Today was our big ultrasound; if I was under 6 weeks I was going to cry because under 6 weeks is when I got sick with the girls. Now that I am over 6 weeks I am hopeful I will not need home IV therapy, but no guarantee. I should be 8 weeks but the the baby is measuring 6 weeks and 3 days so my due date is October 24th, so most likely Halloween since my baby's like to bake an extra week. The doctor said my insurance is not in network with the home health care I would need, so it would be 500 dollars up front to get it started if I needed home IV or a matria pump for zofran. I told the doctor I am not throwing up 24/7 like I was with the girls but I feel like I am going to throw up 24/7 and the room is always spinning. She said maybe it's a Boy! Brad was very excited! Brad said we can handle not throwing up and I said I can't handle it I am tired of not feeling well! He says I need to be thankful for no IV's and think of the positives....maybe I am being a baby but I am tired of not feeling good. I did lose 6 pounds in the last 2 weeks (thank goodness I gained 15 pounds before I got pregnant so I could afford to lose 30 pounds...now I have extra weight!) HA HA HA!
We told Liz about the baby, as soon as we told her she ran to Brad and hugged him and said, "Thank You Daddy Thank You!" What did he do? Why did he get the credit? Lame! She is so excited; she loves my belly, and swears the baby is talking to her. She also swears it is a girl and her name is Lucy, she does NOT want a brother, she said next time she wants a brother...this oven is closing after this baby! If it is a boy the only name she likes is Charlie Brown or Willie (from Alf). We went to Target tonight and she picked out a pink car seat, pink clothes, pink crib, pink towels, and everything else pink she wants for the bay...she would not look at anything blue. I am a lot more excited now that she is excited. Emmie is just excited about having a baby, when they did the ultrasound today she was with me and her eyes got really big, and she said, "Me No Owee!" She did not want the ultrasound near her.
So, my goal for the rest of the week is to have a positive attitude even if I feel horrible. I read a good article in the Ensign about prayer by President Monson:
(this article really has helped me know that through prayer anything is possible)
Come unto him in Prayer and Faith
“Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.”1 So spoke the wise Solomon, the son of David, king of Israel.
Jacob, the brother of Nephi, declared, “Look unto God with firmness of mind, and pray unto him with exceeding faith.”2
In this dispensation, in a revelation given to the Prophet Joseph Smith, the Lord said, “Look unto me in every thought; doubt not, fear not.”3
This divinely inspired counsel comes to us today as crystal clear water to a parched earth.
We live in troubled times. Doctors’ offices are filled with individuals who are beset with emotional problems as well as physical distress. Divorce courts are overflowing because people have unsolved problems. Human resource administrators in government and industry work long hours in an effort to assist people with their problems.
One human resource officer assigned to handle petty grievances concluded an unusually hectic day by placing facetiously a little sign on his desk for those with unsolved problems. It read, “Have you tried prayer?” What he may not have realized was that this simple counsel would solve more problems, alleviate more suffering, prevent more transgression, and bring about greater peace and contentment in the human soul than could be obtained in any other way.
A prominent American judge was asked what we as citizens of the countries of the world could do to reduce crime and disobedience to law and to bring peace and contentment into our lives and into our nations. He carefully replied, “I would suggest a return to the old-fashioned practice of family prayer.”
Strength in Prayer
As a people, aren’t we grateful that family prayer is not an out-of-date practice with us? There is no more beautiful sight in all this world than to see a family praying together. There is real meaning behind the oft-quoted “The family that prays together stays together.”
The Lord directed that we have family prayer when He said, “Pray in your families unto the Father, always in my name, that your wives and your children may be blessed.”4
Will you join me as we look in on a typical Latter-day Saint family offering prayers unto the Lord? Father, mother, and each of the children kneel, bow their heads, and close their eyes. A sweet spirit of love, unity, and peace fills the home. As father hears his tiny son pray unto God that his dad will do the right things and be obedient to the Lord’s bidding, do you think that such a father would find it difficult to honor the prayer of his precious son? As a teenage daughter hears her sweet mother plead unto the Lord that her daughter will be inspired in the selection of her companions, that she will prepare herself for a temple marriage, don’t you believe that such a daughter will seek to honor this humble, pleading petition of her mother, whom she so dearly loves? When father, mother, and each of the children earnestly pray that the fine sons in the family will live worthily that they may, in due time, receive a call to serve as ambassadors of the Lord in the mission fields of the Church, don’t we begin to see how such sons grow to young manhood with an overwhelming desire to serve as missionaries?
