Congratulations man!Back story, my wife and I lost a baby in 2014, had a rainbow in 2015. Earlier this year we lost another. We started trying again and was eventually successful. With our history it was hard to think positive but my wife was experiencing pregnancy issues that made us hopeful. Our doctor scheduled an early ultrasound due to history. I was good with positive thoughts until Thursday night. Trying to get to sleep, bad thoughts kept coming back.
When end we were called back to the room, we knew the ultrasound tech from all but one previous ultrasound. Neither my wife or I were watching the monitor and she said to look. As soon as the baby came on the screen with a heartbeat, it was over. Four more weeks and we will be out of the first trimester and if the baby is still good then, there is a 99% chance of baby being good through the end. I guess rainbows and us go together.
The fun part part now is we don’t want to know the gender until it is born. If history is any indication, it could be born as early as our anniversary or Valentine’s Day.
it could be born as early as our anniversary or Valentine’s Day.
24 hour update, more like 28.
We have a name, no idea if I posted it before this. Olivia Joy. She is a nursing pro already, unlike her big sister who wasn’t and caused issues in many ways due to that. We finally got up to the mother baby unit late yesterday afternoon due to medication for blood pressure. Well, I left before the move to go home and take a 2 hour power nap and shower. Also to get my wife her requested celebration sweet tea from red lobster. While there I treated myself to a steak dinner while there since the hospital cafeteria was closed then. I also took my wife biscuits and broccoli since the food here is severely bland.
On a semi related note: missed a few phone calls from my dad while out. I called him back and he said he had to get out of the house. He had been dating and was engaged to someone. We have had them over for dinner multiple times and was finally getting to know her. She had been sick and took a turn for the worse yesterday afternoon and passed away.
I have some of those emotions lately when I see the terrorists growing so fast. They are the youngest and most likely the last of the G-kids. I look at the pics of them as newborns and I miss that part of being around them. So I really do understand your emotions.
Cherish every minute. Even the sleepless nights.