Writings for Sylvia
Writings for Sylvia
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Nothing to see here folks. Move along! Just crying sitting in a puddle of baby clothes we are trying to get organized before baby brother’s arrival. L to R the onesie a sweet, sweet friend made us that Leo came home in, the onesie I was too scared to order until he was here, alive and in our arms from @miniandmeep and the tee from the hospital that his snuggly little body spent its first hours in. Gahh, time you truly are a thief and a gift. 🕊💜🦁
Pretty sure my belly moves independently of my body when I walk at this point. Comments by strangers are getting a little old and my mom told me that when her water broke with my sister her belly looked like a vacuum packed whole chicken bc her fluid was so high. So that’s great. V much looking forward to having a center of gravity that is in proper alignment with my hips. And a margarita. Lookin forward to that too. 🕊💜🦁
I always rolled my eyes at the term pregnancy brain as I never really experienced it other than being a little forgetful, which makes sense right? You got a lot going on while pregnant. This pregnancy...this dang ol’ pregnancy you guys, I am struggling to form sentences above a 2nd grade reading level. I swear I’m safe at work. *nervous laugh* Promising subject change, this sweet little handmade tee Leo is wearing is from @hannahmadeshop which is one of my fave mama made shops. I love the colors she uses and the simple rainbow interpretation so much. And! The code HMFRIENDS15 will get you 15% off your order. Check her page for restock updates bc her adorable pieces go fast. Happy Tuesday friends! Xo 🕊💜🦁
Flower appreciation bc we got a taste of summer and then it’s been a bit gloomy and nippy ever since. Tanks and shorts one day, heated seats while driving the next. #pnw Appointments have gone well this week. Fluid is still very high, baby is big and I am incredibly uncomfortable in any position but I’m trusting our team to get us to the finish line safely. Ultrasounds on both Thursday and Friday showed his sweet little face sticking out his tongue and drinking fluid. Brought me to tears honestly to see his wonky little lips in action. Sweet boy, you are so loved. We can’t wait to have you in our arms. 🕊💜🦁
Been workin on body parts lately. It’s going real well except his favorite one isn’t quite as socially acceptable to be grabbing and pointing at in public as his nose. And I’ll just leave it at that. On a serious note...wow. Thank you so much for the overwhelming response to the news I shared yesterday. I am humbled and brought to tears by the words of love and support. I ordered this ‘I can do hard things’ tee from @wanderandwonder.co a couple days after learning of little guy’s diagnosis because honestly, I needed the reminder. Initially it felt really defeating because we would really like one, just ONE, appointment where everything looks good and we get a pat on the back and a see ya next time. That isn’t our reality, which I’m fine with, because I know we are all in the best hands possible...whether that’s a higher power, our team of physicians or just the undying knowledge that this super twisted path is so filled with love that nothing else can possibly matter. Thanks again for yesterday guys, it means so, so much. Xo 🕊💜🦁
Early last month we learned that little brother has a cleft lip and palate. Among other things, including gestational diabetes (whut) and history of a full term loss, my amniotic fluids have been measuring quite high and baby has been measuring in the 97th percentile (unrelated to GDM as my glucose has been very controlled with diet and exercise). We have a handful of not ideal diagnoses that were reason enough to be referred to University of Washington MFM and have been seeing specialists and a high risk OB since then. While everything has come back negative for chromosomal issues or any reason to believe that each unfavorable diagnoses is anything other than a (bizarre) stand alone issue rather than symptoms of something bigger, it has made for a stressful couple months. We meet Friday with the craniofacial surgical team taking on our case through Seattle Children’s Hospital who leads the country in number of surgeons specializing in cleft repairs. Mentally and emotionally swallowing what the future looks like has taken some time. The severity of his cleft is unknown until he is here so an accurate picture of the exact surgeries he will require and when is also unknown. After sharing this information with a good friend she said, ‘All you can do is wait and then love him like crazy.’ So that’s the plan. 🕊💜🦁
Refuses to share his cookie, drinks all the juice, wants the foam from my coffee, demands to sit in a regular chair rather than a booster, won’t clean up after himself and thinks that wiping his hands and face of cookie slime is an outrageous thought. Still my favorite date. 🕊💜🦁
We wandered around Valley of Fire State Park this weekend. Leo found a cool stick, Carlos reminded me that he is part mountain goat and I dodged fire ants bc Birks were the only shoes I brought. 🕊💜🦁