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Akeelah's Mommy - 05:30pm Feb 16, 2012 EST
A moment in our arms, a lifetime in our hearts.

Celebrating each milestone together!

If you would like to be added or removed from the Expecting List, please send an instant message to "Akeelah's Mommy" with your name, EDD and "team".

Thank you & Happy and Healthy Nine Months to you!

Maria, aka Maria Guzman, Christopher Santos EDD 8/23/11 **Johnathan is here!! 7/26/11 36 weeks 6 lbs 2oz 19inches**

Kami, aka mytwinbabies, EDD 8/21/11 **Megyn Joelle is here!! 7 lbs. 11oz. 18.5 inches**

Erin, aka ethan&casey's mom, Ethan & Casey's Mom EDD 9/23/11**Kelsey is here!!**

Chrissy, aka oliviasmommy1120, EDD 10/25/11**Will" John William is here!!! 10/25/11, 35.5 weeks, 5lbs 7ozs 18 1/2 in**

MommyHopefull, **Devin Alexander is here! 10/21/11, 8lbs 2oz**

Shay, aka Mommy of Angel Shiloh, Shay's Journal EDD 11/25/11 **Baby is here!! 11/27/11 40 weeks 7lbs 14oz 20.4 in

Michelle, aka iloveyoudouloveme, EDD 6/4/12, **Liliana is here!! 6/4/12, 6 lbs 12 oz 19 inches, 40 weeks!

Laura, aka javbmom, Laura's Loss and Experience EDD 6/21/12 **Kai is here!! 38 weeks, June 11, 2012**

Jennifer, aka HappyBunchof8, EDD 9/4/12

Leigh, aka Tucker's Mom, EDD 9/27/12 Team **Easton is here!! 4lbs 1oz 17 inches, August 20, 2012, 34 weeks 5 days**

Jessica, aka MadisonsMom, Madison's StoryKeith Jr. is here!!

Samantha, aka Trinity'sMommy, EDD 11/2/12 **Jaxon is here!! 4lbs 1oz, September 12, 2012 32w4d**

Aimee, aka Aleigh, **Eligh is here!! 1/25/13 6lbs 15 oz 18.5 inches, 37w2d**

Natalie, aka James's mom, EDD 3/20/13 **Hannah is here!!, 12/31/12**

Cassie AKA Cassiecas, Tommy Story NEC EDD Team 5/19/13 Pink!

Ashley, aka MauiGurl, EDD 7/13/13

Stacy, aka stacyat, EDD 11/23/13

Beth, aka NICUMomof1, Our Miracle Girl EDD 12/9/13

Wishing everyone a happy and healthy 40 weeks!

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Akeelah's Mommy - Jul 28, 2012 11:58 pm (#391 Total: 611)

A moment in our arms, a lifetime in our hearts.

Yes, low BP vibes to everyone! Still on the meds but I feel pretty good that at 6 weeks I might be able to come off 'em completely. Woot Woot!

stacyat - Jul 30, 2012 4:19 am (#392 Total: 611)

Mom to Emilyn and Hailey (our 20 week angels) and Elim (our 38 week, full term miracle)!

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TrinitysMommy - Jul 30, 2012 7:13 pm (#393 Total: 611)

Jadon my 34 weeker, My Angel Trinity 25weeks, miscarriage 6 weeks 12/27/11, Jaxson 32 weeker

Ugh preggo hormones full force all.I want to do.is cry... I'm starving yet nothing sound good and I don't keep most of it down anyways, I'm tired, uncomfortable, and sleep deprived and again all I want to.do.is cry and all DH wants to do is fish. Which leave me left home alone with Jadon and my niece while everyone else works and he fishes at night. Why can't I just curl.up.in my bed and sleep for the.next 13weeks???

Samantha

Akeelah's Mommy - Jul 31, 2012 2:39 am (#394 Total: 611)

A moment in our arms, a lifetime in our hearts.

Oh my gosh, only 13 weeks... I'm guessing that feels forever to you... but oh my gosh that sounds so short!

Akeelah's Mommy - Jul 31, 2012 10:13 pm (#395 Total: 611)

A moment in our arms, a lifetime in our hearts.

Today is Makaela's due date... so crazy!

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TrinitysMommy - Aug 1, 2012 12:56 am (#396 Total: 611)

Jadon my 34 weeker, My Angel Trinity 25weeks, miscarriage 6 weeks 12/27/11, Jaxson 32 weeker

She is soooo beautiful!!!

tucker'smom - Aug 1, 2012 12:01 pm (#397 Total: 611)

Mom to Tucker (27 weeker, 05/26/06)

Oh Lauren,
She is beautiful!!!

