So sue me!

Ok, so it's been 5 months since I last posted, but it's been a busy 5 months! First, Lilly was in the hospital for a week (maybe less) because she was not gaining weight properly. Also, I started having asthma attacks about 3-4 times a week, and found out I was pregnant (AGAIN!). So things have been a little crazy lately. But then things are going to get even crazier in the next few months, with the MSOP lectures coming up in March. 


Updates


In August, Lilly was put in the hospital because she was not gaining weight. The problem turned out to be that I was not producing enough milk. So we switched her to formula and she started gaining immediately, and now at 9 months she is 18 lbs. Around the last week of September she started what we have called the "army crawl". She would pull herself along with her forearms and use her toes to push forward. By New Years she was on all fours crawling around, and started pulling herself up on the furniture. Now, she is walking around with the furniture and transferring from one thing to another. She will be walking before long!


As for the asthma attacks(I didn't know they were asthma attacks at the time), they started around the beginning of September. In November I finally got a referral to a Pulmanologist who said I have asthma and that pregnancy can exacerbate the problem even if I had not had any  before. 


Oh yeah, pregnancy! The last week of September I found out that I'm pregnant, AGAIN! Why I even thought about taking a test is beyond me, because I had not had any symptoms, nor had I had a missed period(because I had not had one since having Lilly). I had no clue how far along I was, and I was scared to death. How was I going to get through another pregnancy while chasing after a baby who was starting to crawl and was still getting up in the middle of the night? What was I going to do with a baby and a toddler? I have to admit, I was anything but happy. But I felt guilty about not being happy. How many couples struggle to have children? I have at least 3 friends who tried for years to have their kids, some even took fertility treatment(not a cheap thing!). Yet I can get pregnant without trying! Using different forms of birth control even! It took a while but I have come to terms with reality, and as of this posting I am 23 weeks along. The due date is May 25th(or the 27th, they can't make up their minds).