I'm Pregnant...AGAIN!

So, many of you are wondering how the heck I am just now finding out and why I think I’m three months so here is the story.

Several months back I lost all my Rien weight and was working towards my goal of loosing an extra 6-11 pounds. For a while I was making progress, then around February/March I began gaining weight. Now I understand hitting a plateau but weight gain, what the heck? I was working out everyday something clearly wasn’t right. My clothes started to fit too tight or in some cases not at all.

Other signs I should have picked up on besides my weight:
- Nausea
- Super HUNGRY
- More tired then usual
- Milk supply decreased

Finally on Wednesday around 11pm I took a test. And it turned positive as I was taking it. The pregnant line is noticeably darker that the “your test worked line.”

So….
Boy’s name is JAEKIN JAMES ARMSTRONG. James after my little brother.
Girl’s name is JACELYN HOPE ARMSTRONG. Hope after my Great-Aunt Hope.

My brother thinks it’s twins. I think I’m about 3 months due to my size and such. I know nothing definite until 5/5/2010 @ 9:15am when I go see my doc. I haven’t had a cycle since Rien so all I can do is guess.

Pictures with Libby

First of all I would like to start of my saying I know 4 photographers other than Libby. They all 5 have great portfolios.

So, anywho….on Sunday Libby took Bluebonnet pictures of the kids. I have only seen two pictures so far but I can assure you I will never again step foot in a chain studio. Once you have professional photos done, you can’t possibly go back.

I can’t wait to see the rest of the pics but check out my sneak peek below.
http://www.libbyannphotography.com/blog/?p=592

Libby, you did an awesome job! THANK YOU!

My Tiny Princess

Rien Rae Armstrong is a little girl. It's obvious to anybody who looks at her and knows how old she is. At almost 8 months old she weighs 13 lbs and is 22.25 inches long. At Rien's 6th month appointment instead of making progress she had lost weight and gotten slightly shorter. So he asked that we come back at 7 months and we did. Her length didn't change and she gained a few ounces. He referred us to a pediatric gastroenterologist. We went on Wednesday and I expected to him to blow it off and say some kids are just small. But...that was not the case. Turns out Rien is in the 3% for weight and 2% for height. He is more concerned with her height than her weight. He had me take a stool stample of Rie's to the lab and scheduled her an upper GI for Thursday, April 15th. I don't know if any of you have ever had to see an upper GI done on an infant but I asked the process and it sounds like utter hell. She won't remember it but I know years from now she'll ask for a $60 dress when I'm trying to get her the $30 dress and I will think of that moment and by her the more expensive one. In additional to being small, she can't crawl and can't sit up unsupported. Her brother was terrorizing my home by Christmas (5.5 months old). At almost 8 months old those things are the norm. He said due to her not growing her muscles aren't growing therfore for while mentally she can, physically she can't. Her muscles are too weak. Right now he is having me up my protein so my breastmilk can help her and during the weekdays while she is in childcare her formula is supposed to have a higher powder to water ratio. He hopes that pushing calories will make all the difference. We will see.

Her possible diagnosis are Failure to Thrive and Short Stature. The way the doctor wrote it....FTT, short stature? So he isn't sure yet.