My abscence

If you follow me on Facebook, you are probably already aware of where I've been the last several months. After a much needed 10yr anniversary trip with my husband to Alaska, we found out we were expecting #4. This was in May. My parents had been visiting for 3 weeks, and then shortly after my mother-in-law came for a 3 week visit of her own. The pregnancy had me very sick, much worse than the other 3. I lost 9 lbs the first trimester, and ended up in the ER once for IV fluids. Considering my starting weight was only 125, 9 lbs is pretty significant. Finally around 16 weeks, the nausea had subsided, but I was also sick with severe allergies (seasonal), being limited to what medications I could take. I also had some Lupus related problems due to not taking my medication regularly (because of constant vomiting). I met with the Fetal Maternal Health Doctor at 16wks, and despite a cold, things were looking good. I went at 18wks to have a routine sonogram and much to our disappointment, we found the baby had died. I have had 2 previous miscarriages at 8 wks, but never did the idea of losing a baby so far into a pregnancy ever really seem like a possibility to me. I mean, I have had 3 healthy full term babies. It was very disheartening, especially after 16 weeks of pure pregnancy misery; to have such a tragic end to it all. I just had a D&E this past Thursday, and am starting to feel like my old self physically. We've been doing a very lite load of schooling the last month, but hope to be back in full swing in the next week or two. Which will include blogging again!! First things first I have to get this house cleaned up, hubby did his best to maintain it, but it needs some serious TLC!!