Pregnancy
« Previous EntriesAll Clear!
Wednesday, May 4th, 2005Today I had my 2 week check up. I am healing up nicely and able to resume all normal activities. The girls were so happy to have me able to pick them up again. I am so glad to be able to get back into the grove of things. I do [...]
Back From the Hospital
Tuesday, April 19th, 2005I am back from the hospital. I am at the beginning stages of preeclampsia. I am going to the Dr. tomorrow and we will most likely discuss the delivery of Little Bit. I have to take it easy tonight and try to lie down and if the condition worsens call the Dr. [...]
Only 19 days
Friday, April 15th, 2005It seems unreal that in at least 19 days we will be meeting our next daughter. It seems like only yesterday we were finding out that she would be coming. Honestly 19 days is the outside realm. In all reality she may be coming any day! Bill and I are [...]
Appointment Update
Wednesday, April 13th, 2005Today I am 37 weeks. I had my appointment and found out that I am 2 cm dialated still and 60-70% effaced. My cousin ensures me that this is some progress but, in the same breath she said she was happy it was going slow. I guess I will make it [...]
Still Pregnant :)
Friday, April 8th, 2005For all of those who have yet to call and ask. Yes, I am still pregnant. I have been having contractions but nothing substantial or in a pattern. My cousin Michelle, who is training to be a midwife, will be present at the birth to offer support. She is going out [...]
Great Dr. Appt!
Wednesday, April 6th, 2005I went to the Dr. today and was pleased as punch when he told me that I could go off of bedrest. Thanks to the loving support of my family, Mom, Sister Teresa, and Bill I have made it to the crucial 36 week mark. Little Bit is free to come now if [...]
Preterm Labor
Sunday, April 3rd, 2005Today I had to go to the hospital because I was having contractions every 10 minutes and they would not stop, even if I was lying down. The on-call Dr. suggested that we go to Good Sam because if the conditions were favorable she would most likely be born. I was quite freaked [...]
Little Bit in 3D
Tuesday, February 15th, 2005I think Sandi mentioned that we went to Geddes Imaging to have Little Bit’s picture taken. Here’s one of many:
[UPDATE: Oops, I guess she didn't. We took Little Bit to the same place that we took Annie and Kimberly. That's her looking all three dimensional.]
updates
Friday, February 11th, 2005I had my regular appointment for Little Bit on Wed. It was a nice appt. She is looking good. As far as the VBAC goes I will have to deliver at Good Samaritan Hospital. This hospital is pretty far from our house downtown. It is one of the best regional hospitals [...]
Not Doolittle
Friday, January 28th, 2005Today we added another possible name to the mix: Eliza.
Update on Little Bit
Friday, January 14th, 2005We had a wonderful dr. visit on Wed. Little bit is doing very well. She is a little baby, but that may work to our advantage as to her being born vaginally. The previous concerns about her having Downs Syndrome seem to be fading in the mist! Although nothing is [...]
Looking Good
Thursday, January 6th, 2005We had a wonderful ultrasound today. The little girl looked good. She weighed in at a little over a pound. She is a Little Bit for sure. We are very happy to know for sure that she is a girl. We are excited to meet her. OF course that [...]
Color Me Skeptical
Monday, November 29th, 2004Sandi left out one of the other possibilities: that it’s a crazy old wive’s tale that has absolutely no causal connection with the gender of our baby. I guess that’s not as fun at a party. I don’t know how a lady’s necklace can predict the sex of a baby by being suspended above either [...]
Coolest Thing So Far
Sunday, October 10th, 2004Sandi pointed out that I neglected to mention the coolest thing—to my mind—about Little Bit. Sandi’s officially due May 9th, but we’re going to schedule the C-section a week early at our doctor’s suggestion. We induced Annie a week before her gestational due date to no ill effect, so we’ll definitely do the same again.
Our [...]
What’re You Going to Call It?
Thursday, October 7th, 2004We don’t know the sex of the baby yet, but that hasn’t stopped us from conjuring up names to call the kid (whose code name, incidentally, is “Little Bit”):
Boys
Frederick
Timothy
Stuart (”Hey Stu-Ball!”)
Benjamin
Girls
Beatrix
Katherine
[NOTE FOR THE CURIOUS: Annie's code name was "Junior," Kimberly's was "Señorita," and Elizabeth's was "Sunshine."]
Frequently Asked Question
Thursday, October 7th, 2004One question that we get asked by people comfortable enough to ask us such things is why we continue to call our family blog “PregoBlog” even though it’s been over eleven months since we were pregnant. It’s a good question and I normally answer that we like the continuity: it would be odd to see [...]
Bad News
Sunday, August 1st, 2004A couple of weeks ago, I made a vague announcement about some exciting news. We weren’t planning on making anything specific until we had our new domain set up—sort of a housewarming for FiveBrowns.com.
That’s right, not FourBrowns.com. FiveBrowns.
Unfortunately, we are back to FourBrowns.com. We found out that the embryo we were growing in Sandi that [...]
Exciting week
Sunday, August 31st, 2003This past week, while Bill was out of town, was a nerve-wracking week. I knew it was going to be a long week because I had parent orientation on Tues. night, Annie’s doctor appointment on Wed., and Kimberly’s appointment on Thurs. But when I went to Annie’s doctor appointment on Wed., it got [...]
Things are Shaping Up
Wednesday, July 30th, 2003Things are finally shaping up around the Brown Manor. Prior to this picture, the walls were painted a Winnie-the-Pooh gold and bore inscriptions along the roofline from Winnie the Pooh stories. Neither Sandi or I are Pooh-heads, so those were slated for removal as soon as possible.
As you can see, the room is a rather [...]
Poem
Tuesday, July 15th, 2003Somebody sent me this poem and it spoke to me so much that I wanted to post it. This poem makes me cry and makes me stronger. Here it goes:
What Makes a Mother
By Jennifer Wasik
I thought of you and closed my eyes
And prayed to God today.
I asked what makes a Mother
And I know [...]