Sold Sign in Our Front Yard and Baby Updates

Long story short.....February 2010 Joey found a house that he loved in Lantana (right down the road from us). We decided to call up a friend who just happened to be a realtor to see if she would show it to us. We loved it, but felt it was not a good investment or the right time. So, we decided to wait a bit. We continued to keep our eyes open and just look.

Fast forward to last January when we found out I was expecting. We started looking more aggresively, but then life happened and our circumstances changed when we lost the baby. June came around and I found several houses that I just fell in love with.....one by one they fell off the market with offers pending. We have always been told that we need to have at least 3 houses lined up that we like because our house would sell within 30 days. We were happy to hear this, but we weren't too sure it would actually happen.

Last Thursday we found a house two blocks away from us that we fell in love with! We were the first ones to see it before it even went live on the market. All at once, within one day, we put an offer on the house and put a sign in our front yard. However, the house we wanted had someone come in and offer over the asking price so we were pushed aside. So....last Monday, we made the decision to keep our house on the market and trust that God had/has a plan. After an exhausting week of 12 showings we had 2 offers on our house yesterday morning. One of the offers was too good to pass up! The good news? We wont be closing until October 31st so that still gives us 2 months to find something ;o) If we don't find a house we love then we will just have to rent.......*sigh*

A few other updates and Baby Stuff:
I had an eye appointment yesterday and everything looks good. Although, the blind spot in my right eye has not and probably will not go away I still feel completely content and happy with the way things are. ;o)
I have an appointment at the end of September with my OB and hopefully will be given the clearance to start trying again. There are still some things that I will have to decide on and so I am praying for God's direction. Prayers are always appreciated ;o) Here's the nitty gritty of it.....
Because I had a retinal occlusion (blod clot) in my eye I am immediately put on the "high risk" pregnancy list.....again.
My bloodwork came back negative for having any bloodclotting disorders.
However, this is where things get a little complicated....

According to my OB and Perintologist: "pregnant women always have a greater risk of clotting during pregnancy because that is what your body is made to do. It is constantly clotting. However, some pregnant women are more likely than others to develop a clot during pregnancy. Right now we are just thankful that it was a clot in your eye rather than your heart, lung, or brain. A blood clot of any kind is considered high risk and is considered very serious. So, for that reason we will want to put you on lovenox (a blood thinner taken through injection once a day) the day you find out your pregnant to 6 weeks post-partum."

According to my Retinal Specialist: "I usually see 1 case a year similar to yours. You just happened to be that lucky one this year. Progesterone (especially artificial hormones...which is what I was on when I had the blood clot) can cause blood clots in the eye. Although, it is very rare, it can happen. Usually when this happens we take you off the Progesterone. However, we can't tell you for sure if it was the artificial hormone of progesterone that caused the blood clot or the fact that your body produces an increased amount of pregesterone during pregnancy. The problem is is that your body will continue to produce progesterone throughout your pregnancy so for that reason you could be at risk for having another blood clot. As far as being on lovenox....there's no evidence to show that it decreases the risk factors of having another retinal occlusion. Having a retinal occlusion does not mean you are at a higher risk of having another blod clot somewhere else in your body."

So, there ya have it.....nothing is black and white and Joey and I have no idea what to do. What I don't want to happen is- I go on lovenox and because I don't really need it it causes side effects: like issues with bleeding, placenta detachment, etc.
But then, I don't want to make the decision to not go on it and then have another blood clot. Lovenox (and other blood thinners) prevent blood clots so it's better to go on it BEFORE the blood clot happens, not after.

Can you see that little word fear creaping in on me now that my dr's appoinment is right around the corner??? It was so nice to take a break from thinking about it.

Perfect timing from a perfect facebook friend ;o) She posted this link on her status today ;o)
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