#HolyHeartbeat
Big
smiles all around folks! Chris and I had our first ultrasound with Baby G
tucked safely away inutero. We were both very nervous leading up to Tuesday
which marked 6 weeks and 6 days pregnant.
Now
I know you must be thinking…6 weeks 6 days?? Didn’t you just implant on the 28th
of July? How can you be 6 weeks and 6 days pregnant? Well…let me explain the
wacky science behind this.
1st:
the day you implant is not technically
you first day of pregnancy according to doctors. In a natural pregnancy, the
last day of your period is considered to be day 1. Yes this is strange but what
it means is that the female body has started to build up a new lining in her
uterus and is preparing for a baby to implant itself.
So
for me that day would be July 14th; however Baby G was already a 5
day old embryo making the conception date or first day of pregnancy the 9th
of July. So fast forward to August 25th and we are 6 weeks and 5
days…yes I said 5.
However…when
Baby G was measured, we were given a ‘gestational’ age of 6 weeks and 6 days!
It’s all voo doo to me J
So
back to the nervousness…I have not been feeling pregnant…no nausea, no sore
breasts, morning sickness, constant urination…a bit of wicked heartburn and a
few food cravings (Italian Food) but nothing else. The day before our
appointment I got so worked up that I sat in the bathroom and cried for 30
minutes straight saying the word please over and over and over again. Begging
God to let us have this little miracle and carry a healthy Baby G to term.
Well
we made it to Tuesday and Chris met me at the fertility clinic and HOLY
HEARTBEAT! Baby G is doing very well and Baby G’s heart beat is strong and is
the most musical thing I have ever heard. Both Chris and I had tears of joy
streaming down our faces. I am in love with that heartbeat, totally in love!!
In
other news, we also just returned from Chris’s annual visit to the Mayo Clinic
for his 3-day testing event that keeps him on the transplant list as a waiting recipient
for a Kidney. The good news is that he gets to remain on the list the not so
good news is that he is not a candidate for a pancreas. All this time 1,154
days we assumed that he was going to get both a Kidney and a pancreas…not the
case, you have to be a type 1 diabetic to qualify for that organ.
The
other small hiccup is now that my other mother in law Kathy is moving back to Oregon
we no longer have a support network and a place to stay post-transplant for the
required 6 weeks. So we are currently looking into other options including Mayo’s
transplant house which is first come first serve and neighboring hotels, particularly
the Marriott that is located on the Mayo Clinic campus in Scottsdale. Both will
require a pretty hefty financial commitment so I am considering starting a
501C3 to raise money on Chris’s behalf for the cost of lodging and a caretaker.
We are also reaching out to family and friends who may want to donate a week or
two of their time to act as a full time caretaker. More to come on that topic.
May
you all have a blessed day and keep us all in your prayers.
XOXO,
Amanda,
Chris & Baby G
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