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EMILIANO IS HERE!!!

Dec 27, 2009 06:13pm (EST)

He was born on December 4th He weight 6 pounds....He came at 36 weeks and 1 day.
He came the same way Leonardo did....early in the AM. My water broke and it was about 12:25AM n he was born @ 2:32AM. It all happened very fast. His due date was for December 31st n I had a scheduled c-section for Dec 17th but the baby had other plans. I still don't know why he came early but I guess I'll find out when I see my doctor for my 6 week check-up. I know that they sent my placenta to get tested. We were in hospital until December 7th.

Things at home have been well.

Leonardo is doing great...he's happier than ever. His sisters are spending their xmas vacations with us and he is loving the idea that they "live" with us.

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I'M 4 WEEKS AWAY...

Nov 20, 2009 05:11pm (EST)

I made 34 weeks yesterday…I have 4 more weeks to go before the baby is born. My c-section is scheduled for December 17, 2009. I will have an ultrasound and an amnio on the 16th.

Yesterday was my last day of my weekly progesterone shots…I got a total of 16.

Yesterday was my second NST=non-stress test. I will get those until the baby gets here. Everything is good. I feel great with the exception of feeling worn out at the end of the day but I think that’s normal.

I’m 4 weeks away of becoming the mother to a full term baby…I’m happy to be able to say that. I wonder what I did right this time around and why I was only able to hold Leonardo for 27 weeks.

Again, I consider this a miracle…making it this far without complications of any kind.

This pregnancy has been soooo different.

On October 24th my husband and my mom put together my baby shower…it was beautiful. I couldn’t have asked for more.

We’ve kinda decided on a name for the baby….Alexis Emiliano or Emiliano Alexis.

Leonardo is doing great! In 5 months he will be 4 years old. He is so sweet always reminding me of how much he loves me and giving me and the baby kisses.

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UPDATE

Sep 25, 2009 12:22pm (EST)

Leonardo had a hearing test done on Wednesday and Thank God his hearing is doing good. He no longer has the negative pressure he had on the right ear. It resolved on its own so, no tubes are needed.

Today he had an eye testing appointment and that went well. I worry so much because he is suppose to be wearing glasses all the time but, he doesn’t like to. When I put them on him he takes them off. Dr. said he has to wear them. This time we asked for a new prescription so we can take him and have him choose his own frame…maybe that will help with him learning to like to wear his glasses. Any suggestions on how to make/help him keep the glasses on.

He also started his speech therapy and that’s going well. The therapy is like a class setting but right now he was getting the one-on-one attention from the therapist because she didn’t have any students except Leonardo and another little girl that only goes once in a while. On Tuesday when he went there was 3 kids…him, the little girl and a new student..a boy. He enjoys it a lot.

I can’t believe that in less than 6 months he will turn 4 years old.

I am 25 weeks today and things are doing well. I hope that doesn’t change. I will have my glucose test done in about 2 weeks. I don’t remember getting that with Leonardo so, I don’t know what to expect.

Last Friday when I made 24 weeks I was so happy and excited….my baby was now “viable”. I know that him being born this early would mean he’d have a very low survival chance but, I also knew that doctors would try to help him. Every week is now so scary….I beg God that I make it through another week. I am so scared of week 27. I want to make it and pass it. That’s the week Leonardo was born and I don’t know if I’d be able to handle it if history repeated itself….I hope not!

Is it fair? I think of all the things I wanted to do while I was pregnant with Leonardo that I didn’t get to do because he came early…for example I was waiting to make it to 28 weeks so I could get a 4D ultrasound, I wanted to take professional pictures with my big belly. I wanted to register for my baby shower and have a baby shower. I wanted a big celebration for his baptism (he was baptized in the hospital right before his PDA surgery). I wanted to make birth announcements, I wanted to….there are other things that I know I wanted to do. Now with this pregnancy I don’t want to do any of those things…I don’t want Leonardo to ever feel bad that I didn’t do them with. Is it fair to the new baby?

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21 WEEKS TODAY…AM I ALLOWED TO TO BE EXCITED?

Aug 28, 2009 10:30am (EST)

When I found out I was pregnant I was shocked, scared and just simply couldn’t believe it. With the weeks I’ve learned to believe and accept it. I didn’t have any symptoms at first until now…I now get leg cramps in the middle of the night, bad body aches at the end of the day, round ligament pain, bad heartburn. The only one I had while I was pregnant with Leonardo was hearburn. It is very true that every pregnancy is different..I want it to be different. Different would mean…no early delivery.
I’m 21 weeks now and I can’t think of a day that I’ve felt so excited like I did Thursday. I cried when the ultrasound tech told us the sex of the baby. I didn’t cry because I was upset of the sex. I cried of happy-excitement. have a life creating and growing inside of me.

We saw the hands, feet, and face.

I am now half-way…Am I allowed to be this excited without jinxing myself?

We can now choose a name for this baby.

Things are looking well….Thank God. When I see my doctor on Wednesday he’ll go over the results but the tech said..there is nothing to worry about. I really hope she is right.

