baby update

So
We went and talked to a doctor today. She talked to us about Dandy-Walker. She explained things really well and was very nice. Also we found out that at the very least I will be going to Hawaii to deliver my baby. The doctor said it may be possible to go home to have the baby....

It is possible that we will PCS (AKA move). If that is the case we are going to try and see if they will send us to Hill AFB or to Mountain Home, Utah or Idaho. It would be really nice to be close to family. The decision isn't up to us of course. There is still a chance we will stay here. There are so many what if's and maybes. We just don't know what will happen.

We also won't know how many problems the baby will have until she is born. The doctor said she shouldn't have any problems while she is still in my tummy. After she is born they will do more tests and MRI's. We are still hoping that there won't be anything wrong with her.

I also wanted to thank everyone for their prayers and best wishes. It means a lot to me and my family. Please keep us in your prayers.

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Well,
I am not sure where to start with this. The last few days have been really long. For those that don't know, I went and got my 20 week ultrasound. The doctor there thought I should have an MRI done because she thought the baby might have dandy walker syndrome. She didn't really answer my questions really well, and she made me feel uncomfortable. So I waited till I talked to my normal doctor, he said we should go ahead and do the MRI.

On Friday, I went and did the MRI. I was still hoping for the best. Well all weekend it was pretty much all that I could think about. I couldn't wait any longer and I called the nurse on Monday morning. She called me back a couple of hours later and told me the MRI confirmed that my baby has Dandy-Walker.

So now I am trying to still hope for the best. Some people have this and are fine. However that isn't always the case. So i don't even know what to expect. I am so worried about my little one. This world is hard enough and for her to come into the world and has a problem to start with...it is just so unfair for such a small little baby. I feel like I should be doing something for her. But there really isn't much for me to do. I am praying for her, but besides that there isn't much to do.

I am going to talk to a doctor on Wednesday and see where to go form here. They have mentioned sending me to Japan or Hawaii to have my baby. I don't know what the chances are? It is just kinda scary. I would rather stay here, but of course I will do what I need to for the baby.

I just have no idea what to expect and I hate to plan for the worst, I am not even sure what that means. Hopefully the doctor that I talk to on Wednesday will help with some of the questions that we have....


Here is a website that talks about it. I know there aren't many people that have heard of it. I didn't know anything about it.
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/dandywalker/dandywalker.htm

Its a.....

Well today has been a long day. You wouldn't think getting an ultrasound would take FOUR hours!!! Well it did here on Guam. I thought it would take an hour or so, well i was very wrong. Well we got there and waited FOREVER. They were having problems with the computers. And of course I was supposed to drink a lot of water before the ultrasound. I waited as long as i could and then went to the bathroom. And of course they called me back right after I did that. We got the ultrasound done. After that there was more waiting. It really wasn't very fun.
So for 4 hours of waiting we found out that we are having a girl! Tristan was sad he wanted a brother. Ben was sure that it was going to be boy. He had me convenience that it would be a boy. So BEN WAS WRONG!
It will be easier since we have a ton of little girl stuff that is left over from Mackenzie. Now we just have to fine tune the name. I am about 82% sure on the name....

New beach

Ben got to dive this weekend. We met up with him at the beach. It was a different beach than we had gone to before. It was a neat beach. It wasn't the best for the kids to play in the water and there was a ton of rocks. We were able to take the dog and she was pretty fun to watch swimming around in the water. If it weren't for the rocks, and the heat it would have been a little better.

20 weeks

Well I am now 20 weeks pregnant. I still can't believe it sometimes, and I am HALF WAY DONE!! I think I am starting to feel little pocks but not as much as I would like. I am just starting to get used to the idea that I am pregnant. I think i am starting to look pregnant. I am going to have an ultrasound done on Friday if all the insurance things work out, which is getting really frustrating. I would really like to know if we are having a boy or a girl. I am leaning more toward a boy, just based on feelings. I would love to have another little girl too. So hopefully Friday is the day.

17 weeks

Well as of today I am not 17 weeks pregnant. There isn't really to much to show but.. I thought I would show how I am progressing as well as the baby. I am hoping that once I look a little more pregnant and feel the baby moving, that I will FEEL more pregant.

28

Well i am 28 today and I am feeling a bit old. Also being pregnant it is draining my energy, so that isn't helping. Anyway for my birthday Ben took me out to dinner, it was a few days early since he is working today. He got us a baby sitter and we got to get some Italian food. The people that run the place are actually from Italy so it is the closest to the real thing that we are going to find around here. It was really good but again being pregnant I haven't had the best appetite.

Today we didn't get to do much since Ben had to work. We just went and grabbed some lunch and ran to the store. I got some hair color and lightened my hair. I am not sure what to think of it yet. Ben thinks I should try and go even lighter. We will see.....