tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18053129081386738352024-02-19T08:51:16.243-08:00The Delatore FamilyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger765125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1805312908138673835.post-46659881794934679702018-03-14T16:47:00.001-07:002018-03-14T16:47:47.769-07:00Oh Baby...Update on Pregnancy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I will be 35 weeks pregnant in just a few short days. That means 5 more weeks (about) until we meet baby girl! </div>
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Here's a few updates:</div>
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Surprisingly measuring small for how far along I am, but the doctor says he's guessing I'll have an 8 pounder, similar to my other babies with the rate my belly is growing. </div>
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I'm a little low in iron, which is why for the first time, I am on an iron supplement during pregnancy.</div>
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I am soooo tired just about all the time! And I am having a lot more cravings! I crave sugar, and bread, pesto and pasta, salad and water, milk, almond milk, chocolate, strawberries, mangoes, asparagus...the list goes on and on! But surprisingly I'm not putting on much wait with how much I'm giving into my cravings! </div>
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This pregnancy has been the first that I've had to buy pretty much everything I need without many gifts. I had a generous gift from someone (you know who you are) which helped me buy an ergo baby carrier, and Jeff gifted me with this chair/recliner I've been wanting since Ava was born! The rocker I had with her just wasn't cutting it! It was so uncomfortable for both me and baby! So my number one "must have" for this baby was a nice, big, comfy rocker. I found this one at Sam's club. The leather was a plus! </div>
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We also received a generous gift from my sister (a car seat) and my mom (a baby bag). </div>
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So now we only have a few "must have" items left to get before baby arrives. But really, you honestly don't need much to take care of a newborn. Most stuff is just extra fluff. All that baby needs is it's mama and some clothes, diapers, and maybe a blanket. You've got the rest! So we're in no rush.</div>
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I've gotten a lot of comments this pregnancy from "Are you sure there's only one?!" to "You're looking chubby" and so on. When I post a picture of my pregnant body, it is not meant to garnish comments about my girth. I know my body is changing, I know I look chubby (which is actually more from water weight and blood volume increase, not fat). I appreciate people saying that I look great or I'm "all baby" to try and counter any negativity thrown my way about my body, but I honestly don't care anymore about the humbling comments. I've been through this enough that I know it will take some time, but I will eventually see definition in my legs again, my belly button will go back in, and my face will look like it did pre-baby (minus the tired circles under my eyes). And even if I don't go all the way back, I'm healthy, the baby is healthy, and a woman's body going through pregnancy, delivery, and postpartum is an amazing thing to witness. Our bodies were meant to change and carry a child, not stay chiseled and tiny forever. And that's okay. Kids are worth it. </div>
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Plus I love being a mother. I love babies. I honestly feel like mothering is my calling in life. To give life and raise children in a kind and loving way is one of the most rewarding things to me, and I love it, whether it be easy, hard, challenging, it is what I believe I am meant to do in my life. A few stretch marks won't keep me from doing what I am meant to do.</div>
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I can't wait to meet this baby!</div>
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Valentine's Day was simple this year, a box of chocolates for each person in the family, and school etiquette parties.</div>
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The girls got all dressed up and everything, and Michael did not wear his pajamas to school, in case you were wondering :)</div>
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An update on this guy: He's been busy as ever with different entrepreneurial stuff as well as his full time job which he loves...and oh yeah...his beard.</div>
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It was starting to bug him, so he decided to cut it off in stages...just for fun.</div>
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Currently potty training, improving by leaps and bounds in his speech, and we learned he just got into the preschool of our choice for next year! 3 hours, 4 times a week! I'm going to miss having this boy around me so much :(</div>
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My boys, Jeff and Michael, are so much alike. They're both super active, always on the go, and whether it's bouncing on the trampoline or bouncing their knee, they are always moving!</div>
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It's no secret that I have always toyed with the idea of homeschooling my kids. However, more than anything I want to do what's best for them hands down. Ava, being a super social gal, has thrived in public school...until recently. And same with Danica. You see, we had our two oldest enrolled in a accelerated charter school, complete with uniforms, a specific curriculum differing from the other public schools in the area, and "exceptional teachers and staff." This school touted so many benefits to attending this school over other public schools in the area. Which all sounded fine and good...but I slowly saw my kids' lights grow dimmer and dimmer. They began to hate school, and really, hate life while in school.</div>
