I'm Back.....and Pregnant!

*Blowing dust off the blog*
I know it's been a long time since I've been here. I just didn't have the stomach to write each week or each month...not pregnant...over and over again.

Alot has happened and I found that not only do I have issues in the female dept but medically. We finally saw a doctor and found through ultrasound that I don't just have one cyst on one ovary, but I have multiple cysts on both ovaries. Doc said....harmless..but could make it harder for you to get pregnant. In addition, I'm borderline anemic, borderline hypothyroid and of course overweight because of the latter. When I was younger I stayed active which hid the problems. Also, being on birth control pills since age 18 probably hasn't helped matters. Being a nurse, a longtime student and I feel quite intelligent when it comes to medical theory and studies...not much has been published when it comes to the long term use and effects of BCP's.....add on African American women, aged 30's etc...etc. Pharmaceutical companies continue to find new ways to prevent us from conceiving but there are only a few drugs out there that actually assist in conceiving (with multiple side effects at that).

I thank you Jesus that you've blessed us with a child without having to do IUI, IVF, drugs, sperm motility studies, etc. etc. I prayed, watched my cervical mucous daily and loved my husband. That's it peeps....that's it. Yes, it took us 11 cycles for it to finally happen.....
*multiple deaths in my family, losing my Nana Eva, my MaMaggie, my Uncle Duna and too many more people in between
*moving from South Jersey to North Jersey to live with my parents once again
*job hunting
*house hunting, finding a house and taking 4 months to close on it.
But....we're here....we're here by the grace of God and the baby has a strong heartbeat at 6 weeks and 2 days.

Today I'm 8 weeks and 1 day. Somedays I feel good, somedays I feel lousy. I've been told over and over that this is what it feels like to be pregnant. The one thing I can say is that I don't have one stitch of morning sickness. I'm a nurse, and I thought that I would definitely get it. Although my Mom said she didn't have it with me or my brother. Pregnancy symptoms and labor lengths are not hereditary but I'm praying the experts were wrong! Please let me take after my mother in this aspect. Not only did she deliver me naturally, "I went into the hospital at around 10pm and you were born at around 6am". WOW....8 hours...I'll take it!! SIGH....so far that's it. I know it's a lot. I'm blessed, we're blessed.

I love my new house and it's a grand old house...just what I wanted with a large back yard. Needs lots of TLC but it's MINE...alllll MINE. We're taking a short babymoon to Florida...Disney actually. Joe proposed to me there, figured it would be nice to go back before we have to start toting the kids there. I won't be able to ride too many things but it'll be nice to get away, for a bit.
Peace...soon come.