Introducing William "Mitchell" McBroom

Born on 08/08/2007 at 12:30pm. He weighed 8lbs. and is 21inches. After 72 hours of labor, 3 hours of pushing, 3 doctors, 2 anesitisologists, 13 nurses, 4 epidurals, and 1 week in the hospital, Mitchell is now home!

So Mitchell MONDAY!!!

So all of my Labs came back today and looked very good. So, we will not have Mitchell until Monday morning, when I am scheduled for an induction at 7:30am! So hopefully he will be born on Monday, but it might take till Tuesday. So I am back on bed rest until then.So here are some pictures Stephen's sister took of us a couple weeks ago. So pray for us and God Bless!

THE FINAL COUNTDOWN!!!

On Thursday I will go back to the hospital for more tests and observations. If the test results show that I am not doing any better than we will induce on Thursday. If I look ok, then they will try and fit me in the induction schedule over the weekend, with Monday being the latest possible day. So it looks like we will have Mitchell by Tuesday for sure. Please keep us in your prayers and we will keep you updated. God Bless!

UPDATE

Katie went back to the hospital today for more monitoring and is now home. She had a small enough amount of protein that they decided she could stay at home, but is on very strict bed rest for the remaining of her pregnancy. Her doctor wants her to try to make it ten more days to give Mitchell's lungs more time to fully develop. So unless more problems arrive we should have Mitchell in about 10 days. Thank you for continued prayers. God Bless!

-Stephen

Update

Katie came home last night about 6pm last night. She is continuing her urine analysis for protien which we will drop off at the hospital. This will give us an idea of where she is at ad if Mitchell will need to come early or if he can bake a few more weeks. Katie is such an awesome mom already. She has had to deal with so much while being pregnant. I am so proud of her. Thank you for your prayers. Good news is that No matter what Mitchell will be here no later than 3 weeks! That's all for now have a great day and God Bless!

-Stephen

Update

Katie and I went to the Doctor's office this morning and Katie had protein in her and her blood pressure was high. So she is in Labor and Delivery right now being monitored. The are checking her protein levels, blood pressure, and are monitoring the baby. If things progress she will spend the night and we could possibly have Mitchell tomorrow. But, I think it will all be fine and she will be home tonight. So keep her and Mitchell in your prayers. Tomorrow could be the day! or not. God Bless

-Stephen

Family Shower

My mom threw me a fabulous baby shower today. It was fun to get to see both sides of my family and Stephen's family at the same time. It was also nice to take a short break from my bed rest. We have received so many wonderful things for Mitchell. He is blessed to have so many people who love him and can't wait to meet him. We are waiting patiently for him. Only 3 1/2 more weeks until he is due but we might have him sooner if my blood pressure continues to climb. But he his no longer breech so we might be able to have him naturally if my blood pressure does not get out of hand. Here are pictures of my shower today and Mitchell's room.

Baby Update

We finally got the Internet at our house so now I can post on my blog. I have been on "left side" bed rest for two weeks now. My blood pressure just kind of shot up out of no where but when I lay on my left side it goes down. We also found out that Mitchell is breached, my doctor told me yesterday that we will do a c-section in three and 1/2 weeks if he does not turn himself around. Also if my blood pressure increases we will do an emergency c-section. But yesterday it was down the lowest it has been in three weeks. Stephen is finishing Mitchell's room today so I will post pictures of it when it is finished.

4D sonogram

Yesterday, on my birthday, we had a 4D sonogram, it was incredible! It was so nice to have an ultrasound under happy conditions because most of mine are because of all of the problems I have had. Unfortunately, the placenta is right in front of Mitchell's face so the pictures are not crystal clear, but they are good enough for me! Here he is...

He is sucking his left thumb in the one below and has his right hand up. He has such long fingers!

Mother’s Day!

Yesterday was my first mother’s day. It was such a special day. Stephen gave me a digital picture frame. It is so cool! It does slide shows of still pictures, plays videos, and music. I am going to put it on my desk next year so I can see little Mitchell while I am at work. Stephen made me a Mother’s Day slide show to the song “My Mother” from The Chipmunk Adventure (one of my favorite movies). It had all of Mitchell’s sonogram pictures, which of course made me cry. I just can’t believe how different Mother’s Day was this year from last. I had a miscarriage a few weeks before Mother’s Day last year and was on fertility drugs. Praise God for his blessings and his unfailing love! I was also able to spend the entire day with my mother. I am so blessed to have her in my life! She is the ultimate role model. I hope I can be half as great of a mom as she has been for Maggie and me! I hope one day Mitchell will think of me the way I think of my mom.

Time line to Mitchell!