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To sum it all up, they were getting too little exercise and play time, too much homework and pressure, too much bullying not being taken care of, and to top it all off, one of Ava's teachers wanted to test Ava for "developmental delays" because she was struggling. Now I knew she didn't need this testing. I knew because 1)my mommy gut feeling told me so 2)I've studied a lot about different learning disabilities while getting my undergraduate degree and she did not have any of the severe telltale signs and 3)I also have heard that sometimes teachers who have students that stump them simply want to pass the student off to someone else to deal with, and the easiest way is to slap a label on the kid, and send him/her to special ed. Well, I wasn't going to let that happen.</div>
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So we pulled the kids out of that school...</div>
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We ended up enrolling them and it has been the BEST thing!!!</div>
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Turns out their charter school that claimed they were accelerated weren't so accelerated after all! The girls were right where they left off! In fact, Danica was a little behind, curriculum wise! Ava was thriving, getting straight A's immediately and earning a good behavior award the second month she was there. They finish their homework fast, go to most of the after school clubs, walk and play a lot more around the school, and have more friends and caring teachers and aids! We love this school!</div>
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All in all, I'm so happy we made the change, and my daughters definitely are too. They actually enjoy school! And although I think it would be really awesome to homeschool them (I'm one of those weird moms apparently, who like to be around their kids a lot) I know this is the best for them right now. They are so social and love being involved!</div>
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Ava's last day in uniform...and at her charter school.</div>
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After the last day. At first, Ava was in tears because she had to say goodbye to her teacher and friends. But she was firm in her decision to leave.</div>
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First day at their new school in the beginning of February!</div>
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So here is a huge post (more to come) about all the things I missed blogging about in 2017.</div>
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Danica lost her other front tooth! She is happy and smiling and has a hug hole in her mouth, which I think is absolutely adorable! (They are growing in finally now, which as I type this it is March 2018!)</div>
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FYI, it is now March, and Michael is finally ditching the diaper for big boy undies...most of the time...it's a work in progress and every child has his or her own timetable for this big milestone in their lives. As you can imagine, I've had all sorts of rude, judgemental, and demeaning comments about how "old" he is and still in diapers. It gets old, and irritating to hear those comments...so I say to any other mom out there doing her best yet having a child that is taking a bit long in this process...you got this! Don't listen to those other moms trying to give you their two cents if it doesn't help :)</div>
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Michael's first snow angel...age 4 :)</div>
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Getting ready for Santa with cookies! They are in their tumbling outfits (which they have both since quit). They just did not care for it. But anyway, we had an early Christmas at our house because 2017 was the last year we would make the trek down to California to visit all our family for Christmas.</div>
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Jeff and I also celebrated our 11th wedding anniversary! I tell you what, I love this guy so much and continue to be amazed at his goodness and talents. I am so lucky to have a man like him, and I know it. And I'm pretty sure he likes me back just as much :)...so that's good, haha!</div>
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Ava (pictured above) was my first baby, and what a wonderful one she was! Fairly normal pregnancy, TOUGH labor, and super chubby baby! She was the most playful, animated, and bubbly right from the beginning. She cried a little at nights, was my best nurser so far, and was the hardest to sleep train. We co slept with her until she was 9 months old! It was so hard to get a good night's sleep for me with a baby thrashing all night! But it was super fun having her wake us up with her big gummy smile :). She was perfect head to toe and my earliest walker and biggest baby.</div>
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All my babies have come out crying, with thick, black hair, and sweet round faces. And there is no question that they look so much like their dad! But as they age, you begin to see some of my features as well. I'm not sure why they all look so much like Jeff right at first. All of them have taken well to breastfeeding, snuggling, and bonding with their family.</div>
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Right around Thanksgiving, Danica performed in her 1st grade Gratitude Attitude Program for school. All the little first graders were adorable dressed in their best! </div>
