everything is good

I am still only measuring 7 weeks but the doctor said today's ultrasound was more accurate. So I think my orginal prediction of being newly pregnant was right. ALthough I was hoping that i was further along because of my LMP. So I dont have to go back for 4 weeks YEAH!! I saw the heartbeat. and a little semi bean. I still feel overwhelmed . I can barely be a good mom to 1 baby and now 2!!! On another note Rory has the stomach flu she woke up at 4am with a fever and sick to her stomach (over and over again) I stayed up with her until I had to go to the doctor and then to work. She was so upset when I put on my coat I felt awful. I hate HATE not being home more. I can't wait for the weather to get warmer because at night now i have to chose between a 1 hour run or 1 extra hour with my daughter. Soon we can all go out together. Do you think my doctor will let me push the jogging stroller and run while pregnant hahahahahha? I already got him to cave and keep allowing me to breastfeed . Can you believe he has never had a client breastfeed while pregnant? Ok that is all for now. Thanks everyone.

the roller coaster continues

I went today to the doctor. He did an internal ultrasound . I told him i was going to look away until he told me to look. He said he saw a yolk sac and that was good. He looked and looked and looked for the heartbeat. I was measuring at 7 weeks. He could not find one but was optimisic. So now I wait another 8 days , next thursday for another ultrasound. I am exhausted. It has been 2 weeks since i had the positive test. With Rory we saw the heartbeat at 5 1/2 weeks. Also I feel like I should be at 9 weeks. If I am going by my LMP which was Dec 21st. I know I am breastfeeding so that might throw it off. And I have only had 3 periods since giving birth in Dec 06 (sorry boys who read my blog). I was ready today for any news. i was braced. I even went by myself because I felt i could handle the news better on my own if it was bad. Not knowing is the worst part.

The little fighting Shupp

Looks like I am a baby having a baby. Numbers were good. Still don't know how far along I am. I can't believe that we were told a month ago that we had almost NO chance of getting pregnant without fertility treatment. Apparently Marc only has a few sperm but the ones he has have the endurance of Lance Armstrong. Looks like I can say goodbye to the New Jersey Marathon and Graduate School. Please don't take that as being ungrateful. I am very grateful and thankful for all the prays and good thoughts. I am just processing this all. THANK YOU TO EVERYONE !! Thanks for taking this roller coaster with me.

no news

Thank you everyone for all your prays and well wishes. I go back to the doctor on Tuesday. He wanted me in Monday but 2 weeks ago Marc and I were asked to come interview for a Masters program at the University of Southern Maine. After a lot of talking we decided to still go interview. So we leave tomorrow for 2 nights in Portland.

Also I know this is going to sound naieve but like CHelle posted I know my body. I feel like the doctor was wrong. My levels were low but only because I was so newly pregnant. I still dont know how far along i am officially but we started thinking that i might be only 3 1/2 weeks. I hope I hope I hope.

Thanks again to all of you your support means so much. I promise to keep you posted.

Good thoughts or prays

I am not one to usually ask for these things but we are in need of them at the moment. Wednesday I found out I was pregnant. It was a huge surprise and I did not know how far along I was. I went to the doctor today and apparently my levels are very low and he thinks I will miscarry in the next few days. He has me on protestorgeon but good thoughts and prays are needed too. THank you so much.


With lots of tears flowing down our faces,

Kate and Marc

New Blogger

My friend Sue has a new blog. Please take a look at it when you have a chance. Thanks Happy New Year

http://proudtobeanamericanliberal.blogspot.com/

WGA Strike

Great question Josh from Astoria! My guess is that it will go on for more then 60 days through the holidays. I am with the writers all the way. There has to be something for them in the new media . See link below for some fun. Also I am boycotting Ellen not that I watched her show but she should have waited to go back on the air.


http://strikenotes.blogspot.com/2007/11/brought-to-you-by-authentic-daily-show.html

Strike

Not breast . WGA . is on. :(

ROck Lobster

Rory walks

Sorry about the video . I need Josh's help on how to do this. Life is crazy. Rory is walking and getting into mischeif . She is amazing .

Rory at 8 1/2 months

This video was taken a month ago but it is the last one we took and I wanted to put something positive on the blog. She just got out of the bathtub which is why her hair is a bit wet.

