And baby number 2 is......

a boy!!!! I was shocked! We did an elective gender ultrasound at Before the Baby in Bristol to find out the sex. I am not having any of the problems I had with Mason so I am not having extra ultrasounds.. So I had to go to an elective place. I am thankful I'm not having the problems but sad I won't get to see this little one so much....

So about this boy. I was completely shocked. I was convinced we would go in an see those three little lines that said girl. Every symptom said it. All the wives tales pointed to a little girl and since this pregnancy was sooooo different than Mason's, I just assumed. Boy were we in for a surprise! We are thrilled for another little prince to join the fam bam. Patrick was giggling with joy. Mason will have a best friend for life. The ultrasound tech couldn't catch this little peanut. He wouldn't sit still just like Mason. Now if we can come up with a name.......

I am feeling so much better with this pregnancy. The morning sickness has finally went away and I am able to actually do things. I do not have the cramps or the backaches I did with Mase Face. So I'm actually able to do things, like fishing or swimming... Which is GREAT! This little peanut has started kicking up a storm and I have a feeling he will be just like Mason. Lord help me ha

Here are a few photos from the ultrasound....

14 weeks

15 weeks

16 weeks!

Sprouting little Davis Part TWO!

Well here we are again! I would have never dreamed we would be back here so quick but we are pregnant! I'm due November 23 which is almost a month past when Mason was due. I'm 12 weeks now and I can't believe how quick this pregnancy is moving. First off, it was a complete surprise. We were in Fort Irwin and if anyone knows that place it is not a place you want to pregnant at. Especially me with all my complications I have. The doctors are sparse and there isn't a NICU around for 2 or 3 hours. Considering I went early with Mason I can almost guarantee that I will go early with this one too. Patrick and I decided it would be in my best interest if I come home to VA to have help while he finishes up in Irwin. If you know Mason, then you know it is very hard alone not to mention while pregnant. Hopefully Patrick only has a few months left there. Our goal is to be in Georgia by Sept or October. That way I could have the same doctor as I had with Mason.

When I found out....... Welllll I got sick one night and thought that was so weird and I had been having a feeling that something was off so I just knew I was different. The next morning I tested and sure enough it was a big fat pregnant. But I knew even before I tested. I know that's hard to believe but it's true. I was like that with Mason too. I had a feeling and I just knew I was pregnant. Patrick was in total shock. I think he turning 50 shades of white when I told him. He didn't know how to react and it was so funny. I was in shock to but his reaction was priceless.

This pregnancy is completely different than my first. I have been soo soo sick. From the moment I found out I was pregnant, wellllll actually if you want to count even before I knew, I was sick. I'm not saying every once in a while sick. I'm talking about can't keep food down and not a human being sick. I couldn't eat anything because it would make me nauseous but if I didn't eat I was nauseous. It was a vicious cycle and I couldn't keep anything down for weeks. From about week 4 to week 9 I was miserable. I finally got put on Reglan that helped a little with the nausea and throwing up. I honestly felt horrible. It was the main driving force to get me home so I could have help. Fort Irwin is a training facility and Patrick is gone literally 80-90% of the time and I am not exaggerating at all. So you can imagine how it went those weeks. I was having to call him everyday to come home to watch Mason as I was throwing up. It was not good for me to be by myself during that time and it wasn't good for his career to be running home every second with me.

Thankfully, I haven't had any of the other problems I had with Mason. So far no cramping, bleeding, or subchorionic hemmorages. So I am very very thankful for that. I am on progesterone again for this pregnancy and baby aspirin to prevent miscarriage. Other than being sick this pregnancy, so far, is completely normal. (knocks on wood) The heartrate has been steadily in the 170s so that has been much higher than Mason's. His was steadily around 150s and 160s. I have had two ultrasounds. One at 6 weeks and another at 9. Both looked good and measured right on time.  I haven't hit the point in Mason's pregnancy where I started having contractions so I guess that will be the turning point. I hope I will not have those again but we will see. I get to find out the gender on June 8 in about another month. I hope it's a girl but in all honestly as long as he/she is healthy and happy I don't care.