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Although this angel gets shy around most people, she is a VERY good singer! And when she doesn't think you're looking, she will belt out beautiful songs!</div>
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Fortunately, those little guys dissolve quite quickly, and by the time the doctor was able to see him, it had dissolved and all was well...</div>
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The kids could not wait to put their costumes on this last Halloween! So the minute we got them, they just had to try them right on. Ava the Super-girl, Danica the Little Mermaid, and Michael the Spider-man.</div>
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You see, Michael is a sweet boy, but he doesn't know his own strength when he throws things. He and Danica were playing, and he playfully threw a duplo lego block at Danica...which hit her directly on the head, just at the right angle to cause a deep gash in her forehead. </div>
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Of course she immediately starts screaming (which isn't unusual for Danica) but this was her "I'm mortally wounded" scream us parents know and dread. So we come running into the play room, see the blood, rush her to the bathroom to try and bandage her up, realize it's too deep for a typical band aid, and make the quick decision to rush her down to the urgent care (less than 10 minutes away). </div>
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Danica likes to hang out around the steps, but lately she's been venturing out more and more.</div>
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Ava is a fish and swims better and better each time we go!</div>
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Here's Ava showing off her swimming skills.</div>
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Back when school just began, there was lots of fun to be had, just a tired pregnant mommy who didn't feel up to blogging. So now that things are less...tired...I can tell you all about our fun!</div>
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The kids have discovered McDonald's. I took all three of them to the one closest to our home, and they had a blast...begging me to bring them back again.</div>
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Danica's other front tooth (not lost yet) is pictured in this photo. She would not let us pull that poor tooth hanging on for dear life, no matter what we bribed her with! It finally came out on it's own...</div>
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...And one of the first pictures of my baby number 4 belly. I'm about 16 weeks in this picture I think.</div>
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Michael's preschool project all about him when he was VIP for the day. He truly is helpful, happy, friendly, kind, fun, creative, loving, and smart!</div>
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This is the blog post I worked on while pregnant, but also still in that early stage when only me and my close family knew. But I am excited that I can now share it on my blog!<br />
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<u><b>The first few weeks:</b></u></div>
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Well, I'm pregnant again! Yes, it was planned, and yes we are excited! </div>
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And since this very well might be our last baby, and my last time being pregnant, I wanted to document it and enjoy it as much as possible. But I sure hope this isn't the last one because I just love babies!</div>
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<u><b>4 1/2 weeks:</b></u></div>
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How I found out I was pregnant:</div>
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It was funny, I had gone in to the doctor for my yearly lady check up. I mentioned that my husband and I wanted to get pregnant, but we weren't having any luck yet. We discussed options and medications, I got a blood draw to check hormone levels, etc. I was mentally preparing myself to have to go through all these difficult fertility treatments I had heard so much negative stuff about. I really didn't want to, but I was willing...</div>
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Low and behold a few days later, I had a feeling I should take a pregnancy test. I had a stock of them, so I just went ahead and took one. I was pregnant! 4 1/2 weeks pregnant to be exact! I immediately called Jeff to tell him! His feelings were mixed...excited to be having another baby...nervous about how this pregnancy would go, since my first three were quite difficult.</div>
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<b>cravings: </b> Nothing really out of the ordinary yet.</div>
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<u><b>5 weeks:</b></u></div>
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How I started to feel:</div>
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Not long after finding out I was expecting, I started to feel nauseated for most of the day. So I made sure to religiously take my prenatal vitamins, which helped stave off migraines, and I started to take B6 and unisom once a day to stave of the nausea. </div>
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I met with the nurse at my OB office right away and figured out my first due date, without doing an ultrasound yet: April 14th.</div>
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<b>Cravings:</b> Meat and protein paired with a carb</div>
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<u><b>6 weeks: </b></u></div>
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a few weeks later, probably about week 6 or 7, 1 dose of B6 and unisom wasn't enough, and I had to up it to 2 doses a day (you can safely take up to 3).</div>
