Amnio

Sorry I didn't post anything about the amnio yesterday. I stayed on the couch after I got back from the appointment and then tried to scan the pics of the baby, but it wouldn't work. I didn't want to post without a pic. Then, I went to bed pretty early since I hadn't had much sleep the couple nights before. Anyway...the procedure went well. We spent about 35 minutes doing an ultrasound, watching our baby BOY move around. (Yes...another boy. I told Zach, the next dog is going to be a girl, I'm a bit outnumbered in this house! But, Cameron will be glad to have a brother and it definitely makes life easy for us with clothes and hand-me-downs.) We also got to see 4D pics of him. It was pretty neat. Then, the doc came in and did the amnio. He couldn't get anything with the first stick, so he had to do it again. That part was not very comfortable, I felt like he was jabbing so far, but I knew he wasn't. He got tons of fluid, but only about half of what the lab wanted. Apparently they want a ridiculous amount to test for CF and he didn't think it was a safe amount. So, he did what he thought was safe and thinks it will be fine. We checked the baby afterwards and his heart rate was unaffected and he seemed to be fine. I'm still a little sore there this morning, but I think we'll both be fine. I let Cameron go to the sitters today so I could take it easy another day, get the house cleaned a bit, not lift anything too heavy. Now, it's a waiting game! The results will come in about two weeks. They will be checking CF specifically, but the results will also reflect any kind of chromosome issues (like Downs, etc.). I just hope they will have the cells they need for the test, I do worry about that part a little. Once we get results, I'll be sure to post them. We will probably get them when we are in San Diego on vacation. Thanks to all of you that were thinking of us yesterday and concerned.

Hope you like the pics of the new little guy. I didn't post the one of his "boy parts" because that's about all you see in the pic. I didn't think it was necessary, but trust me, he's definitely a boy!

The one makes him look like a little alien, but the 4D is so different, I thought I'd post it.

Cam's Appt.

Cam and I spent the day at home. We played outside and he went swimming in his baby pool. We played games inside and did puzzles. Cameron has also picked up a few new words. He loves balls and can finally say 'ball.' He also learned how to say bike and baby. They all sound pretty much like the word itself except ball kind of sounds like bow, but it's close and we can tell what he's saying.

Cam's CF clinic visit went well today. It was a bit long and he got tired of being there, even threw a fit because I wouldn't leave, but we got a good report. He's gained a half a pound in the last three months, which is good. He's in the 20th percentile for weight and his weight/height combo is between the 25th and 50th percentile, so we are very pleased with that. He is able to stop his Reglan, so I will decrease the dose and have it eliminated in the next week. Also, once we complete the pulmacort we have here in the house, he can go to a different one and only do a breathing treatment once a day. He'll still need CPT twice, but anything we can combine or minimize helps!! There were some other meds we talked about, but it's probably nothing most of you will know about, so I'll wait to explain when he actually starts, we just discussed some things we'll be doing in the next year with Cam. Overall, good report. We don't have to go back for 3 months unless he gets sick. Tomorrow is the amnio. Wish us luck that the procedure will go smoothly with no complications. Hopefully we'll find out the sex of the baby. I'm nervous. I can't wait until tomorrow afternoon when this is over with! I'm sure we'll update more either tomorrow or the following day.

Daddy's Birthday Weekend

Saturday was daddy's birthday. We went to stay with his family in Fort Thomas, KY for the weekend. Cameron got to spend a lot of time with his grandparents and his cousin Sam all day Saturday. Sunday he also spent time with them because they all came to watch Zach's bike race (which he got 2nd overall and 1st in his age group, go Zach!!). Cameron was able to swim in a kid pool on Saturday and we even walked the boys up to the fire station on the corner. They were able to sit in the drivers seat of the fire engine and pretend to drive and were each given a hat. We enjoyed the weekend and it seemed to fly by. Zach and I went out to eat Saturday night for his birthday (his parents were so nice to treat us). It was maybe the best meal I have ever had. I was able to see a couple of my friends there on Friday night and Saturday morning. I am very tired from the weekend. Cameron slept the whole way home and still seems tired, so I'm sure we will all get some much needed rest this weekend.

