You've Been Named....

Im still in shock! 

Not just pregnant.. but with another little girl! 

I'm so excited I can early breathe! 

Speaking of breathing, I'm breathing very deeply these days, wearing masks everywhere is hard on a pregnant ladies lungs! 

Have I mentioned how annoying Covid is on the world right now? 

Well if I didn't it IS A PAIN IN THE BOOTY! 

Well back to the subject at hand, YOU! 

Daddy and I have decided on a name your name will be 

Breanna Danielle Billings

(BrE-on-a, Dan-yell, Bil-ings) 

There was some discussion on BrE-ann-a vs BrE-on-a... In the end, I got the one I wanted ;) 

Daddy very much wanted your name and wasn't taking no for an answer so I at least wanted to have a prettier version of it 😂. So we compromised.

The sisters and brother are all very excited! And so am I !! 

Love you little one!

Mama

Genetic testing.. your a WHAT?

So ok after the initial shock of learning we were pregnant with a healthy baby we got excited.  There is a large chance of down syndrome and other genetic disorders, because of my age (39) so they had me do special genetic testing to make sure you are a perfect little one. 

It also tells us the sex. 

At this point I was pretty convinced you were a boy, so much so I bought baby boy clothes and even named you! 

Buuuttttt... 

Today that changed. I called the Dr's office for the rest results. 

"Do you want to know the sex?" The nurse asked. 

"Sure" I responded convinced you were a boy..

"Looks like you're having a baby GIRL" WAIT WHAT!?!? 

I am happy you are you little one. Don't get me wrong I am greatfip for another little girl I love the girly dresses and pink and purple. I was just very shocked I was totally and completely wrong! Haha 🤣

So I gotta get rid of the 4 totes of baby boy clothes and buy you some cute headbands and cute girly clothes ;) 

I'm excited to go through the process of naming you!! 

Love you kiddo!!❤️

Mama

I'm scared

Hey little lady you are 13 weeks 1 day old today! 

I can't wait to see you but let's keep you baking for another 27 weeks, ok! 

Over the weekend mama has been quite sick with Corona. Yesterday daddy and I  went to the hospital to check on you!   

Because I have Corona-19 I can't go to my doctor's office, only the ER so I picked up daddy from work and we went in. 

We were able to see you moving and groving on the ultrasound! So happy to get to see you! 

You waved ALOT 

look at that last picture you've got quite the profile here! I can see your nose, your mouth your eyes your ears your cute little belly! I don't know what is above your head but it looks like a construction workers hat! 

Daddy says you look like a leprechaun. Haha well you ARE Irish! 

In the ultrasound they found what is called a "subchorionic hematoma" you can see it in the picture next to your placenta. 

It scares me knowing you have that. It can cause blessing and sometimes miscarriage. I've had enough of that. So I am praying you stay healthy and in my nice warm womb for at least 27 more weeks!! 

What scares me more is you coming into this uncertain world. With an unknown disease lingering over everyone's heads. Always in people's mind. 

Always feared. 

I have Coronavirus-19, not just getting it , but while pregnant is scary. In the first year of the whole diseases existence. 

So many unknowns. 

So many questions unanswered. 

I pray for you my baby, I pray you are safe. I pray you are born whole and with all of your functions, with no side effects of this nasty virus. 

I pray every day for this! 

It's an interesting time to be born. 

Your big sister Kyra was 9 months old when our country was attacked by terrorists on 9/11. Things changed so much. 

I wonder what will change with your life with these "new normal's." 

I pray for your safety. 

 

2 days later since the last hospital visit. Daddy now has Corona as well. So that's me, sissy Kyra and daddy. Sissy Donna is young and they say the young don't get it very easily unless they are sick anyway. So she is without sickness thank goodness!  I hope that applies to you as well! 

I love you my little lady! 

Your genetic testing should be ready this week so we will confirm how well you are. 

I'm looking forward to seeing how healthy you are! 

Love you! 

Mama

PREGNANCY in a Pandemic- mama has Covid!

The last couple days I've been feeling icky.. ears ringing, brain fog, tired... All pregnancy symptoms right? 

Sure in a normal world.. but not in the wake of the 2020 global pandemic known as Covid -19 

I had this awesome disease in March last year.. I figured I was immune. 

Apprerently I was wrong. Today I woke up especially winded, and breathless and began coughing. 

I had to get my first prego picture or of the way so I put on make up and got cute for the all famous pregnancy bump picture 

Sissy Kyra took it a million times until we got just the right photo. Haha 

I was determined I would push through whatever it was and be productive today. Sick as can be I went to the WIC office -IRONICALLY- at the health department. 

I came home exhausted as ever & decided to call my Dr. 

He told me to go to the ER immediately and get Covid tested.

  So I bundled up in hubby's coat. ( I'm wierd and like to wear it to feel him near me.. don't judge me lol 😂

See difference between earlier in day and then.. yikes right!! By this time my lungs were burning, I had a fever and HORRIBLE CHILLS. 

When I would cough my whole uterus would jump. It was a bumpy ride for you malady, but you took it just fine.

 

Masks suck .. and don't do much.. however everyone is forced to wear them even though I couldn't breathe.. 

This mask is covering up how crappy I felt

I was over it .. I took the mask off!! 

Who wears make up to the ER.. that would be me. Haha 

Anyway I tested positive so did sissy Kyra. 

They gave me a shot of medicine to thin my blood so your cute growing placenta doesn't get a blood clot. I have to take them daily for a whole month.. so fun... NOT! 

So back home me and sissy both went. It is currently 3:25 am and I still can't breathe or sleep .. ughhhhh 

The burning lungs, the ear ringing, the coughing, the CHILLS are keeping me up.. I sure hope you are ok after this stupid Covid leaves my body! Your my miracle baby!! 

Love you kiddo 

Mama