It's about time we finally announce this. But if you recall I'm categorized as "High Risk" with my blood condition. So far the pregnacy has been quite different than my experience with little Zaylee. I was nauseas for the first 13 weeks, having trouble sleeping and have been craving spicy foods. The baby has been sitting lower and we are anxious to find out the gender on April 12th - keep your fingers crossed for a little man to help carry on the Lindsey name! Your general prayers would be appreciated. Will keep you informed ;-)

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It's been three wonderful weeks with Zaylee. She has been much better about sleeping at least six hours at night which is great. I've started to become accustom to her cries and know when she's hungry, needs a diaper change, or just wants to be held. Looking into her eyes and knowing that she depends solely on me is an amazing feeling. The end of my shots is in sight, only three more weeks. Everything is going well, be sure to check out all the new pictures that were added this week.

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It's hard to believe that she's already two weeks old. At our check up this week Zaylee weighed in at 8.06 lbs and very good health. She continues to practice lifting her head to strengthen her neck muscles and has also been sleeping longer at night.

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Sorry Sorry! I've been on vacation, changing diapers and doing errands! Many of you say you keep checking for more Zaylee Pics. Download this pdf and open it full screen. 14 pics here for you to enjoy. Oh.. you can count on lots of more pics. So who do you think she looks like? Post replies in this blog... we are curious.

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Wow it's hard to believe she is already 10 days old. We've been blessed with a healthy baby and have enjoyed every moment of her life. Zaylee had a checkup last Thursday and is starting to gain back some of her delivery weight. We will visit with her pediatrician this week to for another standard check. She has been a great baby, hardly cries, eating well, and starting to lift her head and roll a little on her own. She isn't quite on our schedule yet and prefers to be up at night and sleep all day. I've been recovering well and Justin and my Mom have been very supportive.

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Date: 1/18/08
Time: 4:45 PM
Weight: 7 Ibs 13 oz
Height: 20"

Location: Menorah Medical Center
Accepting visitors Saturday and early Sunday - map

Home Address:
31700 E 331st Street
Garden City, MO 64747

AngelaLindsey.com

Thanks everyone for your prayers and support. Angela is recovering very well.
Please post your comments and signature in this blog post.
Proud Father,
Justin

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Thursday
-8:00 PM-Checkin to hospital, standard health checks
-9:45 PM-Stuck with IV, Dilated to 1.5, Ang says IV really hurt.
-11:45 PM-Placed cervidil
-11:45-3:30-AM Multiple blood pressure checks

Friday
-5:30 AM-Took out cervidil
-6:00 AM-New nurse (she is nice). Started Ang on Pitocin and antibiotic for GBS
-7:00 AM-Nurse gave ice chips
-7:20 AM-Up brushing teeth
-7:20 AM-Grandma T stops by to checkin.
-We are both very tired due to a restless night
-9:00 AM-When filling out more paperwork, we decide to change the name from the planned "Zaylie" to "Zaylee".
-9:15 AM-Dilated to a 2+
-9:20 AM-Nurse gave 1 mg of stadol to ease the pain contractions.
-9:30 AM-Dr visit. Dilated to 3. Broke the waters. Ang says "wow"
-9:35 AM-Ang loves the stadol! "I am so glad I took this!"
-9:45 AM-Both of us are getting sleepy. Time for a nap? No darn, the contractions are getting strong.
-10:10 AM-Ordered Epidural
-10:15 AM-Justin applies chap stick to Ang's lips. Her contractions are more frequent now. Starting to breath heavier.
-11:00 AM-Contractions are getting intense. Breathing heavy. Squeezing my hand. I started to turn away and she said "don't you go anywhere"
-11:10 AM-Epidural is given. Toe is tingly
-11:20 AM-Dilated to a 5. Catheter is given.
-11:30 AM-Full epidural has kicked in. Hardly feeling contractions. Justin orders lunch. They estimate at least three more hours to go.
-11:40 AM-Ang says "fix my pillow"
-11:45 AM-Ang dowses in and out of sleep. Seems to be dreaming about food. Tells Justin: "I want Pizza Hut pizza w pepperoni and mushrooms and black olives and pineapple."
-11:55 AM-"I want ribs, Justin will you grill me ribs when we get home? I want a whole slab to myself."
-12:15 PM-Ang is sleeping good now.
-12:40 PM-Justin eats lunch. Rests
-12:45 PM-Grandma T stops by and peeks in on her daughter sleeping right through several contractions.
-1:20 PM-Nurse checks Ang. Dilated to a 7.
-1:35 PM-Ang snores
-2:00 PM Grandma T visits.
-2:30 PM Justin grabs a coffee and feeds Ang more ice chips.
-3:45 PM Pressure is coming back. Dilated to 9 now. She seems pretty uncomfortable. Sounds like we might be pushing within the hour.
-3:50 PM Started pushing
-4:45 PM Baby Zaylee is born! Picture Time.

