The Kicking Begins

Last night we had a Pumpkin Carving Party at our house and in the evening I felt definite stirrings in my belly. I had felt little flutters before, but was unsure if it was little Ella. There was no doubt anymore.

Then tonight we had dinner at Matt and Jenny Meese's house and after eating sat down to watch a Halloween movie. Then I felt flutterings and little kicks. It lasted for about 15 minutes and during that time both Matt Ahern and Jenny Meese put their hands on my belly and felt little kicks.

EMILIE SAYS, "Now it is real! THERE'S A LITTLE HUMAN IN THERE!"

MATT SAYS, "It was really exciting to be able to picture that little baby in there kicking and to feel it. It made things seem real."

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"Back in the Saddle Again"

I came back from the hospital AGAIN today. After another week of Kidney madness...adness...adness, I pased two stone early this morning and was released just as the doctor was coming in to take me to surgery. I know many people in teh family were fasting for me and little Ella during this time and I really feel the hand of Heavenly Father in my recovery.

I am feeling great now, just a bit tired. I have had no pain in the kidneys at all. The nurses came and checked Ella's heartbeat every day and she is doing fine. What a little fighter! I feel like things may be more peaceful now for the remainder of this pregnancy...here's hoping.

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It's a Girl!

Today I came back from the hospital. All week I had a lot of pain in my Kidneys and was finally admitted to St. Mark's Hospital on Friday afternoon. I had been quite sick and was very dehydrated so having the IV helped a lot.

While we were there we had an ultrasound to look at my Kidneys and Bladder on Saturday morning. I tried charming the ultrasound tech and made sure to tell him that we were wanting to know the baby's gender (just in case he happened to be in that general area during the ultrasound). The charm worked, he did look and told us we are having a girl! We are so excited and have decided to name her Ella Bannatyne Ahern.

Ella's due date, March 27th, is my Great-Grandfather Bannatyne's birthday.

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