Week 36- 11/17/11

Today is the day....we've only dreamed of this happening. We are both excited and scared but overwhelmed with happiness that we are finally able to meet our little one. It seems like only yesterday we were struggling with infertility drugs, and found ourselves in a word of shots, needs and temperature charting. We are so blessed to be here. During this journey, I've found it so amazing, the women who've reached out and told me their stories. I've been able to give hope and a shoulder to cry on when things don't always work out as we want them to. Know that miracles happen and dream really do come true!!!

34/35 week!

Well, I'm going to stray from the formal survey since things have taken a HUGE turn! Let's go back a week ago. On 10/28, I was in labor and delivery again for uncontrollable vomiting. However, the night before, I had a weird episode of itching on my hands and feet, but it went away and didn't really think about it too much. The nurse midwife told us to follow up with the doctor if the itching returned. Well, it did make a return after I went and visited my new sweet Nephew Anthony, born on 11/3/11 :) On the way home from Ann Arbor, the itching started again. I thought "eh, it's just dry skin or something I ate." However at 3 AM, not even benedryl could touch the pain I was in. The on call doctor couldn't really offer anything more, but said if it didn't go away, to go in to L and D again. So Saturday morning, we are back at the hospital. After several blood tests, they did conclude that my liver enzymes were elevated and it was most likely due to "Cholestasis". They don't know what causes it or why it happens, but it can be dangerous to the baby. So, baby girl winters will make her debut next week, at 36 weeks. We are extremely excited to meet her! :)