the reintro

[crazylife]

So I have been lurking waaaaayyyyyy to long and decided to rejoin in the games, but wanted to intro before I get side eyed. I had joined the bump dump beginning of pregnancy but only got to interact a little (strictly mobile which sucked). I was known as babycakes on the other forum. That being said just a brief summary. I have two girls (11 and 7) and had a boy november 25,2014 (i still count as a d14 bish right ?) Baby boy wasn't due till december 31 but when i went in for my ultrasound (was seeing doctors 3x a week by then) there was no longer any movement from baby, no matter what the doctor tried and i couldn't get any kick counts in from the night before. i didn't know then what they thought (thank heavens) the doctor came in and said we got to do a c-section now or we will have a disaster on our hands, and I am strongly advising you to not get your tubes tied (had planned on it since 20 weeks) because I don't know how this is going to turn out and some women want to have another if this doesn't end well. They did an emergency c-section within an hour or two. Brody came out not breathing, he was wisked away to nicu lvl 3 and put on a vent. We had a 25 day nicu stay and I turned to d14 for prayers in the beginning. I didn't get to get back on until brody was out which when I came back to thank everyone for there support and prayers for brody, well I went into mourning with the board and didn't feel like rejoicing (i don't want anyone to think I didn't appreciate there thoughts because that meant the world to me to get to read when I would take an hour lunch from nicu). brody stayed very sick through jan and by feb we was back in picu with rsv. he just couldn't handle it. we had a week and a half stay then unable to break a 103.5 temp and respiratory in the 80s. But now we are back...and better than ever....no more mobile for me XD.  I have been reading and lurking so much I feel as if I never did leave the group. I think this group is an amazing strong bunch of women and hope to be able to give back the support that you guys so dearly gave me.

And just because I am jsut getting a chance to awww: here is brody a few days old vs last sunday at my 11th wedding anniversary dinner

[crazylife]

Thank you guys so much for the well wishes guys

[bookworm87]

Welcome to the new D14! Your son looks wonderful and I'm so so so happy that everything has turned out well for you!!! That sounds like a terrifying experience but it looks like you've made it out the other side with a beautiful healthy boy!

[path75]

I glad Brody made it out of the woods. That must have been incredibly scary. You are one strong mama. I hope all is well now.

[stampingqueen]

Glad things turned out well! He's adorable!

(and he's got a great birthday)

[rn536]

I remember you from the bump dump! So glad Brody is doing well! I can't even imagine how hard it has been. And yes you still count for D14, I too have a November baby who was due Dec 3 and I could not leave this group! No way!
Glad you stopped lurking. Welcome out of the shadows!

[kimmie7714]

Wow I am glad everything turned out well! Brody is adorable. Welcome back!!

[gdaniels77]

Welcome back! Glad your little guy has gotten past the biggest hurdles, and what a cutie he is!

[happyfeet9]

Welcome back!! I remember you from the old site and am so happy to hear that Brody is doing well! You are one tough mama and have got a strong boy there.

[erien22846]

Woo! Welcome back! Thank you for sharing your story and glad the new season has brought good health to Brody!

[nbateman5]

Welcome back! Glad to see he made it through all of that!!! What a cutie!!

[chicorojo]

Welcome back !

[karebear2]

Welcome! So glad everything turned out good with Little Brody. You two have been through so much.

[jesster88]

Wow, Brody is a miracle baby! Welcome and thank you for sharing your story. I am so glad he made a full recovery!

[nannygoat]

Welcome to he new D14. You guys had a crazy start, but so glad that everything is better now. Hoping it continues that way and look forward to having you participate!

[crazylife]

Thank you guys so much for such a warm welcome back. I honestly wish I could say I was the tough mom that handled it with a grain of salt, but I couldn't have handled it without my dh, he was my rock through all this when i thought i was going bsc. i know reading you guys stories helped me so much through those dark and trying times. To read of the obstacles that many of you did face as well as been a huge inspiration to me. the neo told me they had thought brody went sepsis or that he had a stroke in utero but I am super happy to say in the end after all the testing, and even some genetic testing for rare diseases...it took us a month to get back to birth weight so there was something else there they thought, that the end result was they blamed it all on my type 2 diabetes. Such a terrible disease and is so hard on these babies. Something though that brody has over come and will not have any lasting affects on. I just really wanted to say thank you though. As a lurker, I didn't reach out to say thank you for the laughs, i didn't say thank you for that advice to someone else that I needed, to say thank you for sharing your stories so i needed/had to come clean and really let you girls know how you have impacted me.

[bdk0186]

Omg you guys have been on a rollercoaster! I'm glad things turned out so well.

[FCtwinmom]

Welcome back!! I am so glad your little man is doing great now, what a scary ride. My twins are NICU grads themselves (born at 31+5) so I know what a roller coaster ride that can be. Also they were born 10/30 and I still consider myself a d14 mom

[mlee116]

Dang. What a story! I'm glad the little guy is ok & that you decided to intro! Welcome!

[neonsun419]

Welcome back! Glad Brody is doing so well!

[gustierx]

Welcome back! I also have a November 25 baby (due Dec 13) Glad Brody is doing well!

[pdxlaurens]

So glad your little cutie is doing well! Welcome back!