He loves his daddy!!
And his Chasey too!! :)
Follows my life with my husband, our son, and our dog. All boys! :)
Monday, November 25, 2013
Saturday, November 23, 2013
Cold weather solution!! (Safe) Car seat cover!
This boy... he is my light!! He fell asleep in the car
Using his brand new carseat cover!! (Want one yourself?? My amazingly talented friend makes them!!) Click here Amelia Bee is the name of the etsy site.. and as you can see.. they can transfer it in and stay warm!! (I did have to take his arms out to take off the car seat straps that are not at all hindered by this cover!)
For us cold weather mommas.. this is a must!! B/c we all know you can't put your kid in the carseat with their coats.. so its run to the car with coats, take coats off.. put kid in carseat.. hope the car is warm enough so kid isn't cold... Now I take him out either in this or his coat, put him in the car seat and put the blanket cover over him. His hands are free (b/c of the sleeves) and its fleece, so its nice and warm.. Also when I went to take him out of the car (while he was sleeping) I just had to take his arms out of the sleeve, promptly put the arms back in then did the other side. I was able to carry him inside without waking him to put his coat back on and he stayed plenty warm b/c of the cover/blanket! So smart!
Sometimes he just likes to cover up with it without his arms in it.. which is perfect too! Anyway, I love this product!! You can also check out her facebook page:
and make sure you like her!!
Tuesday, November 19, 2013
pictures recap
Things have been going pretty well. I'm still dealing w/ the aftermath of crazy hormomes left over for the miscarriage, but we are so lucky that we have great people around us! We had some peple bring us meals,
We went to a birthday party for sweet baby A! Its kinda our Sunday afternoon/evening hang out.. so after most people left, Z and A played while we watch football and I was able to relax alittle with some reading!!
We did some shopping! Z liked mikey mouse.. thinking this might be a christmas gift idea for him!
Essentials Oils is something I've just recently gotten into. I'm loving them so far.. Onguard to keep us healthy, serenity keeps me calm, citris bliss helps pep my mood up. Not to mention things for headaches, coughs, cold,s.. the list goes on and on!! I'm so loving the Doterra oils-if you would like to hear more about them.. let me know!!
And Chase, always up for snuggles!! Love that pup and he loves his Z!!
Thursday, November 14, 2013
Snow
It snowed here the other day.. So we woke up and hurried outside before the sun melted it!
Zach liked it!! He really had a good time! and loved the hot milk we got after!!
As for me.. well I ended up running a fever on Tues. so I had to go the to er :( After lots of test and iv fluids with some meds, I had an infection. So I got some medicine and working on getting better.. The Dr at the ER was awful. insulted my dr told me that there was nothing they could do for me there and was so insensitive to the fact that I miscarried (if you want read m/c story its in the post below this one). Jerk.. for real. I did file a complaint about him and praised my amazing nurse. The meds seem to be working.. I feel much less weak.. so thats good...
looking good... right??
Anyway I'm ready to be back to normal...
As for me.. well I ended up running a fever on Tues. so I had to go the to er :( After lots of test and iv fluids with some meds, I had an infection. So I got some medicine and working on getting better.. The Dr at the ER was awful. insulted my dr told me that there was nothing they could do for me there and was so insensitive to the fact that I miscarried (if you want read m/c story its in the post below this one). Jerk.. for real. I did file a complaint about him and praised my amazing nurse. The meds seem to be working.. I feel much less weak.. so thats good...
Anyway I'm ready to be back to normal...
Tuesday, November 12, 2013
My sad story (Might be a little graphic TMI)
This has taken me a few tries/days to write.. I keep starting it and then deleting it. But here goes.I want to get this down.. I want to not be in the dark...
Oct 14th, our 7 year anniversary I had a feeling that morning.. so I took a test. It was positive. I was pregnant! After shock, I was excited. We weren't trying,, but we were excited. We were excited to have Z be a big brother... excited about the timing and June seemed like a perfect time. We were kinda worried... Not more than 4 months before we had another surprise. But in that case we barely had time to even let the shock wear off before I lost the baby. I hadn't been more than 4 weeks. So we cautiously were we so excited. We slowly started to tell people. I went to the dr. Everything looked great! Alittle more time passed. I felt good. I never started getting sick... which was a big worry, but I was exhausted.. VERY exhausted and everything else was going on that should have.
Then it started. First very slowly. Spotting. Such a terrifying word for moms to be... and even scarier when its happening. I rested and called my dr. They seemed optimistic so I was too. The best blessing I think was I had about 6 friends in town from all over.. One was with me at the time, she came with me, prayed with me at the dr office, then took Z for me. My amazing momma met me there.. I didn't have T there b/c it was just a quick check to make sure everything was fine... ....
They got in me so quickly.. I had to empty my bladder.. so I did.. at which moment things got worse.. and I think a big part of me finally knew. But I still had hope..
I got on the table and they started looking. Then words you never want to hear "Are you sure about your dates? Oh yea, I see you were in already.. hmmm..." " Do you have pain in either side of your belly?"
The tech was having a hard time finding the baby. My heart was sinking.. My hand squeezing my moms so tight and tears were unstoppable.
I saw it moving. But when she switched it to the colors.. red and blue, there wasn't any colors in the "sac"... I didn't know what that meant, but I knew it wasn't good...
She found the baby (sac). I didn't see a heartbeat... (there was a big TV showing what they were seeing right in front of me..) So I finally found the courage to ask "Can you see the heartbeat??"
She said, not yet, but she found something questionable... took a few pictures and said she needed to talk to the doctor.. I couldn't help but ask what questionable mean... She put her arm on my leg and told me the thing I didn't want to hear, but at this point knew.."The sac is very low in my uterus and looks small," and that she was so sorry, she hated being the one to tell, but didn't want to leave me in the dark... She also told me to go ahead and get dressed and one of my midwifes (doctors) would be in soon.