So she was born at 36 weeks? She is 4 weeks old already?

Wow!
Leigh

javbmom - Aug 1, 2012 4:32 pm (#398 Total: 611)

Laura~Jamez mom

Sam onle 13 weeks yay! I'm sure it feels longer for you though.

Lauren she is so pretty.

Hope everyone is doing good.

Laura

TrinitysMommy - Aug 1, 2012 6:11 pm (#399 Total: 611)

Jadon my 34 weeker, My Angel Trinity 25weeks, miscarriage 6 weeks 12/27/11, Jaxson 32 weeker

It feels like forever away!!! Ugh! Of course I want him full term just wish full term was yesterday!!!

Samantha

James's mom - Aug 1, 2012 6:30 pm (#400 Total: 611)

FINALLY 1st appointment at the new Ob drs. (Changing practices to be at more advanced hospital with a NICU, the univ. hospital where James was born, for my peace of mind). I really liked this dr, very calming.

I'm so excited!!!! We've got a heartbeat, and in the right location. My own little chicklet (about same size as the mini-chicklet gum).

I thought 7wks 3days, but u/s says 7wks exact.

I've been fretting about every possible bad thing that could be (eptopic, molar, did that little pressure / little cramp mean I'm about to mis-carry...). None of that, just a strong little heartbeat.

The dr had never heard of the rare placenta thing I had before. I didn't bring a copy of the placenta path. report with me. I'll bring it to future appointments. I told him not to worry that he wasn't familar, it was so rare none of the 5 MFM's had ever seen a case. Lets hope none of that stuff matters this time around.

Also relieved that he felt waiting 3+ months was totally fine. I'd recieved conflicting suggestions of 3 months, 3 months, 6 months, and 1 year from four different Obs and MFMs... He said, "after 3 months your recovered from surgery, after 6 months you aren't going to get any better, so why wait?" I like that logic!

So glad there's a heartbeat.

Natalie

Akeelah's Mommy - Aug 1, 2012 11:24 pm (#401 Total: 611)

A moment in our arms, a lifetime in our hearts.

Leigh- She's a 4 weeks tomorrow

That's insane to me! Still a sleepy head, but becoming more wakeful.

Laura- Thanks, and how is Mr. Kai doing?

Samantha- It's so strange to want it to last forever and then just be over too. It really seems like it was just yesterday you and Leigh were announcing!

Natalie- I'm glad you found a doctor you like- that makes such a big difference. I'm curious, what was the placenta condition you had with James? Never know, there might be another Share momma on with the same. May all your appointments be filled with the same good news as today!

Akeelah's Mommy - Aug 2, 2012 1:17 am (#402 Total: 611)

A moment in our arms, a lifetime in our hearts.

Ooooooohhhhh look look look! It's getting close to that time already!!

ShareUnion (SU) 2012!
http://www.shareyourstory.org/webx/.efa7a46/

James's mom - Aug 2, 2012 12:02 pm (#403 Total: 611)

Placenta Membranacea (partial), I'm glad we got to meet James, ~50% result in stillbirth, also relieved I didn't have acreta with it. There are 40 cases in literature (occurs ~1 in 40,000 pg), if the resident gets my case written up we'll be literature #41. Being a scientist I'd like this in the literature for James.

If this sounds familar to anyone let me know! Good good news, not known to repeat.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1870811
http://www.springerlink.com/content/gkuygnvp94ucaweh/

TrinitysMommy - Aug 2, 2012 4:34 pm (#404 Total: 611)

Jadon my 34 weeker, My Angel Trinity 25weeks, miscarriage 6 weeks 12/27/11, Jaxson 32 weeker

Ohh I cant wait till ShareUnion you dont even know! I soo cant wait to see everyone again and maybe meet some new peeps!

Samantha

Akeelah's Mommy - Aug 2, 2012 5:34 pm (#405 Total: 611)

A moment in our arms, a lifetime in our hearts.

Wow Natalie- that is rare, and I do hope it's written up. I think that would be very cool and a lasting ripple from James. Glad it's not known to repeat.

TrinitysMommy - Aug 2, 2012 5:37 pm (#406 Total: 611)

Jadon my 34 weeker, My Angel Trinity 25weeks, miscarriage 6 weeks 12/27/11, Jaxson 32 weeker

Ohh I can't believe I'm almost 27 weeks and not.on bedrest! Huge deal!

tucker'smom - Aug 2, 2012 7:19 pm (#407 Total: 611)

Mom to Tucker (27 weeker, 05/26/06)

Natalie,
that is great news about it not being known to repeat. Let us know if James's story does get into the literature, I agree with Lauren, what a ripple that would be.

