A few quick updates

My gallbladder surgery went really well. I am still in a little more pain than I would like to be, but at my follow up appointment yesterday Dr Peterson said the incision in my belly button is a little bigger than normal due to the size of my gall stones. But me and Raegan came through with flying colors and she was my main concern. And I can eat again which is awesome. I was getting a little tired of pudding, yogurt, toast and ice-cream. Nutritious I know.

On a lighter note Riley informed me yesterday that he doesn't want to watch Mickey Mouse Club House anymore because Mickey is always asking him to do stuff, like look for things and make noises. He told me it's his show he should already know where everything is. I laughed so hard. I know they say laughter is the best medicine, however, it is not super helpful with the pain in my stomach. But the good laugh was worth it. He is such a nut.

My sweet son.

So I am having gallbladder surgery tomorrow and after we did our bed time ritual I was in reading in bed when Riley appeared at my door. He brought me in his special Winnie the Pooh to sleep with so I wouldn't be worried about the surgery tomorrow. Sometimes he simply amazes me at what a giving little soul he is.
Love you up to the moon and back ever Riley Joe.
Love,
Mommy

Baby update

It has been a busy week at the Taylor household. We stared off with a visit to the Emergency Room on Sunday night to confirm what we already know, that I have gallstones. Luckily I already have an appointment scheduled with a surgeon on wednesday and they will hopefully take it out here in the next few days.
As for my second ultrasound, things for baby Raegan look good. She has a calcium deposit on her heart which the Dr. said might be a reason for concern but everything else looks good so they seemed fairly confident that everything was fine. They are going to continue to monitor the baby with ultrasounds once a month due to my high blood pressure and the fact that I had pre-eclampsia with Riley and had to be induced early with him.
We got some more great ultrasound pictures of the baby. At one point her mouth was opening and closing just like she was talking to us. If she is anything like Riley we will have a chatty Cathy on our hands :). Her brain and organs all look great and her bones are measuring perfectly. She has gained 3 oz since my appointment last Tuesday which is a great indicator that my blood pressure is not affecting her growth.
I would just like to say thank you to all our wonderful family and friends. We are so very blessed to be surrounded by such great people.

Love you all,
Amy

PS we will keep you updated on the gallbladder situation after we know more tomorrow.

My Friend Raegan

I have had a lot of people ask me where the name Raegan came from. I met this wonderful woman about 17 years ago. She died from a long courageous fight with cancer earlier this year. Copy and paste the Vimeo link below in your browser if you would like to know more about her

In Memory of Raegan Rampton

http://vimeo.com/8919528

Our big news!

We are so excited to tell you all that we are having a girl. We had our ultrasound today to confirm what I already knew in my heart. Everything looks good. She does have a small spot on her heart (the name the technician gave us was so long there were no hopes of me remembering what it is called) so we will have another ultrasound next Tuesday with a high risk Dr. to make sure he doesn't think anything is wrong. I guess what she has is pretty common and on the outside would be like having a freckle. So we are not panicked. Raegan Lynnlee will be her name.
In other news, the pain I have been having is in fact my gallbladder so I am seeing another Dr about that in the morning. But we are so happy about baby Raegan that it's hard to worry about that.
I will try and post the ultrasound Picts later today.

Xoxoxoxoxo

Ames