The Hutch Nuggets

My good friend Kendra and her hubby Clayton were expecting twins in late June. We have all be so excited for them and I have been extra excited since I found out I was pregnant because now all our babies will be able to hang out when we get together! I say they "were" expecting twins in June because sometimes the unexpected sneaks up on us. The twins arrived on Sunday, March 20th at 3:33am. Keagan Helen and Clayton Eric (CJ) came into the world via emergency c-section after Kendra had been having some very painful abdominal pain that they later found was contractions and her uterus rupturing.

I am posting this to ask for prayers. During my pregnancy I have hit a few milestones. After 8 weeks your risk of miscarriage decreases significantly and after 12 even more. I am 2 days shy of 13 weeks which means another milestone is right around the corner, the second trimester. As each day passes I get less and less paranoid and feel more and more excited and safe. My little squirt is hanging out comfortably in my belly and I can keep him or her safe. What I never considered was that sometime between now and September my little baby could make an early appearance. I don't think we ever really consider those things. When you have a normal pregnancy you just assume that things will go on day to day and in 280 days you will have a baby. No one thinks that they will have their baby after 175 days. I have been reminded, yet again, that this is all in someone else's hands. I can follow every rule in the book and eat the right things and drink the right things and get the right amount of exercise and that could mean nothing. In the end, God has a plan bigger then ours. I am not sure what is plan for my baby yet, but I hope and pray whatever it is I will trust in Him.

So my request today is that if you read this take 2 minutes at the end and say 2 prayers. One for CJ and one for Keagan. Pray that they are strong little ones and they continue to fight. They have quite the road ahead but I know their mommy and daddy and I am SURE they are going to be fighters through and through. Pray for the doctors and nurses that God will guide them and be with them as they care for the twins and that those little miracles will feel God's healing through the hands of their caregivers. Pray for Kendra and Clayton, that they will also feel God's arms wrapping their little family up and calming their fears. Pray for the new Grandma and Grandpa Ryl and Grandma Hutchinson that they are able to offer support to their kids and new grandbabies. And finally remember to thank God for all of the blessings in your own life. I am sure Kendra and Clayton are thankful for their newest little addition, the Hutchinson Nuggets. I know when my little squirt gets he or she will be so blessed to have CJ and Keagan to share toys with at our many Augie family gatherings.

Much love and prayers to the Hutchinson family!!

Baby heartbeats and other drugs....

So, I have officially decided that if the could bottle up my baby's heartbeat I would become an addict. Hearing that stong little lub-dub at the Doc today was amazing. If I could get a dose of that everytime my head started to ache I would probably make it through the whole pregnancy without another Tylenol. I am not sure they have figured out how to bottle up that little 156 beats per minute so I will be following Docs orders and taking Tylenol with a caffeine chaser at first signs of a headache!

Ok but back to that heartbeat....it is like the most incredible thing I have ever heard. It was so strong and loud and clear. Like our little squirt was saying "hi mom and dad. I'm doing just fine in here." I felt like I had accomplished something. I have kept this little life safe inside of me for 12 weeks. I am an athlete. I have played in big games, run long races, broken records, won championships but nothing compares to the feeling of satisfaction that you get from successfully growing a person. It was like that heartbeat reminded me that I am doing ok and I God knew I would do ok. I have been trusted with this little person and I honestly love the little squirt more then I have ever loved anything. It is the size of a lime. I love my itty bitty lime baby!!

I can remember when my friend Sarah was pregnant and just at 12 weeks. We wanted to nickname her baby something and she said it was the size of a lime. So I thought...limey. I thought it and then I said it out loud and immediately took it back. It sounds like slimy or some gross condition that causes you to turn green. So we voted against limey and when with baby Nut....which was way better since it went so well with her last name. My sister has given our baby the nickname squirt. Don't know where it came from but I think it is kind of cute. And this week our baby is actually part of that wonderfully refreshing citrus drink....the lime part!!

Squirt is awesome and in 8 weeks we will know if we have a squirt or squirtette on our hands. I have my gut feelings but I will let the world speculate until then. Now I am off to think about that little baby and hope to dream tonight of it's little heartbeat....lub dub, lub dub......