Congrats Sam!

So today I am 32 weeks pregnant, weirdest feeling of shock!!

I contacted a local photographer who takes the most amazing newborn photos, I just emailed her to ask her about her prices, etc. Well she said if Easton is born Sept 21 then she'd like him in the studio on Sept 25 to take "just born" pics....aaaahhhh! Somehow getting pics taken seems even more real than having the c-section date set in stone. Kind of crazy, haha

It's like I expect things to go okay, that he would be born on a Friday and do well enough to be home in time for a photo session on a Tuesday...so bizarre!

I cry every day now, happy and sad tears, the smallest things set me off....DH is so confused, lol!

My ankles also resemble tree trunks, you can't even see any bones in my lower legs...not pretty. I see the OB next Tuesday for the 32 week appt, wish me luck.

Leigh

jillybean - Aug 2, 2012 7:59 pm (#408 Total: 611)

Mom of Kyle (6); Twins: Katelyn (25 week angel) & Bethany (25 week miracle)

Hello Mommies... Just wanted to stop by and share my good news w/you all. Had my U/S this morning and everything is great. Only one baby (thank the Lord) and strong heartbeat. I'm a week further then they calculated. I'm 10w 3days. My EDD is 2/25/2013. We are super excited things are looking good. We've not told the kids yet or family. Still trying to figure out how to tell everyone at one time. Hoping they will be as excited as we are!

Glad everyone is doing good and talk w/you all soon! Jill

TrinitysMommy - Aug 2, 2012 8:48 pm (#409 Total: 611)

Jadon my 34 weeker, My Angel Trinity 25weeks, miscarriage 6 weeks 12/27/11, Jaxson 32 weeker

Congrats Jill! Hoping for a full term healthy little one!

Samantha

Akeelah's Mommy - Aug 3, 2012 1:30 am (#410 Total: 611)

A moment in our arms, a lifetime in our hearts.

Leigh- You are just chuggin' along! I hope the appointment goes well.. I don't like hearing how much swelling you're dealing with, but I also forget how hot and humid it is where you are... I can't even imagine! And big hugs on the crying- gotta love pregnancy hormones on top of everything else you're managing. The photography does make it seems so real!! Seriously September seems like a week away!!

Samantha- It's so awesome to hear!! I very much appreciated being able to walk my entire pregnancy, not as much after 25 weeks for us... but still!! Pregnant and upright ROCKS!

Jill- I'm thankful it was a good appointment! May they keep on coming. Let me know if and when you'd like me to add you to the expecting list. And have fun sharing the news with folks! Some people do it so creatively, we just blurted it out.

Miss Makaela is 4 weeks old today! By our scale 7lbs 8oz already! She looks HUGE to me already!

Akeelah's Mommy - Aug 7, 2012 12:15 am (#411 Total: 611)

A moment in our arms, a lifetime in our hearts.

Wow Mommas... I just got a notice from our health insurance today... that measure for Women's Health that just went into effect... covers boob pumps!

Something to check out. If I were to purchase a boob pump from the list my insurance gave (which is basically every pharmacy in our area), it would be covered! That's so cool! Too bad I already have my $300 Medela from Micah's baby time!

TrinitysMommy - Aug 7, 2012 1:08 am (#412 Total: 611)

Jadon my 34 weeker, My Angel Trinity 25weeks, miscarriage 6 weeks 12/27/11, Jaxson 32 weeker

Looking into pumps myself and can't decide on one they just cost so much and I worry about spending the money because I didn't produce on one side with Jadon. It jusy would never come out even with the pump we had then. Maybe ill wait till Jaxson gets here and decide of I need one then!

Akeelah's Mommy - Aug 7, 2012 3:30 am (#413 Total: 611)

A moment in our arms, a lifetime in our hearts.

Aaaand then submit the claim to your insurance! We have the Medela... pricey... very comfortable though.

tucker'smom - Aug 7, 2012 2:32 pm (#414 Total: 611)

Mom to Tucker (27 weeker, 05/26/06)

Well that's great about the pumps being covered. So I guess you buy it then get reimbursed? I am going to try to breast feed Easton so we'll see how that goes. I never had any milk for Tucker really.

