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Baby comes early!

May 30, 2009
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Well it's been a long time since i posted. Mostly because I was trying to stay sane on mostly bed rest and the like. All this while having a very active almost two year old to keep entertained. I haven't been on the computer as much. And it seems like facebook is the best place for my family and I to keep in contact. So been updating there mostly. Since it's small little updates that I can handle quickly.

Our lovely baby boy decided to come early as we expected. He waited till 36 weeks old and decided to make his grand entrance. I was in labor for a good day. The labored till almost the end then had to have a C-section. I wish I would have just had the C-section and given my body a change to rest. Needless to say recovery for me is going slower then I want.

No matter we have a healthy baby boy named Rone Ashemore Hernandez Burroughs. Yeah, I know poor kiddo. LOL. He is a doll. He is so tiny. He weighed about 5lbs 5 oz. He has a good mix of both our features. Details, videos, and pictures are on facebook. So if you want to see them just add me as a friend.

My parental units left today and we will getting the other set of parentals in soon. :) Meanwhile, Jadin's birthday is coming up and Leon just cooked us spaghetti. All for now.

Doctor's and tests abound.

Apr 2, 2009
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Well all week this week has been nothing but testing and check-ups. So blood work came back that I was on the borderline of being anemic. So just add some red meat and spinach to my diet. Something I don't do a lot is red meat so cool. I can handle a steak or two. My glucose count was 165. If it is over 140 they like you to do a three hour glucose challenge. So that is tomorrow. Blech three hours of waiting. But hey I have two books downloaded to my phone so I am good.

Today was ultrasound to measure the cervix (yeah TMI get over it) and baby. Baby is measuring about a week larger. Almost 3 lbs. His head is larger (normal), his femur bone is shorter, arm bone is normal. This means Rone will be built like his daddy. :) Hehe. One tall boy and one short boy. As long as they both stay healthy I am good with it. All his other parts look fine and are on target. The cervix is measuring thinner then it did two weeks ago. I was at 33mm now at 23 mm. So that is a pretty big difference. Means I might be sent back on bed rest. Maybe. We won't find out till we talk to doctor on Tuesday.

So I am pretty sure all things point to this baby coming early. We just have to keep him from coming out TOO early. Adin is making me rest and not do much till we see the doctor. The baby's weigh can put too much pressure on the cervix and make it thin more. That wouldn't be good. LOL. So waiting and seeing.

Meanwhile; on the home improvement front. Stained concrete downstairs is a no go due to all the paint and texture on the concrete. Even with cleaning it would not hold the stain. So instead we (read Leon & Adin helping) are cleaning the concrete, sealing it, and then putting some sort of laminate down. Then we figure out the rest of the house. But at least the front room with be done for the monkey and the soon to be monkey.

Speaking of our Monkey. Jadin is still in San Antonio with my parents. He is being taken everywhere! By all my aunts and my parents of course. He went with his cousin Chloe to her ballet class. He had a ball looking at the kids and playing with the other siblings. So yeah defiantly needs more kid interaction when he gets back home. I am just glad my family and Jadin are being entertained. They might keep him another week. I know he is fine but I miss my monkey!! :) So we shall see. I will know more after Tuesday. But god I miss my baby. I will however do what I need to do to help this baby inside me.

All for now.

This picture is just too cute!

Mar 28, 2009
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Ok, here is a pic of Leon and Veronica that I took with my cell phone. :) It's just too cute not to post.

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Flying Doctors Weddings House Projects

Mar 27, 2009
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OMG! What an action packed two weeks! I spent two nights and three days in the hospital in TX. They basically released me and said I should fly home ASAP. Then once home get with my doctors ASAP. So I got released on Wednesday around 3pm. By 5pm I was in the airport boarding a plane to Dallas. My parents; god love them, where going to drive that night our car and Jadin back to NM. That way they could make my cousins wedding on Friday. So with only a back pack and purse my dad drove Adin and me to the airport. Adin rounded up a wheelchair for me since I was NOT allowed to much of anything but sit. Bed rest until I saw my doctors. I was put on Procardia and the medication makes your blood pressure lower. It stops the contractions. I already have low blood pressure normally so this made me a bit whoozy.

Before we hit the security line Adin realizes he doesn't have his wallet. Alas, no ID! Ack! It's in the car with my dad who forgot his cell phone at home. Luckily I have a Military ID of Adin's. It doesn't expire. Don't ask because I don't know. Anyways, we lucky made it past security. We boarded the plane and made it to Dallas where they wheeled me to the plane just in time for pre-boarding. Adin being the honest guy he is tells the flight attendants that I was in pre-term labor and had a few contractions on the flight to Dallas. Just so they would be informed of our situation. Well this of course causes a minor commotion and they have to see if they will let us fly! I think it was a bigger deal because our stewart was Gay and wanted nothing to do with any female parts that a baby would come from. It was his biggest fear to have a pregnant lady. I laughed at his telling of this but he was really scared and wigged out. Finally after twenty minutes we where allowed to continue and the plane took off. Adin had NO idea they would make that big a deal out of it. Poor Adin he was going to be mortified if we had to get off the plane. Stuck in Dallas with a pre-term wife. Lovely! Luckily we have family in Dallas just in case. LOL.

