Comparasin

I also included some ultrasound pictures toward the bottom of the blog of what Griffin and Tristin looked like in their 3D ultrasounds. So you can see just how similar they are.

3D ultrasound today

We had our 3D ultrasound today. It was so wonderful to see our beautiful little girl. I'm posting some pictures so you can see for yourself what an absolute doll she is. She looks alot like her brothers except finer features. She wasn't as active today as she normally is. She was active all day yesterday and last night. So, she thought today was the time to rest. We still managed to get some pretty good pictures though. And she is quite the chubby baby for only being 29 weeks so far. Only 10 more weeks until we can see her face to face. Isn't the miracle of life so amazing. I hope you enjoy the picures as much as we do.

Mandy (mommy to Griffin, angel Tristin, and Lorelei)

Long hair gone!

I had my hair cut today. It is now shoulder lenghth. I was getting tired of dealing with combing out the knots. The pregnancy has made my hair dry and staticky. Hopefully now it will be easier to manage. Especially trying to take care of a newborn, shorter hair is the best option for now. But of course, at some point I will grow it back out again. I will try to post pictures soon.

Mandy

Glucose test.

I passed my glucose test on Wednesday. I'm so relieved. For anyone that knows me, they know I'm a sweet-a-holic. So, on with the sweets! This is just one more test that has come out positive. 3 months left to go.

Our 3-D ultrasound is on December 22. I can't wait to see what she looks like. I will be sure to post pictures.

Mandy (mommy to Griffin, angel Tristin, and Lorelei.)

Christmas time.

Well, it's christmas time again. As we did last year, we plan on going to the cemetary to place a tree on Tristin's grave. Last year was a hard Christmas. I spent all holiday season trying to find an ornament for Tristin that didn't say baby's first Christmas. I eventually decided to go to Things Remembered and had a blue baby bootie engraved. This year we have a few ornaments for him. A friend found an ornament last year that said Rockstar. We also have an ornament in the shape of a T. In addition to Tristin's ornaments we have a G for Griffin and an L for Lorelei.

We plan to donate a toy for Toys for Tots again this year in memory of Tristin. We will also donate a toy to Children's Mercy in memory of him.

Griffin had a great time decorating the tree this year. We've also made our first batch of Gingerbread cookies.

Fetal Echo

We just had our fetal echo today of our baby girl's heart. We are happy to report that her heart is completely healthy. No abnormalities at all. We knew when we had our 18week sonogram, that it appeared that she had a healthy heart but the sonogram today confirmed it. I can't even tell you how happy we are. She is right on target for her developement also. I hope that the rest of this pregnancy goes well also. Dec. 2, I go in for my glocose test. I'm nervous about that. For anyone who knows me, I love my sweets. I would probably lose alot of weight if I could just stay away from any kind of dessert. But, I have no willpower. My glucose tests with Griffin and Tristin were normal so here's hoping for number three. I will be posting some new sonogram pictures of Lorelei very soon.

Mandy (mommy to Griffin, angel Tristin, and Lorelei.)

Fall

I had a fall out at the cemetary while visiting Tristin. I fell in a sink hole and landed on my hands and knees. At the time I wasn't to worried. But that night I noticed a little bit of spotting. I went to St. Lukes last night and everything seemed to be fine. It was sure a big scare though. Note to self, watch out for sinkholes. I'm not really that graceful anyway.

Next week we will have our fetal echo. We hope to have the same good news that we had at our ultrasound. Please keep us in your thoughts.

Blog turned into family blog.

I've been meaning to do this for a while now. My original posts I used as therapy to share my feelings with Tristin. The time has come now for us to switch this blog to a family blog so we can share information about the new baby and about all the rest of us. Our baby girl seems to be doing well. I went for my monthly Dr.'s appt yesterday and all is looking good still. Dr. Matile will start seeing me twice a month now starting next month. He wants to set the c-section up for March 2nd. I was pulling for a February birthday. So, I will have to have a talk with Lorelei about that. Ultimately this little girl will be the one to decide when she wants to be born. I will be posting some ultrasound pictures of her. I hope everyone will enjoy reading this blog.

new addition

Tristin,
We miss you every day. We have news which I'm sure you already know. We are having another baby. Please don't think that we are replacing you because that would be impossible. You were truly the most amazing baby we have ever known. Our lives will never be complete without you in it. I hope that you are watching over us and know what you meant to us.

We will have our ultrasound tomarrow to see how everything is going and then we have hopes to tell your brother Griffin. Is it a boy or a girl or maybe one of each. Maybe you know. I love you with all my heart.

Love,
Mommy

10 days til your 1st birthday

March 10th would have been Tristin's first birthday. We miss him so much. He really was our Rockstar. The world is just not the same without him in it. Griffin misses him too. I still can't believe that it has been a year since I gave birth to Tristin and started our hypoplastic left heart journey. I've had hopes to have another baby but it hasn't happened yet. I don't want to replace him, I just want to have more children. I miss Tristin so much. He would look at me with such adoration. God, I know you can't bring Tristin back, but please send us another blessing to love. My heart aches.