I am sure that family prayer motivated a letter written some years ago by a young Latter-day Saint girl attending a Colorado high school. The students had been asked to prepare a letter to be written to a great man of their choice. Many addressed their letters to well-known athletes, to a noted astronaut, to the president of the United States, and to other celebrities. This young lady, however, addressed her letter to her father, and in the letter she stated: “I have decided to write this letter to you, Dad, because you are the greatest man that I have ever known. The overwhelming desire of my heart is that I might so live that I might have the privilege of being beside you and Mother and other members of the family in the celestial kingdom.” That father never received a more cherished letter.
As we offer unto the Lord our family prayers and our personal prayers, let us do so with faith and trust in Him. Let us remember the injunction of Paul to the Hebrews: “For he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.”5 If any of us has been slow to hearken to the counsel to pray always, there is no finer hour to begin than now. William Cowper declared, “Satan trembles, when he sees the weakest Saint upon his knees.”6 Those who feel that prayer might denote a physical or intellectual weakness should remember that a man never stands taller than when he is upon his knees.
We cannot know what faith is if we have never had it, and we cannot obtain it as long as we deny it. Faith and doubt cannot exist in the same mind at the same time, for one will dispel the other.
Accepting His Invitation
If our desire is to discard all doubt and to substitute therefor an abiding faith, we have but to accept the invitation extended to you and to me in the Epistle of James:
“If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.
“But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.”7
This promise motivated the young man Joseph Smith to seek God in prayer. He declared to us in his own words:
“At length I came to the conclusion that I … must do as James directs, that is, ask of God. I at length came to the determination to ‘ask of God,’ concluding that if he gave wisdom to them that lacked wisdom, and would give liberally, and not upbraid, I might venture.
“So, in accordance with this, my determination to ask of God, I retired to the woods to make the attempt. … It was the first time in my life that I had made such an attempt, for amidst all my anxieties I had never as yet made the attempt to pray vocally.”8
Now, if we have hesitated in supplicating God our Eternal Father simply because we have not as yet made the attempt to pray, we certainly can take courage from the example of the Prophet Joseph. But let us remember, as did the Prophet, our prayer must be offered in faith, nothing wavering.
It was by faith, nothing wavering, that the brother of Jared saw the finger of God touch the stones in response to his plea.9
It was by faith, nothing wavering, that Noah erected an ark in obedience to the command from God.10
It was by faith, nothing wavering, that Abraham was willing to offer up his beloved Isaac as a sacrifice.11
It was by faith, nothing wavering, that Moses led the children of Israel out of Egypt and through the Red Sea.12
It was by faith, nothing wavering, that Joshua and his followers brought the walls of Jericho tumbling down.13
It was by faith, nothing wavering, that Joseph saw God our Eternal Father and Jesus Christ, His Son.14
Now, the skeptic may say that these mighty accounts of faith occurred long ago, that times have changed.
Have times really changed? Don’t we today, as always, love our children and want them to live righteously? Don’t we today, as always, need God’s divine, protecting care? Don’t we today, as always, continue to be at His mercy and in His debt for the very life He has given us?
Times have not really changed. Prayer continues to provide power—spiritual power. Prayer continues to provide peace—spiritual peace.
Faith in Action
Wherever we may be, our Heavenly Father can hear and answer the prayer offered in faith. This is especially true in the mission fields throughout the world. While presiding over the Canadian Mission, under the direction of President David O. McKay (1873–1970), Sister Monson and I had the opportunity of serving with some of the finest young men and women in all this world. The very lives of these young missionaries exemplified faith and prayer.
There sat in my office one day a newly arrived missionary. He was bright, strong, happy, and grateful to be a missionary. He was filled with enthusiasm and a desire to serve. As I spoke with him, I said, “Elder, I imagine that your father and mother wholeheartedly support you in your mission call.” He lowered his head and replied, “Well, not quite. You see, President, my father is not a member of the Church. He doesn’t believe as we believe, so he cannot fully appreciate the importance of my assignment.”
Without hesitating and prompted by a Source not my own, I said to him, “Elder, if you will honestly and diligently serve God in proclaiming His message, your father will join the Church before your mission is concluded.” He clasped my hand in a vise-like grip, the tears welled up in his eyes and began to roll forth down his cheeks, and he declared, “To see my father accept the truth would be the greatest blessing that could come into my life.”
This young man did not sit idly by hoping and wishing that the promise would be fulfilled, but rather he followed the sage advice that has been given of old: “Pray as though everything depended upon God. Work as though everything depended upon you.” Such was the missionary service of this young man.
