Aloha my name is Stacie and I am "mom" to 4 beautiful children. This site is began as the journey through my 5th pregnancy which I referred to as our "Unexpected Blessing." But it's also become a site about loss, dealing with miscarrige, renewed hope, and the road beyond this challenge in life.
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After 4 living children, this is my most planned pregnancy. I think that’s says something considering all the while I was growing up I thought 4 was my max. I charted, I temped, I’m certain of my LMP, I used OPKs, and I know when I ovulated. We even tried timing it […]
…upsets my stomach. Granted, I don’t usually drink soda, but usually I can have some with no problem. Tonight I drank 2 cups and those cups were full of ice, so altogether, *maybe* I drank a little over 12 oz of soda. Within half an hour I have a tummy ache.
Baby definitely […]
Am I actually experiencing a mild case of morning sickness? I’ve been pretty fortunate in this area. I really have much morning sickness with my other kids. I only felt bad here and there or after extra long car rides. With my youngest daughter, I remember going through a phase when […]
I’ve been *almost* thinking of looking for baby names. I had names already picked out for a girl last time. For a boy, DH wants to go with the same name our other son has, and he has, and his dad has. *sigh* I don’t really want to do that, but for […]
I can’t call it my first “ob” appointment because, technically, it’s not. I was going to put it off until I was 7-8 weeks along, but the receptionist said they need to do an appointment to “confirm pregnancy” before they can schedule me for an actual “ob visit.” So I go in for […]