Happy New Year and Pregnancy Blog

Happy New Year to all my Blogging friends! I hope each of you had a wonderful Christmas and New Years and that 2010 will be the year of many blessings for all of you! Amen! We had a great time in Texas for Christmas and New Year and we couldn't ask for more.

So now it's official I went ahead and made me a new blog here of our little one on the way (add yourself as a follower if you'd like!)... As of today I am 20w 5d. I just had my Level II ultrasound on Wednesday and the results were amazing! Baby girl looks like she is growing in my whole uterus PRAISE GOD (they are now saying its a probable bicornuate uterus, so what that meant to us was it could be or may not be, but no sign of a septum or baby growing on one side of the uterus) That was something we were worried about but why worry when you have God by your side?!!!? Hubby and I went in "thinking" BOY and we were WRONG! So now to share the best news with his 2 boys :)

I got a touch of a head cold and am hoping it will go away soon as Sudafed makes my heart race really fast and it scared me so I stopped taking it and am just taking care of myself without meds.

Well I gotta get some things done around the house! Love all of ya'll and wishing ya'll a great weekend.

~Melanie~

Shopping Websites Anyone?

Hello bloggy friends~

I was wondering if anyone knew of any cool shopping websites to buy Christmas gifts. I have been searching Amazon, Ebay, and Etsy but I need others. I am not looking for anything particular just want some good sales. Where I live there is only Walmart so yeah I need to shop online!

Thanks,

Melanie

It is well with my soul

I love the song "It is well with my soul" because I remember that song when I lost Nehemiah last year. When I layed their on the hospital bed while I got my last look at Nehemiah was laying at the bottom of my uterus with no heartbeat I remember hearing the Lord tell me "It is well." After my miscarriage my mom bought me a CD from the Lakewood Church where Joel Osteen preaches and in it was this song "It is well with my soul."

As I think of this song going thru this pregnancy all I can tell myself is "It is well" because I struggle each and everyday with so much fear and doubt. I keep reminding myself that fear and doubt is NOT of the Lord but of the enemy. I have been trying to keep myself in the Word and praying that the Lord will be with me at all times even when I do fear and doubt. I have been pulling scripture. I've asked many friends what verses have they read when they were pregnant. *It is well with my soul*
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See I have a Bicornuate Uterus (heart-shaped) that I was diagnosed with back in 2006. I was told by that dr that it's nothing to worry about. In July of this year hubby and I decided to see a Reproductive Endocrinologist to make sure that all will be well to get pregnant with my uterus. He did an ultrasound and said that I am not a candidate for the removal of the septum that parts the uterus on the top. He made it seem that its just a thicker lining on the top of my uterus. And I still worry... I was placed on Clomid to help me ovulate in July and August and I conceived in August :) *It is well with my soul*
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I started seeing my midwife from my 5th and have seen her my 10th, and my 13th week and ever since the Lord has shown me that He is with me every second of my life and of my lil ones life as well. Because they see me as high risk I see my midwife pretty often and each time she is always giving me a ultrasound and listening to the beautiful heartbeat. My 13th week appt I was given a referral to a Maternal/Fetal Specialist during my 18th week up until I deliver. The procedure that will be done at the Specialist will be a Level II ultrasound and then he will monitor me due to the abn uterus. *It is well with my soul*
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Yesterday I had to go to the ER (for a possible UTI) because you can't just go up to Labor & Delivery until you are 20 weeks. So since im 15 weeks I had to see the ER dr and was seen pretty quickly and told that my urine was fine. The dr thinks I am not drinking enough fluids which is true. They then said they were gonna measure my lil ones heartbeat which of course was a HUGE highlight for me :) Baby Blessing heartbeat was 146! I was then told to go see my midwife cause my ER dr couldn't get ahold of her to give her heads up that I was there so I went to see her and she thinks the same thing that I need to drink more fluids. GOT IT! If they could just stick me with an IV with fluids it would be easier! LOL Oh and get this she listened to the heartbeat LOL no I wasn't gonna tell her they just heard it in the ER are you crazy :) I want one of those machines but I think I will drive myself insane!!! *It is well with my soul*
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Can I ask you to pray for me??

*That fear and doubt would be replaced with peace

*That the abn uterus will not affect my pregnancy

*That in Jesus name this baby won't come early!

*FOR PEACE!!!

*That I will stop freaking out for no reason

*My Level II ultrasound is the 6th of January



It is well with my soul,

Melanie & Baby Blessing

Many blessings to share...

Hello my bloggy friends,

I know I have been very naughty with my blog and have left it to the side just because there is something HUGE that I need to share with ya'll and well I just couldn't come on here cause I wanted to wait a lil while more...

We are EXPECTING... If you read my last post in Aug/Sept I said I was waiting on a BFP. Well I got the BFP on Sept 22. I am now heading into my 15th week. We are beyond thankful!

I went to read my Thanksgiving post from last year and wow... God has shown me so much since then. He truly does bring JOY in the morning...

HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL AND MAY YOU ALL BE THANKFUL FOR WHAT HE HAS BLESSED YOU WITH THIS SEASON!

LOVE & IN CHRIST,

MELANIE

I think im back!

Hello my friends!!! How is everyone doing?? I see alot of you have brought some blessings into this world and I want to congratulate each one of you! Also I see many that are pregnant! Praise God! He is awesome :) As for me well we don't know yet~I have been seeing a Reproductive Endo. doctor since June and I have been on 2 months of Clomid and tried a shot once but didn't do it the 2nd time since my dr is 2 hours away. I am praying for whatever God's will is! If I don't start by the end of the week then I will guess that I am preggos! And I will praise God if I am and if im not!! AMEN!

As of right now I am still working at the DMV,BUT the Lord has blessed me even more and has given me a part time job at my church as their secretary! I start tomorrow and will be part time there then school then part time at the DMV for a little while longer so that I can get a few bills paid before the new year.

I started school in August and LOVE IT! I am taking Public Speaking and really enjoy it! I am only taking one course cause I know how I am in school and if I take more than one I will be overwhelmed!! I was granted a scholarship for military wives and it has been such a blessing from God!

Well the Giants and Cowboys are playing and I want to enjoy some time with hubby....

Take care and I promise to keep in touch!

~melanie~

Been so long....

Hello friends! I missed you all I promise! You know I haven't been on here I think since gosh I have no clue... For some reason it was hard to come onto blogger and I think it was because I was just a little depressed but I can say that the Lord has really been working in my heart! I was a little to myself and in the midst of not blogging I found a new church and a new church family! God is good!!! My job at the DMV is going well but very busy to where Im exhausted everyday but it keeps me busy and im not "bored" like my last job ooooo and I work with Christian ladies! God is good!!!

Thank you ladies for checking up on me... I get emails saying that something commented and so i had to come on over and redo my page!

You know me I can't keep the same background for long so everything will be changing.

Gotta feed the dogs.... Laters!

**And i will be letting ya;ll know what has been going on with TTC'ing** God is good for He knows the plans for me!

Alot

Well as my title reads "alot" because there is just so much to blog about... All is well in my end but my heart is heavy and hurting for many reasons.
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I hope everyone that reads my blog is doing well as I have not been reading anyone's blogs because I have just not had the time. With my new job it's been so tiring to come home and get on the computer because I actually make dinner and by 8 p.m. I want to be in bed!
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I tried out another church today and well it was a church that a friend of mine from New York attends and she has been wanting me to meet her there and so today was the day and when I arrived I kept looking around for her car. I walked in and asked a lady if Linda was there. She looked around and said she thought so. Well she asked the Pastor and comes to find out she was in a car accident yesterday evening and broke her leg. She is in another city in a hospital and will be having surgery tomorrow or Tuesday. Please be in prayer for Linda. Thank you!
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Another thing on my heart is for Baby Stellan. When I run home for lunch everyday to let the dogs out and grab some lunch I always check on MckMama's blog to check on Stellan. My heart hurts for this family. If you have never read her blog please go by it www.mycharmingkids.net. Please pray for the MckMama family!
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I have not said anything in awhile about my struggle with my loss a year ago and with that my heart is even heavier. I have been feeling fine for about 5 months and yesterday everything hit me like a ton of bricks. I was just sad. I just cried and I couldn't pin point what exactly was wrong with me. It's alot of things and I just needed to cry so I did. I felt that cloud over me like I did when I lost our sweet Nehemiah. Mother's Day is approaching and that was the HARDEST day of my life last year KNOWING that this year 2009 I would NOT have Nehemiah in my arms but in Heaven! Nehemiah you are truly missed and daddy and I love you very much.
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Hubby and I are still trying and waiting patiently as hard as that is. I don't understand my body and well I have no control over it. Like I said in a previous post that I wouldn't talk about our "journey of trying" but I have to let it out cause it makes me feel better I guess. We tried Clomid the month of March and but still had to take meds for my cycle and then the Clomid since my body is not regular STILL! I am so bothered by everything and I feel as if I am going backwards. I don't want to go backwards cause I know thats what the enemy wants. I took a test yesterday and it was negative but with the way my body is I still can be pregnant and a home pregnancy test come out negative like my 1st pregnancy. So I will wait a couple of days and EXPECT a + one day :) Please keep me in your prayers. Thank you!
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My last prayer request... I love my new job... but I have an interview tomorrow for a Government position that will follow with me when ever the Army decides to move us elsewhere. I am excited and sad all together. Of course I know the Lord has it all planned out and I just need to rest in His hands (im trying). Like I said I love my new job and the girls I work with BUT I also would love to work as a Government worker one day :) Please pray for God's Will.

God bless all of you! Congrats Abbie your pregnancy and congrats to all who are pregnant and may the Lord be with each of you who are still wanting and waiting...

Sticking with HEBREWS 11:1 always!!!

~i~ Melanie