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<b>Cravings:</b> Still meat with a carb, cereal, especially cocoa dyno bites, and milk</div>
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Also at around this time, or a little before, I had to start letting certain people know I was pregnant...strictly on a need to know basis. Jeff and I really wanted to keep this pregnancy as quiet as possible for as long as possible, just to enjoy this time privately as a family for a while. So I let the Primary President in our church know, so she could decide how she wanted to replace me on Sundays in the nursery, and I had to let my visiting teachers know so that they wouldn't be wondering why I was feeling so sick lately. Then that lead to a few others finding out (I learned that excited people can't keep a secret long) like my ward bishopric, the other nursery leaders, my son's preschool teacher, and my neighbor. I told the other neighbor lady who saw me looking yucky and so I told her I wasn't feeling well due to pregnancy. </div>
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When we finally told the kids, it was because I wasn't feeling well, and I needed their help being good and listening when I told them to do something. I said to them, while laying on the couch, "I'm going to need you to help me out because I'm sick and I'm going to be sick for a while." Then Ava said, "maybe you're pregnant!" and I said, "maybe I am." At the point both girls gasped and said, "REALLY?!" and I said, "Yes, really, I am pregnant." Which was followed by lots of excited squeals and questions and "when can we tell people" and "when will your belly be big" and so on. They were very excited. </div>
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My mom also flew in to visit around this time, which ended up being a huge blessing because I just so happened to get a major migraine that week and she was there to take care of me, and I had a scare, I thought I had miscarried, and she was there to help me feel better. So I let our girls tell my mom that I was pregnant, and subsequently, my dad and my brothers and sister found out as to not leave anyone out of knowing. We were all sad when we thought I miscarried, especially the girls. Ava cried. I cried. But then everything seemed to be fine and we were all happy again.</div>
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Then Jeff's parents came through to visit us just for one night that same week, and we didn't tell them right away because we weren't ready to tell that whole side of the family because of the miscarriage scare. We weren't sure if I was still pregnant or not. Oh but I was...because the sickness came back! </div>
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<b>Cravings: </b>Just super thirsty and I started to drink electrolite drinks, like Gatoraid. Oh, and pizza pizza all the time! And oreos and milk.</div>
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<u><b>8 weeks:</b></u></div>
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A week or so later, so week 8, I called my endocronologist (the one who manages my Hashimoto's and Hypothyroidism) and they had me up my synthroid, which was another plus because it helped stave off the nausea even more! I set an appointment for later in a month or so.</div>
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<b>Cravings:</b> Anything fresh, like crisp apples, strawberries, salad, bell peppers, and dairy products like cold cheese, string cheese, milk, and cream cheeses.</div>
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<u><b>9 weeks:</b></u></div>
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Then just yesterday, we finally told the Delatore side of the family, because they were trying to schedule a family reunion for April, and I simply said to Jeff, "well, we'll have to tell them that we can't go...because I'll be having a baby." So they were surprised, happy, and Jeff's dad was a little like, "Just bring the 2 week old baby anyway!" lol. Sorry, but I don't think I will be up for that, haha! Justin, Jeff's brother and his family also found out too, kind of on accident while talking to Jeff.</div>
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So now it is week 9, I have only had one really bad migraine, and have felt waves of sickness come and go, but I've been able to keep all my meals down :). So far, this pregnancy has been my easiest, and I think it is because my Hashimotos is finally being managed, I'm taking a prenatal vitamin that I researched as the best one that doesn't increase nausea, and of course the B6 and unisom, which I discovered I can take more than once a day. </div>
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I've also been really careful to reduce as much stress on myself as possible, since I know that that can cause migraines for me. So that means, I had to back out of callings for a while, visiting teaching, singing solos in church, choir, too many friends over, and extra activities, volunteering in the kids' classrooms, etc. I have learned to use the word "NO" and it feels so liberating! I don't feel one ounce of guilt because I know I am doing something hard and worthwhile...taking care of my health, growing a baby, taking care of my family and the basics, and that is what is most important right now. Luckily, everyone has been so understanding and helpful!</div>
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<b>Cravings:</b> fresh meals with meat, so like crunchy tacos with cold salad and bell peppers, Cafe Rio Steak Salad, cold things like chilled water, gatoraid, apples, and occasionally milk and chocolate.</div>
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<u><b>10 weeks:</b></u><br />