At every missionary conference I would seek him out before the meetings and ask, “Elder, how’s Dad progressing?”
His reply would invariably be, “No progress, President, but I know the Lord will fulfill the promise given to me through you as my mission president.” The days turned to weeks and the weeks to months, and finally, just two weeks before we ourselves left the mission field to return home, I received a letter from the father of this missionary. That father wrote:
“Dear Brother Monson:
“I wish to thank you so much for taking such good care of my son who recently completed a mission in Canada. He has been an inspiration to us.
“My son was promised when he left on his mission that I would become a member of the Church before his return. This promise was, I believe, made to him by you, unknown to me.
“I am happy to report that I was baptized into the Church one week before he completed his mission and am at present time athletic director of the MIA and have a teaching assignment.
“My son is now attending BYU, and his younger brother was also recently baptized and confirmed a member of the Church.
“May I again thank you for all the kindness and love bestowed upon my son by his brothers in the mission field during the past two years.
“Yours very truly, a grateful father.”
The humble prayer of faith had once again been answered.
There is a golden thread that runs through every account of faith from the beginning of the world to the present time. Abraham, Noah, the brother of Jared, the Prophet Joseph Smith, and countless others wanted to be obedient to the will of God. They had ears that could hear, eyes that could see, and hearts that could know and feel.
They never doubted. They trusted.
Through personal prayer, through family prayer, by trusting in God with faith, nothing wavering, we can call down to our rescue His mighty power. His call to us is as it has ever been: “Come unto me.”15
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Sunday, March 1, 2009
March 1..Brads Birthday!!!
Happy Birthday to my hubby!
this week-end has had ups and downs. Yesterday.. i felt horrible yesterday morning, we tried to walk aroung bed bath and beyond but i had to sit in the massage chairs half way through, then went to old navy, and the music was so loud it made me want to get sick, then we went to best buy and I had to sit in the home theater area because i was so tired. I came home and relaxed then felt good around 2pm so i helped Brad pull weeds in the yard then took a walk to the park and brad and i played soccer. We then went to Unlce Kevins for Brads birthday dinner, it was awesome, he makes the best pulled pork! He made all kinds of yummy mexican food, and red velvet cupcakes for dessert! So good! I felt pretty bad after dinner, brad played some guitar hero, and we came home, i went to sleep right away. i woke up at 3am sick, had a hard time going back to sleep.
Today...I woke up and stayed in bed until 11am...what am I going to do when Brad goes back to work tomorrow? we went to church, and i felt so sick durring sacrament they did sing my favorite song, I Stand All Amazed:
I stand all amazed at the love Jesus offers me
Confused at the grace that so fully he proffers me
I tremble to know that for me he was crucified
That for me, a sinner, he suffered, he bled and died
Chorus:
Oh, it is wonderful that he should care for me enough to die for me
Oh, it is wonderful
Wonderful to me
I marvel that he would descend from his throne divine
To rescue a soul so rebellious and proud as mine
That he should extend his great love unto such as I
Sufficient to own, to redeem and to justify
(Repeat chorus)
I think of his hands, pierced and bleeding to pay my debt
Such mercy, such love and devotion can I forget?
No, no, I will praise and adore at the mercy seat
Until at the glorified throne I kneel at his feet
I can suffer through this pregnancy especially if Christ could die on the cross for me to take my sins. All he is doing is asking me to bring another spirit to this world, I should be more thankful and not so upset about feeling so yucky. JESUS loves me and knows me personally!
Lizzies sunday school teacher asked her how her mom was doing and she replied: She is puking everywhere!
We came home from church and i sat down and have not moved. thanks to kevin we have dinner for tonight and tomorrow night. i didn't even make brad a birthday cake :( thanks a ton kevin for everything!
this week-end has had ups and downs. Yesterday.. i felt horrible yesterday morning, we tried to walk aroung bed bath and beyond but i had to sit in the massage chairs half way through, then went to old navy, and the music was so loud it made me want to get sick, then we went to best buy and I had to sit in the home theater area because i was so tired. I came home and relaxed then felt good around 2pm so i helped Brad pull weeds in the yard then took a walk to the park and brad and i played soccer. We then went to Unlce Kevins for Brads birthday dinner, it was awesome, he makes the best pulled pork! He made all kinds of yummy mexican food, and red velvet cupcakes for dessert! So good! I felt pretty bad after dinner, brad played some guitar hero, and we came home, i went to sleep right away. i woke up at 3am sick, had a hard time going back to sleep.
