One of those Weekends!

So it went from one of those days to one of those weekends! I couldn't wait for the weekend to get here. Ben had off and we were going to do something special together, even if it was just something small. He had some things to take care of on base Friday morning so Audrey and I tagged along. While he was doing his thing with work we went to the BX to try and find some things we were going to get the last time we were one base but couldn't due to the lovely car situation. Anyways, we get in make our way to the baby section and Aud made it known she did not want to be in her car seat! haha So I scoped her up and we went to check out some clothes. We didn't make it real far, the fire alarm went off and we had to evacuate. We went out to the car, had a snack, then went to see the girls at WIC. I had so questions about taking the dairy out of my diet for one of the dietitians. It worked out great, I fed Aud and Ben called saying he was all finished. Audrey was out cold so we made a quick stop to the commissary.

We got home, had some lunch, napped a little bit, and Ben said he wasn't feeling good. He started getting chills, achy all over, and had just been holding Audrey. So I made another run to the store to get some sick supplies. I just kept praying for Ben, that he'd feel better and that Auddy didn't get sick. I had him keep his distance from her but it's a pretty small apartment. Yesterday he was still pretty sick. Spent most of the day in bed. Aud was pretty fussy and wanting to eat every hour. I thought maybe it'd be good for us to get out. So I packed us up and tired to go to the BX for the third time. Still didn't make it! haha It was so packed! She got really hungry so I found a spot to feed her. She just wasn't having it. So we packed back up, at least we got out for a little bit, and headed home. She cat napped through the day for about 45 mins here and there. I put her in the tub around 19, she slept for an hour woke up and did not want to go to sleep! haha Finally around 2200 she did and slept till 0330! She was so tired.

Ben's feeling a little better. He's up and moving around. Thank goodness Aud is asleep and I finally got to take a shower. It's been a rough weekend. We didn't go to church this morning, we opted for church via live feed internet. I miss our families so much, especially at times like this. Thank you Mom for the Chicken and Rice soup you froze, it was so wonderful!

Please keep us in your prayers. I'm so thankful Ben's feeling better and that Audrey hasn't gotten sick yet. My throats pretty raw but I got some good sleep last night so I'm golden! Love you all!

Growth Spurt!

I'm pretty positive Miss Auddy is going through another growth spurt! Yesterday she napped from 930 to 1230 then 1300 to 1500 then cat napped for a couple hours then a big nap from 1930 to 2330! Needless to say, she didn't get her 5 hours in a row. It was about every 2. I'll take an off night every now and then.

She's also been a bottomless pit! haha Lil' piglet can't get enough! Ben's off this weekend so if she doesn't get back to her routine at night, I have a helper for a few days!

Well its looking like dairy is the culprit. Trying to be completely dairy free is tough! There is dairy in everything! I'm going to be a professional at reading labels in no time. So far she's done a million times better when I don't eat dairy. She hasn't thrown up, fussed, or cried like she had. Well, she does get pretty upset when she wants to eat and she's in her car seat :)

She's been napping pretty much all morning today too. I'm going to sleep when she sleeps this evening, I stayed up waiting for her to wake up... little did I know she'd sleep 4 hours!

Just one of those days...

Well... yesterday was one of those days. It started out pretty good, Audrey slept 5 hours straight t night, had a good morning, and even took a 3 hour nap late morning. After that she didn't like something I ate and we had a time with gas and spit up. I thought it would be a good idea for us to get out for a little bit. Ben was working so we got all packed up to head onto base and look at somethings at the BX. Aud has grown out of her 0-3 onesies and with the supply planes being able to get to Germany now I thought they might have what I needed.

Audrey was pretty sleepy so once we got moving she was okay and started to fall asleep. When I got in the car and turned it on, I had this feeling that something wasn't right but I couldn't place what it was. Deep down I knew it was the car. So I hop on the Autobahn for the short ride to base, get off on the exit, and made my way through the traffic circle. About half way through the car started acting up. I could feel the car giving out. My RPMs dropped and wouldn't come up, even when I down shifted. I knew the car was dying, I just knew it. It wouldn't pick up speed when I pressed the accelerator and I just started praying that I got to base. I called Ben and thank God he hadn't gone into his meeting yet or I wouldn't have reached him. I said the car is dying I don't know what to do. He said try to get on base, he'd come to my rescue. I pulled up to the gate and don't you know it, God got me to base and then the car died. The car died right at the gate while I was getting my ID checked with a whole line of cars behind me. I tried to turn it back on but it was done. White smoke out the back and everything.

