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Welcome to the WORLD…..

January 10, 2018January 10, 2018by Sheridan Johnson8 Comments

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I cannot believe that after 9 hours of labor, 20 units of pitocin, NO medicine (All natural), and 1 push we finally introduced our baby into this world!!

This morning when I went into my Doctors appointment at 37 weeks I had my ultrasound and then a doctor visit. At first the ultrasound showed that the baby was weighing approximately 8 lb 8 oz. I was definitely ok with that, because Brielle was measuring 10 pounds and when she was born she barley weighed 8.

During the visit with the doctor, he stripped my membranes, and then stated that I was measuring 4 cm and that he wanted to send me over to the hospital to be admitted and have the baby.

I was so nervous going into another all natural birth again, yet so excited. I cannot believe I endured all that pain all over again (for my last time) and got the biggest surprise/reward ever!

A HEALTHY BABY BOY!!!

We are SO proud to introduce our handsome son Malachi Andreas Johnson born at 9:22p.m. weighing 7 pounds 15 oz. and measuring 19 1/4 inches long.

He is HEALTHY, with a nasal bone and a perfectly round head. We are so so thankful God gave us a healthy baby boy, and I know there will be many more pictures in the future!!

Thank you ALL for your sweet prayers and kind messages throughout my delivery!

LOVE YOU ALL!

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Our 34 week scare

December 21, 2017December 21, 2017by Sheridan Johnson8 Comments

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On Tuesday I went for my 34 week check up with my OB. First it started with our regular scheduled ultrasound and everything panned out the way it should. Baby is looking great and sounding great (Heart Rate 138 and baby is measuring at 6 pounds and 8 oz.) and measuring 2 weeks ahead. I got some cute printouts of the face/nose and hands as well, which I always love.

Then I went to go get my weight and give my urine sample and measure my blood pressure and everything panned out well. No concerns at all.

Then it was time to see my OB and I asked him during the visit if he would examine me and check to see if I have dilated at all, since I felt a huge change in my pelvis region and felt like the baby was dropping lower. The Doctor did indeed confirm that I am measuring at 3cm dilated (out of 10) and sent me over to the hospital (after giving me my first shot in the rear end to help the babys lung development) overnight to be examined to make sure that I was not in active labor or having any consistent contractions (good thing I had already pre-packed a few things just in case I would have to stay overnight, so I definitely had what I needed).

The overnight stay was the absolute longest in my life, (since Shane stayed home with our four kiddos) and I missed them all so much! I was given 4 rounds of antibiotics and 2 bags of fluids, another shot in my rear end, and had to be off and on the baby monitors 4 different times to make sure I was not producing any major contractions or having a consistent labor pattern.

It all turned out well and my body seems to be just preparing to have this baby a couple of weeks early! I usually deliver around 38 weeks so this is definitely earlier than normal, but since the baby is measuring around 36 weeks, they don’t really have too many concerns with delivery early.

I have my next appointment next Thursday (my 35 week check up) and I am hoping and praying that baby girl/baby boy can make it to that date (especially since my OB will be out of his office Monday and Tuesday).

I have to go back in to the doctor/hospital if I feel any major contractions, if my water breaks, or of course if I have any other major changes happen.

I know that God has been with us every step of this miraculous journey with giving us our rainbow baby and I know that everything will work out the way it should.

Thank you SO much for all of our close friends/family that called/texted/and just checked up on me and the baby. We love you all so much!!

**I will definitely keep you all updated as well**

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The Result- 28 weeks

November 8, 2017November 8, 2017by Sheridan Johnson6 Comments

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So today was the day, that we would find out what is actually going on with baby boy/girl!

I turned 28 weeks yesterday, and I am so glad that my appointment was set up as soon as possible, so that we wouldn’t have to wait around too long for the results.

So my mom, my best friend Adriane, and my baby girl Brielle came to the maternal fetal specialist appointment with me today (Dr. Haeri). It was so nice and comforting for them to come along and show their support since Shane had to stay home with our 6 yr old son since he was still in school.

It started out of course with the nurse measuring your weight, asking if you have had any complications/discomforts and then the sonographer was sent in to look at the baby.