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Things are chugging along. I was surprisingly feeling really good! The nausea was starting to let up, which made me both happy and nervous. I had never felt this good at this point in a pregnancy!<br />
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<b>Cravings: </b>salad, meat, and lots of fluids.<br />
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So at 11 weeks I finally got to see my amazing OB, we will call him Dr. K. He is always awesome. I got to see my sweet little baby on an ultrasound, wiggling away! The doctor said, "It's a wiggler!" The baby already looked like a human and I could see his/her arms and legs moving around. The heartbeat was good and strong. It was a happy moment, especially because of the scare I had had early in the pregnancy. More blood work done too. All looked healthy and good on both me and the baby!<br />
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This week has been a little tough. My morning sickness (or all day sickness-blah feeling) has come back. I have to be really careful what I eat, because some things make me feel REALLY sick...like sugar, dairy products, and surprisingly apples. I had my first Endocrinologist appointment for this pregnancy. All went well, although I was a little irritated I had to drive 2 hours with my four year old one way to get there and see the doctor for 1/2 an hour, just to renew my prescription, bleh. So I think I will just go to my OB from now on. Other than that, life is going along smoothly, I'm still super tired, and I feel good (meaning normal good) for about 1/3-1/2 of the time. But I can't complain too much because I've felt better this pregnancy than any past pregnancies!<br />
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<b>Cravings: </b>Cafe Rio salads, shakes, honestly, not much sounds good right now because of the sickness returning. So I just drink water and eat whatever sounds good at the moment, which changes all the time.<br />
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I've been feeling a lot better this week. And I even felt the baby kick! They say that with subsequent pregnancies, you can recognize the kicks of the baby sooner, which I definitely did. I felt one strong kick one day, and then a few days later another! My belly is definitely starting to grow and clothes are much more snug around the middle. I am comfortable telling more and more people around town who I come in contact with, although we haven't officially announced it yet. However, it is getting more and more difficult to hide this growing belly! For some reason though, my belly seems to be a lot smaller at this point than it was with Michael's pregnancy.<br />
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More baby kicking and more nausea. A few migraines hit me this week. One was pretty bad and the other was more mild, but still painful and annoying. I've been trying to consistently exercise to Tracy Andersen Pregnancy Project and I've been loving the results. I'm hoping to keep my muscle up this pregnancy so I can be strong for delivery and strong for when my belly is HUGE and I'm going to need that muscle to help hold it up! Haha! Other than the 2 migraines, I've been feeling pretty good and have even been able to go to early church the past couple of weeks!<br />
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This week was a good one! I felt great, had a lot of energy, and was able to join in on all the Halloween fun! No migraines, and I think it was because I was trying to really focus on getting enough water intake, which makes a huge difference. I haven't been feeling the baby kick and move as much, so I'm guessing the baby moved up higher in my abdomen, and since it's still so small, I can't feel it very often.<br />
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Been feeling really good this week! I'm really trying to eat super healthy (especially after Thanksgiving) and have been eating tons of vegetables, salads, lean meats, and whole grain breads, and I've really noticed a difference in how I've felt. Sugar makes me feel sick and tired, so I'm avoiding that. Continuing to work out as many days of the week as I can, except Sundays. I've also been trying to take it easy when I get tired or feel Braxton Hicks contractions happening (which started Thanksgiving day...I spent too much time helping in the kitchen on my feet ALL day). I'm also trying to wean myself off the unisom and B6, since it makes me super tired all day. So far, I've been feeling fine, although the first night without unisom was a terrible sleep. But overall, I'm feeling great! My tummy is still smaller than I was with my other pregnancies as this point, but still growing. Things are good!<br />
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<b>Cravings: </b>Water as usual, and all the healthy foods. My favorite breakfast right now is a fresh salad with a little bit of meat and an italian dressing...yes...for BREAKFAST!<br />
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The weeks are now going by fast, and slow. Fast because time seems to get away from me and I find myself thinking, "How far along am I again?" And slow because I cannot wait to meet this little one! Also at about 21 weeks we were able to find out the GENDER...It's a GIRL!!!<br />
