Tomorrow I'm having a baby.....WHAT??

Tomorrow I'm having my baby. For sure. And that is really freaking me out! I am super excited but I am also very nervous. I don't want to jinx anything so knock on wood, but I think that Tyler has turned and put his head back down which means that tomorrow when we get to the hospital they would induce me as opposed to do a c-section. They will do an ultrasound when we get there to see what the plan is and go from there. I don't want a c-section. I don't want a c-section so bad I could scream! I mean if I have to I will but I really really really don't want one.
I want to be able to hold my baby for as long as possible before he gets taken into surgery and I'm afraid if I have a c-section I won't have as much time most likely to hold him. I want to have as much time with him as possible before he goes into the NICU for who knows how long. That is something that I am worried about too, how long he has to spend in the NICU. I am hoping that it will only be around 2 weeks. They want to watch him and make sure that he is eating and passing stuff so they know that the intestines are working correctly. One person we talked to said that he will need to do that consistently for 48 hours. I am hoping that because of that he won't have to be there too long but who knows. I don't know how long it will be until I am able to hold him and that is what is really getting to me. I just want to be able to hold him! 

We are leaving tomorrow morning around 4am from Rexburg to drive to the hospital in Boise and be there by 10 for the paperwork and ultrasound. I have a scheduled c-section for 12 but like I said above, if Tyler cooperates I can be induced :) I am not looking forward to getting up so early but if I do have a c-section I can't eat for 8 hours before hand and we figured that if we were in the car I wouldn't have things to snack on like if we were to go over tonight and then get up the next morning and want to eat. I can eat something before we leave and then that's it. Can't wait haha

Anyway enough ranting :) 

On another note, I got a new bike!! Want to see a picture? Of course you do :P

We got a frame offline and then put all the parts from Jake's old bike onto it. I love it! And I rode it around a little bit but apparently Tyler didn't like it because he started kicking me in the side so I had to stop. I got a different seat than the one in the picture because that one made my bum sore for 3 days. I rode it for maybe 20 minutes total and I could barely stand to sit on it let alone pedal haha So I got a more cushiony seat and it is much nicer. 

Anyway, I will post pictures as soon as I can so stay tuned! :D

No baby yet!

Yep that's right, no baby this week.

When we went to the appointment yesterday we met with Dr. Seyb. He was very nice, goofy but nice. I liked him. He came in and looked at Tyler's intestines that are dilated and said that there wasn't much change from the last time they saw them. He asked us what our thoughts were on delivering and the whole situation and we said that we would do whatever he thought was best. We mentioned that we were ready to have him and get him fixed and on the road to recovery. He said he needed to talk to the surgeon and that he would make a "game plan". So he went out and called Dr Biller the surgeon who will be operating on Tyler and after what seemed like forever, he came back in. He had a forced smile and said "This is me with a smile on my face". After laughing a little bit he said that he had talked to Dr. Biller and she wanted to wait another week before delivering. Dr. Seyb said that he didn't know that it would be better or worse to wait and so he just decided to go with what she said because ultimately, she is the one who has to actually fix the situation. We agreed with him and so we won't be having Tyler until next week. 

But the good news is it won't be another appointment where they do an ultrasound and amnio and then decide if they should deliver or not. I have a scheduled C-Section set for 12:00 on Thursday the 27th. Because he is still breech we have it scheduled as a c-section but before we do anything they said they would do an ultrasound to see if he had turned and if so it would change to an induction. I'm hoping he cooperates and turns but I'm not holding my breath. Anyway, that is the plan and so last night Jake and I came back to Rexburg so we could do another week of classes and then Thursday morning we will get up early and drive over to Boise. We both feel very good about the delay and feel that it will be better for Tyler in the long run because the best place for him to be is where he is right now. 

They did a full measurement and estimated weight at the ultrasound and guess what! He is measuring ahead of schedule! I was 33 weeks and 6 days and he measured 34 weeks and 2 days!! That is awesome, especially for a Gastroschisis baby because they are usually on the small side as opposed to the big side. Do you want to know how big his head is measuring? 36 WEEKS! Holy huge head! I am kind of glad that I don't have to push out a full term baby with a huge head! It seems to be the Smith family curse that all the Smith babies have huge heads when they are born. It comes from my Mother-in-Law's side, the Tyler side, so I guess his name fits doesn't it? :) I am going to guess that if he were able to stay in until he was full term we would have a close to 9 pound baby on our hands! Right now he is measuring exactly 5 pounds which is what I was hoping for. We have a friend who have their baby the day after their due date and she was only 5 pounds 1 ounce so I made that my goal for Tyler. If he could be as bug as theirs was at full term than everything would be ok. I wonder how big he will be next week when he actually gets here :) Hopefully he will have porked up a little bit more so the NICU stay doesn't have to be as long. 

Well that's the excitement going on with us! Until next time

33 Weeks and an Update on Tyler

That's right, 33 weeks and 4 days! This pregnancy has been relatively easy in the symptoms department. I only felt a little bit of morning sickness the week of Christmas and then after that not too much. I have had heart burn like nobody's business though. I have gone through 1 complete bottle of antacids and am halfway through the next one. It is wonderful :) haha

On the other hand, this pregnancy has been very stressful and nothing like what we had planned or hoped for. While we were living in Vegas, we went to an ultrasound clinic where they told us that we were having a girl. (boy were they wrong haha) While we were there, they told us that they saw an "abnormality" and that we needed to see the doctors soon. They couldn't tell us what they thought was wrong because they weren't a doctors office. All they could say was that there was something wrong and to talk to the doctors. Because we were only going to be there for a little while, the doctors in Rexburg said that we didn't need to see someone down in Vegas. We would only miss 2 appointments and because it was so early in the pregnancy, it wouldn't be that big of a deal. 