We arrived in ABQ and another Wheel chair ride and we where in Leon's car going home. I was allowed to walk upstairs and into bed. My parents got into town that following morning with the kiddo. Leon was able to watch Jadin for us the following day. I was NOT going to be allowed to go to Val's wedding in town. I missed the whole thing. I was really sad at not getting to see her sisters and the rest of the family. Mostly upset too at missing Val playing guitar in her band in her wedding dress. :) LOL. I saw my doctor at UNMH. We did some tests and my cervix was not dilating or thinning. Thank god!!! So I was on bed rest and continued medication till I saw him again the following Tuesday.

So Tuesday I saw him again. I wasn't contracting at all really anymore. Doctor checked the babies heart rate....all good. I got measured on my belly....I am measuring at 30 weeks. I also got another FFN test. Then had to do a glucose test and blood testing. Yippie! LOL. My FFN came back negative so I was told I could get off the medication, minimal activity, and check up following week. I am seeing him about every week with FFN testing to follow. I also have an ultrasound next week as well so we can see how big Rone really is in there. LOL. If he is a bit ahead of schedule that is fine.

So hopefully we can keep the baby till at least May 8th. :) After that it's all good.

My parents took Jadin back to Texas for two weeks so I could rest and we could get house projects done. Leon is helping us with all the projects. We have one set of blinds put up. We are going to get the carpet pulled downstairs and concrete stain the downstairs. Sans Leon's room of course. Then clean out the garage, fix carpet upstairs, and anything else I feel we need to have done. LOL.

I am only allowed to dictate to Adin and Leon what I want done. Then I have to sit and look on while they do the work. I mean it's nice in some ways. LOL. But I want to jump in there help and get it done quicker. LOL. Darn it. So I can load a dishwasher and do small stuff. Blech.

All for now. Soon to go to sleep. Yippie.

Games Gifts Contractions Shots

Mar 17, 2009
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The baby shower was great! My BF from High School showed up. We have known one another since third grade. That's a long long time. She is doing great teaching grade school, married, and has one two year old daughter. :) We got to catch up some. I got loads of Gift Cards and some great baby gifts. All able to travel well in the car. The girls got vicious playing games and going for prizes it was funny.

Then it got late and my aunts got me involved in the Mexican Domino's game. They have been playing for a couple of years now and can play for hour and hours. Till the wee hours of the morning. LOL. My mom left to take my grandma home and they roped me into playing for her. It's actually a fun game. So played for quite some time. :)

The next day we rested most of the day. We helped clean up the house and let Jadin run around a bit. He of course loves running around the backyard. We also sat down with my dad and figured out plans for the house. Tearing out the carpet downstairs and doing stained concrete. Turning the front room into a play room. And some other small modifications that would make having children and cats easier.

Monday we had planned to meet with my High School BF and our buddies G and V and their kids. I woke up that day feeling a little funny. But it was pack day because the next day we where taking off for the 12 hour drive home. Well I started to feel my tummy tense up. I noted it and went on. Throughout the morning I could feel it tense on occasion. I figured if it was a contraction I would time them in case. I was supposed to go in tot he ER if I had more then four in an hour. Well I was having like 7 in an hour. By noon I was in Methodist Hospital. I started having contractions about 6 minutes apart. So I have been on two different medications to stop them. I have also figured out that I have a UTI and that is the probably cause. The infection is a more resistant strain. So I am here another night to finish the medication protocol they have and figure out what Antibiotic will help.

I won't be driving home with my family tonight. They are headed to ABQ for Val's wedding. My mom and dad are hanging back to drive my car and Jadin home. I can hopefully fly home tomorrow or Thursday. My parents plan on leaving tomorrow night if that is the case. Once back home I have to immediately follow up with my doctors so we can come up with a plan of action for the rest of the pregnancy. I have to make it to at least May 8th for the babies maximum survival rate and reduced medical intervention once he is born.

Luckily this all happened while I was still in town and not driving. LOL. So bored stiff here in the hospital but if I am on bed rest for the remainder I can do it. Whatever it takes. So keep fingers crossed all goes well, contractions stop for good until time, and I make it back home. I miss my kid, house, and kitties!!!