As far as the weaning off of the unisom and B6...it didn't happen. I went a day and a half and the nausea came back. So I am resigned to the fact that I will have to take it my entire pregnancy, just like before. But I feel pretty much normal, and this pregnancy has been so easy compared to the other ones! Baby is looking healthy, and kicking a lot. We have started to think about names we like and making a baby shopping list. My due date was changed to April 22nd, but we shall see :). I think she might be coming earlier than that, but whether that's my wishful thinking or intuition, I don't know. All I want is a healthy baby and a healthy me so I can take care of her and my other children. My belly feels bigger each day as she is growing so fast! We went down to California for Christmas, and everyone remarked how "big" I was. I just kept thinking, "This is nothing...just wait." It's just how I carry...huge belly sticking straight out. Every pregnancy has been that way. But it's a good thing, despite the literal belly aches especially at the end, because that means the baby is growing and plumping up and getting those cute baby rolls! <br />
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So that's the first half of my pregnancy. Stay tuned for more updates!</div>
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Yes, that's right! Baby Delatore number 4 is due to arrive April 2018, and we are all so excited!</div>
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More details to come soon, but suffice it to say that this is the reason I've been missing from the blog scene as of late.</div>
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Danica has had her two front teeth loose for a LONG time! And she would NOT let us touch them! Finally, her left one was just hanging there, and while brushing her teeth one morning, i just yanked the last thread it was hanging by, and it was out! Despite being nervous, she was really excited to finally lose her tooth, and get a visit from the tooth fairy! </div>
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The tooth fairy gave her a twix candy bar, a dollar and some change, and and nice not saying to brush her teeth and be nice to her family.</div>
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This is Danica's 5th tooth lost!</div>
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I love the relationship my husband and my son have. Michael absolutely adores his dad, looks up to him, and wants to be just like him. Jeff adores his son right back. When Jeff is home, he soaks up all the time he can with Michael, and Michael does the same. Just about every night, unless Jeff happens to be gone for some reason, Daddy is the one to put Michael to bed. Often he will ask Jeff to read him about 5-7 of his favorite books. And Jeff is so good with him. Jeff will also most of the time be the one that gets Michael up for the day as well.</div>
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Michael has always been a very sweet and well behaved boy. He is always so kind and quick to forgive, to say sorry, and we barely have to scold him before he bursts into tears, says "I sorry mommy" and listens to what we tell him. He is truly an angelic boy.</div>
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Jeff and Michael have a lot of the same interests...even this early on! They both love cars, planes, and anything with an engine, drums, action movies, swimming, and good food. Michael is just like his daddy in many ways! I love that they are two peas in a pod...just like it should be :)</div>
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On September 5th, Michael turned 4! It was pretty fun, since both sets of grandparents just happened to be visiting that week. So we all had some dinner from Panda Express, and a chocolate cake afterwards, when everyone got to sing "Happy Birthday" to Michael.</div>
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Right now he's really into superheroes. Currently his favorite is Batman, although it frequently changes. He also loves Ironman, Captain America, the Hulk, etc.</div>
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His favorite colors are red and blue</div>
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He is a good sleeper and loves it when Daddy tucks him in for the night.</div>
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His best friend of course is Daddy, but he also loves to play with a pair of twin boys his age who are in our ward (church).</div>
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His favorite activities are playing outside and visiting the neighbor dog through the fence, riding his bike, swimming, jumping on the trampoline, and he actually really loves shopping with mom, as long as he is allowed to walk around and look at stuff. </div>
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He loves to draw and he loves to read a whole bunch of books before bed. He also loves bathtime.</div>
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He likes to say prayer and he'll even say prayer before eating sometimes without me even saying anything to him first! </div>
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He likes to pick up ants and call them his "spiders"</div>
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He loves preschool and his teacher, and is doing really well in his speech therapy preschool.</div>
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He is one special and sweet boy!</div>
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I wasn't feeling well that day, and so we later got a few toys for his birthday, an Avengers Nightlight, Batman slippers, and a baby hulk stuffed TY beanie baby toy. Yes...this boy loves superheroes!</div>
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Happy Birthday sweet boy! We love you!</div>
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When the sun was mostly blocked out (not totality) it was a weird gray color outside, not like a typical darkening of the sky, and the temperature quickly dropped. It was really cool! I'm glad we got to experience it! And Danica got to look at it while at school, since it was her first day.</div>