Whenever I am anxious and ready for something to happen I always make up a time line of events that will help me get through the waiting period. Here is my time line until Mitchell is born. In between these dates you will be able to find me in my mom's pool or under a fan somewhere trying to stay cool.
May 12- Maisy's Dance Recital
May 13- My first Mother's Day
May 20- Shower at Church
May 23- Stephen turns 30!!!
May 24- SONOGRAM!!!!! Third Trimester Begins!
May 25- Last Day of School
June 5- I turn 26!
June 11- My mom's VBS
June 17- Maggie and Ryan's VBS- but I don't know if I can travel at this point.
June 24- Altamesa's VBS
June 27- 4D SONOGRAM!!!!!
June 28- See Spamalot the Musical
July- Family Shower
July 13- Harry Potter Movie midnight showing ( I hope my Harry Potter robe still fits!)
July 21- 7th and final Harry Potter Book comes out
July 28-30- Family Reunion
July 29- Lailah's Wedding
July 30- Cheerleading camp- This is going to be very hot!
August 13- Teacher In service
August 19- Mitchell's Due Date

Mitchell's Room

Here is the bedding for Mitchell's room.

We are getting a black crib and painting the walls orange.

Baby Update

Well, foutunetly I have had a very uneventful three weeks. Mitchell is doing great! He is growing and moving like crazy. Stephen has been able to feel him move a couple of times. We go to the doctor on the 30th to verfiy that Mitchell is really a boy. I am fortunate that my doctor is willing to take another look so we can finally start preparing the nursery. I am ready to turn my sewing room into the baby's room. I walk by it every morning and think, "I can't believe we will have a baby in here in three and half months". For as slow and painful my first trimester was my second has been fast and fun! I love being pregnant! Here is a belly shot, I am 23 weeks a one day!

It's A Boy!!!

Below are pictures of our beautiful son, William Mitchell McBroom! We were sure that the baby was a girl so we are very excited by the surprise! He is very healthy and growing at a perfect rate! Maisy said she still wants to call him Lady Bug.

I love this picture of his face. He has his mouth open. I think he might be wild and crazy like his Aunt Maggie!
This one is the boy shot.
This is a head and a hand!



This one is kind of hard to see but it is another face shot. He has his hand on his forehead and then you can see his eyes, nose, mouth, and cute little chin.

My Modest Baby

Ok, so I guess I have the most modest baby in the world. I have had three sonograms in the last 2 weeks and at each one I have asked the doctor to look and see what we are having. However, my baby must be very modest because in all three the doctor could not tell if we are having a boy or a girl. I have, unfortunately, had to have three sonograms because I have had some complications but thanks to so many prayers it looks like all is well with me and the baby. I was hoping this morning when I had my third sonogram that the baby would flash its parts for the entire world to see, but we had another no-show. I am going to go back in on the 2nd of April for another attempt. If we can’t find out on the 2nd then I am paying the big bucks for a 3-D sono. So I am starting the count down again… 14 more days.

The Heartbeat!

I love going to my OB appointments. There is nothing better than hearing my sweet baby’s heart beat. Today, I had a doctor’s appointment and everything looked great. There is always those few seconds where we are waiting for the doctor to find the heart beat that feel like an eternity. I am so glad we live in a time where we have the technology to hear and see what is going on inside of us. I can’t imagine not having a sonogram or not hearing the heartbeat. I am counting down the days until next Friday, when we have our sonogram and find out if we are having a boy or a girl. Only 11 more days!

Your Simply the Best!

After a long day of work, I was feeling a little down, so I bought myself this cookie cake.

Cravings!

Now that my morning/all-day sickness has passed, I have started to have cravings. This morning at about 5:00 I woke up and could not think about anything else except for Apple Pie. So I had a slice of Apple pie for breakfast. Stephen is waiting for me to start craving pickles (which I HATE!) but I don’t think I ever will. Here are my most recent cravings…

Bean Burrito from Taco Bueno

Pineapple and Apples

Eggo Waffles

Salad… Any kind, I feel like a rabbit, I just want to eat lettuce.

Apple juice slush from Sonic- Thanks Maggie

Cheeseburger Macaroni Hamburger Helper

Baked Potatoes with Cheese and Ketchup

A Sinus Infection and a Wonderful Husband!

Happy Valentines Day to me, I have a sinus infection. It has knocked me off my feet. I have basically been asleep for the past 48 hours and every time I cough I get sick to my stomach. This has not been fun. But I thought I should publicly announce how great my husband Stephen is. Since I have been pregnant I have not cooked one meal, cleaned one dish, scrubbed one toilet, or folded a single towel. But my house has been clean, the dishes and laundry have been done and I have not gone without dinner. He even holds my hair every time I throw up. How great is he! I am so blessed to have such a caring and loving husband!

Sorry Maggie, no chocolate buffet, I was to sick to get my camera this morning.

Little Ladybug

Our Little Ladybug, at 8 weeks!
Stephen and I have been so blessed this year! Many of you know that Stephen and I have been trying to have baby for three and half years. We exhausted all of the options and fertility drugs that my OBGYN could provide for us and were ready to move on to a fertility specialist this coming summer. However, God in his awesome, goodness had other plans for us. Instead of undergoing in-vitro this summer, I will be delivering our first baby. I am now 13 weeks pregnant and thank God every day for this precious gift he has given Stephen and me.
Maisy calls the baby “Ladybug”. She knows it is a girl, even though we won’t find out until next month if Ladybug really is a girl. Like in every other situation, we all do what Maisy says and have started calling the baby Ladybug. I think it is much better than “IT”. I just hope if it is a boy he won’t mind that his nick-name was Ladybug for about 10 weeks.