Pacifiers, Ribbons, and Blue

Mar 12, 2009
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So we are in San Antonio for my baby shower which will be this weekend. My mom invited like 70 ladies from our family. LOL. I think only about 40 will show up though. Since about a third live out of town. But hey it's all good. I am just happy to see everyone. It's been SO long since I have been to a baby shower that I forgot about all the games, bows, door prizes, etc.

There will be lots of blue, teddy bears, storks, and such. We are even having blue lemonade. Hehe. So it's been interesting to see what is shaping up to be my baby shower. Adin and my dad are trying to stay out of the females way. LOL. I finally am going to get my 2004 taxes taken care of. That was the first full year after Adin got sick and it was a bit complicated. IRS said we owed. I went to the family accountant and he said it's pretty straight forward and we should owe as much as they are claiming. If he can get it to us to where we owe majority less and get some of our 2005 to 2007 back that would be LOVELY!!!! Especially with a baby on the way.

The other scary thing is that I haven't heard from our landlord. Our lease is up in April and it would be nice to know if we can continue to rent the house for another year or if we have to move out in like 30 days or whatever. I already told Kim to find someplace else to live just in case. You always need a Plan to survive and you can only rely on yourself. I can't afford to move everyone with us where ever we go. I am hoping we hear from him soon.

So day before yesterday had a bit of a pregnancy scare. I am 25 weeks now. I apparently over did it and also picked up Jadin and held him for too long and started to bleed a bit. When you are this far along they worry about placenta privea, etc. So called the UNM triage nurses in the L&D dept. I love those guys! You can call and ask a question whenever you have a concern. I am the type that as long as tell me what to look for I won't panic.

So all in all I over did it. I am not supposed to pick Jadin up for awhile. If at all. I see my doc on the 24th to see if he puts any other restrictions on me. So needless to say my parents are having fun chasing Jadin around. Jadin is having fun running around the back yard, the house, etc. :) I am being watched like a hawk by everyone. Mostly Adin though. So doing my best to keep myself from over doing anything. So hard to do!

All for now. I shall write about my shower later on. And Val's wedding that is next Friday. :)

We have a name

Feb 7, 2009
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So after some discussion we picked another meaningful long ass name. LOL. So we picked Jadin's name as a combo of my first inital and Adin's name. Duh. Sebastien made his transition easier and it was a more common name if he didn't like Jadin. Plus my family loves to call him Sebbie. We have to have a baby nickname in my family. LOL.

So for our second boy we have Rone Ashmore Hernandez Burroughs. Haha. Rone is for Adin's great grandfather on his mom's side. Plus has three derivation: Hebrew "Song of Jehovah", Gaelic "Little Red One", and Norse "Roawan Tree". Plus it's another unique name. We like those if you can't tell. Ashmore is Adin's father's middle name. English old family name. We also like the fact that once he get's older we can call him "Ash" for his nickname. I like that.

Then of course my last name as a second middle name due to the fact that there are no more male Hernandez's of my line. And Adin's last name. So we shall have Jadin Sebastien Hernandez Burroughs and Rone Ashmore Hernandez Burroughs. LOL. Writing their legal names out will suck ass but I already do it so eh. I usually do my name Jennifer MH Burroughs. It works. :)

So we shall see if it sticks but we are pretty good about finding names that will work.We have a few back up names just in case the boy is born and we are like....hmmm....nope. You are not a Rone. LOL. All for now.

It's a boy folks.

Feb 7, 2009
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Wow, we where a bit shocked. We where "supposed" to have a girl. LOL. At least Adin and I always thought we would if we ever had a child. Went to our ultrasound appointment and yes indeed it's a boy. I can't believe how much you can see on an ultrasound. They did a full anatomy check. We got to see the chambers of the heart, the aorta, the spine, hemispheres of the brain. It was amazing. The baby was moving around a whole lot. Making it hard to get still shots. Adin was very impressed with the images and we both had tears in our eyes. We got some great pictures and even a few 3D pictures. :)

I saw my High Risk doctor and all looks great. The baby is in all the normal parameters if a bit ahead of schedule. So we are thrilled! Now we must think of boy's names. We have a few ideas but we need to flush them out. Our families are thrilled as you can imagine. Especially mine who has more girls then boys. I am only the second grandchild who shall have a boy. Big deal in Mexican families. My dad is starting to realize he is a grandfather and now has lots of ideas on what he wants to teach both boys. :) Good news is that I can go threw Jadin's clothing and save the best stuff for this little one.

