Adios

It's time for this blog to close! Not only do I not keep up with it, the things I do post are read by people that don't have a reason to stick their big noses into my business! So, if/when I do start another, the people that matter will be invited to visit me!

Star Wars Sunday

It all started with a mouse...

and a fastpass...

and a strong showing of control....

and patrol....

then we had sun and waiting....and more waiting...

then we went to TGIFriday's for lunch and came back for more waiting.

All for this man to show the thumb's up sign.

And some pearly whites...whose are prettier?

Then we saw some crazy people walking around like it wasn't 90+ today!

Hey guess what!!!!

I'm leaving for Disney in less than 6 hours to spoil OB at Star Wars Weekends!

My cycle has been coming earlier and earlier, so I was expecting for her to show up in the middle of last week, but it didn't happen. Then I packed to stay at the Karate house over the weekend and took plenty of supplies, and again...nothing! Same on Monday and I started wondering, then Tuesday nothing so I decided to test Wed morning. I took the test and laid it down to develop while I started to get ready. Looked over at it real quick as I was getting ready to throw it away, but wait!!! There is 2 lines OMG *faint* So I hurry to get ready, call Candice to let her know I'm going to be late, send a text to Lisa "It is positive!", and head to the doc's office for a blood test.

I threw the whole office off-kilter because I didn't call first, my ob is off, and the nurse (that i've become close to over the past 4 1/2 years) is in total shock, and has to search down my gyn to write the orders for a beta and progesterone. She said what I've been thinking "How did this happen? You weren't taking anything were you? How is your husband going to take it?" My answers..."No idea except GOD! No! and Probably not so great."

Wednesday night I came home and made dinner for my OB and after he got out of his uniform and got his drink and plate ready I broke the news:
Remember that your mom taught you not to say anything if you don't have something nice to say.
Funny look.
We're pregnant!
How did that happen?
God!
But we only dtd once!
I know!
A little bit of thinking...
Well, don't go telling everyone or posting it anywhere.
Why?
Because we don't know if it's going to stick!
Well, it's there now, and i'm excited, so too little too late!
A lot more thinking...
That's good I guess.
Remember you aren't saying anything about it until it's nice!
Goodnight, I love you.

Thursday I got my numbers! My first beta at 4w5d is 432 *praise
Today my numbers...beta at 5w is 896 *praise*praise

Tonight we had 5 arby's roast beef sandwiches, 2 each. When he got the last one he asked if I needed it or at least 1/2 of it. I asked why I would need that many. He said "Cuz you have to feed two!" *giggle

We are leaving early in the morning for our Disney trip for Star Wars Weekends. And when we get back I'm headed to a maternal fetal medicine specialist to determine if I need Lovenox shots in addition to baby aspirin, 4.4mg Folic Acid/vit b, and my prenatal vitamin. That appt is Wed 6/4 at 3pm. I'll have my first ob appt and u/s on 6/9 at 2:40pm.

And that's the news. When I get back I promise to keep you all up to date with the pregnancy, and back track to get you through the last 6 months. I might also have a few pics to show off from my Nikon with my new 18-250 lens *wink

A lot of catching up to do

But not today!

Today I am worried about what is going on in DC. I believe a big giant Jesus stick needs to come down and crash their party! Have you heard about Bill s.909? “The Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act.” Sounds like something that would keep O.B. from racial profiling doesn't it? That's not it at all!!! Read the following blog post from Morgan Writes:

