Dr. Update....

Last week I had an appointment with our doctor. I had a regular "female" check up, which only if you are a female you know how amazingly FUN those are (totally sarcastic). My nurse was hilarious though and was telling jokes the entire time. I'm sure all of you women know the dr has to tell you to "scoot" down.....my nurse was telling me she used to work for a dr who would say this to his clients (ones he knew very well & knew it was a joke) "scoot down, if you feel my mustache you went to far" I started laughing so hard & I think it made Chris relax LOL. I also had a pelvic exam done and a basic ultra sound, just to make sure everything looked good, especially my "innards". I got a call on Monday saying that everything came back & looked GREAT!! So my doctor said now Chris and I have to do the hard work. I have come to the conclusion that our part really is the HARD part! It sucks having to wait and just wondering & questioning!! AARRRGGGHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!! :) I guess it will happen when it is right but if you have not been in this situation & you are fertile mertile you have no room to talk LOL

I do have one thing to say on my soap box & then peoples negativity will no longer affect me.

I was speaking with a "client" the other day (I'm not going to mention names or anything, because this person is not a regular of mine at the salon) This person was talking about somebody they knew who kept having miscarriages and was having problems getting pregnant (this person had no idea I've lost 2 - I chose not to tell this person my story after I heard her "opinion" on miscarriages)

FIRST OFF OPINIONS ARE OPINIONS & I AM FINE WITH THAT BUT THIS WAS MORE OF A STATEMENT THAT THIS PERSON HAD "PROOF OF" NOT AN OPINION!

This person proceeded to tell me that this lady who was having the miscarriages had to have been on many drugs & had to be an alcoholic because the only reason people lose babies is if they are killing them on their own free will (my blood is boiling at this point). She then proceeded to tell me that studies show miscarriages don't just "happen" the woman has to be doing drugs or consuming a great deal of alcohol to lose a baby during pregnancy. She just kept going on and on & me being the professional technician that I am couldn't tell the lady off & tell her there is the door out of the building don't let the door hit ya where the good lord split ya!!!!!

So here is my opinion (like I've said before you don't want to keep reading you can exit my blog right now :) ):

First let me say, I HAVE NEVER DONE DRUGS EVER!!!! None, not-a, zip-o!!!!! Also, let me add NEITHER HAS CHRIS!!! Yes I've been offered, not sure what teenager hasn't, but I opted to "Just Say No" Yes, I had friends who did drugs who opted to not be friends with me because I said no. I am proud of my decision to not do drugs & I will be able to tell my kids that I chose the healthy way to live my life.

Second I AM NOT AN ALCOHOLIC & NEITHER IS CHRIS!!! Yes I may have an occasional glass of wine with dinner but I am lucky if I have 10 drinks A YEAR! Yes I said A YEAR! Chris likes to have a beer to relax after a rough day on the job but we will buy a 6 pack of beer and it will last us 6 MONTHS! When we started trying to have a baby back in August 2010 I STOPPED DRINKING EVERYTHING! When I finally decided to take a break & new there was no chance of me getting/being pregnant I started having an occasional glass of wine. When we just started trying again October 2011 I STOPPED DRINKING!!!! So needless to say I'm not an alcoholic.

Please would someone explain to me with proof/evidence of what the hell that lady was talking about? I'm definitely confused......but I know deep down that she was just bat crazy!! God makes the decision to keep his angels or let us borrow one here on earth! :) So until God wants to give me an angel I'll just keep doing what i'm doing & stay healthy!

On another note, I have been learning a bunch of things that you can do/eliminate while trying to get pregnant that sure as heck can't hurt trying to get pregnant. Things I didn't know....

Sorry if I "hurt" someones feelings but like I've said before this is MY blog NOT YOURS!

Loves! :-)

Maggie

"It's beginning to look a lot like...."

CHRISTMAS!!!

It's that time of year again for CHRISTMAS CARDS!!! I need addresses!! If you'd rather not post a comment you can email me at maggiebrewer28@gmail.com

Thanks a bunch!!

Maggie

Maybe....TMI....WARNING!

This is a post about some personal stuff in Chris & I's life but I want to have it for memory....if you start reading and don't want to keep reading, that's up to you. But I obviously don't mind sharing or I wouldn't be blogging in the first place!

