I’ve been waiting all morning!!! Trying not to stress too much. (Yeah right) I finally decided to call after 11! Somone answered the phone and I let her know I was sorry for bugging them but I’m just too impatient for this! I needed to know! She said yep your results are back I seen them this morning! She put me on hold. I was on hold for almost two holding songs! I kept thinking well this can’t be good they are probably waiting for a nurse to tell me about the numbers and set me up with a diet specialist. Finally she got back on the phone and said my numbers were just fine! What a  relief! She said all my numbers were way under the max! She told me all of them but to be honest I was just so happy I don’t remember any of it lol. Thanks to everyone who prayed and thought of me through all this! I’m glad this was a happy post!!! I have another dr appointment tomorrow so I’ll do another update then! 

So last week I went for my fun sugar test. I have been feeling great nothing out of the norm! Well today I got a call from my dr office. I knew it wasn’t good they never call unless I call them or I have a appointment the next day. Well the nurse was super nice but said my numbers were a little high. Ugggg my heart sank. All I could think was I have perfect pregnacys this is not supposed to happen to me! She said they want your numbers to be at 130 or under mine was 142. She assured me it’s not crazy high. I have to now do a three hour test next Tuesday. The kicker was guess what I had cooking oh pasta… I felt too bad so I ate just meatballs… From my googling I have found that most people that have to do the 3 hour test end up passing it. So I’m holding onto that for dear life lol.  I mean my numbers are not crazy over what they should be. So basically I’ve had a not so good day. Lots of stressing so please everyone pray for us that I don’t end up having GD. I want baby Grace to be just as perfect and healthy as she can be for her mommy and daddy!!! 

Looks like we’re already at the end!!! Miss Grace is really loving to move around and make sure I know she’s there! We love to lay in bed and play! I poke her and she pokes right back! I think her and her sissy are going to have lots of fun! Double trouble for mom and dad!!! On Friday we go for our yummy sugar test… I’m not worried I’ve never had any issues before! I’m excited to go visit Chicago in a few weeks! I can’t wait for everyone to feel some kicks and jabs! Plus eat some yummy pizza! We’re taking the kids this time. Kailynn is very very excited to see Ellie. She thinks she lives in a very tall building lol. Only 12 weeks to go! I swear this is even faster then last time!!! I have a love hate relationship with the end of pregnancy. I so can’t wait for Molly and Jon to meet this perfect little girl and I can’t wait to see her face and see how much she looks like her big sissy! But I hate the unknowns of when labor will start! There’s just no predicting that. Here is what sweet baby Grace is up too this week! 

baby is settling into the proper position for birth, with her head facing downward (toward your body’s nearest exit!). Your little work in progress is now about 2.5 pounds and almost 16 inches long. 

She’s also busy adding new skills such as blinking to an already impressive repertoire of tricks like coughing, sucking, hiccupping, and taking practice breaths. Your baby’s sleep now includes the REM (rapid eye movement) phase — and that means she could be dreaming already (what do you suppose she’s dreaming about?)! 

So as most of the Facebook world knows we’re doing a sibling journey!! I’m currently 26 weeks and lots of family and friends have been bugging me about blogging again. So here we go! I’ve decided to catch everyone up! We started meds again at the end of September! And on October 28 we transferred one sweet baby!!! Turns out there was only one baby that made it to 6 days!!! So all eggs were in my basket! I was super nervous. I prayed a lot as did all my family and friends! To my surprise after 3 days I started to get tiny squinter lines on my home Pregnacy tests!!! It took forever to get one with miss Ellie so I was shocked when I seen a line so fast! I even made my husband look with me holding the flash light lol. He finally admitted he seen something! I was beyond happy and excited! I told Molly the next morning I didn’t think she needed to stress to much and sent her the picture! It then took forever to have our beta blood test! First test numbers came in at 986!!! That was HUGE compared to Ellie’s number hers was only 106! Then I had to wait for more blood tests to make sure my numbers kept rising and the a ultrasound! The next numbers were 3567 at 15 days past a 6 day transfer! Last one was 15,856!!!! On November 23 we got our ultrasound and seen one healthy heart beat of 106! They did see something next to the baby. We were all a little worried they seen this in the next few ultrasounds! Turns out it was a sch! Good news is my body just obsorbed it! That’s really all the exciting stuff! So I’ll post a bunch of pictures so you can catch up! Really the last half of pregnancy is the best part anyway!!!  

