Early Arrival!

On December 22 at 4:26 pm a new addition was welcomed into our family 14 weeks early. M was 2lbs and she is 13 in. long!  So tiny! My sister was pregnant with her first little one.  Her and her boyfriend were so excited and happy when they found out!  We all were...She loved finally being able to show off her bump...She couldn't wait for it to be HUGE!

This is her Dec 18 4 days before delivering.

Unfortunately, she won't get that experience this time around...It seems she has the same condition I do, incompetent cervix...Its every woman's worst enemy that has it when pregnant...No woman knows she has it and there are not any tests to find out if you do...She was such a warrior through it all...She was calm and relaxed...She was fully dilated for 16 hours!  Her goal was to make sure she got the 2nd surfactant shot and she did!  I am so proud of her! M was born in her amniotic sac.  I never saw my son come out of me.  I was too drugged up with the magnesium sulfate and so was she...She did get to see her after they got her intubated to help her breathe though...

M is doing great and so is my sister..The respirator is only breathing 30 breaths a min for her right now and she is doing the rest!  For her gestation that is WONDERFUL!  They are only allowing parents and grandparents to see her right now.  Once she is bigger and stronger others can come see her.  She is definitely a mini version of my sister.  We already love her so much and know God has big plans for her!  If you read this can you please send up lots of prayers for her!

       Prematurity is not as uncommon as people believe...I too had a preemie...He was 13 weeks early and doing fine.  You can't tell he was a preemie at all.  Doctors are not sure what causes my sister and I 's incompetent cervix.  Some believe its genetics other think its just something that happens...  Since my sister has the same condition as me I and going with the genetics belief...esp since we have not had any damage done to our cervix...Please be aware of any signs of premature labor...For her and I hip pain, leaky breasts around 17/18 weeks gestation, feeling like our stomach were stretching earlier than normal,  a heaviness in our pelvis, were our signs...She had spotting and cramps when she went to the hospital with no clue what was going on...For me my amniotic sac was protruding out of me already...I am hoping this article could help someone who may be experiencing these symptoms...Don't ignore them and if you get to the dr and they say you are fine, then better be safe then sorry....

Merry Christmas everyone!  God gave us a true blessing this year!