Precious Baby #3- Part 2

Today, June 23, 2014, I met with my OBGYN, Dr. Sundstrom, as well as a Maternal Fetal Medicine Specialist, Dr. Humes. We met to discuss baby # 3. The risks, the options, the statistics, everything. I voiced my every concern and they were able to answer with studies and factual information. It took Dustin and I nearly 8 months to get to this point. We have gone back and forth with having another baby but knew that this meeting would help us decide what we wanted.

To summarize, both my OB and the MFMS told us to go for it. The chances of another placenta abruption or any other risks are slim. This was wonderful to hear, but terrifying at the same time. We had made peace with the idea of it just being the three of us. Now a new door was open.

Xavier and I left the appointment and met Dustin at his office. I gave Dustin a quick run down and we decided that we would discuss all of our options and make a final decision at dinner. This might seem rash but we have always wanted two close in age and for us, it was a "now or never" kind of situation.

It was at dinner that we decided that- yes, we want one more baby. We are officially "trying" to get pregnant.

Here we go again :)

X at THE dinner

Let's do this!

Due to Penelope passing away while I was so far along, we have decided to keep this pregnancy to ourselves as long as possible. We hope that when our friends and family find out, they understand that we could not go through what we went through with Penelope again and talk about it with everyone we see. Also, this will protect the ones we love from any pain at the off chance something goes wrong early on.

So, baby #3, this is it. This post won't be published until Mommy is actually pregnant and Mommy and Daddy feel like it is time. But I want you to know that you were loved before you were even conceived. I want to document your journey just as I captured Penelope's journey and continue to capture Xavier's.

June 23, 2014 is the day we decided that the reward far outweighed the risks.