Pregnancy Testing

I guess I'll start at the beginning. Last Sunday I was at my in-laws & I was sitting in a chair that decided to break out from under me. I was a little worried about it because of the pregnancy, but I didn't have any bleeding or pain & the little one was still moving around, so I didn't think too much about it. On Wednesday I noticed that the baby hadn't been moving that much, so I started to get a little concerned. Thursday I still had only felt him move a couple of times (which is very odd for him), so I called my doctor. We went in Thursday afternoon to make sure everything was okay with the baby. Everything was fine - apparently he was just having a quiet couple of days because he is back to normal now. 

When I went it they took my blood pressure & my urine sample. My blood pressure has been high for a couple of months & no one seemed that concerned, but at this last appointment I also had protein in my urine. High blood pressure + protein can often equal toxemia (also called pre-eclampsia). So the dr. sent me to the hospital for a 24 hr. admittance to collect my urine (so exciting!) They released me after 4 hrs. & I did the rest of the collection at home. I returned the "sample" on Friday afternoon.

Today I go back to see the results of the tests. Hopefully it's okay, but if not, I'll end up with diet restrictions, bedrest at home, or if it's really bad bedrest in the hospital. So pray for me today. My appointment is at 1:15 & hopefully everything is okay. I'll keep you all up to date!!!

Pregnancy Testing Results

I went to the dr. today & he told me that while my blood pressure is still high, all of my other labs looked good, so I am still okay, even though they will me monitoring me more now. He did prescribe me a blood pressure medicine to take for a while. I head back next Monday to have my blood pressure checked again to see if the medicine is working. I don't know what happens if it's not, but right now I am just thrilled that I am not on bedrest or anything like that. Praise God!!!

Baby Boy Sindt Update

I finally uploaded our newest ultrasound pics of our little boy. I realized that I didn't really share much information about the appointment in the last note. 

I was 22 weeks & 3 days at the last appointment. Our little guy's heartbeat was 154, so that was really good. He is quite the mover & was giving the ultrasound tech a hard time. She was able to get most of the pictures she needed, but I have to have another ultrasound at my next appointment because she needs to get a better shot of his spine. She was having me move from side to side to see if we could get him in a better position, but he was just too stubborn. I would roll from my side to my back & he would curl right back up. Apparently he's not a morning person either! 

The little guy is doing very well & we have had no problems throughout the pregnancy. I feel very blessed that that is the case. I haven't even had any real morning sickness! Praise God!

I have also been taking some time to work through the fact that this baby is not my little girl & I am still sad about that, but I know that this little boy will be a blessing to our family. I think God knew that I could handle a boy because of all the experience I have with boys. I realized the other day that I have primarily babysat for boys ever since I was a teenager & that I have 4 nephews & only 1 niece. Out of all those kids (14 of them!), only 2 of them are girls. I still hope that I get my little girl some day, but right now I am trying very hard to be thankful for the blessing God has given me. 

Anyway, I hope you enjoy the new pictures of our baby boy!!!

Baby Boy Sindt

Just a quick note to let everyone know how our appointment went this morning. We went for an ultrasound & a meeting with the doctor. The ultrasound was also a gender check. Everything on the ultrasound looked good, so we are very thankful for that. We found out that we are having a BOY. While I am a little disappointed, I know that the gender of this baby was determined at conception & there wasn't anything we could do about it. I still want my little girl & it will take me a while to adjust to the idea of having a boy, but I know God will help me. He is the one who gave us this little one after 2 years of trying & we are so very thankful for it! 

Please bear with me if I am a little down about the situation for a few days. I very much wanted this baby to be a girl & am still dealing with that. I will get through it, but it may take me a little time. 

I'll be posting the ultrasound pics later so everyone can see the most recent picture of our little guy!! Thanks to everyone for all the love & support!!!