Ok not exactly but all most! To be honest ive had lots of emotions this week! Im so overly happy and Im in shock! I feel so blessed to continue to be apart of this little girls life! Thats the best gift ever for me! Im shocked that shes already a year old! I feel like it was just yesterday i was peeing on pregnancy tests lol. Her mom and dad have become so dear to me! Molly is one of my best friends! Who would have thought two complete strangers could become so close so fast! I guess when you have their baby that puts things on a fast track lol. Ive also been enjoying this year of my life. When you have a super scary birth like we did i think you enjoy things more! Im celebrating my big 30 birthday tomorrow and miss Ellie’s grand entrance into the world! And i can’t help but think if things went a bit different all the things i would have missed this year with my family and friends. It sounds crazy to say BUT i think it was all a huge blessing! I know how fast things can change tomorrow is never promised so you need to enjoy today! Ellie will be having a great get together with family and friends and cake of course! I will face time with them tomorrow also!!! its so crazy to think last year this night we were prepared to be at the hospital at 6am!!! things definitely didnt go how any of us planned but im still over joyed with the choice i made to help get her here! This world and my world would be lacking so much without that sweet Ellie belly!!! So HAPPY FIRST BIRTHDAY!!!

We had a amazing trip to go see miss Ellie! Shes 7 almost 8 months now I cant believe it! My favorite part was getting to see how much she loved her mommy and daddy!  They love her so much you can tell by they way they look at her and talk about her. Shes a normal little girl as soon as her mommy would leave the room and it was just me and her she would scream and cry lol. We got to spend Thursday with her as soon as we got there and we all went to dinner. We all went out friday night for a adult only night. It was great to hang out and catch up! Ricky and I tried oysters for the first time not bad at all! Im shocked he tried them! Saturday we shopped and went back to the hotel ricky was tired but I wanted more baby time lol. So I went to hang out with Molly and Ellie for some girl time! Shes teething so we all know how cranky they can be. Poor thing! Needless to say our trip was more then amazing. Im still so blessed to have met such wonderful people!  Who will be friends for life! Ill be back to Visit in march on a girls trip to the hair show I cant wait!!!

