The Circus is in Town! April 22-23, 2006

This weekend was a busy one for Todd and I. Todd kept really busy working on the landscaping. He planted several bushes, and finished the edging so that rock can be put down soon. Our yard is really coming along, he works really hard, but he loves doing it!

While Todd was working away I went to the circus with Melody, Steve, Cody, Talon, Lily, Misty, Tiffani and Lexi. We all had lots of fun! It was so cute to watch Lily especially as she got so excited and just was in awe of everything she saw. My favorite parts where the Lion/Tigers, the elephants and the motorcycles in the cage (5 in the cage at once! Yikes!) We all had lots of fun!!





On Sunday Todd and I got to babysit Keeley while the Strom's and Dahmen's went to the Circus. We went for a long walk with Keeley, then keeley and Amy took a nap, and then spent the rest of the time outside playing in the yard watching Todd work away! I really enjoyed spending time with my Godchild, and it was good for Todd to get a little taste of what it will be like to have a baby in the house.

We made it!!!

We made it to our 12 week appointment!!!

When I first found out I was pregnant I immediately made an appointment with the obgyn that I had hoped to get into - and we were lucky she did have an opening for a new patient! Our first appointment with the doctor was supposed to be on Thursday April 20th. Of course, because of the problems we had with the SCH we have seen our doctor several times before this appointment.

The appointment went great, we heard the heart beat for the first time, it was awesome!!! Everything is looking good! We had to do lots of paper work and some blood work, and we spoke with the genetic counselor, it was a long morning but everything went smoothly. Our doctor is awesome, we really feel blessed to have her as our doctor (check her out on the Sioux Valley OBGYN page http://www.obgynltd.org/staff/index.php?id=&entryid=7 ). She even took the time to make sure Todd got to see what was all happening, and to talk with him! The best news to me was, things are going so well that in the next week or two I will be able to go off the partial bed rest I was on...I will still have to be careful, but not to the extreme point I was before! Yeah!

After our appointment Todd and I went to Spezia's for lunch to celebrate! We had taken the day off work a long time ago, to celebrate making it to the 12 week mark! The rest of the afternoon we spent at home (I took a 2 hour nap!) and just hung out.

Last night I brought special cupcakes to the church group I go to at Oak Hills Church, the cupcakes had little bottles and pacifiers on them, it didn't take long for everyone to figure out what I was trying to tell them! Half the cupcakes where pink and half where blue, each person took the color that they thought I was having (boy or girl) according to the cupcake count - I am having a boy! lol We will have to see if they where right!

Thanks again to all of our family and friends for their prayers and support- we couldn't do it without you!

EASTER ANNOUNCEMENT!!!

This Easter Todd and I had a big announcement for our friends and family. We made up Easter baskets for our family with this poem inside one of the eggs...

Roses are Red
Violets are Blue
This Happy Easter we have some news to share with you!
The Newest Married Anawski's are excited to say...
November 9th, 2006 is our babies expected arrival day!

Love,
Todd, Amy & Baby Anawski

Yes!! It's true - we are having a baby!!! We are right now 11 weeks along! It's been a rough ride for us though. We found out in early March I was pregnant, which was a big suprise to us - considering I was on the pill! (the 99.9% factor is the only answer from the doctor!) Todd and I had just discussed and started planning a date for when we where going to start trying for a baby the week before we found out - I guess God had plans for us we didn't know about!

At 5 weeks - I started bleeding....rushed to the doctor and found out I had a Subchorionic Hematoma...This is the medical definition of a Subchorionic Hematoma/Hemmorage


A subchorionic hematoma "SCH"(also known as subchorionic bleeding) is a space of fluid collection, presumably blood, between the gestational sac, usually the placenta, and the uterine wall. A subchorionic hematoma is a diagnosis made on ultrasound during pregnancy and is usually found either when a sonogram is done for vaginal bleeding in pregnancy or during a routine ultrasound examination. Small subchorionic hematomas in early pregnancy may not be significant, and most women with this finding will go on and deliver a healthy baby. Larger hematomas are more likely to be detected later in pregnancy, and may be associated with a poorer outcome, such as late abortion or preterm delivery. The reason for a subchorionic hematoma is usually unclear. It has been shown not only in patients with threatened miscarriage, but also in patients with bleeding disorders, patients with the presence of auto-antibodies, as well as patients receiving anti- coagulants, or those after a severe trauma. When a subchorionic hematoma is found on ultrasound, women are often told to stay on bed rest.

