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In case you didn't notice the baby countdown widget on the right-hand side...we are expecting :) Tomorrow I will officially be out of my first trimester. We were trying to keep it a secret for as long as possible, but it is killing me. I am not the secret-keeping type. We have had three ultrasounds and we have a fourth one this week. All is well :) The baby is about 2 inches and doing well. We saw him/her kicking and 'swimming' around last week in the ultrasound and the boys just LOVED it! Soooooo cute.

This pregnancy is entirely different than any of the previous three. I have felt really good. After about 4 p.m. every day I start to feel not so good, but it's fine. All worth it :)

I have seen the high-risk doctor 3 times and my regular obgyn 3 times. I've had 17 vials of blood taken. The high-risk doctor thought I had a blood-clotting condition, which the blood tests proved him right. I have something called Factor V Leiden Mutation. They suspect there was a blood clot in Truman's umbelical cord. They kind of suspected it all along, but I think this solidifies that theory more. What does this mean? (If you want to read the medical stuff, you can go here: http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/factor-v-leiden-thrombophilia It means I'm on Lovenox, which I inject once a day. This is really not my favorite thing to do, but of course totally worth it.

They have also discovered that I have another DNA mutation which means I don't absorb folic acid and my B-vitamins properly. So I'm on a supplement for those as well.

I'm super high-risk, but enjoying almost every minute of this pregnancy :) I'm so glad to be pregnant again.

My due date is January 9th, 2012. Likely I will deliver just after Christmas. My anxiety level near the end, with the loss of Truman, they suspect will be so high they would rather the baby be in the NICU than me so stressed which isn't good on me or baby.

Anyway, SO excited :)