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MY JOURNEY WITHOUT HANNAH

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MY BABY IS 1!

Jul 22, 2010 06:37pm (EST)

I can't believe it! Kaden turned 1 this week. Where did the time go? I swear it was just last week when I was stuggling with nursing and learning the best way to change a diaper. We had a bunch a family in for the weekend so things have been a little hectic. Although hectic it was very fun to have so many people around to help celebrate. So Kaden LOVES birthday cake. He was a little tentative at first but once he got into it there was no turning back. I've attached a few pics, some amateur and some professional. Because of course we are spending our life savings on pictures of this kid


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HERE WE GO AGAIN

Jul 03, 2010 09:55am (EST)

So it's official - gestation diabetes, again. Is it really to much to ask for a "normal" pregnancy? I know there are much more serious complications out there so I don't want to sound to whiny. It just seems like the good news just doesn't seem to continue. We got good news that I no longer have previa, which I'm very thankful for but then the gest diabetes diagnosis. I was pretty much expecting it but still bummed.

On a much happier note - my sister had a healthy BIG baby boy on Friday (Brady Alan). 9lbs 1oz and 21 3/4inches. I wish I could see him in person, so far just pictures. She lives in PA and it's just not feasible for me to travel. My mom is over the moon - she's going to have 2 new little grandsons - in her mind the more the merrier Xmas should be really exciting this year.


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BAD MOMMY MOMENT FOLLOW UP

Jun 19, 2010 06:35am (EST)

So I think this picture acturately reflects the type of day Kaden had last week. He's made a full recovery and so I have I


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BAD MOMMY MOMENT

Jun 14, 2010 04:52pm (EST)

So last Thursday I had my first bad mommy moment. Kaden was home during the day because he had a fever and couldn't go to daycare. I put him in his highchair so I could give him tylenol. I gave him the tylenol then went to rinse off the dropper. Well I didn't make sure the high chair tray was latched and bam! Kaden goes tumbling out of the high chair He was SCREAMING. He landed right on top of the high chair tray which was upside down so all the edges were up. So now he has a nice bruise across his cheek. My dad called him scareface I was trying to get him calmed down and felt so guilty so of course I started crying. Ryan was at home but in bed so didn't see it all unfold. He saw the aftermath with both Kaden and I with our puffy, teary eyes. Thank goodness he was ok and all he has is a bruise. I watched him like a hawk all day. Poor little guy had a bad day, didn't feel good b/c of his fever then he has a fall. I felt soooooo bad. He seems to have forgiven me and is back to his old self.

Now we just need to get him through teething. He has 4 coming in a one time. He just can't seem to catch a break.
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NO MORE PREVIA!

Jun 08, 2010 07:00pm (EST)

I had a visit with my peri last week and I officially don't have placenta previa anymore. Still a low lying placenta but I'm glad the previa corrected itself.

Not much going on in our world. Kaden is still growing and changing daily. He's getting so independent - I think it's about time to let him try to eat himself with the spoon. It'll be messy but I think it's time.

We have Hannah's urn on the mantel in the living room and it seems like Kaden has really started to notice it more. Whenever I'm holding him near it he reaches out for it. It's like he just wants to say hi to his big sissy. It's really sweet. I know I have some time before he'll understand but I try to think about how I will tell him about his big sister. I'm hoping it just comes to me when the time is right. Time will tell.
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MARCH FOR BABIES 2010

May 22, 2010 09:02am (EST)

We had our walk on May 1st but I've been very deliquent in posting about it. We had a great day - thought it may rain there for a second but luckily it didn't. I also didn't think we'd make our team goal but some last minute donations put us over the top! Kaden was great, he slept most of the walk but was so cute looking at the sign for Hannah. He's so curious about everything now.

Some big news this week - Kaden's first tooth has finally broken through - woohoo! I didn't think the day would ever come.

The pregnancy is going good - I've really started to feel the baby moving a lot which is always a great feeling.

Well like every other post, I don't have a lot time. Until next time.