So there I am with a 1 1/2 month old in the back seat waking up, cars piling up behind me, embarrassed beyond belief, and it was really warming up outside. I had dressed Audrey in pants and short sleeves and ended up having to take her little pants off. Anyways, the gate guards were so wonderful. I looked up with tears in my eyes and was like Sir, what do I do? I said my husband is on duty could I call him to come down. Thanks goodness they knew him and was like oh yeah, and we'll push your car back and you can wait in the building for him. I took Audrey out of the car and the guards pushed my car back. Ah. I called Ben and he came right down. I wasn't a mess, just a little embarrassed, frustrated, and thinking. He talked to the guards, settled me down, then went back to turn in his weapon and grab his car. Thank God for such a wonderful husband. He came back, put us in his car and we went to see about getting my car taken care of. And you know what? Audrey's bulky car seat fit so much better in Ben's little beamer than in my Audi station wagon. We both were like your kidding me. We both could lean our seat back and sit comfortably! Anyways.... we called the German AAA (ADAC) and got things set up for them to come and tow the car down the street to the autoshop on base.

I just kept thanking God that it happened on base and not on the Autobahn. That would have been sooooo bad, sooo bad. God is good.

When he called ADAC he gave them his cell number to call when they got to base but was using my cell phone to talk to the because I had more minutes. Because the cell plans are crazy expensive here and a huge hassel with the contracts, we just got throw away prepaid phones. With the prepaid phones it only costs you to make calls, not receive them. Well in all the fuss, Ben took my phone and gave me his thinking he took his and left mine. While he went to wait on the tow guys Auddy and I hung out at the kennels. She was getting hungry and it was a heck of alot cooler than sitting in a car waiting. Well, the tow guy called Ben's phone which I had, to say he was at the gate. I called Ben and he said he didn't see him, he must be at the other gate. So he went and waited at the other gate. Then the tow guy called back said he was there, then the gate guards called Ben. Well here the tow guy was parked behind the building where Ben couldn't see him and just missed him. With his accent, it couldn't make out much of what he said and had to try and figure it out to tell Ben. We got it worked out and the tow guys said our car was done. I knew when it shut down that it was probably for good and it would be way too much to try and fix.

Ben came back and by that time it was 1800. Aud was sleeping and we both were starving. Poor Ben worked all day and then had to take care of the car mess. So, we went out to eat. Audrey did great sleeping in her seat but had enough. We put her in the car and once again-her belly didn't like something I ate and was pretty gassy. She threw up on the way home, got upset and screamed the last 5 minutes of the drive. I can't function when she screams like that. It honestly breaks my heart in two. I start crying and think about nothing else except getting to her and making her feel better We weren't anywhere that Ben could pull over and we were so close to home. I was opening my door as Ben was putting the car in park. My poor baby was all red and upset. I was crying and as soon as I picked her up out of her car seat she was okay. Poor thing was over tired, hungry and just wanted to be held.

We got home and it was time for Ben to go to bed and Auddy's bath. She was all settled and loved it. She was out cold by 2100. All three of them were. She slept until 0300 this morning!! She had a good night thank God.

Ben called earlier and said the car was a goner and we started talking about options. Pray we find a car that will get us through out time here and thats within our budget. God provides and it's only by his grace I'm really not that concerned. We're not quite sure if we should just find a good deal european car and have two cars again or sell his car too and get a newer car-one that we could take back to the states when we PCS. So, we're down to one car which is a little bit of a hassle, but it's okay.

Praying today goes a little bit better.

Time flys

I can't believe lil' Miss Auddy is almost 2 months old! It feels like the last month and a half was really only a week... wow. We brought Audrey home on our one year anniversary and had a week with just the three of us. My Mom and Grandma came over and got to spend three weeks here. It was the best visit and was so thankful they could come! Ben was able to get paternity leave for about two weeks. They were so unbelievably helpful. It was the first time I had seen my Mom since we left, about 6 months!

