21 Weeks 5 Days/ Nesting like crazy

Here I am September 30th 2009

21 weeks 5 days pregnant
38 inches
142 lbs

For a few days now I have had a HUGE urge to nest. It has taken over so I have given into this urge and I took pictures for you all to see.

The car seat and stroller are ready to go.
The diaper bag is packed yes packed with diapers, wipes, safety kit, plastic bags (for poopie diapers), well everything a normal diaper bag would have.

I have also pulled out a few boy blankets,
girl blankets and some neural ones.

Boy clothes, girl clothes and neural ones are ready!

Diapers, wipes and other necessity's have all been purchased and are ready to be use.
We are completely ready at this point to bring the baby home from the hospital. The only problem is I still have three and a half months to go. When I think about the fact I have done everything that needs to be done I laugh because that's just crazy, right?

I think a lot of the reason I have has this urge is because I didn't get to do this for Melody and Madison. Of course we bought them a few outfits and bows but we never knew if we were going to get to bring them home. So for me to get to plan for a baby is beyond exciting!

Of course I know that we are never 100% guaranteed that we are going to get to bring the new baby home but so far everything looks good and we are praising God for that!

I look forward to whatever the Lord has in store for our family and I so glad that we can share it with all of you!

Vanessa

Miracle Blanket Giveaway

I just wanted you all to know that one of my favorite blogs Waiting for Happy is giving away a Miracle Blanket.

If you have never been to Kristy's blog you must go and read their story.

If you have never heard about Miracle Blankets, well... where have you been??? Just kidding it is an amazing swaddling blanket that babies cannot get out of.

I hope you all win... well not really because I want to win, haha. No really go enter to win and if you do I want to know so I can be happy for you :)
Vanessa

p.s. Jason has been working on the blog, so if you subscribe via email or a feed reader check out the homepage and let us know what you think.

update on baby Jealous/ 18 week sonogram

I went to the doctor last week for my 18 week check up and Jason and Kenya were able to go with me this time. It is always such a joy to have them there. It is at the same time a little nerve racking if Kenya is there because we normally wait about two and a half hours to see the doctor. I try to bring her tons of things to do so that she doesn't get board, and thankfully it normally works. But this time we were in for a special treat...

Kenya decided to sleep the whole first hour after that she played with her toys and colored in her coloring book quietly!

While we were waiting for the doctor Kenya enjoyed some snuggle time with baby Jealous (that is what Kenya calls the baby, she named it after Papa T and Wita's cat whom she loves very much!)

This was a pretty big sonogram for us because it was the sonogram where the doctor was going to be checking to make sure everything was okay with the baby. I had such mixed feelings going. I was okay with not knowing if something was wrong but I also wanted to know if there was anything wrong so we could be prepared.

I just wanted to say really quick that we found out that our baby is completely healthy I will explain more about that later I just didn't want you to get the wrong idea by what I'm about to say.

God has used what we went through with Melody and Madison to change my heart is such a big way. Before we found out about the girls I got so overwhelmed thinking about taking care of a baby with special needs but after we found out about them I just instantly went into "Mommy Mode" and would have done whatever needed to be done to help them. Of course there was nothing that could have been done to help our girls but it was just amazing to look back and see the change in my heart.

[In fact, God changed my heart so much that Jason and I really wanted to adopt a little girl from China that needed a heart transplant. You can read more about her and two other little girls that really need to find good homes in America to get the treatment they need. China is making a lot of exception to get these three girls to America so please check out this link http://www.halfthesky.org/work/3littlegirls.php and please please pray these girls would find families. We were not able to move forward with adopting one of them because there was just no way that I could be in the hospital with one of our children while taking care of a newborn. It broke my heart not to be able to do it though!]

