Those who have been following our pregnancy will understand just how stressful and complicated it has been for us. To start off, with Alex being in the Navy and gone nearly 12 hours a day it has left us with little time to spend with each other and has been a challenge in itself. With that, I'm also on my own for going to appointments and usually find myself playing a weird game of "he said, she said" as I try to let him know of what is going on and what to expect. The biggest struggle for us though is ultimately the pregnancy alone. It wasn't until my second ultrasound which was around week 12 on February 20th, that we found out I have a bicornuate uterus. Simply put, in the condition of a bicornuate uterus, there is a formation of two separate uterine cavities giving the uterus a heart-like structure. Due to having two separate uterine cavities though, the baby will grow in only one side leaving them with half the space to grow. Unfortunately there can be serious complications with this pregnancy in that a breech position and premature labor are often results making this a high-risk pregnancy. Fun right?! So of course when I found all this out I immediately freaked out and started to prepare for the worst possible outcome.
Here we are though, week 24 and still going strong! We learned the sex of our baby on April 11th and that we are having a little boy which we plan on naming Nicholas Alexander. I have also learned how to come to terms with our unique pregnancy and accepted the fact that while my type-A personality would love nothing more than to control nearly everything, there are some things that I ultimately cannot. In light of the situation though I'm happy to admit that I not only have a big heart, but that I have two. How many people can say that and mean it?!
Psst - We created a baby page full of ultrasound pictures, my growing belly pictures and even our baby registries. You can find all that here!
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