Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Baptism class
Tonight Michael and I went to a baptism preparation class at the Cathedral. Msgr. Kevin suggested that we try to go while we're still pregnant since we'll probably have our hands full once the baby arrives. We really enjoyed the class -- Msgr. Kevin did an excellent job teaching us why baptism is truly the most important day of Zoe's life ... it's the day where she will officially be an heiress to His kingdom. The day where she will be granted eternal life! I have to admit I never really thought of it that way and I was super pumped at the end of the class to plan for Zoe's BIG DAY. Michael and I want to go all out -- probably have it around the time of our 3 year wedding anniversary. We also had another blessing that evening: Msgr. Kevin offered to have a PRIVATE baptism at the cathedral for little Zoe!!!! He said they don't do that too often but that he wanted to make it extra special for her (and us)!!! How blessed are we, right???
Monday, October 4, 2010
New doctor ... new perspective
Since Michael and I were going to move back to LA at the end of the year, we decided to change our doctor so that we could deliver at Huntington Memorial Hospital. I found a great doctor, Eleanor Leung in Pasadena who had privileges at Huntington. She got great reviews and when we met her, I instantly loved her. She was kind of quirky -- she spoke like a flamboyant gay man with a southern twang. Kind of like she should be in Kung Fu Hustle or something like that =).
One thing she did say was she was worried about the size of my fibroid. She didn't think I could deliver naturally unless the fibroid shrunk or moved -- both she said was unlikely. She said fibroids feed on hormones ... and since I'm pregnant, I'm oozing with hormones meaning the fibroid would probably get bigger. She was pretty concerned with the placement of the fibroid too because it was in the way of a bikini cut c-section. Because it was right below my belly button, she said she would most likely have to do a classical incision -- meaning an ugly long vertical cut instead of a nice, small inconspicuous bikini cut =/ ... I told her I didn't really care as long as the baby was safe. I was always more of a tankini person anyway =)
Dr. Leung said it was a miracle that I was even able to conceive a baby with that fibroid being there. Even more miraculous was that the baby was able to fight through it and thrive in that kind of environment. She said Zoe was healthy and that she was a fighter and that she would make sure she would get out safely. One question that through me off was when she asked if we wanted more kids. Naturally, we said yes. She seemed a bit concerned by my answer and said she would do her best to preserve my uterus so that we could have more kids. She said there was a possibility that once they open me up, they may need to take the fibroid out and it may cause a lot of bleeding or they may have to remove my uterus completely. Tears came running down my cheeks (Michael also teared up) because I never thought that I would ever be in a position where I may not be able to have any more children. I guess I took for granted the fact that I was even able to have one child and I assumed that I could always have more than one if I wanted to ... but what if it wasn't part of God's plan for Zoe to have a brother or sister? It made me sad to think about it but it also made more all the more thankful that I was blessed to have ONE child. A fighter, she called her. Dr. Leung wanted us to see a perinatologist to get a second opinion on her recommended course of action. Although she came across as a little blunt, I did appreciate her being honest with me about how complicated my c-section was going to be. At UCLA, they completely downplayed the whole fibroid thing so I never really thought it was a big deal. Now I know it IS a big deal and that I need to be more careful with my body so as not to go into pre-term labor or anything like that. She said since my c-section was going to be a complicated one, she wanted to make sure she had only the best people with her in the operating room. She said she will also have either an oncologist or a perinatologist there to help her throughout the procedure so that she can make sure we have the best outcome: healthy baby, healthy mommy and uterus in tact for future babies.
One thing she did say was she was worried about the size of my fibroid. She didn't think I could deliver naturally unless the fibroid shrunk or moved -- both she said was unlikely. She said fibroids feed on hormones ... and since I'm pregnant, I'm oozing with hormones meaning the fibroid would probably get bigger. She was pretty concerned with the placement of the fibroid too because it was in the way of a bikini cut c-section. Because it was right below my belly button, she said she would most likely have to do a classical incision -- meaning an ugly long vertical cut instead of a nice, small inconspicuous bikini cut =/ ... I told her I didn't really care as long as the baby was safe. I was always more of a tankini person anyway =)
Dr. Leung said it was a miracle that I was even able to conceive a baby with that fibroid being there. Even more miraculous was that the baby was able to fight through it and thrive in that kind of environment. She said Zoe was healthy and that she was a fighter and that she would make sure she would get out safely. One question that through me off was when she asked if we wanted more kids. Naturally, we said yes. She seemed a bit concerned by my answer and said she would do her best to preserve my uterus so that we could have more kids. She said there was a possibility that once they open me up, they may need to take the fibroid out and it may cause a lot of bleeding or they may have to remove my uterus completely. Tears came running down my cheeks (Michael also teared up) because I never thought that I would ever be in a position where I may not be able to have any more children. I guess I took for granted the fact that I was even able to have one child and I assumed that I could always have more than one if I wanted to ... but what if it wasn't part of God's plan for Zoe to have a brother or sister? It made me sad to think about it but it also made more all the more thankful that I was blessed to have ONE child. A fighter, she called her. Dr. Leung wanted us to see a perinatologist to get a second opinion on her recommended course of action. Although she came across as a little blunt, I did appreciate her being honest with me about how complicated my c-section was going to be. At UCLA, they completely downplayed the whole fibroid thing so I never really thought it was a big deal. Now I know it IS a big deal and that I need to be more careful with my body so as not to go into pre-term labor or anything like that. She said since my c-section was going to be a complicated one, she wanted to make sure she had only the best people with her in the operating room. She said she will also have either an oncologist or a perinatologist there to help her throughout the procedure so that she can make sure we have the best outcome: healthy baby, healthy mommy and uterus in tact for future babies.
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