Saturday, February 10, 2007
Waiting Current mood: blah
Our appointment was cancelled on Friday morning. We are re-scheduled for Monday morning at 8am. Steve & I were in the car for 2 hours trying to make it to the appointment in time, but due to Memphis drivers NOT knowing how to drive we didn't make it. I was so upset because the doctor couldn't wait on us any more to get there & I just wanted to get the visit over with and stop playing the waiting game. For those of you that don't know, Memphis had a light dusting of freezing rain that really only affected the bridges, but our whole city shuts down at the mention of snow/sleet etc.
Anyways, the doctor that we are seeing only comes to the perinatologist's office at 8 am for an hour, then he has to go to his office and see patients. I understand he couldn't wait on us forever & it happened for a reason. So in the mean time we went and registered at Target and Baby Depot (inside Burlington Coat Factory). That was a lot of fun, and I am sure there are things I forgot to register for but that's okay!
Steve is at my parents house helping my dad put up a wooden fence, so I have the house to myself for a bit. We are supposed to go to dinner tonight with some friends, but their child is sick so that might not happen. If not, this is just going to be a lazy & relaxing day for me.
I will try to keep people updated as I know more info. Once again, thanks for the prayers.
Saturday, February 10, 2007
Thursday, February 8, 2007
Thursday, February 08, 2007
It's Been A While Current mood: contemplative
Like the title says, it has been a while since I took the time to sit down and blog. Well, I am trying to kill time this afternoon so I will see how this works!
Steven & I are going for our doctor's appointment with the pediatric cardiologist in the morning at 8am. I am prepared for this appointment, I think. We are ready to have a definate diagnosis and a plan for the future. I know there is a ton of people all over the country praying for me & Steve, and more importantly Macy Jane. Please don't stop!!! It is working.
I also want to say thank you for all of the support that we have received over the past week. Everyone has for the most part respected our wishes and not asked many questions, only told us they were praying for us. This whole experience has brought me and Steve even closer than before as a couple and more importantly closer to God. We can tell that people are praying for us because everyone in my family just has a feeling of peace concerning Macy Jane. Thursday was the hardest day of our lives, noone is prepared to hear that kind of news, but once we got through the first day it was better. I don't mean to make it sound like we are perfectly okay and it doesn't bother us. It does upset us, but we also know that God doesn't do anything without a plan & He will take care of us and our baby. In the beginning I thought I would be a nervous wreck the next few weeks and months, but God has given me a peace and I know that no matter what He is there with me & will bring us through all of this.
We did receive an answer to prayer yesterday. Some preliminary results of the amniocentesis are back and were normal. A certain "quickie" test was done called FISH, which tests 5 chromosomes out of 23. Included in that is chromosome 21, which tests for Down's Syndrome. The top 5 that the doctor was worried about were normal, which really brightened our day!! That is one less obstacle that she will have to face on down the line. The other 18 chromosome results take two weeks, so we still have a week to go on those.
We are also going to register tomorrow for all of the things that MJ will need! We are going to Target & Baby Depot. We have already picked out a lot of things, so it should be easy. We wanted something fun to do after going to the doctor. At least with the amniocentesis, they test the sex chromosomes and we know for sure that she is a girl Don't be suprised if you don't see a lot of pink things......I used to hate pink and I am trying to learn to like it for her sake. I am not putting a lot of clothes down either.....my mom & sister have been buying things left & right. She is already so spoiled, but that is okay. I was kind of spoiled growing up, just because I was the baby in the family, but I don't think I ended up bratty so I am not worried about her being that way
I am so thankful for so many things today that I could type for a long time. Steve & I were talking over lunch how much God has already blessed us. Thankfully, we both have good paying jobs so that we don't have a huge financial worry over our heads. Not to say that MJ's hospital bills aren't going to be enormous once she arrives, but thankfully we have pretty good insurance that will help cover it. We were able to buy a brand new house when we got married & I have a new car that I don't have to worry about breaking down. Don't get me wrong, I am not bragging because I know that it could all be taken away in a minute. I am simply saying that God has already blessed us with so much & we are thankful. Everything that has happened this week has kind of woken us up a bit and made us realize our priorities in life.