Today...I woke up and stayed in bed until 11am...what am I going to do when Brad goes back to work tomorrow? we went to church, and i felt so sick durring sacrament they did sing my favorite song, I Stand All Amazed:
I stand all amazed at the love Jesus offers me
Confused at the grace that so fully he proffers me
I tremble to know that for me he was crucified
That for me, a sinner, he suffered, he bled and died
Chorus:
Oh, it is wonderful that he should care for me enough to die for me
Oh, it is wonderful
Wonderful to me
I marvel that he would descend from his throne divine
To rescue a soul so rebellious and proud as mine
That he should extend his great love unto such as I
Sufficient to own, to redeem and to justify
(Repeat chorus)
I think of his hands, pierced and bleeding to pay my debt
Such mercy, such love and devotion can I forget?
No, no, I will praise and adore at the mercy seat
Until at the glorified throne I kneel at his feet
I can suffer through this pregnancy especially if Christ could die on the cross for me to take my sins. All he is doing is asking me to bring another spirit to this world, I should be more thankful and not so upset about feeling so yucky. JESUS loves me and knows me personally!
Lizzies sunday school teacher asked her how her mom was doing and she replied: She is puking everywhere!
We came home from church and i sat down and have not moved. thanks to kevin we have dinner for tonight and tomorrow night. i didn't even make brad a birthday cake :( thanks a ton kevin for everything!
Friday, February 27, 2009
Feb 27th, 2009
It is finally 10:15am and I am out of bed! I stayed in bed as late as possible to see if that would help and it did. Brad made me breakfast in bed. I had a good morning, and didn't even take my zofran. I ate mac and cheese for lunch..and well that didn't stay down. That really upset Lizzie, so she went to Lisa's. I laid down and finally took a zofran. I slept until 2:08pm and got up and felt good. I don't like taking zofran so I won't take it unless it is neccesary. But, by the time I take it I feel horrible and it takes a while to kick in, so I need to figure out what I want to do. I am just thankful I am not yet sick like I was with the girls, maybe I won't have hyperemesis this time! Then I went to our church primary activity from 2:30pm to 5:00 pm. I felt really good the whole time it felt good to get out. I came home and Brad had dinner read, a potatoe bar and I had a small potatoe and rested for a minute. Brad went home teaching and I felt good...so me and the girls went and walked around Toys R Us. I want to do all I can while I feel well, hopefully it will continue. We will know Tueday!
Feb 26, 09
Feb 26, 09
It started got rough! I got up at 7:51am, got the kids dressed, then it hit! Like a big thunder storm in Ohio! I kinda made it down the stairs and laid on the floor for 30 minutes, Liz kept asking what was wrong and I told her I was resting. She went and got the phone for me and I called Lisa and she came and finished getting everything together and the kids fed and to preschool. The zofran finally kicked in at 9:30ish, and I felt human again. That's why I need the pump, so I am never off zofran, it is constantly pumped into my body. I am not dehydrated and keeping liquids down (unlike the 2 other pregnancies), so I am hoping this baby will be much easier....I can handle "Morning Sickness!" I can also handle no IV's!
Then I made a few bows with a friend, had soup for lunch, and have taken it easy the rest of the afternoon.
I slept most of the afternoon, and Brad brought pizza home for dinner so I didn't have to cook, I laid in the chair all evening. I have not felt so great. Then at 10pm I think my hormones were off...I am not the crying type, most of my friends can say they have never seen me cry, my hubby even tease me that I am not sensitive enough...(he cries more then me...movies make him cry!) So, I did a good cry last night (it had to be hormones!), I was crying about how much I miss my grandfather. He is still alive but with major brain damage, I miss that I will never have an adult conversation with him, I miss that I can't call and talk to him whenever I want, I miss that I am not his little girl but one of his care takers, I miss that sometimes he can't remember my girls names, I miss when I look in his eyes he is no longer there. It is just so hard to see him in the state he is in, I wish when I was a child I would have taken in every word he said, spent more time with him (though I did see him all the time), I wish I would have realized when I was young it would be gone so quickly. Not sure if any of that make's sense, but thats how I feel.