No excuse

No excuse for not blogging lately. Here is a quick update. Rory is just starting to crawl and she can stand unaided for about 10 seconds. She will only eat 2 meals a day the doctor said to have her eat 3 but she refuses and she is gaining weight fine so I am not going to push it. I had my first business trip away from her at the end of July and when 3 planes got cancelled in a row and I realized I was going to have to spend another night away from her I started crying in front of my boss and the location manager. I could not stop . I think i scared my boss so much I now get to work 1/2 days on Friday LOL . Attached is a picture of Rory trying pureed Chicken for the first time. I will try TRY to blog more often and more coherently .

Happy 90th Birthday to my Grandma !!

I love you grandma !! and we can't wait to see you this weekend !

The G wins her first race

RG has been preparing for her first race since she was a zygote. In utero she logged about 700 miles . Post-utero she has logged a little over 600 miles. Her goal race was the Kissena Park fun run. As you see in the picture she was off to a slow start but being the experienced runner she knew to pace herself. Her sprint in the last 5 yards gave her the win and the medal you see around her neck. She was a gracious winner and shook all the other participants hands as they crossed the finish after her. Pure class. Special thanks to Jared her professional photographer. (she hardly goes anywhere with out him) and her Manager LuAnn. Sorry for the short post but I am fielding calls from Nike, Reebok and Adidas for her.

Confessions and gifts

Sorry have not blogged in a while. I had last week off from work and what a week. I loved being with Rory round the clock. Now for my confession. Oh and if you are a guy on my running team and don't want to hear about my breasts/ nipples or Breastfeeding . Stop reading now. Alan !!!! Hans !!! why are you still reading ;) Ok so my confession is I have used a nip guard to breastfeed since week 2. I could type a million excuses as to why but I won't. I felt really guilty about it , so guilty that I was scared to meet other Breastfeeding moms and have them say , that is not right. Or that i could do it if I worked at it. So now for the gift part. This week off I vowed to only BF Rory , no bottles. On thurday as I was BFing and talking to Marc I felt a different sesation. I look down ROry is holding the nip gaurd in her hand and latched on to my bare ta ta ! I thought this is not going to last but it did the whole feeding. Next feeding(other breast) she did the samething and the rest of the week we did it bare breast. I was so happy. Now I am back at work so I might have to go back to the nip guard but what a great couple of days.

On a sidenote: Why do moms feel so guilty ? and I think I am safe to say ALL moms. Wether you work or stay at home , breast or formula feed.

RORY GRACE

Bragging

My husband has been begging me to post. It is not me . I swear ...although I am proud. Rory can roll over, pull her self up to sitting and also stand. here is how she stands I put out two fingers one from each hands . She grabs on and pulls herself from sitting to standing postion. My fingers bare no wait they are only there for her to use as she sways from side to side . She stands for over 30 seconds at a time then sits and then pulls herself up again. She is 4 months old and 1 week. that is all . BRag on.

holding off on shot until next Tues

Thanks to http://www.fastchick.blogspot.com/ (Chelle) I am holding off on the cortisone shot and am going to try some stretching and strengthening exercises .

Cortisone shot today

Am getting one today. Hopefully will bring relief.

Messed up again

So this time I really messed up. Started running 10 days after c-section. Felt good , increased my mileage each week. 8 1/2 weeks post op I decide to run a 4 mile race. Ran in a 7:16 pace. Went out fast first 2 miles under 7 minute then I faded. I cross the line and my right side seizes in pain. A lot of pain. I barely make it home. Have not run in 10 days and am getting an MRI today. I can barely walk , can't pick up my baby, am very depressed VERY depressed . Feel like I may never walk right again let alone run. Have seen 3 specialist , 1 said I should go on disability since my job is 4 floors of stairs , that at this point I can't walk. I have gotten a million different answers as to what it is and what will solve it but nothing works . Have been told it is my sciatic nerve, Pylformous syndrome (spelling totally wrong), Tight quads , hips out of alignment. Been told to stretch , don't stretch , Strengthen , don't strengthen , Ice, heat . I still want advice , you never know. It is pain near or about the sciatic area that then travels a bit down the outside of my legs. 2 doctors told me my hips are out of alignment making one leg shorter then the other. So i tend to believe the 2 of them. I dont think Iwill be running for a long time . But at this point I just want to walk. :( very depressed