Needless to say, I didn't want them to go, at all. It was pretty hard when they left. Ben was working so it was the first day with just Auddy and me. That was the start to a very, very long week. I think she knew I was having a really hard time. She hardly slept during the day and was up every hour for about an hour every night. I felt so bad, Ben would call me while he was at work to check on us and all I did was cry. Then he'd come home and I still was crying. It was so hard. Then she started being really fussy and throwing up off and on. I had no clue what to do. She just wanted to eat then she'd fuss then she'd throw up.. ahh. Little did I know it was what I was eating that was doing that to her. Oh the joys of being a new Mom. I beat myself up so badly about it and worried I wasn't being a good Momma to her. Ben was soo encouraging, supportive, and loving through the whole entire thing. I don't know what I would have done with out him. He would hold her through the night so I could sleep more than an hour. He got up in the morning and would hold her and give her a bottle I had pumped. He cleaned the entire house, washed and folded laundry, got dinner, did the dishes, gave me hugs and kisses when I needed them the most (usually during a break down) and just because.

It started to slowly get better, she would sleep during the day only if Ben or I was holding her. She preferred Ben (and still does)! So many people kept saying we were spoiling her which really upset me. I wonder, how do you spoil a 3 wk old? And really, if they were so sleep deprived that it felt like an out of body numb feeling, the only way their baby would sleep for more than an hour would be if they held her they wouldn't hold her because they were spoiling her?? Like Aunt Susie said, what if somebody said sorry, I'm not going to hug you because I just gave you a hug 30 minutes ago? Ben and I both agreed that if that was the only way she and I would get some sleep we would be 100% okay with that and deal with the issue later if there was one.

I started looking things up about breastfeeding and fussy babies and found out most of the things I was eating were common irritants to infants bellies. I felt so awful it took me so long to figure it out. Thank God around the same time she started sleeping more through the night. It started with a few days was every 1.5 then 2 hours at a time then she jumped to 3! A few nights ago she started longer stretches. The one day last week she was cuddled up on Ben, her favorite spot, after he got done with work. I was hold off on her bath because she was so wide awake and I noticed she falls asleep so much better and sleeps longer if I wait until later to bath her. Well as soon as she got comfy she passed right out and slept 4.5 hours. I feel asleep on the couch folding laundry waiting for her to start fussing to eat and give her a bath. We didn't get a bath that night! She woke up at 0030! I couldn't believe it! All four of us, Beretta included were passed out in the living room. I fed her and we all went back to bed. She slept for another 3 hours after that. I was in complete amazement! I was praying so hard for her and her sleep. I was so thankful it was starting to improve!

After she get two good stretches of sleeps she get up about every 2 hours, 1.5 hour until 0800. Her napping throughout the day has improved. I can lay her down and she'll sleep for a little bit but she has to fall asleep on Ben or me first. Again, as long as she getting some sleep I don't care. Giving her a bath each night has helped so much too. All the books said only to bath 2-3 times a week because it could dry out her skin. My Mom said we were bathed every night and that it helped us calm down and get into a routine. She said just use baby oil in the tub. Audrey loves getting a bath. She can go from fussing like crazy to completely calm and relaxed. She loves it! I can't wait to have her in a swimming pool!

I'm trying to really watch my diet because it's really looking like she's pretty sensitive to what I eat. So far I've narrowed it down to chocolate, dairy, and eggs. I'm keeping a food diary to try and keep track of things that might bother her. It's been tough because I'm such a dairy eater and it's a huge part of my diet. I'm going to have to look into some other things to eat that won't be so hard on her.

Nursing is going good. I was having an issue with overproduction for awhile then got it under control but then Aud went through this growth spurt and now I'm back to engorgement. I thought I had a grasp on breastfeeding but after this, it's like I've never known anything! Poor Audrey is my little trial and error baby. I can't wait to see how I'll do with the next one. I was telling my Mom but the time 3 or 4 (God willing) I'm going to be a PRO or at least I hope so!

Now that she's sleeping better and I'm rested I'm able to do things while she sleep during the day. When she has an off night I nap with her but lately it's been pretty good. I'm almost done with the thank you cards from all the thoughtful gifts everyone has sent our Audrey. She is such a loved and blessed little girl. I beating myself up about not having the thank yous done but realized that all of you probably understand. If I hurt or offended somebody by not getting their thank you out before this, I'm really sorry. We're so grateful for all of the gifts, it's just been wild here. Thanks for understanding! Also, with the volcano they shut down our mail for awhile so I'm not sure how long it will take the cards to get to all of you!

Audrey had her best night ever last night. I'm really glad because yesterday and last evening she had a really hard time. She didn't sleep and I ate something that didn't agree with her in the evening. It was 2300 by the time she finally went to sleep and didn't wake until 0415! Then she slept from 0500 to 0730 then to 0930! Thank you God!

