17 Weeks Pregnant

20 weeks left.
140 days left.

I had a follow-up appointment today for my tan discharge issue that I had last week and still have every once in a while.  Dr. Schutte went over the results of my ultrasound and said my placenta looks good, is high, and anterior. My cervical length couldn't get any longer. Baby boy looked perfect.  She did another pelvic exam and took more samples to be tested for infections.

I tested positive for at least one bacterial infection, which I'm on antibiotics for now.  She said this may be causing my funky colored discharge, so I pray that this clears things up.  I should know the results of the others sometime next week.  She's not concerned at all.

My level 2 ultrasound is schedule for September 10 and then my next appointment is on September 11. Let's hope this issue gets resolved by that point in time so I can relax some.

Not much else is going on except for coaching and working right now and I'm definitely looking forward to a 3 day weekend with nothing to do.  I'm also excited to check another month off as we creep into September.  September just seems a lot closer to January than August does.  It also means we're a month away from Nathan's first birthday, which I don't like to think about.  You know what's harder than planning a first birthday party?  Planning something, anything, for a first birthday when that 1 year old doesn't even get to participate.

Safe Mark

I often get weird looks when I tell people there's nothing that I'm doing to prepare for this baby.  This article explains why I will not be doing anything to prepare for this little boy's arrival.

http://stillstandingmag.com/2014/08/life-begin/?utm_source=feedblitz&utm_medium=FeedBlitzRss&utm_campaign=stillstandingmagazine

16 Weeks Pregnant

21 weeks to go.
146 days to go.

I've had an exciting week this past week.  On Friday, while I was still in DC for work, I woke up to some brown discharge.  I hadn't packed my doppler so I walked the 2 blocks to GWU ER.  They didn't quite understand why I was there for brown discharge, but once I told them about our history, they understood.  Everything came back normal, no infections of any sort, and baby is doing perfect.  They were measuring a week ahead (no surprise there) and the pelvic exam didn't show any blood of any sort and my cervix was nice and high and closed.

I've continued to have some of this brown discharge in varying amounts since Friday.  On Monday, I was able to get into one of the doctors at my OB and again, they saw nothing out of the ordinary.  Chris made the doctor repeat to me that I have nothing to worry about and that this pregnancy is going perfectly.  They also sent me for an ultrasound just so they had it for their records.  Again, baby measured a couple days ahead and my cervix is super long and my placenta is nowhere near my cervix, so again they're unsure why I'm having brown discharge, but everything looks perfect.  My doppler has been really helpful this week in reassuring me that everything's ok, since I can easily find their heartbeat and it's pretty consistent, right around 150 bpm.

In other news, there was no question that this baby is definitely a BOY.  I'm actually really glad we have the opportunity to have another son and we'll be able to get a better idea of what Nathan would have been like!

Pray that this brown discharge goes away and I don't go insane soon!

15 Weeks Pregnant

22 more weeks to go.

After getting back from our wonderful vacation in Kiawah on Saturday, I flew out to DC for the week on Sunday.  It's the first week I've spent alone since losing Nathan and it's tough. I love walking around this city but there's nothing lonelier than a hotel room.  I was listening to music tonight and came across a song that I love and reminds me of Nate. Chris and I always listened to Brett Eldrege whole getting the house ready for our baby so now all of his songs are extra special to us. I never listened to the words of this song until after Nathan died and goodness, it makes me miss him so much.

http://youtu.be/8O3C6yf0FaI

Happy 10 months, my beautiful son.