A little piece of heaven

Despite my positive thoughts and belief of a healthy, drama-free pregnancy, things haven’t gotten off to a good start.

I went in to the doctor on Wed for cramping, and was told by the doctor that he could detect a sac but no fetus or heartbeat. He said it was possibly a blighted ovum, meaning that the baby didn’t develop.

Yesterday I went for a 2nd opinion and the doctors said not to worry, it’s way too early to make conclusions.

Today I went for the first regular appointment that I’d prescheduled with my OB, who did a 3rd ultrasound and blood test. He still can’t find a heart beat.

Now I have to wait until Wednesday to go back and have another ultrasound and blood test. Between the results of the blood test and the results of the ultrasound, we should have more definitive information.

I am trying my hardest to stay positive but I have to admit, this just SUCKS. I had really hoped for an easy, uneventful pregnancy.

In the meantime, I have seen an entire season of Gray’s Anatomy, TrueBlood, and have House, Desperate Housewives, and Heroes waiting for me. Hopefully 30 hours of TV time will get me through to Wednesday. Plust I am exhausted and a mess with barely any energy for anything.

Prayers would be greatly appreciated just about now.

I’ve been reading about theories based on eating for your blood type. It’s very interesting. For the longest time I thought all these different eating theories were BS and just a way to get people to spend more money on stuff. I believed that, how could all that stuff about organic and blood types and all that mean anything when so many thousands of people eat McDonalds all the time and all sorts of junk. I figured, I’ve never eaten organic and I’m fine!

Except I always did eat organic. Growing up in Colombia, the food is organic, it isn’t grown with pesticides, it isn’t genetically engineered, etc. So I did mostly eat organic and was as healthy as can be. Until I came to this country.

Through my journey with Nathan I’ve learned a lot about the body, health, healing. And I’ve learned that what you eat definitely has an impact in how you feel. I have seen Nathan’s health and vitality transformed by the change we made in his diet. Removing gluten and casein from his life was MONUMENTAL. Adding lots of good supplements has also been incredible. And recently we went fully organic and WOW, that has been another major, amazing change. As I implement these changes for Nathan I go through them myself and I can TELL the difference. After eating a healthy organic meal I feel really good, healthy, nurtured.

Lately I’ve been learning that different blood types require different types of food. I’m O+ and Nathan is A+. And after investigating a little bit, I totally agree with this blood type thing! O+’s need a lot of beef and lots of vegetables, and grains, dairy and gluten are no good. The best I’ve ever felt is about a year ago when I did a diet just like that – I lost about 15 pounds and felt better then ever. Slowly I reverted and gained weight and started feeling sluggish again. Now I’m trying to go back to that way of eating and already I feel much better.

Nathan is A+ and animal protein is no good for him. He thrives on grains and vegetables, which is amazing because that’s mostly how he eats anyways. Dairy and gluten are also no good for him.

So basically, Nathan and I have already accidentally tried these diets out and they’ve worked really well for us. So I thought I would share a little bit about this just to throw a seed out there. If you’ve been thinking about diet and nutrition, this is something worth looking into.

If I had to summarize the 3 most important things about diet, I would say:

1. Eat organic
2. Remove dairy
3. Remove gluten
4. Don’t eat anything processed
5. NO SUGARS!

Sorry I know that’s 5 but it’s hard to be brief with such a big topic.

Just think of it this way. The food we put in our bodies is what our body uses as fuel – nothing else. Our body requires that for all of the vitamins, minerals, and amino acids that we need to function properly. If we’re putting crappy food in our bodies, then why do we wonder why we get sick, lack energy, and have problems? Now think of your kid, who’s nervous system is already compromised. They require good nutrition even more that we do, as their bodies are more delicate than ours.

Honestly, I think diet is at least as if not more important then therapy. I’ll leave you with that thought 🙂

I saw Nathan walking in my dreams again. This is the 2nd time in the last couple of months. Until now I’d never dreamed of him walking. I hope these are prophetic dreams!