the countdown is on!

Well, im down to just over 8 weeks to go! hard to believe! this pregnancy has gone so fast, and still seems to be passing before i have time to realize it! i will be 32 weeks on sunday and have been feeling pretty good. im not getting much sleep these days but its all just good practice for baby. at my last midwife appiontment i found out my hemaglobin tests came back low so now im on an iron supplement. i have been starting to get things ready for the baby, washing all the newborn clothes that i have from allistair , and getting little things ready for my hospital bag. im so excited, and a little dissappointed that the pregnancy will be over so soon . i know how crazy that sounds but i am definately am one of those people who LOVES being pregnant, and wishes it would last longer than 9 months lol. anyways, here are a few recent pictures. enjoy!

allistair reading his truck book to the baby

ever-growing tummy at 31 weeks

my adorable/goofy little boy! he brought all his animals to this chair and sat with them! it was too cute!

allistair loves his sandbox! he'd spend every minute out there if he could!

I am officially 26 wks pregnant now and feeling enormous! Its been fun to compare pictures of this pregnancy with the ones i took while pregnant with Allistair.

I had another ultrasound on the 15th of june to check on the amniotic band and the cysts that were on the back of the babys head. Praise the Lord, the cysts are completely gone and the baby has not yet gotten tangled in the band. The midwives and obgyns are going to keep me going to ultrasounds to keep an eye on it but its a really good sign that it hasnt happened yet. As far as my cyst, i have been thinking of having the baby delivered by c-section so that i can have the surgery to remove the cyst at the same time instead of doing it 6 wks after the birth. I talked with my midwife yesterday and she ultimately the choice is up to the ob, which i dont really like, i personally think it should be my decision...but we'll see what she says.

update and prayer request

Hey all, thursday, april 29 julian and i were able to see our baby again :) I love being able to see him/her moving around and sometimes getting to feel those little movements! everyone one of them is so special. A few days ago i got a call from my midwife regarding the ultrasound. I was told the baby has some cysts on the back of its neck (she said these are very common and i shouldnt worry as they usually go away by themselves). She also told me that they noticed what is called an amniotic band , which basically is what can cause deformities and sometimes even natural amputation of the babies limbs. Having an amniotic band is quite rare, about 1 in every 12-1500 pregnancies , so my midwife was surprised to see that i have it. They dont know what causes them, and there is nothing they can do about it, so im asking for your prayer for the safety of my little one. The good news is that right now the amniotic band is near the bottom of my uterus and the baby is sitting near the top and none of his/her limbs are tangled in it as of yet. They have booked another ultrasound for me for june 15 to check up on everything and keep an eye on the baby. Im feeling an odd sense of peace about everything right now, i know that God has a reason for everything that is happening in this pregnancy and i have faith that He will take care of everything in His way. As far as my cyst goes, i will be seeing a speicalist on may 21 so hopefully i will know more then. Im really praying that i wont have to a) be transferred to an o.b instead of getting to continue my pregnancy with a midwife, and b) that i wont be put on bedrest for the rest of my pregnancy! i cant imagine how that would be with allistair running around on the loose! Anyways, thats the update so far. I will let you know when i find out more.

me at 18 weeks, and shanelle at 22 weeks!

this is a picture of the babys hand :) all 5 fingers there !

my little one waving at me!

this shot is of the babys legs, it shows the knees, and the feet

crossed at the ankles

baby now weighs aprox 8 ounces :)

ultrasound

About a week ago, i noticed a lump in my stomach. At first i thought i was just feeling the baby so i ignored it, but over a few days i noticed it was still there and it was beginning to hurt when i touched it or moved in a weird way. I got in to the doctors the same day and she thought i had a hernia so i go an ultrasound scheduled. I went yesterday and had it done, i have yet to hear the results from it but the tech said she didnt think it is a hernia but she wasnt aloud to say anything more about what it could be. The lump is about the size of a lemon. The good news from the situation so far is that i was able to see our baby for the 1st time yesterday! he/she is so cute and tiny. it was fun seeing the baby move all around. I am just under 15 weeks along now so im hoping that whatever this lump turns out to be, it wont affect the baby or the pregnancy. For now im just trusting the Lord for peace , and i know that whatever this turns out to be, God never gives us more than we can handle. I will write more when i hear back from the doctor, until then, here are some pictures the ultrasound technician gave me of our little one.

the baby was doing a head-stand so this is the best profile pic she was able to get.

you can see the babies little face and its spine.

this is a closer shot but the baby was in the same position.

growing faster than a speeding bullet :)

well, i am going to be 12 weeks this sunday, hard to believe im almost in my 2nd trimester! im looking forward to it, as thats usually when the morning sickness starts to subside. thats my hope at least! i have another midwife appointment on wednesday and am looking very forward to hearing this little beans heartbeat! its always pretty amazing to hear it for the first time!! i have really started to pop out already, which is a huge difference from being pregnant with allistair since i didnt even start to show until i was about 18 weeks!! i am pretty sure i have already felt this little one move a few times, even though it seems like its still too early, it sure feels like the flutters i remember with allistiar. here are 2 pictures of my ever growing tummy!

this is my tummy at 8 weeks

and these two pictures are from just 3 weeks later!! 11 weeks and 5 days

shhh...i have a secret!

Julian and i are very excited to (finally!) announce that we are expecting baby murphy #2! I am currently 9 weeks along and am due Ocotber 4th 2009. Allistair got a new shirt to help us tell the news to our families and friends! it was very fun to see peoples reactions when they read it.

"shhh... i have a secret"

" im going to be a BIG brother!"

i have had one midwife visit so far and everything is looking good. i have been very nausious so far, more so than i was with allistair so that just goes to show how different one pregnancy can be from another! im hoping that will end soon as im only a few weeks away from my second trimester.

thanks for sharing the big news with us!

Once again it has been quite sometime since i last posted.
theres not a whole lot new with us but i thought i'd post a few pictures
of Allistair and his cousin (who he adores!)


allistair always lays like this on the floor, with his legs up in the air

he always wants to hold auroralyn and always gives her kisses

kris was over one day and so i layed aurora on the ground wiht this bear

it was so priceless!