Thank you everyone.

We are okay. My Mom left yesterday but I’m happy to say she will be back in a week, that will be her regularly scheduled visit. This has made me realize just how much I really miss my family. I miss being around them, being close enough to visit regularly, I miss it all. I haven’t talked to my brothers, my Mom was a great buffer for that, but they’ve been great about calling and asking how I was. I finally talked to my Grandma the other day, my Dad today and my best friend yesterday. I figure getting past talking to them on the phone is a huge milestone for me.

 Crossposted from Losing My Baby Weight

PS Anyone remember I lost the digital camera back at the end of May or so? Chris found it! It was tucked under one of the seats in the van, but I know I searched over and over again there. The laptop isn’t recognizing it at the moment though, or rather it is but is saying the camera is empty – which it so isn’t! I’ve several projects to share and will hopefully figure out the camera issue today!

My Mom arrived late Tuesday night and he was moving around, Wednesday morning we went to the dr and he had passed sometime between Mom’s arrival and our visit to the dr. I believe he waited for her to be here.

We named him George Felix, after two of his great grandparents. We were able to get him baptized and we will either bury or spread his ashes back in South Dakota, though not right away.

We are okay and thank you for your thoughts and prayers.

Cross posted at Losing My Baby Weight.

We were lucky to get the first test results today, a day earlier then expected. What is here is also cross posted at Losing Gaining My Baby Weight.

We got the phone call today telling us the results for the first part we were waiting for. This was the FISH test and is the one that was going to come back first. It is a preliminary test telling us if certain chromosomes were doubled – they looked at five or six chromosomes for this test – and NONE are doubled. I let out a high sigh of relief when she finally got the words out. (It felt like she was speaking so slowly! And my heart was pounding so hard, I just wanted her to talk faster.)

That is good news. The chromosomes they were looking at would have indicated syndromes or diseases that would be fatal to the baby. There are a couple more tests we are waiting for and we will be called as the results come in.

One very surprising thing is the genetics counselor who called to tell us the news asked if we knew the gender, I said yes, they said she’s a girl. She said no that there was an X and a Y for the sex – meaning a BOY! Two different ultrasound techs told us girl – but both had a really hard time because the umbilical cord was all bunched up there and neither of the techs were able to get a clear shot. After the dr’s appointment on Monday the tech sent us home with a few pictures and one is of the genitals – I didn’t think it looked like a girl, but I’m the one who says “oh is that an arm” and they say no that is the lower leg, so I figured what do I know about what I am looking at! And so chromosomes don’t lie, this is a boy. They are going to look back at the ultrasound.

We are waiting for a final chromosome test – it will look at every pair of chromosomes to see if there are any issues. If that test comes back fine then “all” we are worried about is the growth rate of the baby and his (have to get used to that!) heart size. His heart is enlarged and they have said depending on what goes on with the growth of the heart, it could affect the growth of his lungs. Another test will tell us if there is (or was) a virus that had some effect on him.

So we are not out of the dark yet but today definitely brought us great news. Keep the thoughts and prayers coming, they are very appreciated. I’m not sure when the rest of the results will be available to us but we have another appt next Wednesday and they have said for sure by then.

Amidst all of my card making and baby blanket crocheting (that I have yet to post pictures of!), we had three more dr appointments today. Keep us in your thoughts and prayers please.

The birthday girl the other day LOVED her gifts – handmade and store bought. Her Mom loved them even more, the diary book that Alice made was a huge hit! The girl is coming to stay overnight in a couple of weeks so I imagine the kids will want to do lots of crafting together. I knew I was being paranoid about her reaction…

I have at least six started projects – and only one finished! It seems my craft stashing isn’t going as well as I thought, usually I am great about already having the materials available but lately I’ve been having to make a list and pick up something here or there. I ran out of fusible webbing for a cork board project, white yarn for a baby blanket and double sided tape for a card project. It seems to work out better to figure what I need then run out and get it – rather then starting and having to stop, doing that just disappoints the kids! The baby blanket that I was making for our new baby has been changed into a gift for one of my nephews, it was going to have to be made anyway as that’s my plan for Christmas gifts, and I suppose sooner is better then later.

We are having more baby issues – and it has me emotionally exhausted. I wish I didn’t have to wait so long for my next appointment as I want answers now. I spent today cleaning, crying, praying and doing nothing. I suppose that’s normal.