Now, I need to get myself off of here and take care some things like dishes, laundry, thank you cards, and 15 other things I can't remember. Hope everyone is having a great day! Thank you for all your thoughts and prayers! It means the world to all of us. I tell Audrey every night we need to thank Jesus for everyone who is praying for us. Love ya all.

Our Little Girl Part 1

It's been a little over a week since our daughter was born!! Audrey Liesel was born on March 12 @ 1842. It was quite the wait to see her! We went in for our doctors appointment on Wednesday morning. At first, my midwife didn't say anything about inducing until half way through the appointment. I was 2cm dilated and 80% effaced and having an awful time with my gallbladder. She called the on call doc for a slot that day but they were booked. So they scheduled me for Thursday morning at 0600, but we had to call at 0530 to see if they had room for us.

Ben and I both left there a little blown away! I really didn't want to be induced and have a planned thing but we talked about it and agreed that it was better for the both of us to do it then let it get really bad. We were in the car and looked at each other and were like-um we're having a baby tomorrow, we get to meet our little one tomorrow! We spent the afternoon together thinking it was the last time it would be just us- that was a little different. We grabbed some pastries and decaf coffee, shopped, and came home to tell everybody the news! I tried to rest the remainder of the evening. We charged the camera, made sure all of our bags were packed and set by the door. It was pretty late by the time we crawled into bed. I had the hardest time sleeping. I was up every hour with pure excitement and racked nerves thinking I'd sleep through my alarm (that I checked over 10 times).

Well, 0500 rolled around and I just stayed up so I could call right at 0530! It turns out that everyone else thought 11th was a good day to have a baby as well. They were full so they said to call back at 0930. I fell back asleep and called at 0930 only to be pushed back again. This time they said it was okay to eat something small and to call again at 1200. Once again I called back to be told they would call me in a few hours. By this time I was getting anxious, irritated, was grumpy, and tired/ God love my husband who was amazing the entire day! He put up with my pacing and grumping and all the lovely moods I went through that day! haha They hadn't called me back by 1500 so we gave them another hour and I was going to call them.

I called at 1600 and was extremely surprised when she said, ooh good- we have room for you, come in an hour! I had already talked myself into the induction starting tomorrow so was blown away when she said to come in! I had to stop and take a minute to think about it! I only had a minute because we had to hurry and drop off Beretta at Ben's buddies house then head to the hospital. Retta was more than happy to jump in the bed of a truck. She was so excited, I was more worried about being away from her than she was. I'm pretty sure she was like " Ben and Jaimie who?" as soon as she got in his truck! haha :)

We got to the hospital, got to our room Delivery Room #4. It was a huge room! I was so excited that there was only one bed per room and that this huge one was just ours! They came in and started my IV but shortly after got hit with 3 babies being born, an emergency c-section, and shift change. We were just sitting around so Ben went down to the shoppett and rented some movies, he grabbed some dinner and snacks, and brought me back a surprise! He bought me the new Beth Moore book and the movies he rented were all girly ones I had wanted to see. I have the best husband-ever. It was nice but a little but of a long wait. I didn't get to see the doctor until 2100. They first tried mechanical dilation to see if it would put me into labor without pitocin. Well... it didn't work and was the most painful 4 hours ever!!

They started the pit around 0200 and just kept turning it up. It wasn't too bad in the beginning. They weren't real aggressive with turning it up until 0700 when day shift came it. The contractions were painful but I was able to rest. I didn't sleep but was able to rest. Ben dozed off and on. Things still weren't progressing, I had been stuck at 5cms for 15hours, so they broke my water around 1445 and after that it because very real! The Pit was up to 36 and I was in active labor. I hadn't slept in over 24 hours and the contractions were every 2 minutes and were the most painful experience of my life-actually the back labor was worse than the actual contractions. I tired to stand and walk during the contractions but couldn't do it. I sat on a ball for awhile and was really struggling. By that time my gallbladder was hurting so much that I had no relief from it. The doctor and nurse both advised rethinking an epidural due to the amount of time I had been in labor, not sleeping, my gallbladder, and how hard labor was with the pitocin. I really wanted to do everything naturally but knew being that exhausted would not be good once the time pushing came around. Ben and I though that getting the epidural would be okay and a good idea. They came to do it around 1545. It was a low epidural so I could still feel the contractions and move my legs. I was able to relax and was starting to drift off when I got so nauseous had got the biggest urge to push!