Sorry it took soooo long for me to post my birth story. So we all got to the hospital around 6am. It was sooo exciting they got me all hooked up to everything and we started pitocen. Nothing was really hurting very bad so they kept upping it every so often. They then told me we would break my water in the next hour and I could get a epidural before or after I had time to decide. Well I would say about 10 minutes later I felt a hard pop and knew my water broke on its own! It was a very odd feeling! Molly rushed out to get my nurse and tell her we were all sooo excited. Then about three minutes later it was the most excruciating contractions I’ve EVER felt. I told them I needed the epidural NOW! again sweet molly went rushing out to find the man to help me! He came very fast but it seemed to take forever. Still the contractions were so intense and painful I was NOT prepared for that. I was trying to be strong and not cry but it hurt so bad. When he was finally done they were still very painful and just one on top of another I wasnt getting a break and the epidural didnt seem like it was working. Thats when things started going wrong. Poor miss Ellie’s heart rate was dropping and so they kept moving me to get her in other positions it just kept going up and down. They put me on oxygen and I was crying I knew this was NOT right my other labors were sooo easy. I kept asking about her heart and they said she was fine but I couldnt see the machine to watch myself. They then put me on all fours like a dog for a bit. Still the contractions just kept coming and her heart rate still going crazy they gave me a shot to try to stop all contractions it seem to help. Then a nurse checked me and said she would get my dr. In came Dr. Sammons she checked me and had me push once or twice but poor Miss Ellie’s heart rate was still off. She told us I had to go to the operating room and we could try to push in there. They said they would come back for Molly. As soon as we got out the door they were all running. I knew then I was not going to get to push and it was bad. I could hear them talking about to much blood and someone said something and my dr said we dont have 3 minutes. I started praying for Ellie and my kids and me. I was honestly scared. I just prayed we would all be fine! They literally had her out of me in under a minute once we were in the room. I could hear her cry and it was amazing!  I was very drugged at that point and it was hard to keep my eyes open. The man that put  my epidural in Eric was the one in the room with me. He was sooo kind he held my hand and said it was all ok and that he could see her and she looked GREAT!  I kept asking to see her I just wanted to look and know she was there and ok! It seemed to take forever they finally brought her over so I could see and she was soooo perfect. I then told them to hurry and take her to her mommy and daddy so they did! At this point my dr said that her cord was wrapped around her neck twice the worst she had ever seen. She also said my placenta had tore thats why there was so much bleeding and we had to do the c section. I guess I was bleeding to much and Ellie was breathing it in. I kept telling poor Eric that something was wrong and that I thought i couldnt breathe I told him I was having a reaction he assured me he could see my vitals and I was fine. He said it was just anxiety so he gave me meds for that. He said I would feel sleepy and thats all I remember for a bit. Then I remember them moving me and I could tell my hospital gown was pulled up to high and my boobs were out. I knew Eric was still there and I kept telling him I was sorry and not to tell his wife!!! Lol I was sooo drugged!  He said dont worry what happens in the O.R. stays in the O.R. lol. They then put me back in my room. I dont remember much but my husband says I was super drugged like I had a bottle of wine lol. Thats what things went bad again. All I remember is waking up a bit and saying I needed something to throw up in I felt sooo sick. Then nurses and people were running in. I could hear lots of voices but couldn’t open my eyes. All I remember is them asking me to keep talking to them and then I would say something.  I was hemroging. At this point all info is what was told to me as I was out of it! My bloodpresser dropped and thats why I wad sick. My husband said then the nurse and drs came running in I was as white as a sheet I had zero color he said I looked scary. At that point he said the dr put her hand in me and pulled out more blood then he has ever seen. He said they did this many times. He said so much blood they were weighing it all and keeping track on a piece of paper. Molly and Jon where there also and said they have never been so scared. I had to have two blood transfusions. The drs were amazing they saved my life! Ricky  Molly and Jon said that the drs were so confident and never looked worried at all. Like I said I dont really remember any of that but im so glad I was well take care of! Needless to say it was NOT the birth any of us wanted. I feel cheated its still hard on me I very badly wanted to see them hold her the first time. See there reactions to seeing her. I didnt get that. I also understand thats me being selfish lol. She is here and health and happy and that is what matters! Miss Ellie needed to stay in the nursery for a few days to be watched because she had labored breathing. But she got to spend her last night in her own room with her mommy and daddy! We all were discharged on the same day. This was my first c section and I wont lie it SUCKS!!!! the first night in the hospital was the worst I cried and cried it hurt alot and im not a cry baby but boy did I lol. So I will say I still feel very blessed and i would do it all over again in a second. I actually think this has brought me and ricky much closer together. This has shown me to love and value everyone because you REALLY never know when things could go bad. Thanks again for everyone reading and supporting me with this! Also she was born on 6/6/14 weight 6pounds 6oz at 1:18pm.

My favorite picture when they first seen her coming out of the O.R.!!!

Look at that sweet sweet face!!!

Shes sooo alert and wants to know whats going on!!!

When I got to first meet Miss Ellie!!!! I think she recognized my voice!

In her hat my best friend krystal made her!!!

