Our Angel

Isaac Joseph Tiernan Born sleeping December 30, 2013 6:45 p.m. You are forever in our hearts

Monday

At my appointment this morning with the specialist, it was discovered that our baby boy has passed away. I am being induced and will deliver sometime within 24 hours. Thank you for your prayers.

Friday

I went to my ultrasound this morning. Fluid level is still low, which is to be expected. Baby's heartbeat is 161 and strong. He is now breech again.  I took that as a good sign that he is moving around.  Dr. said it is better at this point to be breech because sometimes having the head down can act as a wedge to open up the cervix.  So, not much is new, which is good. We stay at the status quo, I keep laying down, and we keep praying.

Monday

Well, we've made it through the first week.  Things are the same.  We got a call from the genetics counselor today.  I took a blood test a week ago to see if there was a chromosome problem that might have cause the premature rupture of membranes.  We found out there are no indicators of down's syndrome, trisomy 13 or 18.  We were also able to find out from the blood work that IT'S A BOY!  We can now refer to him as "he". 

I won't plan to post for the rest of this week unless something changes.  My appointment is Friday again, so I'll update the blog after that.  So, no news is good news and we'll pray for no news.

Saturday

Nothing new today. Staying positive by reading success stories online.  Searching PProm (Preterm Premature Rupture Of Membranes), I found many people with no measurable fluid have made it to 25-34 weeks. Where there is life, there is hope.

Friday

I had an ultrasound and talked to the Dr. this morning.  There is .58 centimeter of fluid; pretty much nothing.  The baby's head has moved down. The Dr. said this doesn't necessarily mean the baby is coming today, but things are changing. My cervix is still closed and long (good).  So, we just continue our waiting game and I am scheduled to go back next Friday.

Thursday

Not much happened today. We should have more information after the ultrasound tomorrow.

I went in to the clinic this morning because I had bleeding last night. The baby's heartbeat is still strong and my cervix is still closed.  So, I am back in bed and I will go on Friday for my scheduled ultrasound.  They will be able to check the fluid level at that time.  I learned at the clinic today that if the miscarriage is starting, I will feel labor pains and I will bleed heavily.  I am having no pains and the bleeding was not heavy like they would look for in the miscarriage.  So, although it is pretty scary that anything could happen at this point, at least "it" is not happening today.  Every day will be a victory and hopefully the days will turn into weeks and the weeks will add up to 32 and we can have the best possible outcome.

Sad news from our family

We announced a while ago that we were expecting another baby on May 22nd. Unfortunately, the pregnancy took a wrong turn on Sunday night. My water broke at 17 weeks, 3 days. The baby's heartbeat is strong and he/she is moving around. Baby is getting everything it needs through the placenta and is not in pain or distress. It is probably just wondering where it's bubble went. The problem is, the membrane protects baby from infection, and now there is no protection. Also, later in the pregnancy, baby needs to "breathe" the fluid in and out for lung development. About 10% of babies in this situation make it. The majority of babies are miscarried in the first week after the water breaks. Some babies hang in there longer but are lost to infection or the lungs don't develop. Terminating the pregnancy is not something we would consider unless my life was on the line. So, for now I am on complete bedrest and we take one day at a time. If I make it to 21 weeks, I will be admitted to the hospital. The baby needs to make it to 23 weeks to even have a chance of survival outside, and the baby would be delivered at 32 weeks at the latest. We pray that God will allow this baby to be in the 10% that make it through this. For now, we take it one day, one hour at a time. I will update this blog at each development. I see the doctor again on Friday.

Some November Pictures

 

 

 

 

 

Halloween

Brody was a pumpkin this year for Halloween

The entire Johnson family was together this past weekend, which doesn't happen very often.

Here are all the cousins.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brody spent some time with his cousins, Collin and Natalie.  They are visiting from Florida.  It was a lot of fun!

