love is what is left at the end of the day.
From: melbourne, victoria, Australia
About me: i'm a wanderlust and a warrior of life. i have hordes of nomads and soldiers waiting to wander this sometimes barren and sometimes lush landscape of my head. i send them forth. they are my words. my weapon of choice: purple prose
Monday, December 01, 2008
and finally, lilly
it was a monday when the doctors told me that i will probably have the baby within the week.
posted by lei at 11:01 AM
Sunday, October 26, 2008
Updates
Hey guys we are too busy right now so just drop by my blog for updates! :)
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
the latest on my pregnancy
read more here: http://getlei-d.blogspot.com/2008/10/latest-on-my-pregnancy.html
Friday, October 10, 2008
Notes on Pre-eclampsia
Hi guys. Seigfred here. Just drop by my blog for updates regarding lei and baby lilly. I wanted to post a picture of her but she wouldn't let me. Maybe tomorrow if she's feeling pretty. Don't stop praying. :)
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
the journey so far..
posting using seigfred's imate jasjam, 2054 australian eastern standard time, monash medical centre, clayton, victoria, australia.
we need your prayers.
about a week ago I was diagnosed with gestational diabetes. which could have been easily controlled by diet.
just when I was about to get endorsed to a specialised pregnancy dietitian, I have been diagnosed with high blood pressure which subsequently developed into preeclampsia.
sunday night I was rushed here in Monash Medical Centre via ambulance from frankston hospital. that was the cool part. the rest was very traumatic not only for me, the baby, but for my husband as well.
I had about three lines running through my veins--- saline for hydration, magnesium sulfate to preventme from having seizures and another drug to control my bood pressure from hitting the roof. I was considered a high risk preeclamptic patient.
overnight I had those drugs, in addition to oral medication. my kidneys were also starting to malfunction and I was given doses of steroids to help bubba's lungs mature just in case the need to deliver arose.
I am now on my third day in hospital, and taking it one day at a time. the doctors reckon I will definitely have to deliver preterm, the only question is when and how long I can keep the baby cooking in my belly without unnecessary risk to me.
currently I am 28weeks6days pregnant, I'm hitting week 29 tomorrow. each new day is a blessing. we're aiming for 30weeks.
I will be in hospital for as long as it takes, as the doctors don't want to send me home anymore.
your prayers helped us conceive. your prayers will definitely help us see this through.
all our love,
lei, seigfred and baby lilly soleil.
we need your prayers.
about a week ago I was diagnosed with gestational diabetes. which could have been easily controlled by diet.
just when I was about to get endorsed to a specialised pregnancy dietitian, I have been diagnosed with high blood pressure which subsequently developed into preeclampsia.
sunday night I was rushed here in Monash Medical Centre via ambulance from frankston hospital. that was the cool part. the rest was very traumatic not only for me, the baby, but for my husband as well.
I had about three lines running through my veins--- saline for hydration, magnesium sulfate to preventme from having seizures and another drug to control my bood pressure from hitting the roof. I was considered a high risk preeclamptic patient.
overnight I had those drugs, in addition to oral medication. my kidneys were also starting to malfunction and I was given doses of steroids to help bubba's lungs mature just in case the need to deliver arose.
I am now on my third day in hospital, and taking it one day at a time. the doctors reckon I will definitely have to deliver preterm, the only question is when and how long I can keep the baby cooking in my belly without unnecessary risk to me.
currently I am 28weeks6days pregnant, I'm hitting week 29 tomorrow. each new day is a blessing. we're aiming for 30weeks.
I will be in hospital for as long as it takes, as the doctors don't want to send me home anymore.
your prayers helped us conceive. your prayers will definitely help us see this through.
all our love,
lei, seigfred and baby lilly soleil.
Tuesday, July 08, 2008
it's been a while
to my baby's daddy,
it's been a while, love, since i wrote you a letter. well, i did write you one the other day (if you count "hey you, faster, kaching! iloveyou" a serious letter). but really, it's been a while.
there's no particular reason for this at all. i was just browsing through past entries and was compelled to sit down and let you know that things are still as they were before, if not better and stronger. the melody might have been muted down a bit, and we might have to pick up the words in our wake, but the song is still playing.
thank you, my Godsend, simply for being the man i decided to be with for the rest of my life. i appreciate the devotion time, your good morning kisses, the spooning, the glorious food that you so lovingly prepare, your taking care of me and the little bean growing fast inside my belly, you working hard for us, that you still dream grandly with me, the soul-to-soul conversations, the sunday night lounging, that you always laugh with me, that you never let go of my hands.
seemingly tough times ahead, and i know you have your apprehensions. but don't worry, we'll get through this together, as we have always done. no burdens, love. our pillar is strong.
if you read through the letters in our 60-day countdown, you will discover His plan for us is slowly unfolding. most of the things we've dreamed of have happened already, it's just that sometimes we get too blinded by the sharpness of the things that are transpiring that we neglect to acknowledge the contrast. see the world through my eyes again, sweetie. i am nurturing hope inside me.
i can't wait for you to come home from work. i miss you each time you're away. just like last year, distance is a pain. but such is life, and i know that without distance, you pulling up into the driveway wouldn't make my ears perk up like a little toy dog knowing that her master has arrived.
it's been two years and five months since that fateful dinner date. two weddings and a baby on the way. two cross-equator trips. two jobs. two more hours before i see you. everything seems to come in twos. as we do.
complete me now.
iloveyou. endlessly.
it's been a while, love, since i wrote you a letter. well, i did write you one the other day (if you count "hey you, faster, kaching! iloveyou" a serious letter). but really, it's been a while.
there's no particular reason for this at all. i was just browsing through past entries and was compelled to sit down and let you know that things are still as they were before, if not better and stronger. the melody might have been muted down a bit, and we might have to pick up the words in our wake, but the song is still playing.
thank you, my Godsend, simply for being the man i decided to be with for the rest of my life. i appreciate the devotion time, your good morning kisses, the spooning, the glorious food that you so lovingly prepare, your taking care of me and the little bean growing fast inside my belly, you working hard for us, that you still dream grandly with me, the soul-to-soul conversations, the sunday night lounging, that you always laugh with me, that you never let go of my hands.
seemingly tough times ahead, and i know you have your apprehensions. but don't worry, we'll get through this together, as we have always done. no burdens, love. our pillar is strong.
if you read through the letters in our 60-day countdown, you will discover His plan for us is slowly unfolding. most of the things we've dreamed of have happened already, it's just that sometimes we get too blinded by the sharpness of the things that are transpiring that we neglect to acknowledge the contrast. see the world through my eyes again, sweetie. i am nurturing hope inside me.
i can't wait for you to come home from work. i miss you each time you're away. just like last year, distance is a pain. but such is life, and i know that without distance, you pulling up into the driveway wouldn't make my ears perk up like a little toy dog knowing that her master has arrived.
it's been two years and five months since that fateful dinner date. two weddings and a baby on the way. two cross-equator trips. two jobs. two more hours before i see you. everything seems to come in twos. as we do.
complete me now.
iloveyou. endlessly.