Very sad update on my friend Tanya. Tanya was 20 weeks pregnant and started going into labor last week. This is from Tanya, "Aspen Isla was born last night at 8:07PM, weighing 14 ounces, 10 inches. We held her as she hung in there til about 10:00PM, then she slipped away. I can not explain the pain of losing her."

Hoping for some good sleep now.




Someone took over my new boppy pillow :-)

*TMI Warning*.

David and I were being intimate and I propped my belly on pillows. David then said, "what's that peanut hanging out of your a**?". I didn't know what he was talking about and had him take a pic with my phone. I compared it to pics online, and it looks like a hemmorhoid. I'm glad David has a sense of humor! I'll be calling my OB tomorrow.

Our OB/GYN is on the left- Don Nishiguchi, MD. Dr. Nish is also Buckeye (David's alma mater).

It's been a week filled with sad news.


My friend Tanya is currently 20 weeks pregnant with her IVF miracle Aspen Isla and has gone into labor. The hospital is doing their best to prolong delivery for at least four weeks. Otherwise, baby Aspen does not have a chance. Please pray for Tanya and her family.

Below is my friend Kathy's IVF miracle, Callie. This week Callie was diagnosed with AML leukemia. She will be 3 years old on 11/19/2011. Kathy is currently 7 months pregnant with a little girl. Please send prayers for Callie and her family.

While in Las Vegas this weekend, we were able to have a 4D ultrasound. Currently 20w.

**TMI alert**
Iron tabs are not my friend. Since the beginning of my pregnancy, I was actually going to the bathroom 3-4 times a day. By 14 weeks it slowed down to 2x a day. My friend Chrstine warned me about the iron, and she was right. I've since had extreme difficulty going to the bathroom. Yesterday I started to have lower abdominal cramping, so I called Dr. Nishiguchi. He said as long as the cramping is low (and not near my belly button) and as long as there is no additional spotting, all sounds okay. He told me to stop taking the iron for a few days and that I could but colace tabs. The bottle says you can have up to 6 tabs/ day. I wanted to play it safe and started with one tab around 8pm last night. Since we were in the car for a few hours, I took another at 10pm, then 12am, and one this morning at 6am. No success yet, so I had a decaf iced coffee. I'm hoping for some relief.

20 weeks today :-)