Okay back to the doctors visit...
As my doctor was doing the sonogram he said the brain was normal, the head shape was normal, the bowels, kidneys and stomach were all normal but when he got to the heart he got really quiet for a few minutes... okay, it was maybe a minute but much longer than it took for him to tell us about everything else. So I just knew something was wrong until he finally said the heart is a normal four chamber heart and the arteries look great. It was such a relief to hear that our baby is healthy but also hard to believe. I still don't think I am going to totally be at peace until I'm holding my crying baby. Don't get me wrong I'm not stressed out or worrying but it still doesn't seem real.

I can feel the baby move a lot now and Jason has even gotten to feel it a few times. Kenya loves touching my belly and saying, "Did you feel that? The baby kicked." She is so cute and she can't wait for this baby to be born. Everyday she tells me, "Your belly will get bigger and bigger and bigger then the baby will POP OUT!" She thinks she has it all figured out :)

Here are a few pictures of the baby they are not the best but I couldn't not post them.
The baby is looking right at you in this one. You can see one of the eyes and the nose.

This one the baby is also looking right at you.

Sorry it took me so long to post I just have not been in a blogging mood. I will try to post sooner next time but no promises :)

Today is celebrate conjoined twins day!

Hello everyone I just wanted to let you all know that today is Celebrate Conjoined Twins Day!

From Melody Joy and Madison Hope

After we found out we were having conjoined twins last year we felt so alone we didn't know anyone one who knew anyone that knew anyone with conjoined twins. Thankfully Jason's Aunt Stephanie found a support group for families of conjoined twins online. There are about 30 families that are members of that group. The more we talked with everyone the more we felt like we were not alone but a part of a very special group of people!

Today families of conjoined twins will remember the babies who have passed away be releasing balloons in their memory and rejoice with the families who's twins are still alive.

Jason and I wont be able to celebrate until next week because we are about 12 hours away from each other right now but after we do celebrate I will post pictures!

Have a blessed day and don't forget to pray for all of the families of conjoined twins!

one year ago today/ 14 week sonogram

One year ago today I was 19 weeks pregnant, my Mom, Destinee, Jason, Kenya and I all loaded up and headed to my midwifes office to have our first sonogram for that pregnancy (see that video here). We couldn't wait to see the baby. I was wondering, "could it be twins???" We were all shocked and surprised to find out that we would not only be having twins but they were conjoined. I wrote more about that here.

Our lives were forever changed that day. Thinking back to everything we went through with the twins it just amazes me that is has already been a year. When I remember that day I remember calling our closest family and friends so excited to tell them we were having twins but then I always had to follow the exciting news with, "but wait we need you to pray because they are conjoined." You see I was so excited to be having twins, I loved my babies. I was also devastated at the news that they may not make it but at the same time I was so proud to be their Mom. I have never had so many emotions run through my head in one day. God has brought us so far in a year.

One year ago it was all I could do to try to breath and not completely have a melt down now a year later we are praising God for the new life He is growing inside of me. We talk about Melody and Madison almost every day. Kenya always talks about her little sisters how much she loves them and how cute they are, she even remembers holding them and singing to them. We have not forgotten them and we never will but God has indeed turned our mourning into dancing (Psalm 30:11).

I want to introduce you to Baby Delgado #4 (yes I realize you have already seen pictures)
Here is the video and pictures from my 14 week appointment enjoy this sweet baby the Lord has blessed us with.

Little Gym

Thanks to Papa T and Wita (Jason's parents) Kenya is now enrolled in Little Gym.

She had her first class Saturday and it was so much fun. She is in a parent and me class so I got to be in there and help her, which I loved!

Kenya has so much fun exploring the gym and learning some gymnastics moves.

Vanessa

Kenya's first library card

Mandy and I took the kids to the Library for story time and we had such a blast. (I have not taken Kenya to story time since she was a baby, it was really fun to take her again.) We sang songs, heard a story and then the kids got to play for a few minutes. I don't know why I didn't take more pictures but I will try to get some next week.

After story time we went and got library cards. Kenya has her very own card and could not be more excited about it.

