I don't know why I decided to start a blog... here I sit now not sure what to say or if anyone will even want to read this! So here goes...
I am married to a wonderful man named Greg who has given me the World! We have been married for four years (tomorrow is our anniversary) and he is truly my best friend. We have been through more in four years than some people go through in a lifetime and it has only brought us closer and made us stronger in our relationship and our faith.
My husband has made me a mother and together we decided that staying home and raising our boys was the best thing for our family. I never really thought I would have kids, but it is the best job I have ever had. It is a job I never thought I would want to do, but I couldn't imagine doing anything else. I have two of the cutest little boys... of course I am a bit biased, but I have been told by many who aren't, that they are in fact pretty cute!
Peter Xavier is my oldest living child... I say that because before he was born we lost two babies to miscarriage. He is smart, and funny and extremely energetic. I never know what he is going to say or what he will come up with. Oh to have the imagination he does would be such a wonderful gift!
He is truly a miracle baby. We got pregnant with him and had trouble from the start. At 14 weeks I had an abruption (the placenta started to tear away from the uterus causing bleeding) and doctors were unsure if he would even make it to be born. I was on bed rest with him for quite a bit of my pregnancy. At 5 mos. along, I thought there was something wrong with him because I was in excrutiating pain... I was incredibly scared and remember thinking perhaps I would not be a mom after all... it seemed like pregnancy was not for me as I was having so many problems. Well my poor little guy was getting blamed for the pain, but it was just my gallbladder... haha just my gallbladder, I can say that now, but it was no laughing matter at the time. Along with the bad gallbladder also came terrible back trouble... Greg jokes that he got more sleep after Pete was born than before with all of my trouble! He sure is a funny guy. Anyway, my miracle was born 9 minutes after midnight on January 24, 2007... he was the best birthday present my husband will ever get from me. Kind of hard to top giving birth to a son! So, Greg and Pete share a birthday and Greg's dad John is the following day... what a week of celebration!
As time went on (rather quickly) we found we were pregnant again, and then again, and then again. We were finding it rather easy to become pregnant, but very difficult to stay that way! Our third pregnancy after Pete and our 6th in less than 2 years seemed to be going along fine. We had made it past the point where we had suffered loss before and we could even see our little peanut on the ultrasound. So we were cautious, but excited... I remember people telling me that I needed to be done after that one because I had so much trouble... well while we were celebrating Pete's first birthday on January 26, 2008, my water broke... I rushed to the bathroom (only about 18 weeks along) and out came a baby.
Our son Paul Gregory was born. Greg pulled him out of the toilet and he was alive, but quickly passed in his hands. He was no bigger than the palm of my hand. We had a funeral for him and it was the most awful day of our lives! My precious Pete was so sweet through all of it even though he did not know what was going on. He was what helped us to get through it. What made us get out of bed in the morning and what gave us the courage to take the next step and find out why this was happening to us. To me... the girl who didn't even know if she wanted children. Funny how we want something so badly, the moment we think that we can't have it!
So off to the Doctor for some genetic testing and hopefully an answer for all of this loss! Well, after what seemed to be some simple blood work, we found out I have a chromosomal abnormality called MTHFR (methylene tetra-hydra folate reductase) which is just a fancy way of saying my body doesn't absorb folic acid.... well that is like the most important thing you need when you are pregnant! Unfortunately it took 5 miscarriages to diagnose this simple fix!
Well we knew the problem and had a solution, so we decided to try again and were extremely scared to lose again, but we took the leap and now have another son! John Matthew (Matthew which means, Gift from God) was on his way! So we went in to be induced with him on January 23, 2009. We really couldn't believe that Greg, Pete and John would all have the same birthday... what were the odds? Well they weren't very good... I labored all day with him and he didn't want to come out. We stopped the induction and went home. We went back on the 27th and our sweet little John was born just after midnight on the 28th of January 2009! So all of my boys are one year and two days apart!
John is such a sweet baby and is definitely a daddy's boy! He just lights up when he sees his daddy! He is starting to walk and desperately wants to keep up with his big brother. Right now they are running up and down the hallway shreiking! They slow down and smile at me as they pass by my door where I sit gushing about them to no one in particular.
I am truly blessed to be a mother and a wife and hope to be for a very long time. My current struggle is with a neurological disorder... yet to be diagnosed completely. In July I started to have tingling and numbness in my extremities and had troubling walking, using my hands, and most importantly taking care of my boys! After many tests and a trip to the Mayo Clinic in August and now seeing a new Doc in Madison, they have diagnosed some small fiber neuropathy, but do not have a cause! It is extremely frustrating to not have answers. I am feeling better and taking it day by day. It is still in the back of my mind that this may be something worse like MS, but I am trying to not let it slow me down and praying that they find an answer so this can be treated and hopefully go away! I have two boys to chase after!
Well, for not knowing where to start and not knowing what to say I sure typed alot. I guess I have gotten you up to speed on my life in progress... and hopefully you will want to read more adventures from my family. Thanks for listening!
