From the very Beginning (Part 2)

Because Mommy was not sure when her last period had actually started, the Dr. had her go get and ultrasound done. That was the first day that Mommy and Daddy got to see you. It was truly amazing. From the measurements they took that day, now they thought that you were not quite as old as the Dr. had originally thought and now they were saying you should be born on February 18, 2005. Boy you had them fooled. I will talk more about that later.

Things kept moving along just nicely. You were growing. Mommy was working a lot but enjoyed helping her boss and her co workers. The training that it gave Mommy was wonderful and will be helpful in her future when she is done with school. Mommy always loved teaching and the opportunities she got to do this was great. Though Mommy was tired from working so much, Daddy did his best to make sure the house was clean and the meals were cooked. He really wanted to work ( and still does ), but just could not get anyone to hire him. And worse was once they did he had a very hard time keeping the job. Not something that we want to dwell on, but very important to how your journey plays out.

Mommy remembers when she first felt you moving inside her and it was the most wonderful feeling. Now some bad things did happen. I am sad to have to say them but again they need to be said so we all understand how things got to where we are today. Daddy has had a problem getting to and staying asleep for a long, long time, now we know it was because he has high blood pressure, but back then we had no clue, so Daddy did start drinking a beer every night to help with this. Well as with most things, he started to grow a tolerance to it and had to drink more and more. He would go periods of time without it, but would always have to start again. He was also very sad because he could get or keep a job. He didn't like Mommy having to work all the time. He started drinking more and worrying more and more about not having enough money. You are probably thinking what does this all have to do with what I was talking about, well here it is. Unfortunately Mommy being tired and Daddy being sad, drinking, and worried about money just didn't click together and we fought. Not just a little bit but a lot. One night Mommy and Daddy fought so bad that her belly clinched so tight she could not feel you moving anymore. This lasted all night and the next day. Mommy had to stay home from work and ended up going to see the Dr. up at the hospital. The Dr. checked to see if there was an infection and there wasn't. Also checked to see if you were trying to come way to early but that was not it either. You were safe and sound. Mommy was just too stressed and the fighting did not help. After that Mommy and Daddy sure did fight a lot less. Nothing was worth causing you any more problems. Mommy was so sad and scared because she rarely ever felt you move again. When I would get too scared or worried I would use the special machine that let me hear your heart beating that let me know that you were still growing nicely and completely unaware of the things that were going on outside of your safe haven in Mommy's tummy.

At 20 weeks, the dr. had another ultrasound done. Can you believe that after those measurements the dr. was now saying that you still were not as old as they thought and you should not be born until February 22, 2005. At the time it didn't make sense. It still doesn't knowing when you were born. Like I said you sure had that dr. completely fooled.