I know it's a movie but we did get lots of books also :)

Kenya reading her library books in the car (Mandy was driving)

Kenya's future husband

Well I just wanted to announce that I have chosen a husband for Kenya.
His name is Zef and he is just the cutest thing ever.
Kenya and Zef enjoy reading their Bibles together, pretending to be dogs and dancing at church.
(Yes, I realize that they are 2 and can't read but still its way too cute!)
Plus, Kenya also loves Zef's sister, Sara. What could be better than having your friend be your sister in law?
Are they not just way too cute!?!

Oh and please don't tell Jason about the fact that Kenya has a future husband
it just might make him cry!

:) Vanessa

13 weeks pregnant

Here I am 13 weeks pregnant
132 pounds
35 inches around

2nd doctors visit

Sorry it took so long for me to get this post up, I was without my camera and I just got it back. :)

We went to the doctor, Wednesday, July 15th, after waiting for 2 hours in a very full waiting room it was our turn to go back. Jason was able to go this time and we also took Kenya. She did pretty good during the wait, I brought her magna doodle, paper and pen (for her to draw), books and a few toys.

The first room they took us to was not a sonogram room. I was so sad, I was thinking, "I know they said I was going to have a sonogram this time." Then I felt bad because we had Kenya there with us to see the baby and I didn't think we were going to get too. So I finally asked and sure enough we were getting a sonogram, they were just waiting for a room to open up.

Once we got to the sonogram room we were so excited to see they had a brand new and very fancy sonogram machine. The only bad thing was it burned DVDs and all I had was my VHS but the nurse told me they could burn me a DVD.

The lady (I need to ask her her name) came in first and started the sonogram she was measuring the baby and it was measuring 10 weeks 5 days. I couldn't believe how clear the sonogram was. At one point the baby started moving it's arms and legs like crazy, it was so cute! I couldn't tell if Kenya was excited or not because she was upset that they turned the lights off, she was ready to go and she was hungry. But despite all that, she was still being pretty good thanks to Jason holding and loving on her.

Then my doctor came and and was asking me a few questions. I am about to talk about menstrual cycles and medical details that everyone may not want to read so if you don't want to know all of this just skip over this paragraph. If we go off the date of my last period and if my cycles are 28 days apart then the baby developing 8 days behind. But since I had the twins my periods have not been regular at all and I'm pretty sure I ovulated a week late so with all of that my doctor is going to go off the sonogram we had Wednesday to date the pregnancy.

The baby looked great. My doctor said the skull was intact, the head shape looked great, the chest cavity looked normal, and the skin at the back of the neck looked normal which meant there were probably no heart defects. It had been three years since I had a sonogram where the baby looked normal and it was such a joy to hear!

My doctor was so sweet and took a lot of time with us, he showed us the baby's chin, lips, nose, and hands. We also got to see the blood flowing from the umbilical cord to the heart and even some blood flow to the brain. That was so amazing to see the blood flowing the way it should! My doctor was so sweet and I'm so thankful that we are seeing him. Do you remember me saying that it took 2 hours to get back there for my sonogram??? Well after my doctor walked in I never would have know they were running behind he took his time with us and didn't rush out of the room which is so nice and very rare when it comes to doctors.

My new due date is February 5th which means we will be delivering in the middle of January. We are planning on waiting to find out what we are having until the baby is born. Oh, and we don't share baby names until after the baby is born, so those are two things you will have to wait for. :) I go back in four weeks for a normal appointment (no sonogram) then four weeks after that I will have my 19 week sonogram. My doctor said he will do a very detailed anatomy scan so I'm really looking forward to that!

And here is a picture of Baby Delgado #3
or "Jealous" as Kenya has so affectingly named the baby.

Remember the DVD? Well, I didn't realize that I was supposed to ask them before they started the sonogram to put it in so we have no video from our sonogram :( but my doctor said he will do a really good sonogram at 19 weeks so I'm looking forward to that!

That is our update for now we are just praising God for a good report!

Vanessa