Announcing...baby on the way for the Jackman's

I guess if I've announced it on Facebook then i might as well tell all you who view my blog that we are expecting...finally!

Most of you know that it has been a year since we lost our little guy Calvin. Since then it kinda has been a roller coaster. We got pregnant 3 months after I had Calvin, recommended by my doctor, and I wouldn't let myself get excited until I saw a beating heart on the ultrasound monitor. Right from the start I knew that something was up. My nausea was not consistent and I didn't feel like my symptoms were getting stronger, which they should. Around 9 weeks I miscarried, and honestly I think Heavenly Father prepared me for that. Of course we were so sad, lots of tears, but I felt that it was more bearable than it could have been. 

We then moved to Flagstaff, got a new doctor and decided to get a cyst removed from one of my ovaries. It was causing problems when I was pregnant with Calvin so I felt that we needed to get it removed before trying again so that there wouldn't be anymore complications added to the already stressful pregnancy. The cyst was removed along with my ovary and tube. It was completely embedded in the ovary causing the ovary not to even function normally. The other ovary looked great so my doctor was hopeful that we would have no problems getting pregnant. The next month, we got pregnant!!

Everything has been going so smoothly with this pregnancy so far. It really has been a blessing. I have had 2 ultrasounds so far, and heard the heart beat twice. In 3 weeks we get to find out what we are having and see more pictures of this cute little wiggly, growing baby!!

The first time I felt this one move was the day before Mom and Jess passed away. I was only 15 weeks along, and since then I feel the baby move at least 5 or 6 times a day if not more. I love feeling it move because it reassures me that all is well. I can feel Heavenly Fathers help because I thought I would be more stressed out, but most of the time I just know its going to be ok and it is not in my hands. I am definitely learning trust. I know that it will get more stressful towards the end but I hope that now I can learn to relax and not worry so that during that time I can be prepared. But I do know Mom and Jess are up there helping this little one, and hopefully more, come down to us. 

My due date will be Dec. 18. Since I am high risk I will have more appointments and monitoring, especially toward the last half of the pregnancy. Once I hit 24 weeks I will have appointments every 2 weeks,  then after 34 weeks I'll have one every week!! I am happy about that for many reasons: to keep me sane, to keep an extra close eye on the baby, and JUST TO BE SAFE! 

My growing belly at 13 weeks!

 15 Weeks!