Anyway, after the appointment, I called the clinic in Rexburg and explained what was going on. I was given a video of the ultrasound and they said that I could email it to them and they could help us. I did this and then we waited for 3 days before the doctors finally had time to look at the video. While we were waiting, we were out at dinner and Jake asked if I had ever heard of the insides developing outside of the baby's body. I hadn't but I looked it up on my phone and found that it does happen sometimes. It's called Gastroschisis and in a nut shell, it means that a hole formed in the baby's abdomen and some intestines poked through and were developing outside the body. Talk about a tender mercy from the Lord. It turns out that is what the doctors said it most likely was as well and because we had come up with it before and I had had time to research it and come to terms I guess with it, I took the information much better than expected. 

When we got back to Rexburg, we did the full 20 week ultrasound and they diagnosed it officially as Gastroschisis and referred us to a perinatologist in Idaho Falls.  We have been going to see her since we got back as well as the doctors in Rexburg. Our sweet little Tyler will need surgery to put the intestines back in, we will have to go to Boise because there is not a pediatric surgeon in Idaho Falls. We went to an appointment in Boise two weeks ago and found out that they like to deliver babies with Gastroschisis by 35 weeks because the damage done to the intestines is limited and they are typically able to put it all back in one surgery as opposed to in multiple. We met with the perinatologist, the surgeon, and the neonatologist while we were there and they determined that because of the damage already done to the intestines, we would need to come back in two weeks and they would look to see if the intestines were worse. If it isn't too much worse, they will do an Amnio test to test his lungs and if they are ready, they will induce me. As long as Tyler cooperates, I can deliver normally as opposed to have a c-section which is completely fine with me. I am not all that thrilled with the thought of being cut open but I will do it if it is what Tyler needs. So our appointment is on Thursday and hopefully I will be induced on Friday. 

When he is born, we will be able to hold him for a few minutes and then they will take him into surgery within 30 minutes to put the intestines back inside. He will be in the NICU for probably 2-3 weeks but we really have no idea. They want to make sure that he is eating and passing for a certain amount of time, usually 48 hours and then he can come home. They said that reflux is a common thing for babies with this so it is something they will be watching closely. I am not excited to have my baby taken from me so soon and not be able to hold him until the say I can but I am ready for this to be done and over with. Typically, babies don't have any lasting effects of this aside from a scar so here's hoping.

For a week and a half Tyler had been head down and in the prime position to deliver normally but today at our appointment, he had turned back to breech. Just in time for us to deliver. It seems like everything about this pregnancy has had to change and we have had to adjust quickly to a new situation. I want to know who we made mad :P Oh well, I guess that's how life goes. My mom says if you want to make God laugh, try to plan your own life. Seems like he was rolling on the floor. Anyways that is what is going on with our little Tyler. 

We are naming him Tyler Michael Smith. Tyler was Jake's mom's maiden name and Michael is my dad's name. We have had this picked out since we found out we were pregnant and I can't wait to finally see the cute little face that we know is our Tyler :) I can't wait to put him in the clothes that we have picked out, we got some premie ones and they are so tiny, I can't wait to hold my sweet little baby boy. 

I will post pictures as soon as we get them so stay tuned! It will be soon!! :D

Until next time! 

First and Last Camping Trip

Hello! It's been a while, I know, I'm sorry I'm a horrible blogger. Oh well haha

So we went camping this last weekend because it will be our only chance to do so this summer. Our baby has some complications and will be coming much sooner than expected, but that's a story for another post. The important thing is that we went camping on our last weekend as a couple without children and it was great! We went into Kelly Canyon with the 4-wheeler and spent the night.

My mom and dad got us two sleeping bags for christmas last year that zip together and make a double sleeping bag. It is a 0 degree one and it is AMAZING! I loved sleeping in it. I was toasty all night long :) I didn't get a whole lot of pictures but I did get a few and here they are.

Here's the sleeping bag that my parents got us. I love them :)

 Our spacious tent :)

 The 4-wheeler we borrowed from Jake's brother

 The new stove that we bought :) It was so nice to not get ashes in our food 

My standard fire picture. I don't know why but I like to take pictures of the fire.

 Jake took me out to watch the sunset. This picture doesn't do it justice but it is close. It was so pretty

Jake and Me with my pregnant lady swollen face. I'm just so cute....not.

And the flowers that we went and picked before we left. There were tons of flowers and Jake surprised me by taking me to pick some. I love the colors!

We got there and set up camp, played on the 4 wheeler a little bit and then made dinner. Then we relaxed by the fire and roasted marshmallows. 

The next morning Madaline came out with her two boys and we hung out and played until around 3. I got an awesome sunburn on my arms and my face. I would take a picture but you can't really tell that well and it doesn't even come close to looking right so you're going to have to use your imagination. Think lobster haha. But it was a great trip and I'm so glad we were able to get out at least once this summer. Hopefully we can go towards the end but we will see how our baby is doing and if I want to brave a newborn camping haha I'll keep ya posted ;)

Until next time!