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PICTURES

May 03, 2010 04:22pm (EST)

I just have time for a quick update but had to share the collage we are getting to hang in one of our bathrooms. When we were looking at Kaden's 9 month pics I just couldn't narrow it down between all of these poses so we got them all. I swear our entire house is going to be nothing but baby pictures. But I love them!


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9 MONTHS

Apr 26, 2010 03:11pm (EST)

I can't believe my baby boy is 9 months old! He had his well baby visit today and everything is perfect, which is always nice to hear. He's 29.25 inches tall and 21.3lbs. Still our big guy but his growth rate has slowed down a bit, he's not in the 80th and 90th percentile like he used to be. We've started thinking about his 1st bday party, oh lord he's almost 1, geesch! Of course what we are talking about doing really costs more than we should spend for a 1 year old bday that he won't even remember. Not a whole lot going on, I just realized it had been over a month since I posted. Our MFB is next weekend, right now they are calling for rain - I really, really hope this is one of those times where the weatherman is wrong. We are SO close to our fundraising goal, I think we'll definitely end up making it. Quick pet peeve - I love that people sign up to walk with us, but how about making a donation! Only about 1/2 of our team does any significant fundraising. Not sure what to do about that, but that's a worry for next year I suppose.

I've attached a couple updated pics of our cutie Kaden.


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IT'S A BOY!

Mar 22, 2010 11:27am (EST)

So we found out last week that we are having another boy! I wasn't expecting to be able to even find out. I don't think I mentioned this before but my first u/s at 8 weeks showed a complete placenta previa. So we were back at 14 weeks to get another u/s to check that. It's still a partial previa but there has been definite movement so that's good. Another pregnancy, another complication... But anyway I asked the u/s tech if there was any chance we'd be able to find out the gender of the baby. She didn't think so but checked anyway and voila! very obvious we are having a boy. I'll admit that a streak of disappointment went through me. I was psyching myself out, trying to make up signs that I was having my little girl, I had convinced myself. But not to be. It's still hard but I'm accepting I'm going to be outnumbered by 3. It's hard to be to disappointed considering how awesome Kaden is.

I'm sitting in the airport right now getting ready to travel for work and I already miss him. I'm only going to be gone for 1 day but kind of feels like forever. I have to do this 3 weeks in a row. Fly out on Monday, come back late,late on Tuesday. What a pain.

But anyway, back to my pregnancy. Ryan and I had discussed, or more like I told him that if we didn't have a girl this time I wanted to try one more time. So for at least right now I think I have another pregnancy in my future. Who knows we could end up being one of those families with like 8 kids, all boys Probably not, but I really, really, really hope we end up having a little girl. Hannah has an great little brother but she needs a little sister too. Or maybe I just need it. Not sure.

So I'll be getting another u/s in a month with a peri to check the progress of the previa and all the measurements and stuff. My doc wants me to see the peri not only because of the previa but because of my history as well. I'm SOOOOO glad I found this doctor. I absolutely love her!

Until next time - I hope everyone has a great week!
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TRIP TO FLORIDA

Mar 09, 2010 11:16am (EST)

So we've been in Florida visiting the in-laws - had a good time, but glad to be home. Kaden got to have 2 new firsts! First trip to the zoo and first time in the swimming pool. Maybe a little to young for the zoo, he didn't really seem to care about the animals but he did enjoy being outside and in his stroller. He's definitely no afraid of the water - he loved the pool! Unfortuately there was only 1 day that was nice enough to go swimming. Looking at the pictures I realized that we really didn't take that many but I did attach a couple.

I've been feeling pretty good. Still a little tired and still a little nauseas from time to time but overall, so far things are good. Almost to the 2nd trimester - yeehaw!

Oh! And for those of you that watch Kitchen Nightmares. When we were in Florda we ate at a place called "Le Bistro". It's going to be on Kitchen Nightmares this week. Personally I think Gordon Ramsey needs to go back. Not sure what it was like before they taped the show, but service could use some work. The food was pretty good, but I probably wouldn't go back. I think it's kind of neat I've been someplace on tv - hehe, I'm a dork.


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