If we stay in our rental house we plan ok...so *I* plan on painting the boys room an emerald green. I want to make the house more "ours". I also want to tear out all the carpet and throw down like pergo. But I digress. Ok, so all for now. It's all about me just taking care of myself and my belly. :)

I am an Incubator

Jan 27, 2009
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Well mostly anyways. I am doing my best to get used to my body NOT being mine anymore. The lack of control sucks ass. After that hospital visit and seeing my doctor I am doing my best not to overdue anything. I have been told if my back hurts or anything to stop and put my feet up. I will be lucky to not be confined to bed rest during this journey. I am eating and drinking more. Mostly drinking over 60 oz of water a day. I feel waterlogged mostly.

I ended up doing some acrobatics the other day. I was feeding Jadin (he was in his high chair) and the front door blew open. I am not sure how long it was open but when I went to it so closed the door and started looking around for any of our cats that could have escaped. I came back to the door and discovered that the bottom was locked. Sigh. Adin didn't get to sleep till 6am and was drugged but did my best to wake him up. I even through rocks at the window. Nothing was working and I was starting to get worried about Jadin being stuck in his high chair. I decided to try the windows. None of the windows was unlocked. I remembered which one would probably be open. The high window over the sink. It's probably about 5 feet off the ground. Sure enough it was open. I pulled off the screen threw it inside. Took a running jump and hoisted myself into it. I managed not to hit my belly and Jadin was watching my climbing thru the window. He had the "what are you doing mommy" expression on his face. LOL. I put the screen back on and sat down and finished feeding him. Sigh.

Told Adin and Leon later on what happened while we where at dinner. They both just shook their heads and needless to say Adin has been watching me like a hawk with Leon threatening to come back from Gallup and kill me if I do that again. LOL. Not like I wanted to do that. So been resting a bit more. Kim has been helping a bunch making sure cats and child get taken care of when I am sleeping or unable to move around a bunch.

I am not sleeping at night so going to try to not nap today and see if it helps. So in the effort of doing resting things I have read a few books. Here is the list.

The Many-Colored Land & The Golden Torc

Julian May

This is a series Adin has been trying to get me to read for a long time. I am starting on the Golden Torc now. It's a great older series. I have enjoyed.

The Last Empress

Anchee Min

Read the first book called Empress Orchid. This is a very interesting and engaging look at the life of the Last Empress of the Ch'ung Dynasty. I am very empressed with Anchee Min's books and plan on reading some more.

Becoming Madame Mao

Anchee Min

After seeing the movie Mongol Adin and I are into reading about China's history. This book was engaging but the switching between third person voice and first person where a bit confusing and made it a bit dry. Not one of her best books but I did finish it and enjoy.

Need more books. :) Oh and more Iphone games.

Another state of being...

Jan 19, 2009
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Well I landed my butt in the hospital yesterday. Sigh. I have had heart palpitations, shortness of breathe, and dizziness off and on for about three weeks now. These symptoms have been off and on and not for long duration. Pregnancy makes your blood pressure lower. I have normally low blood pressure so just attributed this all to maybe having lower then normal pressure. Yesterday morning the symptoms lasted longer and for longer duration. I would even lie down and it would get worse. Took my BP and it was at 95/63. Didn't really increase with laying down and feet up. I figured I should go in a get check out when the heart palpitations started and chest pains. Luckily Leon was in town and was able to watch Jadin for me. Leon dropped Adin (who had barely slept and was downing coffee to get conscious) to the hospital.

First i find out that if your pregnant they prefer you to go to Women's Healthy Hospital since they are better equipped for pregnant moms. Good to know. Then we go in and my BP is still low. So they take me back pretty quickly and start an EKG. My EKG is fine. The doctor comes in and decides to get a chest xray, check my BP at different positions and times, get a fetal heart monitor, urine, and blood work. All standard tests. Turns out that I was severely dehydrated! They pumped two and half liters into me. I was pretty shocked. I mean I drink throughout the day. Not enough while pregnant apparently. They also find ketones in my urine. This means that I don't have enough calories from what I am eating so my body is burning fat reserves. Too much in reserves. The bottom line is I need to eat and drink more. Probably the last time I will hear that from a doctor. LOL.

I am not sure how much I am supposed to be eating. My stomach and intestines are squished up and it's hard to eat a regular amount at once as I get full quickly and get nauseous. Same goes for drinking. I see my OB tomorrow and we shall see what he says. Lots of questions to ask. I did my best today and drank water all day and tried to eat more. I am interested to know how much I have gained if any. My belly has gotten bigger and the baby is moving around so seems to be doing just fine. I never thought eating and drinking more would be this hard.

I am still pretty weak and tired. I did a get out of the house a bit but stayed laying down in the car mostly. That was too much on it's own. So tomorrow I do nothing but doctor's appointment and not much else. Give myself another day in bed if I can. Other then this life is going well. My cousin is getting married in March. The baby shower is going to be in San Antonio in March as well. Jadin is getting bigger and learning every day. It's great. All for now.

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