The bump... well the bump is huge. I couldn't fit in my jeans at 6 weeks and I'm already bigger at 12 weeks than I was at 16 weeks with Mason. So it will be interesting how big I get. Good news is we already have extra carseats and all the essentials. We just have to get a double stroller and I want to get an Owlet. If you haven't seen those you need to. We haven't decided if we need another crib or not because Mason's transfers to a twin bed. I guess that means we will have to have something. Ohh and if you are trying to get pregnant please check out the Ovacue moniter. It is literally a God send and so much more accurate than pee sticks.

Lil peanut at 9 weeks

me at 11 weeks

For records sakes here's all my stats. So ignore this last bit if you don't care and don't want TMI. Due November 23rd. LMC was Feb 14th and ovulated on March 2nd. First positive pregnancy test on March 14th and blood test positive on that same day! First beta number was 49 so I literally just became pregnant lol. Second beta number two days later was 157 so it was doubling nicely!

Don't know if we are ready but here we are again!!

Mason Davis Birth Story

Well most of you know that Mason is HERE!!! He was born on Wednesday October 1st at 4:52pm at 36 weeks and 5 days. He came a little bit early and this is his birth story......

Over these past few months we have had our scares with preterm labor multiple times as well as other mishaps. I was put on procardia with is a medicine that helps with contractions. When I hit 36 weeks, which is a miracle in itself, I was taken off the medicine. Shortly after the contractions got stronger and I just had a gut feeling it was coming soon. On the night of September 30th I was having pretty consistent contractions and a couple of weird feeling ones I haven't felt before... I just chalked it up to coming off the medicine and finally went to sleep. At 12:30am on October 1st, I woke up to an upset stomach and just not feeling right. I was nauseous and it wasn't shortly after until my body was clearing out it's system. I was throwing up and had diarrhea. Within a few minutes of that the strong consistent contractions every 2 or 3 minutes started coming. Patrick decided it was time to go in because last time I got sick they had to give me fluids because of dehydration.. So we thought it was better safe than sorry. I got to the hospital at about 1:30am and the contractions were still coming. Each one was getting stronger and I just knew this was it. Mason was breech so there was no way I could have him naturally so that meant cesarean section which I was not to happy about.

We saw doctors after doctors.... students after students..... and residents after residents..... That is the only thing I do not like about our hospital. Too many cooks in the kitchen. Anyways...... I was not dilated because he was breech and his head wasn't pushing on my cervix to dilate me. So the "doctors" continued to say I wasn't in labor. We hit all the bad times at the hospital; shift changes, lunch, and rounds for the doctors. So there were times where I wouldn't see anyone for hours. At one point my contractions were a 10 out of 10 on the pain scale. I was literally shaking and crying because of the pain but because "I wasn't dilating" they were not going to do anything. At the shift change in the morning from night shift to day shift I didn't see a doctor for at least 4 hours and that was when the hardest contractions were hitting. They came in and gave me morphine which I wasn't happy about either.... At this point I wanted to try anything. I was so weak from the contractions and pain I couldn't even stand up. I had been having strong contractions for at least 6 hours. The medicine kicked in and I was able to get a little rest. I could still feel the contractions but they were not as strong.

We finally called family at about 5am. Mom, Nannie, and Kayley jumped in the car and rushed here. I kept telling them not to come but there was no stopping them. At about lunch time they arrived and the residents kept saying they were wanting to send me home. I was refusing I just knew something was different. All I had ate in about 18 hours were ice chips. I was so weak I could barely walk to the bathroom. Finally convinced them to give me a little food and after two bites it came right back up. I was miserable and the morphine was starting to wear off.  At this point I was getting ill. I was tired of the residents telling me I was ok and wanting to send me home. I was getting very rude and I believe it was completely deserved. Mom noticed how hot I was and I noticed I was tactycardic at about 150 bpm. I was running a temperature at 101.9 and Mason's heart rate was in the 180s which is entirely too high. FINALLY I got doctors to listen to me. Who knows how long I was running the temperature and our heart rates were high for a few hours. I finally demanded to speak to MY doctor and he was able to stop by. Dr. Ray is amazing. He will listen to you and your concerns and will explain everything. I wish he was there from the start.

Dr. Ray came in at about 3:30pm and starting to discuss our options. He believed I had an infection in the amniotic sac and that was why I was running a temp and our heart rates were high. He thinks that is what threw me into labor and agreed that I was not going to dilate because he was breech. At this point I knew I had to have a csection. He didn't believe it was safe for either of us to wait at this point so we were going to have an emergency csection. He knew Mason was in stress and didn't want to take the chance to "wait and see what happens." That is why I love Dr. Ray. He will do anything to ensure the safety of his patients. So within 30 minutes we were having a csection.