It started got rough! I got up at 7:51am, got the kids dressed, then it hit! Like a big thunder storm in Ohio! I kinda made it down the stairs and laid on the floor for 30 minutes, Liz kept asking what was wrong and I told her I was resting. She went and got the phone for me and I called Lisa and she came and finished getting everything together and the kids fed and to preschool. The zofran finally kicked in at 9:30ish, and I felt human again. That's why I need the pump, so I am never off zofran, it is constantly pumped into my body. I am not dehydrated and keeping liquids down (unlike the 2 other pregnancies), so I am hoping this baby will be much easier....I can handle "Morning Sickness!" I can also handle no IV's!
Then I made a few bows with a friend, had soup for lunch, and have taken it easy the rest of the afternoon.
I slept most of the afternoon, and Brad brought pizza home for dinner so I didn't have to cook, I laid in the chair all evening. I have not felt so great. Then at 10pm I think my hormones were off...I am not the crying type, most of my friends can say they have never seen me cry, my hubby even tease me that I am not sensitive enough...(he cries more then me...movies make him cry!) So, I did a good cry last night (it had to be hormones!), I was crying about how much I miss my grandfather. He is still alive but with major brain damage, I miss that I will never have an adult conversation with him, I miss that I can't call and talk to him whenever I want, I miss that I am not his little girl but one of his care takers, I miss that sometimes he can't remember my girls names, I miss when I look in his eyes he is no longer there. It is just so hard to see him in the state he is in, I wish when I was a child I would have taken in every word he said, spent more time with him (though I did see him all the time), I wish I would have realized when I was young it would be gone so quickly. Not sure if any of that make's sense, but thats how I feel.
Feb 24, 09 & Feb 25, 2009
Feb 25, 2009
Not feeling so great today, waiting for zofran to kick in! Home Healthcare did call and they are just waiting for a call back from the insurance company. So, hopefully when or if the point comes when I need IV's it will be all ready to go.
I am having an OK day, constant headache but I can handle that. We saw Brads parents for lunch today (his dad's birthday), we told them the exciting news. His dad said, "Oh No!", and nothing else! No congrats...nothing! It hurt me feelings! Luckily I am already over it :) Did you know you can listen to the scriptures being read to you on-line? I am so excited, we listen to 1 Nephi Chapter 13 in bed last night. It was great!
We had tacos for dinner tonight, and they tasted good, I am waiting for my next dose of zofran (I sound like an addict!). I am now going to take a nice bath while Brad watches the kids and get a good night sleep! There was no HOT water, the doctor said I could only take 15 minute baths, and it took 15 minutes to get hot water....NOT FAIR!!!!!!!
Feb 24th, 09....Well I love Zofran! I took it last night and this morning and it helps from the room spinning in circles really fast to the room spinning in circles really slowly! The warning on the pill's say: This can make you dizzy! What is the difference between nauseous and dizzy? Anyways hopefully I will get a good week out of slowly spinning until it gets worse (since the hormone levels double every 48 hours, every 48 hours is different for me). But today will be a good day..I have decided! I would like to go see my grandparents and do a few errands and go out with Brad tonight. Lets keep our fingers crossed! The answer to the question yesterday was "D" can you believe that!Thanks for all the uplifting e-mails and offers for help :)
I made it to Sallys Beauty Supply and felt great, then went to Target and did not feel so great. Then went to visit Grandma and Grandpa and go to music time, which wasn't so bad. Then Brad and I went to dinner at Outback, walked around Walgreens (to find a birthday card for his dad), got gas, and went and picked up the girls. Thank you so much Wangsgard Family for watching the girls (even if Emmie was afraid of Bishop Wangsgard), it was great to get out just Brad and me! I went to sleep by 8pm and woke up at 3am not feeling good, I went back to bed at 5:22am until 8am!
Not feeling so great today, waiting for zofran to kick in! Home Healthcare did call and they are just waiting for a call back from the insurance company. So, hopefully when or if the point comes when I need IV's it will be all ready to go.
I am having an OK day, constant headache but I can handle that. We saw Brads parents for lunch today (his dad's birthday), we told them the exciting news. His dad said, "Oh No!", and nothing else! No congrats...nothing! It hurt me feelings! Luckily I am already over it :) Did you know you can listen to the scriptures being read to you on-line? I am so excited, we listen to 1 Nephi Chapter 13 in bed last night. It was great!
We had tacos for dinner tonight, and they tasted good, I am waiting for my next dose of zofran (I sound like an addict!). I am now going to take a nice bath while Brad watches the kids and get a good night sleep! There was no HOT water, the doctor said I could only take 15 minute baths, and it took 15 minutes to get hot water....NOT FAIR!!!!!!!