YES this might be TMI (too much information) but as most of you know I suffered a miscarriage back in May. Well most don't know I immediately had a second one as well. I found out I was pregnant with the first fetus (I don't call it a baby...I think it helped me heal faster) at the end of February 2011. I was 10 weeks when I went in for my 2nd check up and we couldn't find a heart beat. I had no idea that the fetus had stopped growing at 7 weeks. The first miscarriage happened on Mother's Day 2011. Roughly 6 weeks later I found out I was pregnant again, NOT PLANNED! I went in for my 1st check up and found out that there was no embryo in the sack. Very rough to handle. I told Chris that I needed time mentally as well as physically before we started to try and have a baby again. We PREVENTED it!! If you have not been through a miscarriage, do not judge because you have no idea what the body does & how it takes a toll on your heart, body & soul. I also decided during our "preventing" stage that I wanted a new doctor.

My old doctor's office was absolutely horrid, at least I thought. The front desk people were extremely rude every time I went in and numerous times they forgot/lost my appointment, numerous times they had me dress down to a robe, to have the doctor come in and say ummm...why are you in a gown I don't need you in a gown get back in your clothes. Then on numerous times they would tell me I didn't need an ultrasound so I could go ahead and pee, when to turn out they needed a urine sample as well as an ultrasound so I had to sit around and down ounces of h2o before they could perform the above mentioned. That would take at least an hour before we could accomplish those. When I had the first miscarriage the doctor was in the middle of delivering a baby, he came in, handed me some grieving papers and said that I had to have 2 more miscarriages before he tested for ANYTHING. The second miscarriage he just said try again and see ya in a couple of months. Needless to say I was fed up with that office.

Back to the new doctor.....In August Chris was in a work accident where he broke a rib while searching a building, he fell through a 10 foot wooden box, which landed him at the ER with broken ribs & head injuries. We had to go back to our "family" doctor for a check up with Chris and I FORBID to take him to the above doctor. I proceeded to call around to friends and found a doctor by the name John Sanders. I made the appointment for Chris and absolutely felt at home in his office. He was from Florida and had just moved to Moab a few weeks before that. Needless to say I was IN LOVE! He made us feel so welcomed and actually sat and talked with us about follow up care and things we could do at home.

Chris and I decided in October that we were ready to start trying again. It had been about 3 months since the second miscarriage and my monthly visit from mother nature was back on track. I went in and met with Dr. Sanders, he drew some blood and he tested for my progesterone levels as well as my FSH levels. They all came back normal. Which is a great sign! I go in next week for a pelvic and regular ultra sound to make sure all of my internals are ok. He told Chris and I that we do the duty of getting the baby and he will do the duty of keeping the baby in my belly. Apparently there are ways to prevent miscarriages unless God just says NO. Another thing I forgot to mention of the above mentioned doctor HE NEVER ONCE tested my levels during my first pregnancy NO BLOOD WORK WAS DONE until after the miscarriage to make sure my levels were done. Dr. Sanders told me that he was taught at a Catholic school and they believe in keeping babies not getting rid of babies so he would do everything in his power to make sure we kept that healthy baby. He is such a great dr and I couldn't ask for anything better. If you are from a small town you understand how you can be limited on resources when it comes to health care. I am so blessed to have Dr. Sanders in Moab and to hopefully have a new bundle of joy within the year or so. I will keep you updated on the progress & what the doctor says. Like I said if you don't want to read about this kind of stuff you are more than welcome to delete my blog from your peeping schedule! :)

Keep us in your prayers!

P.S. If you have curious questions....put them in a comment and I might do another post to answer the questions. Only if I get enough questions!

Cousin Stacey!

Chris' Cousin Stacey has been a VERY good friend of mine since Chris and I got together. She was one of my bridesmaids and I watched her little boy for a long time! We have been through a lot together & Chris & I were so happy for her this weekend. She found the love of her life & they were married November 5, 2011! She looked absolutely beautiful that day & as soon as I saw her walking down the aisle I LOST IT! I cried like I was 5 again!! The pictures are not so good, my camera has been acting up lately....not sure what's going on with it......We love you Stacey!

Chris & Baby Blake

Chris & Stacey Dancing

Stacey & Her Hubby Garrett

Uncle Corky walking Stacey down the aisle

Momma R & Momma B

Me & my 2nd husband (aka Austin) and my freak-o husband on the left

Me & The Hubb's

How cute is this idea???

Stacey's little boy (Garrett - she married a guy named Garrett as well) I started watching him when he was only a few months old.