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This sweet girl officially turned 6 years old on July 22nd! She had already had her birthday party with all her friends in May before school got out, but we celebrated her real birthday as a family. She got to pick out a few birthday presents since she received some birthday money from Great Grandma Joyce. She chose a Princess knight sword and shield.</div>
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On the morning of her birthday, all she wanted was a specific gift she had been asking for...and she got it!</div>
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Here she is hugging her present...she loved it so much!</div>
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The present was a small trinket box shaped like a dolphin. Danica wanted it as a "tooth box" to put all her lost teeth in while waiting for the toothfairy to pick them up from under her pillow.</div>
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That was ALL she really wanted for her birthday...and she had seen it at Hobby Lobby and had been asking for it for a while. She was so patient! </div>
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Some fun facts about Danica:</div>
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She is still as feisty as ever! But she also has a big heard and is very sensitive. She loves her tumbling class, dancind, singing, jumping on the trampoline, riding her bike, swimming, and playing outside in general.</div>
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She has lots of friends at school and she especially loves the neighbor kids down the street, and of course, her siblings.</div>
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She is very cuddly, and loves to be held. </div>
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Her nickname at school is "Snow White"</div>
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Her favorite color is Red</div>
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Her favorite shows and characters are Barbie, Elena of Avalor, Sofia the First, Moana, Ninjago, and much more.</div>
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Her favorite foods are pizza, pasta with red sauce, Cafe Rio Quesadillas, Corn dogs, Lipton Noodle soup, rice pilaf, muffins, and of course anything sweet, especially chocolate.</div>
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She can get pretty shy when asked to speak or sing or do something in front of a crowd.</div>
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She is a smart cookie!</div>
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She is really good at getting her homework done quickly so she can play for the rest of the day.</div>
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She loves to spend time with her parents, especially when we are cooking.</div>
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This will be Michael's second year of preschool! This wasn't his actual first day of school picture (he started about a week after the girls started their school) but he wanted to get in on the fun anyway!</div>
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Miss Danica is in 1st grade this year...going to school ALL DAY! She was so excited that she gets to eat lunch at school with the big kids! and 4 recesses!</div>
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This is Ava a few days after the hospital visit, ready and excited for 4th grade! She gets to play violin this year also! She is super excited and determined to do her best this year!</div>
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And this is Michael's official first day of school picture. This was taken after his first group class. He's standing at the base of a Knight statue in a hallway at his school (the knights are the school's mascot). He loves this thing! Every time we walk by he yells, "Look! A knight!" I love this sweet boy!</div>
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Yay for school!</div>
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(Ava in the ER room...trying to be brave and not cry)</div>
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On the eve of the first day of school, Sunday night, Ava started to complain that there was something in the back of her throat that she couldn't swallow down and it was making her gag. Thinking she had a little phlegm, I said, "Drink some water and you'll be fine." We put the kids to bed and that was that.</div>
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Then she woke up, and this time felt like she needed to spit, so spit she did and out came a little blood. It was such a small amount, I thought it was fine, but I looked into the back of her throat just to check. I saw a small patch of bright red blood where her tonsils had been. I remembered that the doctor to said to call their emergency line if a had any question or concern at all, and to watch for "bright red blood." </div>
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So I called and was connected with the on call emergency doctor. He said to have her gargle ice water, wait 10 minutes, and gargle again. If the bleeding didn't stop after 10 minutes, to take her into the ER just to check. So we did that, and while we waited, we watched Studio C to help Ava calm down and smile a little.</div>
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Then we had her gargle again, and this time a little more blood...which still didn't concern me yet, until I looked into the back of her throat again and saw a huge, jelly-like mass of bloody tissue in the back of her throat. This looked much bigger and angrier than how it previously appeared.</div>
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So I took her in, leaving Jeff with the younger two kids. Luckily the hospital is only about 15 minutes from our house.</div>