Feb 24th, 09....Well I love Zofran! I took it last night and this morning and it helps from the room spinning in circles really fast to the room spinning in circles really slowly! The warning on the pill's say: This can make you dizzy! What is the difference between nauseous and dizzy? Anyways hopefully I will get a good week out of slowly spinning until it gets worse (since the hormone levels double every 48 hours, every 48 hours is different for me). But today will be a good day..I have decided! I would like to go see my grandparents and do a few errands and go out with Brad tonight. Lets keep our fingers crossed! The answer to the question yesterday was "D" can you believe that!Thanks for all the uplifting e-mails and offers for help :)
I made it to Sallys Beauty Supply and felt great, then went to Target and did not feel so great. Then went to visit Grandma and Grandpa and go to music time, which wasn't so bad. Then Brad and I went to dinner at Outback, walked around Walgreens (to find a birthday card for his dad), got gas, and went and picked up the girls. Thank you so much Wangsgard Family for watching the girls (even if Emmie was afraid of Bishop Wangsgard), it was great to get out just Brad and me! I went to sleep by 8pm and woke up at 3am not feeling good, I went back to bed at 5:22am until 8am!
Feb 23, 09
Feb 23, 09
Well we have had a crazy month. My last period was Jan 6th but I have yet to start my period. We went to the doctors last Wednesday the 18th and had an ultrasound, the doctor could not see anything in the ultrasound...so I had to do blood work every 48 hours to watch my hormone levels. This was the e-mail I sent out to my friends last night:
Well, I think you are the only people that know what has been going on so I wanted
to give an update. The phone rang tonight and I didn't recognize the number so I let it go to voice mail..the message said it was my doctor and she had the results of the tests and I could call the office tomorrow and get them. I didn't think so! I had to wait another 12+ hours! I have waited all weekend..stressed out of my mind! So I called her back (the number was on caller ID). She said the blood work Wednesday was normal the hgc level (I think that's what it is called) then doubled on friday therefore I was definitely pregnant and everything looked good. She said the reason we couldn't see anything on the ultra sound was probably due to being very early, and that I was "Off" in January. I have an ultrasound on the 4th to see how far I am and my due date. I am not yet sick therefore another sign I am very early. I am very worried about being sick..fingers crossed! I am very nervous and won't be excited until the 4th when I see the ultrasound. Thank you for everyone's thoughts and prayers..I have not told the girls and anyone else who isn't in this e-mail...if on the 4th is good news I will share the news with everyone! Thanks again :) - Sarah
So, I am pregnant..YA! Something weird must have happened in January, like a late ovulation or maybe I ovulated twice? I don't really know. Brad and I were excited last night and we stayed up until 11pm reading our scriptures and talking about baby names. We will never be able to agree! He wants Daniel and I want Evan! I went to bed feeling great and then...It hit me somewhere between 1am & 3am until 9am! I thought I was going to die, I laid in the shower for hours, cried on the bathroom floor, I told Brad this was a bad idea! We should have thought harder about this. He replies, "We prayed about this, and this is what the Lord wanted us to do...therefore it will be fine!" Well I told him he was wrong as now I was crying so hard I was making myself even more nauseated! I really can't do this, I really don't want to do this. He was going to stay home today but then realized he had to pick a DVD player up for a friend (now this is a good friend and she would have totally understood if she didn't get the DVD player today), but he thought it was important and I was so tired I was ready for him to leave so I could get some air (he was hovering!). He left for work and I got a few hours of sleep. Then my life saver called, we will call her Lisa and came over and got the kids, they have not eaten, hair combed, or even clothes changed, and she came in grabbed diapers and a change for Emmie (Lizzie is just going to stay in the same outfit for 9 months..it is her favorite outfit..so don't laugh when you see my kids and they are always in the same clothes). Thank goodness for Lisa, but not only Lisa I have had so many offers from friends to help it has been so wonderful, I didn't have much help when Lizzie was at home and I was sick with Emmie. I will for sure take everyone up for help! Thank you for thoughts and prayers also. So I called the doctor and they put me to an advice nurse, she suggested I be admitted as soon as possible to the hospital before it gets out of control...I have to admit I was not very nice and I told her I am NOT going to the hospital I have 2 small children...I want to see my doctor, and I want home health care! She wasn't sure that was an option, and I told her I see my doctor or I find a new one (which will be an issue because I have called every OBGYN in the phone book and NONE will do home health care they want hospitalization!), so I see the doctor at 3:30pm but I have a call into my doctor I had with Emmie and if I have to I guess I will drive an hour each way to see him, he does home health care! So now I am laying in bed sick, and there is nothing on TV, and I am afraid to walk down stairs because I am weak, but I have the phone and computer! Brad will be home at 3pm (with the DVD...LOL)and to the doctors we go, if I get put in the hospital I will be so MAD! Luckily I am not throwing up though, I too will make it through this!
