Update

Well, sad news. The past few weeks I have been having some complications with bleeding, although I did not miscarry. This baby certainly is a fighter. I don't think the name Ashley or Jacob was suitable, I think it should have something that means "strong one".

I thought maybe I had miscarried over the weekend, so they asked me to come in today anyway for an ultrasound to check on things. It turns out that I had an ectopic pregnancy, which means that the fertilized egg was growing outside of the uterus. Unfortunately, in a situation like that, the baby cannot grow properly and needs to be treated with medication and/or surgery.

It has been a difficult month, we've been on a rollercoaster with different emotions. We were very sad to find this out, but at the same time we have faith that this all happened for a reason and are at peace with things. We are also very thankful that we caught this early, because if it had gotten bad and ruptured, it would have greatly affected our chances of having kids in the future.

Also, during this ultrasound procedure they also discovered that I have a dermoid cyst on my right ovary that is somewhat large. This type of cyst does not go away on its own, and so it will most likely have to be taken care of (same that my sister had). I need to wait a couple of months for everything to clear up with the ectopic pregnancy, then will probably need to have surgery done to take care of cyst. The doctor seemed hopeful that it won't affect us having children in the future, we just need to put things on hold for a few months. Hopefully I'll have more positive updates in the future.