Visitors

We were very fortunate to have Jarrod's dad and my mom come and stay with us for nearly 3 weeks. My mom was such an amazing help. She cooked yummy food, cleaned for us, and helped us with Rohn. We were very sad to see her go back home yesterday. You never realize how important your parents are until you become a parent yourself. Thanks for all of your help mom. We love you and miss you tons!!


Besides my mom and Jarrod's dad visiting we have also had many other visitors. Jarrod's mom, and step dad, our 2 brothers, and many other friends. Rohn is very lucky to have been born into such a loving group of family and friends. We thank all of you for being a part of his life.

Rohn Michael Allison

Our little bundle of joy arrived on April 30th at 5:49 pm via c-section. He never ended up turning due to the cord being wrapped around his neck. He weighed 8lbs 13 oz and was 19 1/2 inches long. At his first dr. appt he had lost a few ounces, but was almost 22 inches long, so we think the breech position may have made it difficult for the nurses to measure him. We have been having a great time getting to know our son. He is a very sweet, mild mannered baby.

The past month

Wow, has it really been over a month since I last posted?! Time sure flies. The past month has been busy. We have had 2 baby showers, lots of house guests, and have been busy getting things ready for 'our little man.' Kristin and Melissa through me a baby shower in mid March. We ate great food, played fun games, and received much needed baby goods. Last Friday was my last day of work...ahhh...what ever will I do for the next 4 months?! I am sure baby will give me lots to do :) On Saturday our friends Christina and Danny threw another shower for us, only this time it included men too!! Christina did a great job cooking wonderful food and planning fun games. I think Jarrod had a good time, although he probably doesn't want to admit that he had a fun time at a 'baby shower!!'

We had our weekly dr. appt. on Monday. The appt. didn't go as planned, but we are starting to accept the news. Our little guy is still breech. He is actually in a position called 'frank breech' meaning his feet are up near his face. Sounds very uncomfortable to me, but dr. assured us it is okay. After discussing a few options, one of which is version, where they manually turn the baby in a hospital in case something goes wrong, she did an ultrasound and decided that a version is out of the picture. His body position and the position of the anterior placenta (in the front instead of up top or on the side) makes a version impossible. So, we are going to most likely have to give up our birth plan of a natural labor. The dr. told us she wants to schedule a c-section for April 30th!! Yep, you calculated right, that is only 3 weeks from tomorrow. Before they preform the c-section they will do an ultrasound to make sure he hasn't flipped. I was devastated when she told me, but am getting more used to the idea. I have never had surgery or even broken a bone, so I am terrified of having a c-section. A part of me is excited to know we don't have to wait much longer, but I am crushed that I will most likely not be able to have a natural birth. I almost knew something like this would happen since I have had the easiest pregnancy.

I will keep everyone posted in the next few weeks. Who knows, we could be holding a baby in 21 days.

8 week countdown

Getting big, but still feeling great! Here is a picture from almost 2 weeks ago...oops! We have started seeing the Dr. every 2 weeks. Up until 36 weeks we will see the dr. every two weeks and then we will start going ever week. In 4 weeks I will be done teaching for the year. I am sad to leave my cute little students, but excited to relax the last 4 weeks of this long pregnancy.

This Saturday is my baby shower (Thanks K & Mel!) I will post pics after it is all said and done. We hope you are all doing well. Thanks for being so patient with the infrequent postings.

3rd Trimester.....

here we come! Stay tuned for updated baby bump pictures :)

A sad day

Last Tuesday as Jarrod and I were going to bed we got a phone call from my brother. My dad, who had been diagnosed with cancer in April, had passed away unexpectedly. My dad chose to fight cancer alone because he did not want us to worry about him. His courage and determination will never be forgotten by me. I am having a hard time dealing with his departure, but slowly I am coming to grips with the fact that he no longer has to lie about his sickness and he is no longer in pain.
We were all told that his cancer had shrunk. There was no need for additional chemo or radiation because the cancer was going away. A discussion with his doctor revealed that the cancer was much worse than he let anyone believe. The cancer had spread to his lymph nodes, adrenal glands, and intestines and chemo and radiation could not help. I am aching inside. I wish he wouldn't have kept that information from us. I wish I could have helped him. I am so sad that he battled this disease on his own.

My kids will never know how great their grandfather was. I hope to carry on his memories, so he lives on through them.

L & D

We took a little field trip to L & D last Monday. I called my doctor due to some dizziness that I had been experiencing. She decided to have me go to the hospital to get checked out. The baby's heartbeat was monitored, I was monitored for contractions and my blood pressure was monitored for about an hour. I also had blood drawn. Everything turned out okay though and they released us after about 4 hours. The dizziness is still a mystery, I guess it's just what happens when you have a little one growing inside of you :) I was glad to have a mini tour of L & D. It sort of puts my mind at ease knowing how kind the nurses are. Hopefully our next field trip won't be for another 12 weeks or so.