In Loving Memory

Noah colored a rock and put it under his tree in memory of his baby brother/sister.

Our baby

Without getting into any details, we just wanted to let everyone know that we won't be receiving any miraculous news on Tuesday. Our baby has gone to live out its eternal life with our Heavenly Father. Of course, we don't know why this has happened, but we truly look forward to meeting our second child one day in Heaven. We love this baby indescribably and will remember it forever holding it always close to our hearts. Thank you again to everyone for your prayers.

Doctor's Appointment

Today we received some discouraging news. I told the ultrasound tech that I had started spotting yesterday and that I was extremely concerned because I knew what it most likely meant. She listened to my concerns hoping for the best. I am supposed to be 7 weeks and 4 days today, but the baby only measured 6 weeks. She looked for a heartbeat and couldn't find one. We put on our brave faces knowing that we probably wouldn't bring this baby home like we did with Noah.
We then met with the doctor. She had my blood drawn to measure my hcg levels to see if they are still multiplying. If they aren't, that will confirm that I am miscarrying. We, unfortunately, won't get any results until next week.
We apologize to anyone who is discovering this news through the blog. It's just difficult to talk about over and over and over when there really is no explanation to why or how. Thank you for all your prayers. Jay and I are finding comfort in the Lord that His Will be done.

First Doctor's Appointment

Today was our first of many doctor's appointments to come. I love that these are fun appointments! There are 5 doctors at this office, but I made the appointment with Dr. Muniz who is the doctor who delivered Noah. She is my absolute favorite! I am hoping that she can deliver this baby too. Anyway, the appointment was pretty standard. We visited, they took some blood, and we were on our way. We walked out and Jay said, "I never heard them say you were pregnant." He's so funny! He was serious. He couldn't believe that we got pregnant the first month when it took six to conceive Noah. I called the triage nurse just to check and she confirmed that I am indeed pregnant. I called Jay to let him know and he said that it now feels real. We're both really excited to expand our family and bring a live-in friend to Noah. We have an ultrasound scheduled in three weeks. As of today, they gave me the rough due date of January 10th, but I know my cycle and am pretty sure it will show up closer to the 17th when they measure the baby on June 4th. I'll keep you posted!!

Happy Mother's Day!

Happy Mother's Day to all the mommies! We had a great day celebrating with four generations (three of which were mothers). Of course, Noah spotted the balloons so Poppy had to work the hostess and get Noah hooked up with one.

And I got the greatest present...