As I'm sure most of you have heard, we've been evacuated for the San Diego wildfires. We left our place about 9 PM Sunday, arrived at my in-laws' place about midnight and got evacuated from there about dawn so we went to my sister-in-law's place. Under stress and late for my progesterone (P 17) injection I started having too many braxton-hicks contractions, but the pharmacy that provides it was out of service and we'd left my supply at home not expecting to be gone that long. My mom got us plane tickets and we flew to Seattle Tuesday night, where we've been staying in a hotel. My medication got accidentally shipped to my apartment (no mail delivery there so it'll likely be returned to them) and they re-sent a new shipment which arrived today. I needed the shot by Thursday, I'm waiting for the nurse to contact me this evening to come give it to me. I'm able to get online briefly in the hotel lobby but unknown when I'll be able to get online again.
We got out the important papers and a couple small suitcases of clothes, not enough for how long we've been gone but it's something. I saw a local doctor yesterday to get checked out since I'm high risk, under a huge amount of stress and late for my shot. We got a quick check ultrasound and saw baby's fingers, opening and closing hands and looking at them. Everything looks okay. I missed my big ultrasound on Wednesday but they managed to schedule me for one this morning. It was very disappointing, I only got to see the screen ONCE and it was a blur of baby moving, the tech tilted the screen so I couldn't see it and didn't bother to show me anything. Justin had to step out with Will most of the time it was his nap time and he was not happy. No pics of baby's face, profile, hands, feet, nothing. I got 2 crappy pictures that look like a figure 8, the outline of baby's head and belly, not even worth the trouble of scanning it doesn't even resemble a baby. Measuring right on target for gestational age, 19 weeks today, about 9 ounces. Baby appears to be a girl but they weren't able to confim since she is too active and tech was a moron, but Will was very obviously a boy so no obvious danglies is evidence enough for me until proven otherwise.
Might be a problem though, baby has a good size, clearly visible bright spot on her heart. This could be an indicator of a genetic abnormality such as down syndrome, a heart defect or just a fluke she'll grow out of. They looked from several angles, got her to move around and crowded in a bunch of docs to check it out, nobody was very informative and I can't find much more helpful info than that online. She has no other indicators of a problem, they took a bunch of other measurements and I've had my quad screen bloodwork which tells your odds of genetic defects. I don't have those results, but doc told me they were "normal" some weeks ago. Still quite worried. We'll follow up with my doc and another ultrasound in 4-6 weeks and there's nothing we can do until my doc decides for more testing, she's currently not reachable from the fires.
We still don't know about our apartment. It's not on the burn list. Fast busy when I tried calling apartment manager so circuit is fried. I know stuff right by there burned. Water still off and news says power is mostly still off too. They're letting people back into town but residents only and so far nobody has been able to update us on the status of our place. I don't know when we'll be able to return home, I can't take my medically drama-prone self and Will's trouble making toddlerness back until we know it's safe and ready for us. Justin has to return Sunday for work on Monday, I'm hoping we can return with him since the idea of handling everything on my own is staggering and I really don't want to face a flight home with Will without help. He was great for the flight here, but also extremely exhausted so was easy to put to sleep and we had 2 adults so we could hand him back and forth and get a break. He's doing much better than I would have expected considering everything he's been through, a little bit of the runs from stress and diet change and having trouble napping but otherwise in good spirits.
I'm having some preterm labor issues but not progressing so far, I'm on bedrest as much as possible and medication to help and delay it as long as we can. Hopefully we'll get lucky and it'll go away. Will is bored of me laying around all the time. Looks pretty sharp in his little suit though :D
Here's the pics we got that turned out decently. Many of ours the lighting didn't work with our camera so they turned out blurry or really dark even after editing. Congrats again guys, everything turned out really nice!
Will was a little security officer for Halloween, wasn't he cute? He is copying more, babbling more and since we've switched to less total milk he's eating more. He's starting to get an attitude when we tell him no and talk back. 
Finally got a picture where you can see a bit of Will's front teeth, even if he's making a goofy face. Love his new footie PJs from Grandma Jeannie. He's pretty well stocked on clothes now, his dresser is full! 
I officially have hyperemesis again. I had another PICC line put in since I can't keep down water, just like when I was pregnant with Will, that's what I have hanging from my right elbow. So far I've been wearing my fat pants instead of maternity, but they really don't fit well so I've been shopping for maternity in my size. My old maternity clothes are 4-5 sizes too large now. Jeannie picked me up a pair at the resale shop today, I think they're the smallest and most fashionable jeans I've had in close to 10 years! Ignore the goofy faces and that my color is off, I tried to cover up the "I haven't seen the sun in weeks'"color with a little makeup but I think I made it worse. Oh well. Attaching a pic of me from the side too, starting to get a belly - 14 weeks along now. Thanks again for the new jeans and all the goodies for Will Jeannie :)
Will is doing great. He's standing without holding onto anything for up to about 30 seconds at a time more and more. He has 4 teeth that we know of, he won't let me check again so may be cutting more - before when he started clamping his mouth shut it was when he was cutting new teeth. He's on almost all whole cow's milk now and doing well. He's also getting larger finger foods and seems to be doing better with those than the small foods now. Currently his favorites are pickle spears, string cheese, grilled cheese sandwich, mini bagels, graham crackers, cheetos and yogurt. Not the healthiest diet but it gets calories into him. 