I also want to thank my family for being there for us. My sister drove in to town last Friday to be with me and Steve and isn't leaving until this weekend. My aunt came in last weekend as well. I was on bedrest so they kept me entertained and waited on me hand and foot. Everyone gave me beautiful flowers too! My parents have been awesome too. They allowed me and Steve to stay with them this weekend so we could have support around us. Steve has given me a box of chocolates every day since last Thursday!! When I go back to work I will have plenty to share because I can't eat it anymore.....too much sugar. It's the thought that counts though, and he has been especially awesome to me. I must say that I am glad bedrest is over because I do NOT like being waited on hand and foot. I start to feel lazy & useless after a while. I will do it again though if it means helping Macy Jane.
Well, this is quite a long blog. I guess it makes up for the past few weeks. I hope everyone is doing okay. Once again, thanks for all of the prayers & phone calls. Everything means a lot!
It's Been A While Current mood: contemplative
Like the title says, it has been a while since I took the time to sit down and blog. Well, I am trying to kill time this afternoon so I will see how this works!
Steven & I are going for our doctor's appointment with the pediatric cardiologist in the morning at 8am. I am prepared for this appointment, I think. We are ready to have a definate diagnosis and a plan for the future. I know there is a ton of people all over the country praying for me & Steve, and more importantly Macy Jane. Please don't stop!!! It is working.
I also want to say thank you for all of the support that we have received over the past week. Everyone has for the most part respected our wishes and not asked many questions, only told us they were praying for us. This whole experience has brought me and Steve even closer than before as a couple and more importantly closer to God. We can tell that people are praying for us because everyone in my family just has a feeling of peace concerning Macy Jane. Thursday was the hardest day of our lives, noone is prepared to hear that kind of news, but once we got through the first day it was better. I don't mean to make it sound like we are perfectly okay and it doesn't bother us. It does upset us, but we also know that God doesn't do anything without a plan & He will take care of us and our baby. In the beginning I thought I would be a nervous wreck the next few weeks and months, but God has given me a peace and I know that no matter what He is there with me & will bring us through all of this.
We did receive an answer to prayer yesterday. Some preliminary results of the amniocentesis are back and were normal. A certain "quickie" test was done called FISH, which tests 5 chromosomes out of 23. Included in that is chromosome 21, which tests for Down's Syndrome. The top 5 that the doctor was worried about were normal, which really brightened our day!! That is one less obstacle that she will have to face on down the line. The other 18 chromosome results take two weeks, so we still have a week to go on those.
We are also going to register tomorrow for all of the things that MJ will need! We are going to Target & Baby Depot. We have already picked out a lot of things, so it should be easy. We wanted something fun to do after going to the doctor. At least with the amniocentesis, they test the sex chromosomes and we know for sure that she is a girl Don't be suprised if you don't see a lot of pink things......I used to hate pink and I am trying to learn to like it for her sake. I am not putting a lot of clothes down either.....my mom & sister have been buying things left & right. She is already so spoiled, but that is okay. I was kind of spoiled growing up, just because I was the baby in the family, but I don't think I ended up bratty so I am not worried about her being that way
I am so thankful for so many things today that I could type for a long time. Steve & I were talking over lunch how much God has already blessed us. Thankfully, we both have good paying jobs so that we don't have a huge financial worry over our heads. Not to say that MJ's hospital bills aren't going to be enormous once she arrives, but thankfully we have pretty good insurance that will help cover it. We were able to buy a brand new house when we got married & I have a new car that I don't have to worry about breaking down. Don't get me wrong, I am not bragging because I know that it could all be taken away in a minute. I am simply saying that God has already blessed us with so much & we are thankful. Everything that has happened this week has kind of woken us up a bit and made us realize our priorities in life.
I also want to thank my family for being there for us. My sister drove in to town last Friday to be with me and Steve and isn't leaving until this weekend. My aunt came in last weekend as well. I was on bedrest so they kept me entertained and waited on me hand and foot. Everyone gave me beautiful flowers too! My parents have been awesome too. They allowed me and Steve to stay with them this weekend so we could have support around us. Steve has given me a box of chocolates every day since last Thursday!! When I go back to work I will have plenty to share because I can't eat it anymore.....too much sugar. It's the thought that counts though, and he has been especially awesome to me. I must say that I am glad bedrest is over because I do NOT like being waited on hand and foot. I start to feel lazy & useless after a while. I will do it again though if it means helping Macy Jane.
Well, this is quite a long blog. I guess it makes up for the past few weeks. I hope everyone is doing okay. Once again, thanks for all of the prayers & phone calls. Everything means a lot!
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