 

 

 

 

Our little guy

At 2 1/2, Brody is starting to talk very well.  His new word is "what?".  When you call his name, he responds "what?".  He is starting to use phrases and short sentences, such as "no Mommy, don't!" and "I don't want that".  He says "excuse me Mommy", or "excuse me kitty" when he wants to get by.  He loves to do things on his own, and says "I do it!".  He likes to read books and is just starting to have enough attention span to look at one from start to finish.  He is very interested in all the pictures and can identify a lot of things.  His easiest things to identify are cat, dog, bird, hat, baby, ball, monkey, etc.

He has such a great personality.  He likes to pretend.  He puts his backpack on or grabs the handle on his bucket, puts his sunglasses on and waves and says "bye".  He yells "hi" at just about anybody walking by or to the neighbor across the street.  Every elderly person is "grandma" or "papa".  He calls our neighbors, Tom and Flo that.  He'll see them from the front window and yell "Hi Grandma".  He also calls Aunt Shelly Grandma, not because she is elderly, but because she looks like his Grandma!  He sleeps pretty well, but wakes up sometimes in the middle of the night.  Sometimes we let him cry for a few minutes and he goes back to sleep, and other times he is awake so we rock him or take him into our room. 

His favorite foods are spagetti, bananas, and string cheese.  He eats a variety of foods, like grapes, strawberries, cantaloupe, hot dogs, chicken nuggets, broccoli, carrots, and toast. He loves butter and he would eat it alone if we give it to him! He likes ice cream, and anything chocolate!

He likes to go to the splash pad and the wading pool.  We have several around town that we take him to.  He has a lot of energy and is always busy, so we try to take him to the playground and do things with him after work.  He really likes his daycare, although he cries a bit when it is time to say good-bye to us for the day.  They say it lasts about 30 seconds and then he plays with the other kids.

We are very lucky to have such a good boy.

Howdy

We had a fun weekend at Itasca State Park!  We had fun playing with the cousins and checking out the park.  We went to the beach, to the headwaters, and biked around the campground.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brody Update

Brody is doing really well.  He was in the ER Wednesday night because he started throwing up.  He got some IV fluids and perked up.  Now, his fever is gone and he is acting normal.

Sick

Brody got a fever on Saturday.  At his appointment yesterday, his lung x-ray showed a spot of early pneumonia in the lower right lobe of his lung.  We started him on an antibiotic.  He is acting normal, as he usually does when he is sick.  The fever seems to come back at night, but otherwise it is normal during the day.  He is home with Dad today.

Some New Pictures of the Brody Man

Poor little Brody.  He didn't understand why we were asking him to stick his head in a hole.  The look on his face is priceless. 

Summer Fun

My Blue July 4th Donut

Baby Mozart

My New Bike

Requires Some Daddy Power

Tuckered Out

What A Weekend

Well, we got our mess cleaned up.  We worked from 3:00 Friday afternoon until 7:00 Sunday night.  We logged over 100 miles bringing loads of branches to the compost. We finally got power back on Saturday night at around 8:00.  It feels really good to accomplish all that we did.  Those were huge trees.  The bad news is we still need to take the tree down in the back yard but at least we got what was on the ground and hanging down.  We were very lucky we didn't have more damage on the house.  The front shingles were damaged a little and we are waiting for the insurance adjuster to come out.  So we'll see.  Luckily, our bay window and siding were spared.

The line at the compost all weekend was out to the gate

Uh Oh...

As Brody would say... "Uh Oh".  We can deal with this; at least we are all safe.

 

 

Being A Boy

Today, Brody brought home a new word; "DON'T".  He was previously saying "No" and "Mine", and now it  is "DON'T!".

Found A Puddle



Riding My Trike

 

Texting?

Busy Weekend

Ready to Go!

This weekend, we went up to Pequot Lakes for a little family time.

 

Russ, Brody, and Collin

Look At These Crazy Kids

Pudding Cup - Before and After