Well since I have been home on short term disability since May 1st I figured I would follow my brother and sister in-laws lead and start a blog. This blog is for all the family and friends that can't be with us on a daily basis but would like to keep up to date on how our little family is doing. I would just like to thank everyone for their love and support through these 9 months.
So here is a little background on how Asif and I decided (well we really didn't decide but discovered) we were going to be parents. On October 24th I found out that I was being let go from Novartis Pharmaceuticals due to downsizing. On the 26th we had a wedding in Chicago that we were attending and I actually felt a little funny. My first indication that I might be pregnant was that I had the nose of a bloodhound. I actually smelled a jalapeno cheeto on Asif's breath that he had eaten 6 hours beforehand. At that point I told Asif that I was going to buy a pregnancy test but then I just figured I was overreacting so I just threw it in a drawer. So then on Monday I went home to visit family and friends for a few days. When I returned home on Wednesday Oct. 29th I thought I might need to take that pregnancy test. So It was at 9:00 pm on Oct 29th when I found out that I was pregnant. We still didn't believe it but Asif refused to go to the grocery store for another test that night so the next day I took 3 more and when all four were laying on the counter positive we he came home from work we thought it might be a good time to call the doctor. Needless to say we found out that we got pregnant on our 2 year anniversary which Asif had taken me and 5 of his co-workers to Smokey Johns BBQ (how romantic I know). Also fun little fact is that Suri has already completed her first marathon. I was 3 weeks along when I completed the Milwaukee marathon.
So that is how we discovered we were expecting. Now we just sit and wait for her arrival. The Doctors are going to induce me on June 18th due to some slight complications with her. You see at 26 weeks we discovered Suri had CCAM. CCAM is Congenital Cystic Adenomatoid Malformation which means she has cysts in her lower right lung. The physicians have monitored us closely. Actually since March 16th we have gone to the perinatal clinic twice a week for 2 hour appointments requiring close monitoring and tests. The good news is that the cysts only affected 20% of her right lung and are they are not growing. So the pediatric surgeon doesn't think that he will have to do immediate surgery unless she is having difficulty breathing at birth. Instead we will take her in at 6 months and he will go in and remove or shave the affected portion of the lung. The outcomes of the surgery show a 95% success rate and she shouldn't have any more additional breathing complications.
So now the true count down begins. 8 more days and counting....
So here is a little background on how Asif and I decided (well we really didn't decide but discovered) we were going to be parents. On October 24th I found out that I was being let go from Novartis Pharmaceuticals due to downsizing. On the 26th we had a wedding in Chicago that we were attending and I actually felt a little funny. My first indication that I might be pregnant was that I had the nose of a bloodhound. I actually smelled a jalapeno cheeto on Asif's breath that he had eaten 6 hours beforehand. At that point I told Asif that I was going to buy a pregnancy test but then I just figured I was overreacting so I just threw it in a drawer. So then on Monday I went home to visit family and friends for a few days. When I returned home on Wednesday Oct. 29th I thought I might need to take that pregnancy test. So It was at 9:00 pm on Oct 29th when I found out that I was pregnant. We still didn't believe it but Asif refused to go to the grocery store for another test that night so the next day I took 3 more and when all four were laying on the counter positive we he came home from work we thought it might be a good time to call the doctor. Needless to say we found out that we got pregnant on our 2 year anniversary which Asif had taken me and 5 of his co-workers to Smokey Johns BBQ (how romantic I know). Also fun little fact is that Suri has already completed her first marathon. I was 3 weeks along when I completed the Milwaukee marathon.
So that is how we discovered we were expecting. Now we just sit and wait for her arrival. The Doctors are going to induce me on June 18th due to some slight complications with her. You see at 26 weeks we discovered Suri had CCAM. CCAM is Congenital Cystic Adenomatoid Malformation which means she has cysts in her lower right lung. The physicians have monitored us closely. Actually since March 16th we have gone to the perinatal clinic twice a week for 2 hour appointments requiring close monitoring and tests. The good news is that the cysts only affected 20% of her right lung and are they are not growing. So the pediatric surgeon doesn't think that he will have to do immediate surgery unless she is having difficulty breathing at birth. Instead we will take her in at 6 months and he will go in and remove or shave the affected portion of the lung. The outcomes of the surgery show a 95% success rate and she shouldn't have any more additional breathing complications.
So now the true count down begins. 8 more days and counting....
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