I am 100% serious when I say I just had to over night myself some maternity pants... lol. On a side night- Im extremely thankful for all of the things I have in my life. I love my job, my friends, my family, my midwife, my new house, and especially my baby. My first prenatal visit was in an emergency room at 5 weeks where the doctor told me I would miscarry. They couldnt detect a heart beat on the ultra sound, and my discharge paperwork was all information about miscarriage and how to deal afterwards. For weeks I was terrified to go to the bathroom, thinking I would surely see blood. A few weeks later, a nurse had me in tears when she told me something was wrong with me because I wasnt showing yet. I was 17 weeks pregnant and she told me I must be mistaken, and must be only 7. At 20 weeks I was told my baby had markers for down syndrome due to her having shorter than average pinkies. I was brought in to a private room with a genetic counselor and went through a few weeks of testing afterwards. Waiting for those test results felt like an eternity! Today I am 24 weeks pregnant with a healthy baby girl. I feel her kicking and moving every day, even though I was sure I would never get to this point. Im extremely blessed this thanksgiving-I hope the rest of you feel the same way too :)
Posted on: Fri, 28 Nov 2014 01:11:17 +0000