At this point I broke down. I knew a csection was the safest but it was still so emotional. I guess I was just wore out from labor. I had a good cry for about 5 minutes and Dr. Ray hugged me and promised everything would be fine. We signed all the paperwork and off we went. I had a spinal and that literally scared the crap out of me. The doctor said I did great and the spinal took well. Patrick was in the delivery room with me and helped me through it. The csection wasn't that bad. All that I felt was pressure from them operating and the worst part was my arms shaking. They kept saying that's normal but it was the worst part. It was uncontrollable. Dr. Ray was able to do the surgery himself and it was a blessing in itself. They kept it light hearted during the surgery. They were cracking jokes and asking the students questions. I let a couple of students view their first csection. The funny part was he asked them a question and I knew the answer. ahahah

At 4:52pm on Wednesday October 1st Dr. Ray said "hey big daddy look at this." Patrick stood up and said "HOLY SHIT!" LOL He was able to see Dr. Ray pulling Mason out of my tummy!!! Mason was born the exact time during the day that I was born. So I believe it was fate. He didn't cry at first and they had to incubate him. When I heart that first innocent sweet little cry it was like music to my ears. That was the first time in my life that I have cried happy tears. They told me everything was fine but they wanted to check him out at the NICU. After surgery Patrick and Mom went to NICU to see him. I got to see a few pictures of him from them but until my temperature went down I wasn't able to see my little baby. At this point I was so delirious from the medicine and surgery I passed out.

Within the next day they got my temperature down and they were able to take him off the breathing tube. He was only incubated for about 5 or 6 hours and that was a blessing. I was able to see him the next day and he was so pitiful hooked up to all the IVs and monitors. We made tons of trips down to the NICU to see him over the next few days and I was able to breastfeed him. He latched on great and the nurses were amazing. I had to stay on antibiotics for three days and so did he.

Dr. Ray came in to talk to us a few times after delivery. They sent off the placenta to check for infection and it came back positive. I had chorioamnionitis which is an infection in the amniotic fluid. If Dr. Ray did not take him when he did, our birth story could have been entirely different so for that I am thankful and blessed. Dr. Ray said that Mason was literally stuck in my pelvis. His little bum was wedged so far in there that there was no way he could turn. He said I was just too little for Mason to have room to turn. His legs were literally pinned up at his head. Poor little guy just didn't have room. I don't know if I would have made it another month to my due date. He would have really been in stress.

We were finally able to be sent home Saturday after only 3 days in the NICU. We are truly blessed to have only a short stay for both of us. For me the recovery has been hard. Dr. Ray said my uterus was so thin because of all the contractions I have had that Mason ripped it coming out of me. I was told I have been moving good but I don't have anything to compare it too. The first night home was hard. I was too scared to sleep and was afraid something would happen to him. I literally just watched him all night. I was beyond exhausted. The second night was a little better and by the third I was able to sleep in two hour increments to feed him. It's now 10 days out and we are doing better. I'm slowly getting the hang of things.

We have been pooped on, peed on, and puked on.... LOL  I guess it comes with the territory but we are truly blessed. I can't believe our little Mason is here already and doing great! I'm still breastfeeding and he's eating a ton. On a funny note I finally have boobs. LOL  Patrick is an amazing father and I fall in love with him more everyday after watching him with Mason. Marley has done great! She was so concerned with Mason when we brought him home. She just kept smelling him and checking on him. Every time he would whimper or cry she would run over to check on him. She is such a good big sister and is so gentle with him. Well that is it. I think that is our birth story and I can't wait to start our little traditions as a family.

Love,
Jasmine

Breaking out of the hospital with a grin!!

34 weeks

Wow! It's been a few since I updated. Totally my fault and there has been so many things that have happened.  To start off we had our baby shower and I must say we are beyond blessed at how many people came to celebrate with us. They were all so generous and Mr. Mason has plenty for when he arrives. I never knew one little teeny tiny baby could have so much stuff! haha I think Patrick is a little overwhelmed and I'm just a little too excited. ha.