The subchorionic Hematoma we had was significantly sized - enough so that I had to be on moderate bed rest, and several times had to go in for ultrasounds to check on everything. Everytime we went in - Todd and I sighed a breath of relief when we found the baby was ok and the heartbeat was still there....

SCH's will either cause a miscarriage, or will take care of themselves and disolve, or will continue on through the pregnancy and be a constant threat to the baby. On Monday April 10th I started bleeding and was rushed into the doctors for an ultrasound, at this point we expected the worse....but the news was GREAT! We found out the baby was doing great - heartbeat was great, and even better we found out the SCH had dissolved, they did the ultrasound twice to verify it and it came back both times the same - they couldn't find it anymore!! We where very excited. We still have a risk the blood could clot more, but once we hit the 12 week to 15 week mark with no sign of it we are pretty much in the clear! I am still on modified bed rest (meaning I can work, and such, but no physical activies, exercise, and I have to rest immediatly when tired!) until the 12-15 week mark, but that is ok!

We hope you are all as excited as we are - and I will keep you all updated on how things are going! Below is the latest ultrasound pic...

Saturday and Sunday, April 14-15, 2006

This weekend was a fun and busy one for Todd and I! Todd spent every minute of nice weather outside working on the deck and working on the landscaping! He is really doing an awesome job, the landscaping is coming out GREAT! Stop on by anytime to check it out - he loves to show off his progress!

On Saturday - My Mom came into town, and Justin, Todd Mom and I went to dinner at Applebees and then did some shopping, it was fun to spend time all together!




 

Friday April 14, 2006

Friday we celebrated Tiffani's 27tth Birthday (April 13th) with Tiffani, Rob and lots of Tiffani's friends at Pizza Ranch! We all had fun playing the games and eating pizza. Then we all went bowling at the bowling alley in Brandon. It was fun listening to the music and watching everyone bowl!


 

Monday April 10, 2006

Monday was Pat Anawski's Birthday! The family all got together at Terri & Reed's house for a spaghetti dinner and of course cake and ice cream!




 

The Sioux Falls!

As most of you know - Last week we had a ton of rainfall! On Thursday night it rained from 9:00PM to 9:00AM - we had flooding all over Sioux Falls. On Friday Todd an I went to the Falls to see the water levels - it was amazing. They where raging really hard, and they where really high! Check out some of our pictures from the Falls!




 

Our Babies!

Some pictures of our Babies - Bobby & Chance. The have been loving the warm weather, because the windows are open in the house! They spend the day just napping in the sunshine!

Monday April 10, 2006

This weekend was a fun and busy one! On Saturday we had Mom & Dave come up to visit - and Todd, Dave and Jeff spent the afternoon/night playing Risk and causing other mischief! Mom & I went to the movie Cheaper by the Dozen 2 - which was good! We enjoyed the first one, and the second one was just as funny. We did some other dinking around and shopping, and then picked up Lily & Melody for dinner at Cracker barrel. It was lots of fun! I love spending time with my Mom!

Sunday Todd and I spend the day working on projects around the house, Todd has been finishing staining our deck, and working on the landscaping, and he spent a lot of time outside on Sunday.

Debbie, Melody, Cody and Lily stopped by for a little bit, which was nice, Debbie got to see our house for the first time!

Todd and I grilled some yummy chicken, potatoes and corn on the cob for dinner, and then vegged out the rest of the night! It was a great weekend!!!

Monday April 3, 2006

It' s Monday..again! This weekend was a fun weekend. Saturday I visited Robin, and got to spend some time helping her organize her garage, and just chatting! Saturday night was Alexia's 5th Birthday party at Mark & Becky's. Even though the weather was gloomy it was still lots of fun to play with all the kids outside, and to see everyone. Lexi had a blast, and so did we!

Saturday Todd and I also went to several stores tryin to find the perfect grill for us...And after lots of looking, we purchased a grill! We are excited, and can't wait to have everyone over for some hamburgers and hot dogs on the grill!

Sunday it rained all day, so Todd and I went to church and then came home and napped, and spent the rest of the afternoon cleaning! I have to give a big shout-out to my lovely husband for helping out with all the cleaning - he really helped on Sunday, dusting, and helping move boxes and such - he was super hubby on Sunday for sure!!!

That is about all for us - it was a rainy, gloomy weekend, so it was kind of low key, but today I am happy to report the sun is shining!!!