Get Well Soon

I am sick. I have been sick for about 5 days. I finally broke down yesterday and called the doctor and they told me there were some drugs that were safe for me to take while pregnant. What the neglected to tell me is that you can't take any of the good stuff!! I wanted something to knock me out. I miss the days of taking a couple night-time cold pills and sleeping until morning. Instead, I get Sudafed non-drowsy. It gets rid of my sniffles for about an hour and then they are back again. The other downfall of pregnancy and sickness is that you must follow dosing. Not that I have ever tried to OD but I have never been one to watch the clock and wait exactly 4-6 hours. Now that I have this other little life inside of me I always error on the side of caution. I lean toward the 6 hours just to be safe. So I suffer. And to top it all off, I have a sick husband as well. He has still be wonderful and taking very good care of me but there is one thing that sickness causes that he cannot control...SNORING!! I slept for about 4 hours total last night. Between trips to the bathroom, blowing my nose and his lovely snoring, there was no sleep to be had. Of course he doesn't know he is doing this, so I cannot be upset. But still every time I hear those snores I find myself ready to attack. Seriously, I feel as though I am being punished.

Today I am home from work again. As if a whole weekend on the couch wasn't enough, I am here again for another day. So the care-plan I have given myself is as follows... I plan to drink lots of fluids. The doctor told me yesterday that I needed to make sure that I stay very hydrated. Not a problem since I can only breath through my mouth and need water every 2 seconds to keep my mouth from completely drying out. I will keep taking my medicine every 6 hours. No sooner and no later. I should set a timer on my phone. Finally, I will get lots of rest. Since I didn't sleep much at all last night I will spend my day in and out of sleep watching A Baby Story on TLC. Maybe I will get lucky and find another Law and Order marathon! My hope is to enter the real world again tomorrow. Work misses me, I am sure. But I must say I am actually missing work. Not something I ever thought I would say. But I must stay home one more day and take care of myself and the little life inside of me.

Oh and my post would not be complete without sharing one last thing...Tylenol doesn't work. I am a person who used to pop 800mg of ibuprofen at the first sign of pain and now I get to take 2 regular strength Tylenol after trying everything else possible to make my headaches go away. So, needless to day, I miss my over the counter, completely safe for non-pregnant people, drugs!

Baby Nalewajka!!!

We are so excited to announce that we are expecting out first baby in late September of this year!!! We have never been more excited in our lives. Our little baby was a special honeymoon gift and we are so blessed that everything has happened so quickly!

After our wedding in December we planned our honeymoon to Hawaii and were looking forward to blue skies and sunshine!! Upon arrival in Hawaii I was blow away. It was beautiful and I felt like I was in paradise. We went on a helicopter ride around the island and we were in awe of the amazing beauty that God has blessed us with on earth. After our amazing first day we started our second day with an awesome hike. 8 miles and 6 hours later we had seen the most incredible hidden beach and the most amazing waterfall I have ever seen. Not that I have seen any but we were up close with this one. We went home and crashed after that long day of exploring! Day 3 the rain started. It rained and rained. Day 4...more rain. Day 5...you guessed it, rain! And the rest of the trip followed this way. We came home less tan then we left but enjoyed spending the time away together.

Less then a week after we got back I realized I was late. I took a pregnancy test and it said I was not pregnant. I was disappointed but we knew, realistically, it was probably going to take more then one month to make our family happen. Well a few more days passed and still nothing. I decided to take a test on Saturday morning, January 22nd. The first test had a very faint line and I immediately told Roger we needed to get to the store and get a digital one. Well, 2 digital tests later it was confirmed, we were going to be parents!! We were so happy.

After we came down from the high we shared the news with close family and friends. I saw the doctor and things have been pretty standard since then. Today we saw our little squirt on the ultrasound and it was amazing. To see that little gummy bear looking baby right there on the screen absolutely blew my mind. I am in love already!

I am going to do my best to keep this site updated and share the excitement of our first pregnancy with our friends and family. This is such an exciting time in our lives. YAY!!! Thank you all for your love and support! We are 9 weeks and 6 days today so I will try to have at least weekly updates and belly pics once there is a belly to show!

Julia