Kenley and her grandman checking out the baby giraffe.

Where are the Hippo's? This is where they normally are, but they weren't in the water today. Kenley was upset because this was one of her favorite things about the zoo last year.

This was Kenley's favorite animal of the day. She loves elephants and couldn't get enough of the baby elephant. My mom was telling the girls about the big piles of elephant poop and Kenley kept asking if elephants poop too. It was really funny, maybe you had to be there!

Finally, I did it!!!

I've been thinking about, wanting to start a blog for a long time....Finally, I did it. This is a work in progress since i've never done anything like this before. Check back often to check out what i've been doing!