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We checked her in, and by this time, Ava was crying out of fear that she would have to have another surgery( recovery had been tough...so she wasn't looking forward to going through that again). The nurses assured her that she would be just fine, and if she did have to have surgery, it would be for her benefit and help her get better. They had her gargle and spit again. Still more blood. They had the on call ER doctor come in to check on her. He said he would check again in 10 minutes and if he felt like she needed a surgery, he would call the Ear Nose and Throat surgeon. So he came back in, checked Ava, and said she had a blood clot forming and it was getting bigger, so she would need surgery. </div>
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After the doctor confirmed she would need a second surgery, Ava burst into tears! I tried to comfort her, telling her I would never let anything happen to her that wasn't for her benefit. I told her this was necessary because she was bleeding and needed to be closed up again. But I wasn't much help. So then I turned on Disney channel, and let her watch all the tv she wanted, which distracted her from the pain for a while...</div>
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And then in came the nurses to put in the I.V.</div>
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This was the worst part! You see, Ava had the I.V. put in AFTER she had been put to sleep via mask the first surgery. Well this time, since it was an emergency durgery, they needed to put her to sleep FAST through the I.V.. They decided to put it in her arm...</div>
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She freaked out! She was screaming and twisting and pushing our hands and the needle away. It took me and two nurses to hold and calm her down so we could get it in. After that, she kept crying and complaining that the I.V. tube hurt. </div>
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Finally, she was wheeled back to the operating room, still upset and nervous. The hardest part was saying goodbye to a teary and scared little Ava, but I knew it would be alright.</div>
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The doctors and nurses were great!After the surgery, which was only about an hour total, the doctor came out to tell me how it went. He said she definitely needed cauterizing again, and she had formed a huge, long blood clot down her throat that needed to be removed. On top of that, she had to have her stomach pumped to get out all the blood she had swallowed. He said it was very rare for something like this to happen to a young kid who got their tonsils out. Apparently she was one of 10%. He assured me that it was super rare for it to happen again...however I had heard that before, so I took that statement with a grain of salt, lol!</div>
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After surgery, Ava was hilarious as she was coming out of from being under anesthesia. She was just talking and talking about anything and everything...telling the nurse how her dad was "so mean because he wouldn't let [her] have a puppy!" The nurses said that this was actually good, because some kids come out of surgery screaming or crying uncontrollably, so at least she was happy! </div>
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Ava felt so good after the surgery! She even refused medicine because she had no pain. She immediately started drinking and mentioning that her ears didn't hurt anymore (the doctor had also flushed out her ear and nasal canals since they were full of fluid) and she was super happy and relieved to not be in pain anymore. </div>
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It took me forever to get her to sleep! We don't have Disney Channel at our house, so she wanted to watch it as much as she could at the hospital, lol! When she finally fell asleep, it was 3:00am. </div>
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The next morning at 7:00am, the doctor came in to check on her and give her the okay to go home. She was doing great! But first they gave her a hearty breakfast of pancakes and bacon! She loved it, since it had been a while since she could eat anything besides liquid or pudding. </div>
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She went home that day and never looked back! I am so glad she got this second surgery, because after that, her recovery was smooth sailing. She was so much happier and all her tonsil problems are over! She was such a strong girl...having to deal with so much pain and discomfort. But she got through it and now she sleeps better than ever!</div>
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She did end up missing a few more days of school, but was able to go back Thursday. Yes, the recovery was that fast after the second surgery!</div>
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Right after surgery, already much happier and more comfortable!</div>
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With her new happy pineapple blanket the hospital gave her too!</div>
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Pancake breakfast! Yum!</div>
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She especially loved the fresh strawberries., and ate those up!</div>
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This was her official "Back to School" picture, which will be something to remember in the coming years! </div>
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We are so glad she is better now!</div>
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Now that is one handsome buy on his way to church! Daddy picked up the glasses from a trade show, and now they are Michael's super cool glasses! </div>
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