I am married to a wonderful man named Greg who has given me the World! We have been married for four years (tomorrow is our anniversary) and he is truly my best friend. We have been through more in four years than some people go through in a lifetime and it has only brought us closer and made us stronger in our relationship and our faith.
My husband has made me a mother and together we decided that staying home and raising our boys was the best thing for our family. I never really thought I would have kids, but it is the best job I have ever had. It is a job I never thought I would want to do, but I couldn't imagine doing anything else. I have two of the cutest little boys... of course I am a bit biased, but I have been told by many who aren't, that they are in fact pretty cute!
Peter Xavier is my oldest living child... I say that because before he was born we lost two babies to miscarriage. He is smart, and funny and extremely energetic. I never know what he is going to say or what he will come up with. Oh to have the imagination he does would be such a wonderful gift!
He is truly a miracle baby. We got pregnant with him and had trouble from the start. At 14 weeks I had an abruption (the placenta started to tear away from the uterus causing bleeding) and doctors were unsure if he would even make it to be born. I was on bed rest with him for quite a bit of my pregnancy. At 5 mos. along, I thought there was something wrong with him because I was in excrutiating pain... I was incredibly scared and remember thinking perhaps I would not be a mom after all... it seemed like pregnancy was not for me as I was having so many problems. Well my poor little guy was getting blamed for the pain, but it was just my gallbladder... haha just my gallbladder, I can say that now, but it was no laughing matter at the time. Along with the bad gallbladder also came terrible back trouble... Greg jokes that he got more sleep after Pete was born than before with all of my trouble! He sure is a funny guy. Anyway, my miracle was born 9 minutes after midnight on January 24, 2007... he was the best birthday present my husband will ever get from me. Kind of hard to top giving birth to a son! So, Greg and Pete share a birthday and Greg's dad John is the following day... what a week of celebration!
As time went on (rather quickly) we found we were pregnant again, and then again, and then again. We were finding it rather easy to become pregnant, but very difficult to stay that way! Our third pregnancy after Pete and our 6th in less than 2 years seemed to be going along fine. We had made it past the point where we had suffered loss before and we could even see our little peanut on the ultrasound. So we were cautious, but excited... I remember people telling me that I needed to be done after that one because I had so much trouble... well while we were celebrating Pete's first birthday on January 26, 2008, my water broke... I rushed to the bathroom (only about 18 weeks along) and out came a baby.
Our son Paul Gregory was born. Greg pulled him out of the toilet and he was alive, but quickly passed in his hands. He was no bigger than the palm of my hand. We had a funeral for him and it was the most awful day of our lives! My precious Pete was so sweet through all of it even though he did not know what was going on. He was what helped us to get through it. What made us get out of bed in the morning and what gave us the courage to take the next step and find out why this was happening to us. To me... the girl who didn't even know if she wanted children. Funny how we want something so badly, the moment we think that we can't have it!
So off to the Doctor for some genetic testing and hopefully an answer for all of this loss! Well, after what seemed to be some simple blood work, we found out I have a chromosomal abnormality called MTHFR (methylene tetra-hydra folate reductase) which is just a fancy way of saying my body doesn't absorb folic acid.... well that is like the most important thing you need when you are pregnant! Unfortunately it took 5 miscarriages to diagnose this simple fix!
Well we knew the problem and had a solution, so we decided to try again and were extremely scared to lose again, but we took the leap and now have another son! John Matthew (Matthew which means, Gift from God) was on his way! So we went in to be induced with him on January 23, 2009. We really couldn't believe that Greg, Pete and John would all have the same birthday... what were the odds? Well they weren't very good... I labored all day with him and he didn't want to come out. We stopped the induction and went home. We went back on the 27th and our sweet little John was born just after midnight on the 28th of January 2009! So all of my boys are one year and two days apart!
John is such a sweet baby and is definitely a daddy's boy! He just lights up when he sees his daddy! He is starting to walk and desperately wants to keep up with his big brother. Right now they are running up and down the hallway shreiking! They slow down and smile at me as they pass by my door where I sit gushing about them to no one in particular.
I am truly blessed to be a mother and a wife and hope to be for a very long time. My current struggle is with a neurological disorder... yet to be diagnosed completely. In July I started to have tingling and numbness in my extremities and had troubling walking, using my hands, and most importantly taking care of my boys! After many tests and a trip to the Mayo Clinic in August and now seeing a new Doc in Madison, they have diagnosed some small fiber neuropathy, but do not have a cause! It is extremely frustrating to not have answers. I am feeling better and taking it day by day. It is still in the back of my mind that this may be something worse like MS, but I am trying to not let it slow me down and praying that they find an answer so this can be treated and hopefully go away! I have two boys to chase after!
Well, for not knowing where to start and not knowing what to say I sure typed alot. I guess I have gotten you up to speed on my life in progress... and hopefully you will want to read more adventures from my family. Thanks for listening!
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I am so glad you did this Krystal!! I love you and I hope you continue with this!!
ReplyDeleteThankyou! I wasn't sure about starting a blog and devoting time to it, but I am already wanting to post another... great another addiction. I am looking forward to sharing my life and the many blessings I have as well as getting support from others moms! Miss you lots Beth!
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