Ben called the nurse in and the checked me, I was 9.5 cms!! The nurse laughed and said see what happens when you relax? About 20 minutes later I had to call her back in and said I had to push right now! She checked me and was like ooh my, theres the baby! haha She said I told the doctor he had time to go get something to eat- I better go get him, your ready now! haha I was like yes, please do! I started pushing at 1745 and an hour later at 1842 our Audrey made her appearance!! Ben was amazing. He encouraged me, held me, helped me push, and was the best support, I couldn't have asked for better. The doctor didn't tell us whar she was, I wanted Ben to tell me but when she was born he didn't say anything. He just had this look of shear amazement and I knew instantly we had a little girl. The nurses were like okay Dad what do we have and he didn't say anything! haha I had to look down to find out!

I was really scared at first, she didn't want to breathe much when she came out. She had the cord around her next one time. They put her on my chest first but then took her over to the warmer when she didn't start screaming. They gave her a little bit of oxygen and dried her off pretty good. She started crying pretty good. They were worried at first because her face looked a little blue but after she started crying they realized it was just bruising, poor baby. She looks so much like Ben and had light brown hair with the top blonde. She was the most beautiful baby I had ever seen. I kept looking down, in awe that the little one on my chest was our baby. The baby that had spent the past 9 months wiggling and kicking inside me was now in my arms. Ben and I just stared at her.

The entire 3 trimester all I could think about was how amazing a sub from subway would taste! I hadn't had a cold cut in a super long time and couldn't wait to get my hands on one! During labor I asked Ben if he could get me one after I had the little one. After a 26 hour labor- I WAS STARVING! haha In fact, right before I started pushing I told Ben, I'm soooo hungry for that hoagie! haha SO, Ben being the most wonderful man that he is, he went down to Subway 4 minutes before they closed and got me the biggest sub I had ever had! haha He told the lady to double everything, his wife just had a baby and she was starving! haha Let me tell you, that sub was the best tasting sub to date!! I ate almost all 12 inches!!! 6 right after delivery then the other 6 when we got to the recovery floor.

After the pitocin was turned off and the epidural was out I was able to get in the shower. Ben held Audrey and when I got out the nurse had come in to give Audrey her bath before we went down to the Mother Baby recovery. It almost midnight by the time we made it there. I was so exhausted and hungry. They were completely full and had 2 people to a room. When we got into our room I looked around and saw there was no place for Ben. I felt a wave of panic all the sudden thinking he wouldn't be able to stay with Audrey and me. He assured me he wasn't leaving. He was going to just sleep in the fold up chair but the bed was a little bigger than a twin but not quite a double bed and he just crawled in beside me. Audrey was up nursing about every 1.5-2 hours. It was wonderful. I was so tired but it didn't matter.

Because it was my first baby I had to stay 2 nights in the hospital. We spent the next day laying in bed staring at Audrey cat napping off and on. We had some visitors and Ben went home for a few hours to grab some things, make some calls and post pictures. He was only gone a few hours but it felt like forever!! He came back cuddled with Audrey and I. We had great nurses, I'm so thankful for them! We had a good roommate, I thought it would be weird at first but wasn't bad at all.

Ben and I both were loving the care we were getting. It was awesome not having to worry about much, having my meals brought to me, snuggle time with Audrey all day, we both were like hmm... lets stay a little longer! The second night went well. They were completely full so they were starting my discharge paper work a little that night so they could just ship us out as soon as the doctors rounded. They came and got Audrey around 0318 (I know the exact time because it was the first time she was away from me and I timed it ) for her shot, weight, and assessment. Not going to lie, I cried and then teared up again when they brought her back at 0346 and I saw the little tears by the corners of her eyes. Ben had to keep telling me she was just fine. I was more worked up than she was!

We got all the paperwork done and starting getting things ready to go home. We were walking out to the car with the car seat and I couldn't believe it. The day we got discharged, 14 March was our year anniversary! Talk about the best anniversary present ever-bringing our little girl home, it was wonderful. The past year has been the best year of my life. I know everybody says that but really, I've never felt more in place, more happiness, more joy, more love than I have this past year married to the only person for me. Spending an entire year with Ben without deployment or schools that we couldn't be together was such a blessing. Now it also has been the craziest year of my life, by far. Ben gets back from Iraq, one week later gets orders for overseas, two weeks later get married, drive across the entire United States twice, spending 3 months in WA, finding out we were pregnant, brother gets married, moving to Germany, and having our first child. We like to say that we don't mess around and like to get everything big over with. We don't like to waste time! haha

We can't even begin to tell you how much your thoughts and prayers were/are appreciated!! God has blessed us beyond measurement and we are so thankful!