We are teaching Tucker that babies drink bottles, so we'll see what Tucker thinks about his brother breast feeding

We passed a huge milestone this weekend. Tucker was delivered at the local big hospital where everyone is delivered, people come from other states to have their babies there. It opened in 1967, they have really outgrown the old building, and they have been building a new campus for years. We had always half-joked that DH and I wouldn't have another baby until that new hospital was built because we spent way too long in the old one with Tucker...well the new one just opened this Sunday!

So now it's official, Easton will be born in the new (very nice) hospital, hopefully he still waits about 6 more weeks!

I was very scared that Easton would be born at the old hospital, be in the NICU, and have to be transported to the new hospital's NICU, but we missed that thank goodness.

31 weeks, 5 days today, seeing my OB this afternoon.

Leigh

TrinitysMommy - Aug 7, 2012 3:58 pm (#415 Total: 611)

Jadon my 34 weeker, My Angel Trinity 25weeks, miscarriage 6 weeks 12/27/11, Jaxson 32 weeker

OB appointment today 27weeks and 4 days only 87 days.till my.due date! But ohh 87days seems so far away.

Samantha

Akeelah's Mommy - Aug 7, 2012 4:50 pm (#416 Total: 611)

A moment in our arms, a lifetime in our hearts.

Leigh- That's a huge milestone! And seriously, a new hospital? That's going to be like delivering at a fancy hotel! I can't wait to hear about the expression on Tucker's face when he finds out how "loose" the term bottle is! Mommy is a bottle too!

Good luck at the appointments ladies! No whammies for ya both!

TrinitysMommy - Aug 7, 2012 8:04 pm (#417 Total: 611)

Jadon my 34 weeker, My Angel Trinity 25weeks, miscarriage 6 weeks 12/27/11, Jaxson 32 weeker

Good appointment and now drs want to.see we weekly. Two weeks for another.growth scan. Still living on zolfran but was actually able to put on some weight. I'm officially done working and already bored! Counting down the days.to SU.and this babies arrival and still worried the two days may coincidence.

Samantha

Akeelah's Mommy - Aug 7, 2012 8:39 pm (#418 Total: 611)

A moment in our arms, a lifetime in our hearts.

Woo Hoo! Glad we got one no whammy appointment down.

Leigh- Still thinking no whammy thoughts for you too!

tucker'smom - Aug 7, 2012 9:56 pm (#419 Total: 611)

Mom to Tucker (27 weeker, 05/26/06)

Well good to hear Sam!

Not so much for me

but I'm glad I'm the one with issues at 32 weeks vs you at 27!!

We have been watching my BP creep up as well as swelling go up over the weekend. We've kept it quiet bc my sister graduated college and got engaged this weekend so can we please keep the focus off of me for once?? Sitting in the AC all day at work yesterday helped and last night my BP was at 124/84 so I was happy.

So today I got to the new doctors offices 30 minutes early bc I was scared I'd get lost at the new place. So by the time I was called back I had been sitting for an hour and BP was still 136/90

took it again it went up

so we went over my other lack of symptoms....no head aches no blurred vision etc, so I got blood drawn for another help panel have to start a 24 hour urine collection tonight and I moved to weekly appointments.

On one hand I'm so happy that this bs didn't start weeks ago, by now Easton is well over 4 lbs. on the other hand, I don't grow strong babies, and even if he's born around 35 weeks he might do horrible....as we all know Tucker was not the typical 27 Weeker at all...

We have been surprised by how long the pregnancy had been going well, and we've been talking about trying again one day for even a third baby (we come from big families) so all of this is just a lot.

So we'll see how the tests all come back I have a lot to do to get Tucker ready for KG next Tuesday, I'd love to be with him for that, not on bed rest or in the hospital!

Thanks y'all!
Leigh

Akeelah's Mommy - Aug 8, 2012 1:15 am (#420 Total: 611)

A moment in our arms, a lifetime in our hearts.

Leigh- Grumble!!! Did your BP not get the memo that I had been saying no whammies?! I'm hopeful that seeing 37 weeks is still totally possible. There's lots of room for intervention... BP meds.. keeping you in the freezer (aka a room with AC)... rest... all of which would totally stink to have to do since your pregnancy should be smooth sailing... but still options.

And for what it's worth, my reframe is that you grow very strong babies! Given all the odds that Tucker has faced, that he has knocked them down in his own way is a testament to his strength and yours!

This totally sucks momma and I wish ya didn't have any bumps whatsoever to deal with! May this be your one lil' bump!!

Hey- Leigh's BP... Lauren here... I SAID... No Whammies!! Now shape up.

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