Our Miracle: Hudson Eugene: Gummy Bear

I am just really enjoying being pregnant this time around. Despite the nausea, vomitting, back pain, sore boobs, and acne, I am just so super excited to be a mom. Of course with Hayden I was excited, but I truly think I took my pregnancy for granted. I am just enjoying every aspect of it this time around, not to exclude the fact that I am constantly worried unless I am currently looking at the baby squirming around on the ultrasound monitor.

Last week, my mom and I went to Destination Maternity in RiverPark....UM...HEAVEN! Any prego that hasn't been there NEEDS to go. I love that Destination Maternity, Pea in a Pod and Motherhood are all available so that everyone can afford it. Upon arriving, the very nice saleswoman offered my mom and I a complimentary juice or water and granola bar. There was an awesome play area for those who have toddlers and even a 'dads' area with sports on TV and guy magazines. It was awesome!! My mom bought me some new bras for these gigantic masses I have growing and I bought myself a new outfit. It was super fun!

I am having the hardest time figuring out how I want to announce to everyone. I don't want to just put it on Facebook and I don't want to just call people. I don't know, maybe a photo card with the ultrasound pictures or something. Speaking of ultrasounds, I went to visit Dr. Helm today. He explained what I will expect for the rest of this pregnancy: Lots of monitoring, ultrasounds, staying on Lovenox, stress tests twice a week after 26 weeks, and induction at 37 weeks. He did a super quick ultrasound, just to be sure the baby had a heartbeat, which it did, and then we were out of there. Luckily, one of my cheer moms works as a nurse literally next door to Dr. Helm and asked one of the techs, Jeff, to do an ultrasound for me...it was amazing!! I am so blessed that this happened. He gave me a disk with the pictures and I got to see the baby moving all around and opening and closing it's mouth and hands; it was amazing! I will post the pictures below. I go back in a couple weeks for the Neural Translucency test so we will see baby again, yay!!

**Currently having a little scare: I am spotting a tiny bit of brown blood....crossing my fingers that all is well.