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We are checked into the hospital and Ang and Zaylee are both being monitored. She's been given her Cervidil and an IV, and signed all the consent forms. I'm in the hospital room with her and I'm going to try to get some rest. She is scheduled to induce at 6 AM. Should be a big day!

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Grandma T is in town visiting with us for Angie's delivery.

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We celebrated Angelas fourth and final baby shower with friends from our work at USDA. The cake was ordered from Baskin-Robbins. We also went to Jacks Stack BBQ for lunch. Thanks to everyone that was able to attend. Your support, kind words and generosity are very appreciated.

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It's hard to believe I only have two more weeks to go. I haven't noticed my belly getting much bigger but Justin says it is the biggest he's seen so far. Sleeping for an entire night is a thing of the past. I get up several times, some to use the restroom and the others to roll over onto my other side because my hands/arms are numb.

During my weekly checkup I was informed that I need to switch from my once a day Lovenox shots to twice day Heparin shots in order to increase my chances of getting an epidural during labor/delivery. I will be starting my new shots early next week and I'm happy I only need to do them until the baby is born, then back to the Lovenox for 6 weeks. I am also dilated to 1.5 cm - only 8.5 to go. :)

I'm getting quite excited for Zaylie to be in my arms looking up at me. We have a baby pool going around at work and everyone is guessing I'll be early, we'll see.

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Just wanted to tell Grandma T thanks for the baby swing. Kyla and I put it together today and Kyla enjoying swinging her play babies in it. I know we will get a lot of use out of it.

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What a surprise! I was not expecting a baby shower during the Lindsey Christmas but Justin's sister Brandi hosted one for me. We played the "Figure out what is in the diaper" game. Thanks to Brandi for getting a white cake with white frosting. Thanks Christy, Jacquie, and Brandi for the gifts, I'm sure Zaylie will enjoy them.

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Zaylie weighs six pounds today. Here are the sonogram pictures we received from the doctor. You can see her cute face looking right at you. We were also told she has some hair on her head.

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I'm in the final month of pregnancy with little Zaylie Liora. She's been kicking much harder the last two weeks (God bless her!) and when she rolls over my entire belly moves with her. I haven't been getting much rest at night due the frequent restroom breaks, which I hear is preparing me for what is to come with the feedings. :-) My hands have been swelling more which has been causing quite a bit of discomfort, especially when holding something for a while. It's hard to get comfortable at night with this big belly and when I do, it's only until I get up to use the restroom, and the cycle continues.

I will be finishing up the hospital bag packing tomorrow and Justin has installed the car seat in my truck. I would say we're practically ready for her to come any day. I've been "nesting" in her room, going through all the clothing we've received and ensuring it's all washed and ready. I finished setting up her crib today, putting on the mattress pad, bumper and purple sheet. My mom recently ordered us the swing I had on my registry so we'll get that put together soon.

I'm still administering a daily shot in my belly for my blood condition, and my twice-a-week NSTs and weekly doctor appointments are going well, although I'm ready for them to be over with. Last week was the first week in a while that I actually had NO weight gain. Justin and I will have our last baby prep class this week where we'll learn about breathing and pushing. Last week we learned about medical intervention (inducing, cesarean and epidurals) and it was quite informative.

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Hi everyone! I just wanted to say hi and wish you a Merry Christmas too. My pregnancy is going really well and I wanted to thank some of you for your gifts, encouragement and prayers. Im looking forward to sharing some pictures soon of our little Zaylie! :-)
-Angela

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Thanks to all my family that attended my baby shower in Omaha over last weekend. It was great seeing you again and I appreciate your generosity. A special thanks to Mandy Wickwire for organizing the event and to my Aunt Jackie for hosting. The cake was just what I asked for and the rice balls were great!

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I had my 8 month sonogram today and everything is looking great. She is now weighing in at 4lb 4 oz, which is quite the growth spurt from 4 weeks ago when she was 2.5 lbs.

The doctor checked her umbilical cord, heart, stomach, and thigh bones. She wasn't moving much but that resulted in hardly any pictures because she had her back towards the camera. I suppose she was camera shy today. Her foot was nestled up in my ribs again, above her head, where she likes to keep it.