School's Out

I had my last day of work Wednesday. Yesterday, Cameron and I went to the zoo in the morning. Cam did really good until he got tired. He wanted to walk around some and did a pretty good job staying right next to me. He was so cute running around. I took him on the carousel for the first time. He didn't like it. He wouldn't sit on an animal, so we sat on the bench, but he kept saying off. Then we came back, went on a wagon ride, and played inside the rest of the afternoon. It was so hot and we were both tired after the zoo. Cameron has a clinic appointment Tuesday. I'm hoping for a good report and good weight gain. Then, my amnio is the next day. Today we leave for Northern Kentucky to spend the weekend with Zach's family. We will probably hang out by the pool tomorrow and then Zach and I will go out to eat for his birthday. Zach has a bike race up there on Sunday, so we'll do that and then come home late that afternoon. I've been trying to pack all morning and I know I will forget something. Last time I forgot one of Cam's meds and since we will be there a few days this time, I just can't forget something like that. We're taking the small Civic to try to save on gas and because it has the bike rack on it, but it's going to be a tight squeeze in there. I'm wondering how Cam will do on the drive. We usually drive during his nap, but Zach has to work, so we are leaving right after he's had a nap. I'm sure he will be tired to sitting, I just hope he doesn't scream a lot, my head can't take that. I will update Sunday night and probably have cute pictures from the weekend. I posted a pic of Cam on the couch. His Aunt and Uncle got him this DVD of this lady he loves and he watches it 3-4 times a day. He loves it! He's also been obsessed with wearing his daddy's hat.

Hot Weekend!!

It has been a very hot weekend (actually a hot week) here in Louisville. We have spent a lot of time outside. We have the baby pool for Cam in the backyard which he finally likes again and we've been going to the neighborhood pool. Zach had a bike race today at Fort Duffield.

Cam and I weren't going to go because of all the bugs there and the heat, but we decided to surprise him (I've never missed a bike race).Cam did so much better at this race, but he got a nap on the way there and we weren't there that long because Zach's race had started by the time we got there. We hiked up and down the big hill there so we could see Zach at a couple places. Then, we sat at the finish line and cheered people on. We had fun and Zach was surprised and happy to see us, it was good motivation for his last lap. I have felt better for the most part this weekend. The last 4 days of work were horrible. I was so sick each morning I could hardly make it to work. One day I had such a big headache, I couldn't do much. I was feeling so much better, so I'm not sure why I feel bad all of a sudden. Probably just exhaustion. I'm ready for summer break!! Only 3 more days to go!!

Big Gift

Zach and I got Cameron a new climbing thing for outside. He is just so active and always wants to be outside, we knew we had to get him something more to do in our backyard. So, today, the climber arrived. Zach and I put it together after we put Cam to bed. We got it done pretty fast and were so excited to show it to him that we went to see if he was still awake (which he was) and brought him down to show him. He was so excited. His mouth literally dropped. We got so many cute pictures it's hard for me to pick what to put on here. He was just so happy. He likes to put the stools down the slide. He threw a fit when it was time to come in, of course, but we could only keep him up so late (hour past his bedtime). I'm also posting some pics from when we went to the pool Sunday with grandpa. Cameron was finally able to stand in the little kids pool without being in our laps. He never did like being in the float and was always eager to get the toys out of the water and then try to get out himself. I think it will take a lot of pool trips to get him used to it again. I'm feeling okay, but VERY tired. Things have been busy at work and here and I just feel tired every second. I'm starting to feel the baby fluttering and have had a couple big movements, but when I go to feel, the baby doesn't move anymore. We have the amnio June 18th. Not very far away. I'm so nervous. I can't wait for it to be over and to know that the procedure didn't cause any problems with the pregnancy and to hopefully get good news about the baby's health. We should find out the gender that day too.

Well, hope you enjoy the pictures....

Grandpa's Here

Grandpa Hoeptner has a business trip to Ohio Monday, so he decided to come early and stop here for the weekend. He and I were at the new cabin for the morning yesterday and then spent the afternoon with Cameron in the backyard. Cameron has this fear of swimming this year. He loves baths still, but just hates getting in the pool. Last year he loved it. We even put him in a float and he still just kept saying "off." We were eventually able to ease him in by sitting on daddy's lap and then daddy slowly getting out of the baby pool. But, once Cam figured it out, he was out of there too. Strange! So, he spent most of the time just playing with cups and moving water from one bucket to another. We have these huge buckets he is using, I need to get him a little pail or something that is more his size. Cam never took an afternoon nap because he fell asleep in the morning downstairs, which is VERY abnormal. He's pretty cute sleeping though! My ankle is killing me and all swollen again. I guess it's from being on it too much Friday at our school field day. I can hardly walk around at all this weekend it hurts so much. Plus, I've been feeling very sick. I thought this was going away, but I think I've just been extra busy and maybe doing too much. I went to bed early last night and slept like 11 hours, but still don't feel great today. So, I think today, we are going to head to the pool and just let Cam play outside again. That's all he wants to do, he just says "outside" constantly, even first thing in the morning. Hope you all have a good weekend!