Because this is such a huge post I'm going to break it up. I have soo much more to write about! On to part 2!!!!

Just waiting

No baby yet! We go for my 39wk appointment tomorrow! I'm pretty sure they'll be doing repeat blood work to make sure my liver is still doing okay. I'm going to ask and see if they will measure the baby and my hips just to be sure. They haven't budged yet! Hopefully they'll do it. I'm so glad it fell on the day Ben's off, so he can go with me.

It's been different not going to work in the mornings. I've definitely felt so much better. I haven't noticed my gallbladder acting up after anything I eat, but if I sit for longer than a few minutes- I can't take it. I either have to be standing or laying on my side. My poor little gallbladder is being squished by my big ol' belly.

I still can't believe we're having a baby! When we were unwrapping all the wonderful gifts and reading the cards Ben looked over at me and said "okay, now it's starting to sink in"! haha We have all the baby goodies put away and washed, the rocker recliner came last Friday, the apartment is scrubbed, Retta got her bath so she's nice and clean for the little one, my Mom and Meemaw. Now we're just waiting.

It snowed inches over the weekend and was super cold, now the suns out and melting it all. Hopefully it warms up some more so we can go for a nice long walk! I think I'm going to go grocery shopping tonight just in case they want to induce me tomorrow. I don't think I'll top my coupon high this week, my list isn't too big. We get groceries for 2 weeks at a time so we can save a little more and usually go on the weekend when the commissary has all the sales but I don't want to risk waiting till Saturday. My biggest saving with coupons so far has been $28.45! BUT, I think I would have hit over $29 because I don't think she scanned one of my .75 coupons. haha Its okay. I'm over it.

We'll be keeping you all updated! Thanks so much for all your prayers, they mean the world to us!

Update!

Just a quick update! It is my promise that this blog will be back tom full swing!! :)

I cheated on this though- I just wrote an email and copy and pasted. Sorry, I didn't have all your emails so I thought this would work pretty well!! Love you all!!

Good Morning! Just wanted to update everybody about our little one! I had my 38wk appointment yesterday and for the most part it went great. Baby looks great, heart rate in the 140's, extremely active, I'm dilated 2cms and effaced 75-80%! So it could be any time now or not for another week or two! We have our bags packed by the door, Ben's crossing things off our to do list, clothes are washed, and there's some dinners in the freezer!

Also and the appointment I finally got some answers on some pain I've been having. It started around 32wks-ish with an intense burning under my ribs on my right side that would come and go. The doctor just said with how active our baby was, she thought just some bruising or pulled muscle. Well, it's been getting worse, to the point where sitting is just not an option it hurts so badly. I was starting to feel like a wimp, crying over a pulled muscle! I have also been having quite a bit of nausea but didn't think too much about it since that has been the norm throughout this pregnancy! When I went in and told her about how the pain is worse and is at a constant now, my nurse midwife had the on call doc come in and check me out. The doctor did a ton of blood work checking my liver out and ordered a right upper quadrant screening just to make sure my liver or gallbladder wasn't acting up.

Thank God they had an opening in ultrasound and took be right away! That usually does no happen in a military hospital! Had the ultrasound and the tech that did it was sweet enough so show me the baby! Ben had to be on duty so he wasn't with me. Baby looks amazing... and big!! haha He/she had the little hands on the face and was just kicking like crazy! The tech was having a hard time scanning my gallbladder because the baby was kicking so much in that area! It was really sweet!

So fast forward a few hours and I called to get the results. Here, my gallbladder is full of stones and sludge. My liver function test was back yet so we had to wait becuase that was the deciding factor. If the liver tests would have been bad or elevated they would have brought me back in to induce me since I'm close to my due date then take out my gallbladder. Thank God the liver tests were okay so no inducing. We're just going to wait until after the little on is born then decide what to do from there. Unless the pain gets too bad or I develop a fever.

We're glad to know whats going on now. Please pray that my gallbladder behaves it's self for a little while longer! Hopefully after the baby is born, my gallbladder will appreciate not being so squished and won't get too bad. It really surprised me when she said that was the problem. We don't do high fatty foods or anything like that. So, now I'm done with work and catching up on some things I haven't had the energy to do for awhile. Don't worry, it's all being done from the comfort of my couch or bed!! :)

Thanks so much for your prayers! We miss you all so very much and can't wait for you to meet our little one! We'll be keeping you updated!

Jaimie, Ben, and the little one.