Overall we are doing well. My nightly shots aren't getting easier as I've had to move towards my sides instead of the middle of my belly cause it's too big. She has got the hiccups several times which is a neat feeling. The non-stress tests that I'm doing twice a week are getting easier. I've discovered if I eat something and drink a protein shake before the test then she'll sit still for the monitors. Justin and I have signed up for a 4 week "Baby Prep" class that starts next month as well as a tour of the hospital where I plan to deliver.

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I went through our baby clothes tonight and it's evident we don't need anymore size 0-3 months. Anything over 3 months would be appreciated.

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I had my monthly checkup today and everything is looking good. She is 2lbs 8oz and about 16" long. Here are a couple sonogram scans from Thursday. In the top one she is looking at the camera with the heel of her foot by her face. In the bottom one she turned away to keep playing with her toes.



In two weeks I start doing NSTs (Non-Stress Tests) twice a week until my due date. I will also start seeing my Dr twice a month for 6 weeks, then weekly until my due date, so needless to say I'm going to be busy.

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Announcing AngelaLindsey.com!
Go here for more baby info and more to come.

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Last weekend was my Alaska Baby shower. Several of my high school classmates and family attended. I'd like to thank Heidi Cox for organizing the event and Rebecca Kensinger for hosting it at her house. I'd also like to give Amanda Larby a special thank you for coming back after the party with a huge pile of 0-3 month clothes that were new/hardly worn! Talk about scoring big. My luggage was PACKED on the way back.

Thanks to everyone that attended. It was great seeing everyone again, and of course thanks for your kind words and generosity.



This is all from Amanda!

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I surprised Ang by painting the baby room and assembling a crib. She had hinted the colors she would like, so I went to Lowes and picked a couple out. Before presenting the room to her, I wrapped up Kyla in a blanket and laid her in the crib as she fake-cried. Ang laughed and seemed very happy.

Baby update: She is kicking more these days and you can see her limbs press against Ang's belly. She weighs 1 Ibs 10 oz and is 13 inches long. It looks like she's going to have my big toe. Ang is no longer on pelvic rest! She is still taking a daily shot for her blood condition and considered high risk. Her doctor says everything else looks really good.

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I would like to extend a special thanks to my good friend Rachel Tien and her family who recently mailed us 68 baby outfits, baby blankets, socks/shoes, maternity outfits, and several other items to help us get started. Thank you for your generosity and kindness.

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I've been feeling a lot of movement lately. It really makes the pregnancy more fun and even more realistic. I'm not sure what I've been eating but she must like it. :) Heidi and Rebecca have organized a baby shower for me in Alaska in 10 days and I'm very excited to see my friends and family.

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I finally got registered today at amazon.com. I didn't realize that setting up a baby registy was going to be so much work. I'll be more prepared for the next time around :)

- Amazon.com

- Babies "R" Us

- Target

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I'm 20 weeks along today. I don't notice much movement right now but I do feel the burises my shots are leaving. I'll get the hang of this soon enough.

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Well I might as well start min-van shopping. Today the doctor told us Angie is carrying a healthy girl. She weighs about 12 oz and is about 7 inches long. Angie is 20 weeks pregnant. I was crossing my fingers for a baby boy, so that means we will likely try again.

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Hello family and friends,

In case you haven't heard, Angela is currently 17 weeks pregnant! This is great news, since she's had a few miscarriages and never made it past 11 weeks. She's considered "High Risk" and this time her doctor has been running additional blood work tests and sonograms.

Just last week, her doctor delivered the difficult news that Angela has a homozygous MTHFR mutation which causes blood clotting. This condition could threaten both the baby's and Angie's life if proper treatment isn't followed. She is now taking a daily shot of a Lovenox enoxaparin sodium injection and will have to continue medication 45 days after delivery.

Please pray for her as this is a discomfort, inconvenience, and she just doesn't like needles. But still, we are fortunate to have discovered the issue as it is likely related to the previous loss and it's good to know there is a resolution.
All else is well with her pregnancy and she has gained 6 Ibs. We will be finding out the sex in the next month or so.

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Well, I'm sorry to report that Ang lost the baby. We knew she was at high risk going into this and I should have been more reserved before announcing the news at only ten weeks. I just wanted to share the news when seeing my family over Easter weekend and we were starting to really get excited. Sorry to get everyone's hopes up. I've learned a lot myself in this ordeal. Ang was in an immense amount of pain yesterday, but she is much better today. I'm doing good. We both took the day off of work to rest up after a long night. Thanks to all of you that have reached out to us and for your prayers. We will try again in about three months. We have not lost hope. :-(

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We're expecting a baby! I'm currently about ten weeks along in this nine month journey. Our due date is November 8th, 2007 and we're quite excited. Keep checking back for progress and updates.

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