Archive for the ‘Birth Stories’ Category

Tristen’s Ultrasound

Posted: August 12, 2008 by RickThomasNet in Birth Stories, Lucia

Neither one of us realized the miracle we would see. We were nervous. We were not sure if the baby would be there. Would the baby be healthy? Would it be growing properly? We had seen an ultrasound of our first babies sac but no signs of life and our second babies heartbeat.     [...]

Positive Pregnancy Test

Posted: August 11, 2008 by RickThomasNet in Birth Stories

The day after the home pregnancy test came back positive I schedule lab work at the OBGYN. I was nervous and concerned. The lab workers were so sweet in response to my fidgeting. I told them I thought I had the flu and I was nervous about a potential pregnancy because our three previous pregnancies [...]

Six months pregnant with Tristen

Posted: August 10, 2008 by RickThomasNet in Birth Stories

Six months pregnant, almost seven (our 27th week), its gone by quickly. The progression has been rather uneventful. After 8 weeks of nausea, my stomach settled down. I’m not one that throws up. I was just “yucky” in my stomach all the time. After I figured out I didn’t have the flu (it was flu [...]