U.S. Senate Bill S.909
May 9, 2009 by morganwrites
There is a bill on the fast track in the U.S. Senate (S. 909) that would not
only criminalize free speech but provide elevated protection to
pedophiles.
The bill is euphemistically called “The Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act.”It should rightfully be called “The Pedophile Protection Act.”
It was exposed as such when an amendment to exclude pedophiles from special legal protections, offered by Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, was rejected by the Democrats in the House Judiciary Committee. Rep. Alcee Hastings, D-Florida, admitted from the House Floor that this bill put 547 forms of sexual deviancies listed by the American Psychiatric Association, which he referred to as “all of these ‘philias’ and fetishes and ‘isms’” on the same level of elevated protection as “race … religion … gender … or
disability.”
Rep. Louie Gohmert, R-Texas, a former appellate judge on the House committee, clarified further: “…We just rejected an amendment to including pedophilia from being a part of this protected class. Do you realize what that means?
“If a mother hears that their child has been raped and she slaps the assailant with her purse, she is now gone after as a hate criminal because this is a protected class. There are other protected classes in here. I mean simple exhibitionism. I have female friends who have told me over the years that some guy flashed them, and their immediate reaction was to hit them with their purse. Well now, he’s committed a misdemeanor, [and] she has committed a federal hate crime because the exhibitionism is protected under sexual orientation.”If there was ever a time for the Senate to stand and fight with a filibuster, that time is now. Especially since the Democrat majority does not yet have the contested seat filled with Al Franken, which would provide the votes to block a filibuster. Janet Porter of Faith2Action is calling for members of the Senate, Republicans and Democrats alike, to stop S. 909.
This bill in on the fast track to approval. But you can stop it.
Click on this link.

Insurance bites!

My insurance is being a pain in the butt! They aren't reimbursing me for $180 worth of progesterone suppositories that kept my little baby alive for 6 weeks, but they supposedly cover prenatal care 100%!?!?

They also told me today that they won't cover my prescription strength Folic Acid4mg/Vitamin B6B12. They say that since it is available over the counter at 400mcg I could just take 10 of those every day for the rest of my life! But, I also need to have massive doses of Vitamins B6 and B12. So... on top of the 10 folic acid pills, I will be taking another 10-15 vitamin B pills for the rest of my life! The very helpful HR lady said that they might cover it if my doctor will write out a letter of justification, "a strong one" she said. I really hope that works because the prescription would be at most $20/month, while the OTC price would be closer to $50/month. And taking 20-30 pills most of the month and also 2 shots/day for an entire pregnancy just plain out sucks!

Even though my probs suck a little, there are other people out there that are also having sucky times. Please check out KayTar's blog and Jennelle's Journey and continue to pray for the healing of Ben.

Some recent crafts

Turkey bread basket. Feathers, wings, and head/neck all colored by the almost 2 year old pictured above. Assembled by myself. Stuffed (tomorrow) by 2 year old's dad! Stuffing enjoyed by all!!!!!

Last week we made a cake for Rodney's 9th birthday. The little kids helped by adding ingredients to the bowl and hanging on my leg while it mixed together. The big kid, Candice, has perfected the art of squeezing stars...cramped hand and all ;^) I figured out that you really need to let red icing "rest" overnight to make it REALLY red. Shucks! Too bad I didn't think of that, um, the day before! As you can see, not so red Elmo was still enjoyed.

Happy Birthday Hot Rod!!!!!

It's MTHFR and I'm so happy!!!

Did I get your attention? I'm praising the Lord that i'm broken! And we know what is broken and we have a bandaid for it.

I'm sorry for the excitement but it's really great to finally have an answer after 4 years and 2 angels.

I have the MTHFR mutation. It's on the c677t gene, and I have 2 of them...one from each parent. It's actually the worst type of MTHFR to have, but now that I know about it we can hopefully do something to prevent another miscarriage and to prevent further complications from this gene.

This gene makes it so that I don't process folic acid correctly or completely. It leads to clotting disorders in the smallest veins and arteries (like the ones found in the uterus and placenta) and future vascular disorders like stroke, dvt's, heart attacks, and alzheimers.

Step 1: Take 4mg of Folic acid...forever, every day!
Step 2: Testing for homocysteine levels...it was sent off today.
Step 3: If those tests are abnormal, I will have to take baby aspirin everyday.
Step 4: If those tests are abnormal, I may have to take a blood thinner shot during ttc attempts.

The other reason to praise? Because now that I know I have it, we can also have my sisters tested before they ttc, before they have to suffer a miscarriage and the heart aches that they bring. I'm actually sending my paperwork to my mom so that she can try to get insurance to cover immediate testing for them. Having this gene leads to other health problems that can be avoided by taking the prescription strengths of folic acid! So, hopefully the test will be covered for the other 3 girls, and they can take the vitamin if necessary.