Could we be any more excited???? NOPE!!!! I first want to thank EVERYONE who has read and supported me with all this! Starting with Sierra if it wasnt for her I would have never been brave enough to look into all this! Then there is Norma! Your a inspiration to so many. You were there for all my questions and back and fourth of it all! Even when you couldn’t do much you helped point me to people who could help! There were a few times I was ready to just call it quits and im soooo glad I didnt!!! All the girls at work Katelyn Cheryl Lindsay Hannah Mystie and Monnie! Who listened to me wine and cry and be super excited and supported me every step of the way THANK YOU!!!! My church family who has been there to help and pray whenever I needed it!!! My best friend Krystal who calls and checks in and paints my toes because I cant reach! My parents who have helped with the kids so I could make all the trips and dr appointments! Of course I cant forget my DR! I truly feel blessed to have found her shes been beyond excited and supportive with every step! Also all my surrogacy friends there are WAY to many to name!!! Thanks for helping with all my questions! Oh I almost forgot my cuz barb!!! If it wasnt for you and that first butt shot we may not be here today lol!!! I guess I should also throw in my husband who gave me all the butt shots and put up with all the CRAZY mood swings and pregnancy crap hes been very supportive up until my huge feet… Honestly if it was not for everyone I may not be here now! What a crazy experience this has been! I will definitely update everyone after Miss Ellie makes her big debut! But it may be a few days I want to soak it all in!!! Molly and Jon are coming today were having Bbq at my parents and were all going to try to sleep…. I’m sure thats not going to go well for any of us lol. Ill be at the hospital at 6am to be induced. Thanks again for all the support everyone!!!! I truly LOVE you all!!!! Now here is what Ellie is up too!!!!                Your Baby

Your baby’s weight and height have probably increased only a little from last week (and your overstretched skin is probably grateful for that). But his or her brain is still developing rapidly (a pace that continues during the first three years of life), with changes you’ll be able to recognize firsthand as your baby’s skill-packed bag of tricks expands almost daily.

Heard that babies cry a lot? There’s definitely truth to that rumor — as you’ll find out soon enough (and usually during the middle of the night). But what you may not have heard is that tiny babies don’t produce tiny tears when they cry, since their tear ducts aren’t open for business yet. While you’ll be consoling your crying baby right from the get-go, it won’t be until sometime after the first month that you’ll be wiping tears off those chubby cheeks.

Your baby’s skin has now finally changed from pink to white (no matter how dark-skinned he or she will be eventually; pigmentation will occur soon following birth). That’s because a thicker fat layer has been deposited over the blood vessels (making your baby’s cheeks — both kinds — pinchably and kissably round).

How I keep my huge feet feeling ok lol

My oh my has time been flying by or what! I can’t believe this is my very last week as a pregnant lady!!! Im sad and happy! I know ill miss it very soon but im also excited to sleep on my belly have a margarita with my friends and of course see this beautiful girl with her parents that have been waiting so patiently!  I had a dr appointment yesterday and good news SHES HEAD DOWN!!!! wooohooo thank you Ellie!!! Im not sure if it was us turning her or the spinning babies or the acupuncture or just her decision but im so glad! Im still the same at 2 cm dialted. I have been having contractions off and on but nothing regular. Poor Molly calls and texts me for exciting news but I have nothing to report lol. Also at my dr appointment they noticed I haven’t gained much weight in fact only 6 pounds! So we did a extra ultrasound just to check on her. Good news she looks good about 6 pounds they think lol. So I im just the girl everyone hates the nurses said! I told them I swear I eat and lots of junk too!!! Having babies is like a diet for me lol. So as long as I font go into labor before next Friday then we will be induced at 6am!!! Ugggg who wants to be there that early!  But really lets be honest im sure none of us will be sleeping!  We should all just pull a crazy all nighter like teenagers lol. Here is what Miss Ellie is doing this week!

Your Baby

Only two more weeks (or plus two more, max) before your baby makes his or her appearance. And what an adorable appearance that will be! Your little one isn’t so little anymore — weighing in at close to seven pounds and hitting the height charts at the 21-inch mark (or less).

As you prepare (best you can) for baby’s ETA, he or she is also getting ready, big time. Vernix and lanugo continue to shed from your baby’s body into the amniotic fluid. Your baby swallows that amniotic fluid (yum yum?) and some of it winds up in his or her intestines where it — along with other shed cells, bile, and other waste products (triple yum) — will turn into your baby’s first bowel movement (meconium) and perhaps your first diaper change.

Your baby’s lungs continue to mature as more and more surfactant is secreted (remember — it helps prevent the lungs from sticking to each other when your baby begins to breathe…definitely a good thing). All systems, almost go! 

Look how perfect she is!!!