I got dressed.. noticed how much blood was on the floor from me, if my heart could sink any lower it would have.... and I cried. A few moments later, my midwife came in. I really don't know what all she said.. I know she said it was so low b/c it was making its way out of me.. and I needed to come back in next week to check my levels and talk about when to try again.. My brain hadn't really wrapped around everything yet... I know I asked her "so I am having another miscarriage??" I think I just needed to hear her say it. She said.. " I am so sorry sweetie.. Yes you are... Take your time, etc.."
So, there it is... Miscarriage happens.. About 10 to 20 percent of known pregnancies end in miscarriage, and more than 80 percent of these losses happen before 12 weeks. It wasn't anything we did.. There is nothing wrong with me.. Gosh I wish people would stop asking that.. "are they going to do testing on you to see what happened??" let me just say that is not something you should say when someone tells you about the m/c.
"Since most healthcare practitioners won't do a full-scale workup of a healthy woman after a single miscarriage, it's usually impossible to tell why the pregnancy was lost. And even when a detailed evaluation is performed – after you've had two or three consecutive miscarriages, for instance – the cause still remains unknown half the time." According to webmd
Anyway, my baby is gone.. I'm in pain physically and emotionally. Postpartum is hard even harder when there is no baby and you are dealing with the pain of it physically coming out of you. But we are ok.. I have amazing support from my family and such great friends..
Please forgive if this post is all over the place.. my mind is all over and so
Oct 14th, our 7 year anniversary I had a feeling that morning.. so I took a test. It was positive. I was pregnant! After shock, I was excited. We weren't trying,, but we were excited. We were excited to have Z be a big brother... excited about the timing and June seemed like a perfect time. We were kinda worried... Not more than 4 months before we had another surprise. But in that case we barely had time to even let the shock wear off before I lost the baby. I hadn't been more than 4 weeks. So we cautiously were we so excited. We slowly started to tell people. I went to the dr. Everything looked great! Alittle more time passed. I felt good. I never started getting sick... which was a big worry, but I was exhausted.. VERY exhausted and everything else was going on that should have.
Then it started. First very slowly. Spotting. Such a terrifying word for moms to be... and even scarier when its happening. I rested and called my dr. They seemed optimistic so I was too. The best blessing I think was I had about 6 friends in town from all over.. One was with me at the time, she came with me, prayed with me at the dr office, then took Z for me. My amazing momma met me there.. I didn't have T there b/c it was just a quick check to make sure everything was fine... ....
They got in me so quickly.. I had to empty my bladder.. so I did.. at which moment things got worse.. and I think a big part of me finally knew. But I still had hope..
I got on the table and they started looking. Then words you never want to hear "Are you sure about your dates? Oh yea, I see you were in already.. hmmm..." " Do you have pain in either side of your belly?"
The tech was having a hard time finding the baby. My heart was sinking.. My hand squeezing my moms so tight and tears were unstoppable.
I saw it moving. But when she switched it to the colors.. red and blue, there wasn't any colors in the "sac"... I didn't know what that meant, but I knew it wasn't good...
She found the baby (sac). I didn't see a heartbeat... (there was a big TV showing what they were seeing right in front of me..) So I finally found the courage to ask "Can you see the heartbeat??"
She said, not yet, but she found something questionable... took a few pictures and said she needed to talk to the doctor.. I couldn't help but ask what questionable mean... She put her arm on my leg and told me the thing I didn't want to hear, but at this point knew.."The sac is very low in my uterus and looks small," and that she was so sorry, she hated being the one to tell, but didn't want to leave me in the dark... She also told me to go ahead and get dressed and one of my midwifes (doctors) would be in soon.
I got dressed.. noticed how much blood was on the floor from me, if my heart could sink any lower it would have.... and I cried. A few moments later, my midwife came in. I really don't know what all she said.. I know she said it was so low b/c it was making its way out of me.. and I needed to come back in next week to check my levels and talk about when to try again.. My brain hadn't really wrapped around everything yet... I know I asked her "so I am having another miscarriage??" I think I just needed to hear her say it. She said.. " I am so sorry sweetie.. Yes you are... Take your time, etc.."
So, there it is... Miscarriage happens.. About 10 to 20 percent of known pregnancies end in miscarriage, and more than 80 percent of these losses happen before 12 weeks. It wasn't anything we did.. There is nothing wrong with me.. Gosh I wish people would stop asking that.. "are they going to do testing on you to see what happened??" let me just say that is not something you should say when someone tells you about the m/c.
"Since most healthcare practitioners won't do a full-scale workup of a healthy woman after a single miscarriage, it's usually impossible to tell why the pregnancy was lost. And even when a detailed evaluation is performed – after you've had two or three consecutive miscarriages, for instance – the cause still remains unknown half the time." According to webmd
Anyway, my baby is gone.. I'm in pain physically and emotionally. Postpartum is hard even harder when there is no baby and you are dealing with the pain of it physically coming out of you. But we are ok.. I have amazing support from my family and such great friends..
Please forgive if this post is all over the place.. my mind is all over and so
Friday, November 8, 2013
Wednesday, November 6, 2013
Hello strangers!!
I am happy to report Z has been healthy for quite some time now!! We have made some changes in our lives and started using essential oils and taking probotics again. A few weeks ago we did have to go to the ER for a concussion scare, but Z was perfectly fine after a few days! We have been staying pretty busy.. chasing a toddler around is pretty exhausting! Potty training is going decently.. still working on night training but we are getting there.
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