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Greyson Chesley Burke

I've been a huge slacker with the blog updates we've been crazy busy with school getting ready for the holidays and the arrival of baby Greyson. He is so cute its amazing how detailed ultrasound pictures are he looks so much like his brothers. We are both healthy and I'm hanging in there. As of my apt last week I was measuring 32 weeks so he is around 4lbs right now. I am counting down the weeks until he joins our family. My scheduled induction date is December 28th so that's just over 7 weeks away.

Auntie Jeffra's wedding in Boston

I am so thankful for the blessings of the Temple!

Baby #3 Pregnancy #6

I am already so in love with this tiny baby growing inside me and I cant wait to meet him/her! Baby has been measuring perfectly with a beautiful heart rate. I can finally pick up the baby's heart rate on my doppler I have at home. Baby is moving all around although I can't feel it yet I sure saw it on the 10week us and can tell when listening to the hb as it moves around with the baby. We are all so super excited Garrett says were having another brother and Graham says its a sister so we shall see. I'm just praying things continue to go smoothly and for the strength and faith to make it through the next 6 months. This two year battle with secondary infertility and loosing our 3 babies has taught me so much. It made me appreciate my boys and my easy time getting pregnant with them so much more. I also appreciate my loving, patient Husband so much! It was so hard to see him wanting to be able to fix our problems and my broken heart and knowing he couldn't. I have learned over the past two years that my life plan and God's plan for my life are so different. I figured since I had been through so much pain growing up that I would catch a break but that's not how Life works. Our Father in Heaven takes his strongest sons and daughters and man does he test us. Life isn't easy it wasn't meant to be. Our trials teach us something we need to learn and grow from. I am who I am now because of what I've been through . I know that until my father in heaven takes me from this mortal life and on to my next the trials will a keep on coming. I hope that I am prepared to meet those trials head on I know I can conquer them!

Genetic testing results

I went in last week to hear the results from the genetic testing we had on the baby we just lost and I found out that our baby was perfectly healthy all 46 chromosomes were normal. I didn't have the guts to ask gender I was on the brink of tears and barely keeping it in when I found out I'd lost a perfectly healthy baby I felt like it was my fault (of course it wasn't ). I left without asking but had a feeling that this baby was a girl and I was right! I called back and asked today I just had to know I needed that closure. They did tell me that they can't be 100% sure and my DNA could have mixed and unless it was a boy they cant tell for sure but they were pretty positive. The dr told me he was able to separate the baby and product of pregnancy very easily from the lining so I'm sure they are right. I'm excited to know I can have girls I don't just have boys ;-) So now she just needs a healthy body that my body can hold on to. On another note I was diagnosed with Asherman's syndrome (probably from the retained product of pregnancy followed by D&C after Graham was born) and will be having surgery to correct the problem on the 3rd. The Dr is sure he can fix my scaring without damaging me anymore and that I will be able to have more babies.