Baby Shopping....

So while Matt and I were in Seattle, we hit up Babies R Us. It was hugemongous to say the least. However, since we have the clothing thing fully covered, our sights were primarily set on bedding sets and toys and any other non-clothing items.

Before we even got to the store, Matt was saying he wanted bright colors, and NOT pale pastels and soft pinks. I agreed, but it really depends on what I find. I just don't like "character" themes or anything TOO cartoony. Ladybugs are fine, flowers are fine, just nothing that looks like it should have its own TV show. ew.

So naturally Matt found a couple that he really liked. What color were they? Soft friggin pastel pink. LOL And characters no less! AAAARRRGG! I on the other hand, didn't find anything I particularly loved. I also have a little shopping habit that drives Matt nuts, usually leading us to no purchases at all. LOL

I put everything in the cart that I want. Then as I continue to shop all around the store, I get to think about whether I ACTUALLY want the item or if it will match, etc... Occasionally pulling an item out to look at it again or compare it to another one. So many times, at the end of the trip, I had put 12 items in the cart, only to keep 2. It's my way of decreasing buyers remorse. LOL

So anyway, I walk back and forth through the bedding aisle, and all through the nursery set ups, so I can get a good look and feel for all the sets, waiting for something to really catch my eye. On my third trip through, poor Matt had enough and decided we weren't buying any bedding and he was ready to be done shopping.

We left Babies R Us with no purchases. Can you believe that? And since then, I cant get Matt to look at any baby items online, and he refuses to go shopping. I may be on my own to set up this nursery. LOL

16 week u/s today...

Cute Mommy Graphics and Layouts

Thank You All!

Matt had surgery on Friday to recover that broken piece of catheter from his lung and it was successful! Successful in that they were able to get the piece, which we ( and they) weren't sure could be done, and successful in that there were no complications and Matt came out of it perfectly. This was no simple surgery.

Anyway, I just want to express my thanks to all of you who kept us (and nephew Joseph) in your thoughts and prayers. God is truly watching over us. I only become more thankful and inspired with each day that passes and each miracle that is revealed.

We are so blessed to have so many amazing friends, family, and physicians looking out for us.

I just wanted to say thank you.

Back to Seattle!

So if you read the blog, you know that Matt has a little piece of Medi Port hanging out in his left lung, in a blood vessel. And apparently after much discussion and conferencing, the CF team and Lung transplant team, as well as the Interventional Radiology department all decided that they don't want to leave that piece in there after all. They don't want to risk possible infection by leaving it in.

So we go back up on Thursday for surgery on Friday at noon. We'll probably head back on Saturday, so as not to rush around or feel pressured.

Anyway, so thoughts and prayers please. We'd sure appreciate them!

Last Night While Watching Fringe...

I'm pretty sure I felt the baby move! At first I thought it was just my stomach rumbling to be fed, but I'm pretty sure I felt it. It was a new feeling not like the hungries or my own heart beat I have felt.

So YAY for another milestone!

My oh my what a weekend!

So most of you know that Matt and I were headed up to Seattle for a routine CF clinic appointment on Monday. Well as it happens, we also squeezed in an appointment (our first of many to come) with one of the doctors from the transplant team.

It was really nerve racking ahead of time, but after all of it I really felt better, having gotten the ball rolling as well as some of our burning questions answered. Transplant Doc was nice and informative.

Then we moved on to our regular clinic appointment. No biggee there either. Well, except for getting to tell everyone we are pregnant! It was really exciting and everyone was so happy for us. I think I got more attention at this appointment than Matt did! LOL

So at the tail end of this last appointment of the day, Matt also needed to have his medi port flushed. Well as the nurse is trying to flush the port with saline and Heparin, nothing seems to be happening as it should. No blood coming out as it should, very difficult to flush, and painful for Matt (which it usually isn't). Turns out, it was just creating a big pockety bubble of fluid under the skin. This has never happened before! They urgently send him down to X ray and find out that his port has broken! The part that threads into the artery has broken off, traveled through his heart and is now lodged in a blood vessel in his opposite lung.

After all of his doctors, who thought they had just gotten rid of him, looked at these x rays and decided that it was not in his best interest to retrieve it. Fishing it out poses more of a risk that leaving it in there until the transplant, at which time they will throw it out with the bad lungs. However they also decided that they should pretty swiftly remove the broken port and replace it.

So all of our Monday was spent at the hospital, and we had an appointment at 9 am on Tuesday.

Everything went well and we are finally back at home. Thank goodness! The whole thing has been so exhausting. Mentally and physically. But I am glad Matt is so strong and can pull through anything!

He is amazing and God reminds me frequently how lucky I am to have him.

12 weeks 1 day

OMG! We had our 12 weeks ultrasound today, and it was amazing! I mean, I see peoples pictures all the time, and they're cool and all, but our baby is incredible!

We got to see just about everything, considering the gestational age. The arms and legs are so long already! I think it's safe to say, we're having a tall, long limbed kid! And to see the baby moving around all over the place is so fascinating. I mean, I am just barely showing and there is this little living person in there, kicking and moving all over.

Matt is over the moon excited. We both are. What an exciting time in our lives!

And of course, the pictures! #'s 1, 2, & 3 are all pretty obvious. #4 is a profile shot. You can see the little nose and chin. #5 is the baby's head (on the bottom) with the arm curled up near the face. You can see the little fingers! #6 is a picture looking up at the legs. The bum is on the right and the legs bend then the feet meet again on the left. #7 is a 3D view. I thought it was cool because you can see the umbilical cord.