She was amazing, to say the least, and talked over each and every thing she was measuring. She was so descriptive with the brain, the heart, the kidneys, the abdomen, and the upper and lower extremities. She also said that the baby was being “stubborn” once again, but she did get some great views of the face and the nasal bone. She also showed us some pictures in 4D which was amazing! Our little munchkin is SO cute!

After she measured everything, the Dr. came in to discuss the results/findings of all the measurements. He basically told us that given that I have had a previous baby with Trisomy, the statistics show that our likelihood of having a baby with Down Syndrome goes to 1 in 10 chances.

He then went on to tell me that everything in the baby looks perfect. From the brain, to the heart, the kidneys, and all the other major organs. He stated that the baby does seem to have a “flat nose” which is very likely in African-American children, and that he does not see one concern with the baby. He said your baby looks “perfect” and that he would say that there is a “0 percent chance” that he/she has Down’s Syndrome.

He then went on to blow up a glove balloon and the made the MOST creative happy face with it, and his bedside manner was BEYOND amazing! I would HIGHLY recommend him to anyone seeking a specialist in the Austin/surrounding areas. It was definitely worth the 1 hr 45 mins it took to get there!

I know God has his hand in every aspect of this journey, and that it is His precious child that is growing inside of me and that we are going to the do the best we can to cherish, love, and nurture every minute we get to spend with him/her!

We are measuring a week ahead, so it looks like the countdown is on! 11 more weeks and we should be able to meet baby Johnson!

Thank you to ALL the prayers, thoughts, and sweet messages that you all sent us. God heard them and answered them!♥♥

I will most definitely leave you with some super cute pictures!

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Halloween Scare- 27 weeks

November 7, 2017November 7, 2017by Sheridan Johnson1 Comment

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So, many of you know my past history with my precious angel babies, and know that it is just amazing that God would bless us with our rainbow baby, and that we could not be more excited.

Well, since my 20 week anatomy scan, the sonographer that measures all aspects of the babies body, couldn’t find a nasal bone for my baby. They thought at first “it was a bad angle” and told me “come back in 4 weeks and we will look then”. I didn’t think anything of it, because they didn’t seem that concerned at the time.

Fast forward to my 24 ultrasound/appointment and a different sonographer stated that she couldn’t see the nasal bone either, and measured everything else again on the baby (the heart, brain, kidneys, etc) to make sure there were no other abnormalities with the baby. It all came back good, so yet again they sent me home and stated the baby was just being “stubborn” and wouldn’t let them get a good look. (The baby was using my placenta as a pillow at the time, and they couldn’t get him/her to turn over so they could get a better shot of his/her face, so that’s why they were saying how “stubborn” he/she was being).

So my doctor wanted me to come back in 3 weeks instead of 4 this time, just in case, so I scheduled my last appointment on Halloween.

Well, it didn’t go as planned, because I figured this time for SURE we would see a nasal bone and the baby would cooperate. Well, long story short… the baby gave the sonographer about 20 seconds of a good angle and covered his/her face the rest of the time, so the sonographer only got a couple of good shots and determined that indeed, there was still no nasal bone. The good news though is that the baby weighs 2 lb 9 oz. and had a heart rate of 154.

Basically, a major concern with this is that not having a nasal bone is a soft marker for down’s syndrome (along with other indicators throughout the body such as a hole in the heart, or small gestational size, etc.) but there were no other signs with our baby. The doctor wanted me to rule all possibilities out of it being a genetic factor and suggested that I do a genetic screening and then go see a maternal fetal specialist to make sure that it is not them making a mistake, or just not seeing it.

I called my doctor’s office yesterday and they stated that everything came back normal on the blood tests and that there are no genetic abnormalities in the results, but they still want me to see the specialist in Austin to make sure everything is ok.

This baby could just have a flatter nose than most, but we are hoping and praying that tomorrow everything will be determined and we can finish off these last 12 weeks of the pregnancy great.

Thank you to everyone for your continuous love and support♥♥ God is definitely providing us so much peace with this pregnancy, that we have never had before.

I will leave you with some pictures from our last ultrasound =)

Have any of you ever experienced this?? If so, would love to hear from you!💓