Its Been a While........

Well gang, I am not sure who all checks this still.....but hopefully now that I have a laptop I will be writing more and keeping everyone updated.

For those who dont exactly know what happened, or why I am in the hospital, here are a few facts

• PPROM= preterm premature rupture of membranes (rupture before 37 weeks, my water broke at 18 weeks)


• PPROM complicates approx 2%-3% of all pregnancies


• 50%-75% of women with PPROM deliver within the first week of rupture, then of the remaining 25%-50%-,half deliver in 2nd week, and of that remaining, half deliver in the 3rd week......and so on.

So far we are beating all of the odds. So PLEASE DO NOT stop praying yet!!!!!

Here is the most recent news.......

We have made it 6 weeks since my water broke. =) We have been here since July 17th.

I will be 24 weeks tomorrow, and beginning my 7th month!! Whoo hoo!!!! I will be getting two steroid shots on Wednesday (tomorrow) and Thursday to help the lungs develop. Its been a long time waiting. =)

We had another ultrasound today.......I lost a little fluid. It went from 5.1cm of amniotic fluid to 3.69cm But I have more than what I started with 6 weeks ago when my water broke! =)

Baby gained weight!!!! Last ultrasound baby weighed 11oz and the ultrasound today, baby weighed 1lb 4oz!!!!!! Baby almost doubled in weight!!! How awesome is that!??!!

Baby's heat rate is SO strong! Zac concluded that since it is his and my baby, it is stubborn as heck, so it wont be coming out any time soon. Fine by me. Stay in there at least another 6-8 weeks!

Baby Hackett is breech....so that means a c-section since I dont have enough fluid for it to turn. I will most likely have a classical incision through my skin to my uterus but then a vertical incision into my uterus. It is the quickest and safest way to get baby out (if it has to come out asap due to heart rate drop, distress etc) If I do have a vertical incision into my uterus, then I will always have to have c-section deliveries because if I were to go into labor in another pregnancy, my uterus could re- open at the incision. At first I was kind of bummed that I will never get to experience labor, contractions, and what God made my body to do.....but the more I thought about it.....I AM doing what God made my body to do. Its just that Baby is coming out a different way and thats ok!!!!! =)

A picture was taken at the ultrasound today, 28 AUG 2007.....as soon as I get it I will post it!!

Brown County

We just got back from our last "vacation" before Zac is deployed. We rented a cabin in Brown County this last week and it was awesme awesome awesome! We ate every meal on the wrap around porch, played horse shoes, layed in the hammock, had a campfire, hiked at Brown County State Park (in the rain, but it was still a blast!) shopped a little, grilled out, and just had fun!!!! We cant wait to go back (with our 1 yr old,) once Zac returns home! Here are a few pics from our trip, and of course updated belly pics: me at 4 months!!

Our humble abode:

My hunk of a husband :) he is going to kill me for saying that! haha

Us.....

........Hiking in the rain......BLAST!

Me and my belly (4 months)

Ultrasound!!!

We had our first ultra sound! We found out that I am only 14 weeks along, and not 16 weeks. Which put me at 10 weeks at our last appt. Oh well! Since I wasnt as far along as we thought, the ultra sound was too soon to tell the sex of the baby. We want to find out what we are having because we dont know when Zac will be leaving and we want to know! We will find out the sex at our next appt on July 19th. We will also be able to look at the organs, nasal passage and other things that wernt formed all of the way this time.

At the next appt I will also have my lab blood work done to test for spina bifida and down syndrome. Not that it matters if our baby does have it, we will love it just the same! It was an option we had, and we figured might as well. I hope its not too painful.....I HATE needles!

So, our due date it December 19th. The doctor said that of course depending on our situation with Zac's deployment, that they could induce me at 36 weeks. (they said that is full term! Can you believe that!?!?) I said NO WAY! That is way too early I think. Thats an entire month! There is still so much more growing to be done!! I would be okay with 38 weeks, but not 36. Who knows, when it comes down to it- we may not even have to worry about it. Since my last appt I have lost 2 pounds, which is no big deal. My weight fluctuates as it is, and the doctor said not to worry about it. The baby is growing and thats what is important.
Isnt our little buddy so cute!?!? We love him/ her!!!

Better Belly Pic

Ok, now here is a better belly picture- this is more what I look like! 10 weeks

Happy Fat

Okay, after looking at this picture, it looks like I am puishing my belly out and making me look bigger than I really am. Now, since I dont want to look "fat" before I actually get "fat" I will take another picture soon. This is what I will call my "happy fat" ......the kind of fat that is worth it! =)
(I have been wearing flip flops to work with my dress pants! haha! I am getting away with it because I am prego!) God, I love my job

Meeting with Dr Helfgott

What an awesome day!!!
Regardless the fact that the appointments were running behind (like usual) we had a great visit!! Zac was like a kid in the doctor's office- looking in the drawers and being amused with the "huge Q tips" and looking for something to play with. He was too cute! I was laughing the whole time. He can always make me laugh =)

We tried to figure out my due date since I have no clue when my last periood was. We threw around some dates, and by the size of my uterus, Dr Helfgott determined that I am 11- 12 weeks. (We will know a more exact date June 19th, when we get the ultra sound) So I am just about through my first trimester! That was super exciting, but what was more exciting was hearing our baby's heart beat!! It seemed sureal! Of course I stared to get tears in my eyes, and then I started laughing. It was the most amazing sound! I have known I was pregnant, but now after hearing that, I feel pregnant for REAL!!!

So, we figured that it would be a good time to take the first belly pic......so here I am at 11 weeks (we think) along in my pregnancy.......

First doctor's appt

Our first OB doctor appointment is Tuesday, May 22nd. We were able to get refered to the doctor we wanted, so we were pretty thrilled about that. We are so excited to find out how far along I am! =) The further along, the better.