Showing posts with label birthday. Show all posts
Showing posts with label birthday. Show all posts
We have a toddler on our hands!
6.15.2014
Yesterday we celebrated our big boys second birthday! I can't believe it has been TWO YEARS! And since my son was blessed with a birthday during the best time of year, we had another pool party/BBQ at Pocahontas State Park. It was a hit :) All our friends were awesome enough to join us! And my cute preggo sister Whitney and her hubby Michael drove up for the weekend from North Carolina. I wish I had more pictures... but my dropbox filled with the first 100... so I will update it later! :P
2.15.2014
Twenty Twelve was a big year in our family... We became a family! Colton and I got engaged in the last week of Twenty Eleven, we were married on March 3, 2012.. and We welcomed and wonderful new baby boy into our lives on June 17, 2012. With all the new exciting things going on... it was so easy to blog! After we got settled in our happy new lives, I got lazy!
But that is not to say that Twenty Thirteen was not just as excited and huge for our family! We had a lot of wonderful moments.. including celebrating Jaxon's FIRST birthday, my parents moved across the country to Virginia, we found out were expecting baby number TWO, I miscarried, and we decided to take the plunge and follow our family to Virginia!!!
I am so excited for the rest of our lives as a family. We learn and grow so much every year, and I cannot believe I didn't take more notes on our experiences in Twenty Thirteen. But, I did get a lot of pictures! so pardon me while I share a years worth of memories in one post!!
Then of course, my sister Whitney got married!! So Jaxon and I went to North Carolina for the wedding!
It wasn't long after we got back that I started to think I was pregnant. I have always been terrible with keep track of my cycles... but it had been a while and my face was breaking out like crazy!! So we took a test.. and much to our surprise I was expecting!! However, after 2 or 3 weeks of trying to get the baby on the ultrasound, doctors determined that the pregnancy was not successful. After weeks of waiting for my body to miscarry on its own, I had a D&C in December. I would have been 12-13 weeks at the time.
But at least we got some nice family pictures....
Just weeks after my surgery... we decided to move to Virginia!! So we packed out bags, quite our jobs, and off we were! So we never ended up spending a Christmas alone! In fact, we got to see my brother Brock who has been in the Marines since he turned 18 in July.
But that is not to say that Twenty Thirteen was not just as excited and huge for our family! We had a lot of wonderful moments.. including celebrating Jaxon's FIRST birthday, my parents moved across the country to Virginia, we found out were expecting baby number TWO, I miscarried, and we decided to take the plunge and follow our family to Virginia!!!
I am so excited for the rest of our lives as a family. We learn and grow so much every year, and I cannot believe I didn't take more notes on our experiences in Twenty Thirteen. But, I did get a lot of pictures! so pardon me while I share a years worth of memories in one post!!
If you haven't seen the Lorax, we did a Lorax party for Jaxon's first Birthday. He has ALWAYS loved that movie. Thank goodness for Pinterest! I think it turned out so cute! We used striped straws and yarn for the truffula trees on the smash cake and the cupcakes. I then made large trees for the tables out of washi tape and feathers.
We did it at our apartments pool with a Barbecue. We just had close friends and family. It was really fun! Jaxon loved his little floaty. And he has always loved the pool, thank goodness... because in AZ it is a must!!
It wasn't long after we got back that I started to think I was pregnant. I have always been terrible with keep track of my cycles... but it had been a while and my face was breaking out like crazy!! So we took a test.. and much to our surprise I was expecting!! However, after 2 or 3 weeks of trying to get the baby on the ultrasound, doctors determined that the pregnancy was not successful. After weeks of waiting for my body to miscarry on its own, I had a D&C in December. I would have been 12-13 weeks at the time.
But at least we got some nice family pictures....
Just weeks after my surgery... we decided to move to Virginia!! So we packed out bags, quite our jobs, and off we were! So we never ended up spending a Christmas alone! In fact, we got to see my brother Brock who has been in the Marines since he turned 18 in July.
1.25.2012
So last week was my 20th birthday, YAY ME! Not so much.
That Monday, I had my regularly scheduled check up. At this time I would have been barely 18 weeks pregnant. I elected to perform a screening to check my risks for down syndrome (even though with my age and health history, the risks would typically be VERY low or 1 in 1400).