God is blessing us with another BOY!
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19 WEEKS TODAY…STAYING POSITIVE

Aug 14, 2009 12:41pm (EST)

I had an appointment with my perinantologist yesterday. We went over my blood test results. He says everything looks good and that he’s happy with the results. When I was pregnant with Leonardo I had a positive result for Smith-Lemli-Opitz Syndrome and I was told that I would be positive with all my future pregnancies because both my husband and I are both carriers. Per the specialist he thought differently. He said that because my placenta was all messed up when I was pregnant with Leonardo I got that “positive result and that most likely this time around we’d see different results. He was right. He said that if my results did came back similar to the ones of when I was pregnant with Leonardo then we’d most likely be heading in the same direction…early delivery.

He started me on weekly progesterone shots and those I will get until I’m 34 weeks. With Leonardo I had a c-section…a classical one so I will definitely have another one with this baby.

This baby is scheduled to come into this world on December 17,2009.

I’m still scared…but staying positive.

Leonardo is doing great…He’s my little ray of sunshine.
He will start his speech therapy twice a week as soon as the school year starts. I can’t wait to get the details on that so I can prepare since I’ll have to drive him there or he can take the school bus. I’m not too thrilled about letting him take the school bus. His speech has improved a lot this summer so we’ll see if he’ll need to do the speech therapy the whole school year.

Attached are some pictures of him in his everyday life.

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BEGGARS CAN’T BE CHOOSERS!

Aug 07, 2009 03:04pm (EST)

Hello,

Leonardo is doing so well….it's hard to imagine how small and fragile he was. He is so strong and just such a happy baby. Baby….OMG! he’s a toddler.

I am doing well…I’m 18 weeks today. Ive been feeling fine. At the end of my workday I do feel tired and all I want to do is go home and go to bed. Other than that everything is good. On August 26th we have the Big ultrasound…hopefully the baby we’ll allow us to look “down there”. I was hoping for pink but now am thinking maybe blue would be better.

Beggars can’t be choosers…I just wish that this baby is term and healthy.

Pictures are of Leonardo at the park.

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WE'RE ALL DOING GOOD.

May 28, 2009 10:48am (EST)

I went to my second appointment with my OBGYN and had a second ultra sound…I saw the heart beat again. I still haven’t heard it. The doc said things look fine.

Being this early how much can she tell about my pregnancy? I will be 8 weeks tomorrow.

She did refer me to see a perinatologist ( I think that’s how you spell it) …my appt is June 8th. What should I expect at this appt?

We were in Vegas for the long weekend…we drove there. It was a long ride. Leonardo did really well. Once we were there we spent a lot of time at the Circus Circus..he loved the shows and playing the games. He even won a stuffed animal. My baby boy is growing up so fast. I can’t believe it.

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HOW DO WE DECIDE? HE'S DOING GREAT!.. I'M 6 WEEKS.

May 20, 2009 11:11am (EST)

Montessori,Private, or Public school?

How do you choose? I’ve read many posts and many of the kids on here go to a Montessori school. I looked into a Montessori school close to where we live and I liked it. I also looked into a private pre-school and liked it too. He was in a public school for 1 day a week and he loved it. I plan to hold off pre-school for now until he’s 4. His language should definitely be better then. His language is what is holding e from sending him to school now. I am afraid that he will not be able to tell me when something is wrong or if someone does something to him. I know eventually I will have to choose…how do I do that? What are the things that I should be looking for?

Leonardo is doing so well. He had his last appointment with the High Risk Infant Clinic. Overall he’s doing good. The developmental testing showed age appropriate skills in all domains except gross motor skills, which were emerging. Per the doctor Leonardo has some calf muscle tightness; and so he has been referred to see a Physical Therapist to address this problem. They agree that he should continue to receive speech therapy. He will receive this service through the school system twice a week for 30 minutes.

As for me I’m 6 weeks now. I feel fine just a little tired. I continue to be scared everyday. I am so afraid that I will miscarry anytime soon…that the baby will be born too early…or that the baby won’t make it after he’s born. I hate having these feelings…

My first pre-natal appt went well. My due date has now been changed from 12/31/09 to 1/8/10. I know that I will definitely have a c-section.

Just like when I was pregnant with Leonardo I have no symptoms at all.

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NO ONE KNOWS...YET.

May 08, 2009 01:42pm (EST)

We know since Friday 5/1.

I have not told anyone..the only people who know are my husband and my mom. That is the plan. We will not tell anyone until we know things are OK. I did tell my cousin yesterday. I just couldn’t keep it from her….just like I can't keep it from sharing it with you guys.

We’re having a baby!!!! Leonardo is going to be a Big Brother.

Yes, Im pregnant n sooooooo scared. I’m 6 weeks an 1 day per my LMP. I have my first prenatal appt on Thursday the 14th but I managed to get an appt for an exam for Friday the 15th. I will get an U/S then and get to hear the heartbeat.

I’m scared…that history will repeat.

Everyday that’s all I think about. Leonardo was 3 months early..he was 27 weeks and weight 1lb 12oz. How can we go through that again? How can we put “our” baby through that? I have a 25% chance that it will happen again.

I included a picture of Leonardo's birthday. He was so excited this day. He sang and clapped. He couldn't wait to blow out the candles.

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HE'S 3 YEARS OLD!!!!

Apr 21, 2009 08:12am (EST)

My baby is growing up way too fast for me. I want him to stay a baby for ever.

He turned 3 years old yesterday Monday April 20th at 4:34AM.

We spent his birthday weekend in Disneyland....he enjoyed it alot.

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