So much for a home birth =(

When I was pregnant with J (and didn't know it) we had blood work done and it came back saying I had a clotting disorder called Protein S deficiency. So when we found out that I was pregnant the docs put me on low dose aspirin every day and when I went on a trip I had to have injections of Heparin in my belly so I didn't clot at the high altitude. So no problems, J came out fine, everything was great. We'll since I was pregnant and didn't know it, the perinatologist suggested (when I was pregnant with S) that I didn't have Protein S, my levels were just slightly elevated because thats what pregnancy can do. So she recommened that I go back at least 6 months after having S to have more blood work done to rule out Protein S.

I finally had the blood work done in March 09 and it came back saying that I didn't have Protein S but I did have a clotting disorder (thrombophilia) called Lupis anticuagulant which is the disorder linked with still births. I also have a different disorder with a real long name which means I need to be on more folic acid and eat green leafy veggies (which is totally not a big deal!) We'll not only does the clotting disorder put me at risk for still birth, I could have problems with the placenta, miscarriage, stroke, die, etc. So as a precaution, they're putting me on low dose asprin every day, a shot of heparin twice a day in my belly, and I'm back on the "high risk" list and will be watched carefully to make sure the baby and I are ok.

So, I don't want to complain or anything but this sucks. My goal this pregnancy was to have a homebirth and to have it be as natural as possible but that won't happen now. The doctors highly discourage homebirths but especially with my condition it could potentially be a huge problem. A midwife won't take me now either. I don't HAVE to go on the heparin but I'm not willing to risk it and have a still birth or anything else happen. So, they'll be watching me pretty close now. Which I guess is kinda nice since I will probably get to have more ultrasounds. They'll also be watching the bleed in my placenta (just like I had with S) so hopefully that goes away and doesn't cause any problems.

I am happy that they found this though. I consider it a blessing since most people dont have this bloodwork done because it is so expensive they never order it. Please pray that baby and I have a healthy pregnancy with no bumps in the road. I don't care about any of the meds, the shots, I just want a healthy baby.

So please pray for us.

The ups and downs of potty training

UNO started potty training at 18 months completely on his own. He started recognizing that he had to pee or poop and would tell me so we ran with it. He was doing amazing but about a month later he got a bladder infection which what horrible. He regressed because he didn't want to pee at all because it hurt so bad. So slowly he started going back on the potty and he does great. I feel like we have a lot of ups and downs though. I feel like we're on the potty training roller coaster. Last week he was amazing, no accidents, going on the potty all the time but this week is like he forgot everything and has been having accidents more regularly. I don't know what to do! He's been on this roller coaster for so long now... one or two weeks good, one week bad.

We've done the "pee pee candy", stickers, and now we're onto the prize box if he has a great day. But he's two and it seems like he could care less after a little while. Also, my idea of "potty trained" is completely trained not me having to remind him or take him every 1/2 hour. How long will we be potty training??

Does anyone have any suggestions or tips?

#3 is on the way =)

We're expecting baby #3 in December. Yay! I know some people might think I'm crazy or whatever but I dont care. I love having babies, I love being pregnant, and I think I'm handling two kids just fine. I spend tons of alone time with UNO and DOS so I dont feel like I'm making them grow up too fast or that they dont get enough time with me.

UNO is very excited about the baby this time. When I was pregnant with DOS, he was a little too young to really know what was going on but now he's all about my belly and the baby. He talks to it, says "shh, the baby is sleeping", rubs it and even squeezes my belly. Its so cute and I love that he feels like he's a part of it.

We feel extremely blessed to be blessed with babies. We were told this wasnt going to be an easy road but it turns out doctors can be wrong and miracles really do happen. I believe that the Lord is blessing us with a big family and having them close together for a reason.

Please pray for a healthy pregnancy!

No one is reading my blogs! =(

So apparently no one is reading my blog because the last one I posted I said that I would make a something homemade for the first 3 people. Bummer, this is so fun! I hope people want to do it because we could just go back and forth exchanging homemade gifts. Yay!