To start off I was a little nervous if my doctor would let me go to the baby shower or not. He said I'm the only one of his patients that are traveling this much during pregnancy. Plus he is out of office to mid-sept for surgery, so I was a little nervous about him not being there if I needed him. BUTTT his wife is also an OBGYN at that office so I was able to see her while he's away. They both are amazing and great doctors. She gave me the go ahead to travel.

Traveling was hard. Not going to lie. I don't think I will ever want to do that again. I was having contractions at one point that were very painful not just your everyday braxton hicks. I didn't get to do much while there.. We traveled up on Thursday and I spent the whole day Friday recovering. Our baby shower was Saturday and I was beyond wore out. The Monday trip home was horrendous. Our car was packed to the max and that didn't leave much room for Marley or Me to stretch out. That was when the contractions started to scare me a little. I could just imagine going into labor on the side of the road 3 or 4 hours away from my doctor. It took me a good 3 days to feel somewhat "normal" again.

We had our first "baby class" and Patrick was hilarious. They showed a birth video and all the husbands' faces were priceless! hah We have offically received everything we need for the baby. That includes stroller, carseat, bassinett, pack and plays, diapers, clothes......etc...... I even got to order some wraps for babywearing. If you don't know what that is, you definitely need to look it up... I can't wait to babywear Mr. Mason like a boss!

So fast forward to now... I'm 34 weeks today!!! I also had a doc appointment this week. She checked me and said I was 1cm dilated so it's a start. She was also worried about me thinning with all the bad contractions lately so she sent me for an ultrasound.  Mason weighed in at 4 lbs and 11 oz!! He's getting so big!! I was about 25% effaced which was OK... The ultrasound tech scared me at first saying 50% effaced but after the doc reviewed it I guess it wasn't that bad. So I go off my contraction medicine in about two weeks and if I had to guess I will go pretty soon after that. Even on the medicine now I am still having them every 20 mins with some really painful ones every now and then. If I can make it to 37 weeks, which is in 3 more weeks, I will be happy. Doctor was happy that I have made it this far with as many contractions as I am having. I can't believe in about a month we will have a baby!!! OMG. so exciting!!!

I have my good days and bad. Some days I'm so miserable I cry for no reason. Those days are miserable. He ends up kicking my sciatic nerve and my nether regions which just plain HURTS. Then some days I feel better. It comes and goes. He is also transverse right now.. and I can't seem to get him to turn. I have tried all the tricks so I hope our little stubborn boy will turn head down soon. I really don't want a c section if I can help it.  So for now I'm just chugging along and making a baby! I will leave you with some cute 3D pics I got from the ultrasound and the mandatory bump shots!

OHHHH and he has hair!!! I hope he comes out with a head of jet black hair!

32 weeks

33.5 weeks

Ohhhh and Marley has started doing this!! teeeheeee

2-3 min apart

Well I had another trip to L&D yesterday. I was having contractions about 20 min apart yesterday morning... Then by lunch they were about 10 min apart so I decided it was time to go in. I'm 29 weeks TODAY so it is way too soon for me to have this baby. If there was any chance that they could stop labor before it was too late, I was going to go in. So I get there and they hook me up to the monitors. They decided I'm NOT dehydrated so it was not lack of fluids causing the contractions. They did all the checks and can't seem to figure out why they are continuing. I got an IV for precaution and continued to be monitored for another 7 hours or so. For a while they progressed to 2 -3 minutes apart and it was something we definitely needed to stop. The good news is that they weren't productive, which means that they were not making me dilate. BUT BUT BUT if we did not get them under control they could progress into labor. Shew this baby is going to be the death of me already or at least cause some gray hairs. LOL

So they gave me some medicine to stop the contractions and sent me home with orders to come into ultrasound today to measure everything. I just got back from my ultrasound and it couldn't have been better news. I am not dilating and my cervix is not shortening which is the best news I could receive. Apparently, I have an irritable uterus which the doctor said it partially due to my size. So hopefully the procardia will calm the contractions and I can actually make it to my baby shower.

The baby is also perfect. He is weighing in at 2 lbs and 15 oz, just 1 ounce shy of 3 lbs. He is in the 52 percentile which is perfect. He was moving around and looking adorable. He is transverse which is head up. His feet is also at the top of his head and is hilarious. He has some LONG legs. Out of all this mess at least I get some great pictures!!! He kept his feet, hands, and the cord in his face. He was being a little stubborn today.