The list...

As "the" time quickly approaches, I'm tying up some loose strings to make the transition from a family of three to a family of four, a smooth one.

I know a lot of you want to know the moment sweet Keiran is born and have expressed this to me. I am overwhelmed with your love and kindness. You are absolutely more than welcome to come visit us at St. David's Round Rock Medical Center when he's born. The ONLY thing I ask, is if you are sick, running a fever, feeling under the weather, please don't come visit. We don't want to compromise our little angel's immune system just so you an sneak a peak. I hope that you understand and take that into consideration. :)

With that said, If you would like to be notified when he's here, shoot me a txt and I will be more than happy to include you on the mass list I have compiled. (My cell: 512-525-6053)

We hope to see you in the next few weeks as we are literally running out of time with this pregnancy. So thankful the finish line is near!! :)

X's & O's!!!

33wk speed bump

Update! Had my 33.3wk appt this morning. My main concern was my showing signs of preeclamsia which my doctor quickly ruled out with a urine collection, bp check and a finger prick to test my blood sugar. Amen!! So for now all is good there.
As always, he did a routine ultrasound to check fluid levels. Perfect there. Of course I was watching Keiran's every move as I felt them happening. I saw something that alarmed me. I promptly asked my doctor what that large mass was thinking it was my placenta or something else. He chuckled at my expense and said "No honey that's your son's head!!" It was HUGE. With that said, he took a few ultrasound measurements and measured the fundus and confirmed that Keiran is now measuring 16days ahead. Yes, TWO WEEKS AND TWO DAYS HUGE!!!!!!! So next Wednesday I have to go for an hour long ultrasound scan to determine if I will be diagnosed with macrosomia. Simple terms, large baby syndrome. The "somia" and "syndrome" terms alone sent me into a panic so I googled it and its just what it says, large baby! My doctor said once we get the results back and if I'm confirmed to have macrosomia, then my next appt (35wks.. because my Dr loves me he isn't starting my weekly appts til then) he will start stretching my membranes. Yeehaw! He did say without a doubt I won't make it to 38wks!!! Ahhhh the end is in sight and its close....real CLOSE!!!!

After my appt we went for our usual visit to go see and spend time with Granny and Poppop. Hayden loves his granny and poppop so much. We sadly learned they had to put down one of their beloved dogs yesterday which broke my heart. She lived a long successful life but will be greatly missed. Then Jon had the wild hair to mow their yard so their front and backyard was freshly mowed in less than 20min. Such a sweet guy he is.

Well that's all I have for this week. Things should start getting exciting in the next week to two weeks. :)

X's & O's!!!

Six weeks and counting...

I feel like I don't blog as often as I should. So here's a brief update:

Today I'm 32wks and 4days. We roughly have six weeks and three days before we can safely consider induction. But, with the way things have been going, it might be safe to say Mr Keiran will be here before then. Some of you are placing your bets that Keiran will be here next weekend, Easter. It is my prayer that those of you placing your bets for that weekend are WRONG!! I am okay and comfortable with our baby boy coming the first weekend of May. That would put us in the safe zone to possibly avoid the NICU and any lengthy hospital stay. Regardless of I like it or not, God has his plan and will bring our little angel into this world when He sees fit.

As you might remember me discussing in a previous blog, it was mentioned that my doctor was worried about my anterior placenta placement. I am happy to report that I am out of the "danger zone" as the uterus will be rapidly growing to accommodate baby's rapid growth that it won't allow the placenta to move any further south. What this means for me.... I won't require a c-section. That's not to say I won't necessarily need one should labor stall, he's too big, or other complications arise but knowing I won't require one upon admittance is promising. It was also ruled out that I do NOT have gestational diabetes. Big hooray!!! The only thing my doctor is watching closely is my blood pressure. My last appt at 31wks it was elevated. And that's after checking it several times for accuracy. So with that said we now have to worry about preeclamsia and hypertension. So my main goal is to chill out, relax and let Keiran Kade cook for a few more weeks so his lungs are nice and mature cone BIRTHday!

That's all I have for tonight. Next appt is scheduled for Tuesday, April 10th at 10:30am and thankfully Jon is off and will take care of Hayden so I'm under no stress. :)

Good night and sweet dreams!!