All right it is now 1:49pm and i am feeling human again! I took a shower (I no longer smell like throw-up!) and I am going to make it down stairs! I was able to talk to my girls on the phone..which was great and they are coming home to hang out with me (until I am sick again)...with the other 2 kids I was sick all day without a break...this break is kind of nice...even if it doesn't last long :) Off to Doctors at 3:30pm!
It is now 5:30pm and I went to the doctors. She is prescribing home health care which should take place by Wednesday. Until then she prescribed zofran dissolves. Brad is going to pick them up. They did another ultrasound and the baby has doubled in size since last Wednesday but is still "un-measurable" meaning they do not know how far along I am. I go in for another ultrasound next Tuesday and hopefully they will be able to measure the baby. I am still a little nervous about the baby's size but she said there is no need to worry. I hope it all goes well. I am starting to feel nauseous again but hopefully the medicine will help. Thanks a ton to Lisa for having the kids basically all day and letting them jump on the trampoline while it was wet, the kids are still talking about how fun it was! And the hair is adorable! Thanks for everyone's e-mails thoughts and prayers!
Guess how much money 20 zofran pills cost?
A.150.25
B.345.89
C.889.90
D.627.75
The answer tomorrow!
Also I lost 3 pounds since Wednesday!
I took my zofran pills tonight and I feel even better then I did this afternoon! Tomorrow night Brad and I are going on a date, and I really want to go, so these pills need to last until tomorrow night!
Well we have had a crazy month. My last period was Jan 6th but I have yet to start my period. We went to the doctors last Wednesday the 18th and had an ultrasound, the doctor could not see anything in the ultrasound...so I had to do blood work every 48 hours to watch my hormone levels. This was the e-mail I sent out to my friends last night:
Well, I think you are the only people that know what has been going on so I wanted
to give an update. The phone rang tonight and I didn't recognize the number so I let it go to voice mail..the message said it was my doctor and she had the results of the tests and I could call the office tomorrow and get them. I didn't think so! I had to wait another 12+ hours! I have waited all weekend..stressed out of my mind! So I called her back (the number was on caller ID). She said the blood work Wednesday was normal the hgc level (I think that's what it is called) then doubled on friday therefore I was definitely pregnant and everything looked good. She said the reason we couldn't see anything on the ultra sound was probably due to being very early, and that I was "Off" in January. I have an ultrasound on the 4th to see how far I am and my due date. I am not yet sick therefore another sign I am very early. I am very worried about being sick..fingers crossed! I am very nervous and won't be excited until the 4th when I see the ultrasound. Thank you for everyone's thoughts and prayers..I have not told the girls and anyone else who isn't in this e-mail...if on the 4th is good news I will share the news with everyone! Thanks again :) - Sarah
So, I am pregnant..YA! Something weird must have happened in January, like a late ovulation or maybe I ovulated twice? I don't really know. Brad and I were excited last night and we stayed up until 11pm reading our scriptures and talking about baby names. We will never be able to agree! He wants Daniel and I want Evan! I went to bed feeling great and then...It hit me somewhere between 1am & 3am until 9am! I thought I was going to die, I laid in the shower for hours, cried on the bathroom floor, I told Brad this was a bad idea! We should have thought harder about this. He replies, "We prayed about this, and this is what the Lord wanted us to do...therefore it will be fine!" Well I told him he was wrong as now I was crying so hard I was making myself even more nauseated! I really can't do this, I really don't want to do this. He was going to stay home today but then realized he had to pick a DVD player up for a friend (now this is a good friend and she would have totally understood if she didn't get the DVD player today), but he thought it was important and I was so tired I was ready for him to leave so I could get some air (he was hovering!). He left for work and I got a few hours of sleep. Then my life saver called, we will call her Lisa and came over and got the kids, they have not eaten, hair combed, or even clothes changed, and she came in grabbed diapers and a change for Emmie (Lizzie is just going to stay in the same outfit for 9 months..it is her favorite outfit..so don't laugh when you see my kids and they are always in the same clothes). Thank goodness for Lisa, but not only Lisa I have had so many offers from friends to help it has been so wonderful, I didn't have much help when Lizzie was at home and I was sick with Emmie. I will for sure take everyone up for help! Thank you for thoughts and prayers also. So I called the doctor and they put me to an advice nurse, she suggested I be admitted as soon as possible to the hospital before it gets out of control...I have to admit I was not very nice and I told her I am NOT going to the hospital I have 2 small children...I want to see my doctor, and I want home health care! She wasn't sure that was an option, and I told her I see my doctor or I find a new one (which will be an issue because I have called every OBGYN in the phone book and NONE will do home health care they want hospitalization!), so I see the doctor at 3:30pm but I have a call into my doctor I had with Emmie and if I have to I guess I will drive an hour each way to see him, he does home health care! So now I am laying in bed sick, and there is nothing on TV, and I am afraid to walk down stairs because I am weak, but I have the phone and computer! Brad will be home at 3pm (with the DVD...LOL)and to the doctors we go, if I get put in the hospital I will be so MAD! Luckily I am not throwing up though, I too will make it through this!