Will is still doing great! He cut his 4th tooth yesterday, now he has both front top and bottom. He's been refusing to eat most of his food the last few days, I'm hoping it's just his teeth bothering him. He's getting about 50:50 breastmilk and formula since my supply is down so much, and I'm now in the process of drying up so increasing how much formula he gets every day to cover the shortage without upsetting his stomach too much. He goes to the doctor tomorrow for a checkup and his 12 month shots.
Will has a new tooth! I discovered it at the dentist this morning, he must have cut it yesterday or last night. So now he has both front bottom teeth and he's in a much better mood today! He's started trying to climb out of his crib, hanging on the rail and windmilling his legs on the bars trying to get ahold, so I need to get him a crib tent before he figures out how to climb out and takes a fall. His mattress is already at the lowest setting, but I don't think he's ready for a toddler bed yet and I'm sure not ready to have him roaming around his room without me supervising at night. They run about $70 new so I'm shopping for one on E-Bay. He's also learned to climb onto the bottom shelf of his changing table and sometimes hangs out in there like a little fort, and likes to scoot head first on his belly into small spaces like behind the toilet to find something interesting to poke with one finger. Stuff he's not supposed to have is of course much more interesting. 
Will:
Will had a great birthday! We went to Sizzler for brunch with my mom & sister then the Hambuger Factory with family & friends for dinner. Thanks so much everyone for coming to see him and for all the great gifts & well wishes! He had a great time showing off for everyone, got tons of cool "loot" and enough funds to start a savings account for him! He got to mush a cupcake and gnaw on a pickle, and got enough fun toys to keep him busy for weeks! Adore all his cute new little outfits too!
Craziness. A year ago today I was in the hospital, contracting 3-7 times/hour even on magnesium, 27 weeks 2 days pregnant. Will has been a little monster the last few days, restless, irritable. He's frustrated trying to walk and I'm sure his 2nd tooth is cutting through, it's bumped up and the gums felt rough yesterday over it. It's the other front bottom one. Only 3 days until his birthday! Haven't been able to get many pics the last few days, camera batteries died then I replaced them, got some great shots and for some reason it didn't save them - arrrg! In one of the pics he's grinning getting tummy kisses - you can see his shiny little tooth if you look closely!
Will is still doing great. We've moved into our own apartment again, mostly unpacked and settling in. He's enjoying having more space to roam and carpet for when he falls down, which is often. He's crusing along furniture more often, and the last few days letting go a lot to stand there a few seconds before he falls down. He tried taking a step towards me today but fell and smacked his head on the desk leg poor little guy. He's okay, but I think it's going to leave a bruise. 
Will has started sticking his finger in his ear a lot, but he doesn't have an ear infection he's just being weird. He's doing that in one of the pictures. Doc told me since Will is mostly refusing to eat Stage 1 foods (anything pureed and bland) that we can feed him table food as we see fit, and recommended we focus on high fat, high calorie foods since his weight gain is lagging. She suggests chicken nuggets, grilled cheese sandwich pieces, french fries, full fat yogurt, hot dogs cut into quarters lengthwise, avocado pieces, cheese and egg yolks. So we may be trying those soon. Right now he refuses to eat any more cereal (the pureed stuff) but he'll take Gerber Puffs (like breakfast cereal pieces), bits of banana, chicken, cheese or whatever I'm eating. He tried my strawberry yogurt today and LOVED it so I guess I'll be getting him some full fat yogurt. We're finally getting him to voluntarily eat small amounts of baby food, with entertainingly messy results. That's carrots all over his face and half the house. Enjoy.
Will is doing great crawling, and now squeals when he's headed towards something he likes, especially if it's something he shouldn't be into. He's still pulling up on everything, though he's falling down less now since he's learned to sit down. He can move the walker pretty well now. He got some cool new shades today and I found him a few new hats, he has no hair so I don't want him to sunburn. We've had a cold. Justin is doing well at his new job, still in training. I'm down about 47 lbs. Still fat, but feeling better than I was. I got my hair cut today, a bit shorter with some layers. Not a lot different but it has a bit of style now and feels more feminine. That's about it - enjoy the new pics! 
Today Will is 10 months old!! Can you believe that? Nothing much new to report - he crawls, sits up, likes pickles, started standing up in his crib and still has no teeth though he keeps trying to get some. Anyway enjoy the new pics ;)
We went out to the lake last weekend to walk around. I've been looking for some part time work to increase how much we can put in savings every month. Got measured at Curves yesterday and I've lost over 22 inches since I started going there Feb 17, and lost about 42 lbs total. Justin starts his new job Saturday and Will is going to be 10 months old on Tuesday. Nothing really interesting new to report, just had a couple cute pics to share!