They do this test by drawing blood and checking the levels of four proteins your body makes during pregnancy which include alpha fetoprotein, estriol, HCG and inhibin A.. Abnormal levels of this in the mothers blood (above or below 1%) can indicate a problem with the baby.
The most common pattern for a baby with down syndrome is a raised level of the 1st and 3rd proteins and a low level of the 2nd and 4th.
Well... my blood test SUCKED. Two days after they performed the test, my doctors office called me THREE times. When they finally get ahold of me they informed me by test results were concerning and they would be referring me to a genetic specialist.
The next day, the specialist called me to make an appointment that day, and I went in. The specialist explained to me that the pattern and prevalence of the protein in my blood meant my baby could be in danger. My odds of having a baby with downs syndrome were 1 in 31 AND chances were, even if the baby didn't have downs syndrome.. there could be serious complications with my placenta because the levels of the 1st and 3rd proteins were so high in my blood. This likely means the placenta isn't working properly and the nutrients made for the baby are not getting to it and instead being pumped into my blood stream. This puts me at risk for pre eclampsia, which can cause liver failure and even stroke. Not to mention the baby is not receiving the nutrients it needs and will not be able to grow properly.
Imagine how much I am freaking out at this point. They tell me they will check for physical markers and clues to the babies health in a high-def ultra sound.. from that point the only definitive way of knowing if the condition of the baby was through an amniocentesis, which has a risk miscarriage.
This is my baby at 18 weeks! Beautiful isn't he? (obviously in these images we could tell he was a boy!)
In these images, they checked for EVERYTHING. All the chambers of the heart working properly, measurements of the brain and all the bones. They checked for common markers of downs syndrome (which include a thick piece of skin in the back of the neck, short fingers, and a flatter face)
Luckily the only thing that caused for further concern was the length of the babies femur bone.
I am still considered a "High-risk pregnancy" and they will be watching me very closely for other markers of downs syndrome and pre eclampsia. But for now I have a healthy baby boy!
That Monday, I had my regularly scheduled check up. At this time I would have been barely 18 weeks pregnant. I elected to perform a screening to check my risks for down syndrome (even though with my age and health history, the risks would typically be VERY low or 1 in 1400).
They do this test by drawing blood and checking the levels of four proteins your body makes during pregnancy which include alpha fetoprotein, estriol, HCG and inhibin A.. Abnormal levels of this in the mothers blood (above or below 1%) can indicate a problem with the baby.
The most common pattern for a baby with down syndrome is a raised level of the 1st and 3rd proteins and a low level of the 2nd and 4th.
Well... my blood test SUCKED. Two days after they performed the test, my doctors office called me THREE times. When they finally get ahold of me they informed me by test results were concerning and they would be referring me to a genetic specialist.
The next day, the specialist called me to make an appointment that day, and I went in. The specialist explained to me that the pattern and prevalence of the protein in my blood meant my baby could be in danger. My odds of having a baby with downs syndrome were 1 in 31 AND chances were, even if the baby didn't have downs syndrome.. there could be serious complications with my placenta because the levels of the 1st and 3rd proteins were so high in my blood. This likely means the placenta isn't working properly and the nutrients made for the baby are not getting to it and instead being pumped into my blood stream. This puts me at risk for pre eclampsia, which can cause liver failure and even stroke. Not to mention the baby is not receiving the nutrients it needs and will not be able to grow properly.
Imagine how much I am freaking out at this point. They tell me they will check for physical markers and clues to the babies health in a high-def ultra sound.. from that point the only definitive way of knowing if the condition of the baby was through an amniocentesis, which has a risk miscarriage.
This is my baby at 18 weeks! Beautiful isn't he? (obviously in these images we could tell he was a boy!)
In these images, they checked for EVERYTHING. All the chambers of the heart working properly, measurements of the brain and all the bones. They checked for common markers of downs syndrome (which include a thick piece of skin in the back of the neck, short fingers, and a flatter face)
Luckily the only thing that caused for further concern was the length of the babies femur bone.
I am still considered a "High-risk pregnancy" and they will be watching me very closely for other markers of downs syndrome and pre eclampsia. But for now I have a healthy baby boy!
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