All right it is now 1:49pm and i am feeling human again! I took a shower (I no longer smell like throw-up!) and I am going to make it down stairs! I was able to talk to my girls on the phone..which was great and they are coming home to hang out with me (until I am sick again)...with the other 2 kids I was sick all day without a break...this break is kind of nice...even if it doesn't last long :) Off to Doctors at 3:30pm!
It is now 5:30pm and I went to the doctors. She is prescribing home health care which should take place by Wednesday. Until then she prescribed zofran dissolves. Brad is going to pick them up. They did another ultrasound and the baby has doubled in size since last Wednesday but is still "un-measurable" meaning they do not know how far along I am. I go in for another ultrasound next Tuesday and hopefully they will be able to measure the baby. I am still a little nervous about the baby's size but she said there is no need to worry. I hope it all goes well. I am starting to feel nauseous again but hopefully the medicine will help. Thanks a ton to Lisa for having the kids basically all day and letting them jump on the trampoline while it was wet, the kids are still talking about how fun it was! And the hair is adorable! Thanks for everyone's e-mails thoughts and prayers!
Guess how much money 20 zofran pills cost?
A.150.25
B.345.89
C.889.90
D.627.75
The answer tomorrow!
Also I lost 3 pounds since Wednesday!
I took my zofran pills tonight and I feel even better then I did this afternoon! Tomorrow night Brad and I are going on a date, and I really want to go, so these pills need to last until tomorrow night!
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Jan 8 2009 - Baby 3
JAN 8, 09
As my husband and I decided whether or not to have a third child natural, we prayed about it and received the answer it was up to us. We then decided on our own to try for another one and prayed about it, and he received the answer to try. We started trying December 2008, when December came I ended up getting sick on the Monday before Christmas and was sick for about 9 hours, I was a little excited that I could be pregnant, but nervous that I was already sick at like 2 weeks! Then I got sick a week after Christmas and thought I was going to die I was sick for about a week. I thought for sure I was pregnant and thought the whole time there was no way I could do this! What was I thinking? I had to be crazy! I could not last another day! We found out I was not pregnant and I have to admit I was sad yet in another way I was relieved. My husband seems to think this is God's way of testing us, to see if we are really sure if this is what we want or not. We are now more confused then ever. I have gone to an adoption class last summer and felt it was the right thing to do, my husband is going to go next week to the class and see how he feels about adoption. I wish my pregnancy's were normal but some of us women aren't that lucky, I hope this blog helps women who have hyperemesis, or are in the shoes I am in, Can you do it again?
As my husband and I decided whether or not to have a third child natural, we prayed about it and received the answer it was up to us. We then decided on our own to try for another one and prayed about it, and he received the answer to try. We started trying December 2008, when December came I ended up getting sick on the Monday before Christmas and was sick for about 9 hours, I was a little excited that I could be pregnant, but nervous that I was already sick at like 2 weeks! Then I got sick a week after Christmas and thought I was going to die I was sick for about a week. I thought for sure I was pregnant and thought the whole time there was no way I could do this! What was I thinking? I had to be crazy! I could not last another day! We found out I was not pregnant and I have to admit I was sad yet in another way I was relieved. My husband seems to think this is God's way of testing us, to see if we are really sure if this is what we want or not. We are now more confused then ever. I have gone to an adoption class last summer and felt it was the right thing to do, my husband is going to go next week to the class and see how he feels about adoption. I wish my pregnancy's were normal but some of us women aren't that lucky, I hope this blog helps women who have hyperemesis, or are in the shoes I am in, Can you do it again?
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