one month later

I realize its been a while since I blogged. A lot has been going on here.

Chris got to his FOB (Foreign Operation Base) and has settled down into a routine.

Shaden turned ONE!

At his one year check-up he weighed in at 17 lbs and 28 inches tall. That puts him in the Zero percentile. LOL. Yeah, that's right... ZERO. Meaning if you put Shaden in a room with a hundred random one year olds, he would be the smallest. His doctor is not concerned at all. His height and weight are great proportionally. He is on track developmentally and the doctor loved Shaden's happy demeanor.

Shaden has taken a few steps on his very own. He thinks he is so cool now. :)

My new doctor says everything with baby #2 looks great. He is growing and his heart beat is strong. She says as long as everything continues to move along as well as it has been there should be no worries.

Those are the updates from our little part of the world.

Enjoy the video!

Easy Patient... Maybe Not!

Where to start... At my 20 week ultra sound we were told the baby was definitely a boy, healthy, and active. All good things. Then I got a call a few days later from one of the doctors at the hospital saying they could only see two vessels in the baby's umbilical cord. There is supposed to be three; one vein and two arteries. So they made a referral to another hospital in the area with a better ultra sound machine to double check.

On Thursday this week I had another regular doctor's appointment scheduled and then the better ultra sound after that. At the regular appointment they informed me what would happen if the baby does have only one artery and one vein. I will have to have growth scans or ultra sounds every four to six weeks and they might want to induce me at 39 weeks. Which would put the baby being born at the end of September! (It keeps getting closer and closer, even when the weeks are feeling really slow.)

The doctor also informed me that my blood platelet level was low at my last blood draw. She said I will have another blood draw and the glucose test at my next appointment and that I need to have my new doctor check the platelet count. She informed me that if the number was under 100 I would have to have my blood drawn at every appointment and that would need to be monitored. Also if it was still under 100 at the time I go into have the baby I wouldn't be able to have an epidural.

:( 1: I hate having my blood drawn. 2: I was so grateful for my epidural when I had Shaden. 3: I hate pain! 4: Chris isn't here and probably won't be able to make it for the birth, especially if I have to have the baby early.

At the better ultra sound they confirmed the two vessel cord situation. But they also said the baby seems to be growing just fine and is very active. He kept kicking and punching me while they were trying to measure. They said for me to make sure I'm eating well and getting a little exercise, but I need to be cautious not to over do it.

So, that is the update for me and baby boy #2. I will try to post an update on Shaden and Chris soon.

So we found out yesterday that we will be having another boy!  Yay!  We are excited.  It will make it so much easier to prepare for the new baby with Chris gone.  I'm sure Shaden will love having a little buddy.  

Now to figure out a name.  We want to use Jonathan as the middle name.  We are considering a few right now.  What do you think of these:

Jayce Jonathan

Merick (or spelled Marek) Jonathan

Parker Jonathan

Bryson Jonathan

Kayde Jonathan

These are just a few of the ones I like and Chris hasn't immediately gone "NO Way."  We want to stay away from the main stream so if these sound out of the ordinary that's the point.  :)