The Nilsen Nest

Thursday, October 11, 2007

We're alive and well!

Oh! Looky here! Dena decided to get on the ball again! Sorry guys! It's been a pretty antiblog couples of months for me. And I apologize I posted a serious prayer request and left everyone hanging. Luckily, I see most of you regularly, so you know I am still alive and well. I have pictures I could post, but I figured I better stick with the update and do the pictures later, otherwise it'll take me 2 more months! Sheesh!
Well, it's been a change in season at the Nilsen Nest. I sleep lots more and Steve has become a little stir crazy these last weeks. I've been told by many that the 2nd trimester tends to bring some well needed energy back on the scene, so I am waiting for that to come! I'll be 12 weeks this Saturday!
Since my last update, I've been to the doctor twice. My blood test that they took because my hormones were low, came back normal. The nurse said I have "wonderful levels" now! Well, that was actually about 7 weeks ago! I had my appointment shortly after that and I got my second ultrasound! The 1st one I had the day I found out I was pregnant. The doctor thought I had an unusually large uterus, which she found, was from a cyst on my left ovary. And she's pretty positive it came from the pregnancy but should soon go away. Anyway, the 2nd ultrasound was AWESOME! Steve came with me and we got to see the little peanut's heart beating! It was 1.23cm then, amazing that we could see anything! I also just had my October appointment this Tuesday and heard the heart beat! It took a long while for the nurse to find it and when she did I laughed and she couldn't find it again! Way to go, huh? She said it should be much easier to find next month. And, no, I don't have any recent pictures of me, which we need to take. Seems like time is poking along but at the same time, it's almost November! We won't find out if it's a mini-Steve or mini-Dena until our December appointment so start the guessing if you will!
I'll close for now and do my very best to improve at my blogging skills, which are minimal as you all know:)

Tuesday, August 28, 2007

Baby update and prayer request

Well, I know this update is WELL over due. I found out last Monday that I am about 6 weeks pregnant. The doctor said my uterus was a bit bigger than it should be, so I had to get an ultrasound and an internal exam. As far as I could tell, everything seemed normal. They were saying they think I'm farther along because my uterus was bigger than normal. I had some blood work done then and the nurse called me back today and said that my hormones were pretty low and I need to go back and get more blood drawn so they can retest my hormones now. It'll be 9 days since I was last tested. It's hard because I'm not sure if all of this is normal or not. I have lots of books I can read, but so far, a lot of what I've read is not similar to what I'm experiencing. This week I've started getting a bit more tired, which is expected. But I haven't really had an appetite, I don't get sick to my stomach after I eat, but a bit uneasy feeling. My lower back has been hurting since last week, sometimes more pain than other times. I don't really know if the doctor's office is not telling me some things or if they are being completely honest with me. My prayer request is this: that God would really draw me close and give me strength and comfort in this time. My pain and discomfort has really been minimal compared to what it could be. I'm very unclear about this whole process, I am just trying to trust the Lord in this challenging time. I know God is full of grace and He has blessed us with a little tiny baby. We are so thankful! I pray that the Lord would take away my worries and help to put my complete trust in Him! Also, that we would be ok in whatever happens, on know this is all part of God's plan, no matter what the outcome is. I'll give you all an update whenever I have one, I would assume sometime next week, since the blood test takes awhile to get back. I have another appointment and ultrasound scheduled for September 10th. Thank you for your prayers in advance! We really appreciate all the love and support from our dear friends and family.

Visiting with the Flaums

We went to go visit the family I used to work for this last Sunday. We had such a nice time with them, I love when I get to see them! They're getting so big! Unfortunately, they're going to be moving back to Colorado soon.

What a brave little guy! He's in that little boat by himelf, getting pulled by a jet ski!

Porter getting off the boat

Melina trying really hard to get her life jacket on. Errr!

There he goes, he had a ball!

Getting ready to ride for the first time!

Stella's in heat

Stella went into heat last Friday. We've had to keep her in the kitchen most of the time. We made her a little diaper from some baby bloomers. They are elastic so they stay on well, we just had to cut a hole for her tail. Isn't she cute?! We're planning on getting her fixed once she's done, no babies for Stella.