Another Milestone... Cerclage is in...

Today was the day... woke up early, got ready and headed to the doctors. NT Scan first, which went well... Our baby is already a trouble maker!! Not positioned right, and pushing off the side of my uterus every time he/she got into the right position... we will have our hands full!!! It was an awesome scan, b/c we got to see the baby move around, and even smile!!! The smile made the baby look like Pac-Man!!! After all that was done, it was off to the Tully Center.

Arrived at Tully at 10:30am... that's when I started shaking!! I was so nervous, even though I've been through it before... it's still going into an OR, which I don't like!!! We were taken into the Pre-Op room, where we sat and watched TV, as they set me up with my IV... then it was just waiting. Dr V was running late... I could've taken a nap!! Finally by about 12:30pm, he arrived... Walking to the OR was like the "green mile".... LOL! And the one thing I didn't forget about last time... How COLD the OR is!!! But luckily they give you nice warm blankets! I fought with the Anesthesiologist because she was giving me the lecture about how there are two ways of doing this, general or spinal... and how much better the spinal is, blah blah blah... I'm like, "listen lady... the guy that took my signature agreed on general... stop your babbling and put me out!" I don't want to hear the doctor's talking about their family, or golf game... I don't want to remember what they do during the procedure... I just want to breath deeply and wake up when it's done!!! Thankfully she did what I asked, not without attitude... but whatever! My doctor is awesome.. he knew I was getting aggravated, and worked up, so while I laid on the table getting all set, he held my right hand to calm me down. I tell you, he's my favorite doctor!!!

So I can't tell you much about the procedure, because I was asleep... but I remember waking up and making fun of Dr V for having a purple phone!! I was in good spirits, knowing that it was done. 1st level recovery didn't seem too long, but apparently I was in there for 45 minutes to an hour... I only remember about 20 minutes of it.... then I was taken to 2nd level, where Timmy got to come and sit with me.

Now I'm back home... recovering on the recliner.... I have heard people say they feel 90% better the next day! I have hope, and my fingers crossed!! When I get up and take pictures of our ultrasounds, I'll post those.... but for now, it's off to dream land!

1 week until the Surgery....

WOW... one week left until the Cerclage is placed. Time has actually passed by really quickly, I can remember finding out before we were even 4 weeks pregnant, and I thought it would take forever to get to this point!! Trying to think positive! I know everything will go over well, I trust my doctor completely... he's awesome! So instead of saying 1 week until the surgery... I'm going to say, "7 weeks until we find out if it's a boy or a girl!"!!!!!!!!!!

Another Week Down....

This past week was my first week back at work on modified hours. The hours are perfect. I get in, get work done and go home to sit on the couch. Feeling good, trying to stay positive that everything will be fine!

2-1/2 weeks until the cerclage surgery. I get nervous when I think about it, but I know my doctor is going to be the one performing the surgery, and I trust him with my life! Which is a good thing!! I would recommend him to anyone that needs a high-risk doctor.

We had our ultrasound appointment yesterday... and the ultrasound tech did a 3D image!!! I didn't think we'd get to see one until 18 weeks... it was so amazing!!!! Check it out on the ultrasound page. And we got to hear the heartbeat, at a rate of 179 beats per minute. Some say that girls have a higher heartbeat than boys... we will see in a couple more weeks!!!

So now it's one appointment next week and then I think just waiting for the 30th to have my NT scan, and then over to the Tully Center to have the surgery...

Modified Work Schedule...

So the doctor wanted me to be on bed-rest until my surgery on Sept 30th... OH BOY! I can't do that!!! I compromised, and I will be going back to work on a modified schedule, starting Tuesday, but will still be on strict bed-rest when I get home. It will be nice to get back to work... who would've thought that I would fight to go back to work!! LOL!!! So I am happy about that! And I figured I would put up the ultrasound pictures from the last three visits... You can check them out on the tab up top (Ultrasounds of Sweet Pea)... I will update that whenever we get a picture!!