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Milwalking Pet Care LLC, Wauwatosa, WI (2024)

11/12/2024

We are attempting to go cold turkey on the bottles and I am dreading tonight so while I sit here and listen to Asher settle himself. Let me tell you all how this unfolded.
We attended Sophia's 3rd birthday on 8/24. On 8/25 I very oddly threw up just once. Nathan said, "Maybe you're pregnant." He said it totally joking. I said, "No!" Then started thinking that I did get up and make a grilled cheese at night and it's super weird for me to eat at night. So I took a test. It was negative. I took it downstairs showed Nathan, stuck it in my pocket and went to the grocery store. I'm in line to pay for my items and I pull out my pouch of cards and with it comes the test...and now that b**** is positive! I do a quick Google reference and Google says tests read after 10 minutes are invalid so I stop panicking and I grab a 3 pack of tests. All of those are positive.

It's Labor Day weekend so I get in for an ultrasound on Tuesday, again with no idea how far along I am. The size of the gestational sac said 5 weeks and 2 days. We decide to just roll with it. We joked about this but didn't really think it would happen!
When Asher was born we didn't think about birth control and my super conservative doctor won't prescribe it. I've never needed it so we didn't think much of it.
I'm old 😂 so we decided to do genetic testing. The test says the baby is healthy. While its too early to see on an ultrasound what the gender is, it is part of the genetic testing. It's a boy! 💙 👣😍🥰 I didn't want to raise a girl!!! However, I was surprised to discover that I was sad that it wasn't a girl, for Nathan. This is his fourth boy.

If you know him he's a good sport about most things in life. He simply said, "Many times I have wanted a girl. I try not to have expectations about anything, they just lead to disappointment. It's okay. I shoot boys!" 😂😂😂

We have heard the heartbeat and I have only had the one initial ultrasound and the baby is still really little and looks like a gummy bear.

Now that I have finished typing this. Asher has settled. He's such a good boy!! 💙🥰

11/11/2024

Now that my birthday is over, and it was so much fun! Yesterday I got to crawl and splash around in water shallow enough for even a little guy like me. If you're still learning to walk like me, Country Springs Water Park at The Ingleside Hotel is fantastic!!

Mama and Daddy taught me some new B words. B is my favorite letter. It stands for book, boy and my favorite bottle. Now mama and Papa keep saying it also means, "big brother". I don't understand yet, but they will keep explaining it to me.

Mama's doctor was funny, he said, "There is no scientific explanation for this, you were infertile and now in your 40s, instead of your fertility going down it going up. Then he looked at me and back at mama and said, so we're going to do this again." I laughed and he said I was super cute.

I've set the adorable bar pretty high!

They said, 15 weeks, but I don't know... feels like I've been here longer.

11/08/2024

One year ago today...

Just like that 11 days after we discovered Asher's existence, he was here.

11/8/2023 @5:33am 6 pounds 8 ounces and 20" long.

36 hours of labor that ended with a C-section. Happy Birthday baby. We love you beyond measure!!! 🥰💙👣🤗

We will write more later today.

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11/06/2024

Today's the day...
9 days after we found out about Asher....

It started out as normal as possible. We saw clients, we stopped at our spot jimmy b's bar and grill for some food and headed home. I settled in to just relax and Nathan went to go hang out with Tristan.

That evening about 5:30pm my water broke but it was the tiniest bit. In true Andrea fashion, I called the doctor they told me to come in and of course I tried to negotiate. 😂 "No I don't need to come in it's just a little bit, I'll be fine." I had to go in....

It was a slow progression and I would be in labor for the next 36 hours.

11/05/2024

Oscar loves Asher, and Asher is usually asleep when we are at his house these two got to see each other today. I told Asher that Oscar would appreciate some gentle pets. He came and gave gentle pets. What a good boy. Teach gentle kindness towards others and animals early!

11/05/2024

One year ago. My husband posted this with the caption.

"I got my baby manual ready! I'm ready!"

Nathan is a goofball and I appreciate him sooo much every single day!!

11/03/2024

I'll never forget this. I was feeling so overwhelmed on this day. My due date had just been moved up from 11/28 to 11/15.
Here was the memory:

We have known this crazy news for 5 days, and sometimes the overwhelmed feelings get the best of me and I cry. I'm not sad. I'm just so overwhelmed...so much is coming at us and happening all at once!! Tonight I really needed some extra support and Nathan knew it. He stayed up late saying, "It's okay our sleep is going to get all screwed up and you need me right now." I seriously couldn't ask for a better partner, he's always been amazing...but this is bringing out his rockstar partner skills!!!

Female Cosmo unexpectedly came for a visit and she was exactly what I needed!!
There's a dog here to visit me for the weekend, Cosmo is at least bringing some normalcy to this insane whirlwind!! 🤯

11/02/2024

November 2nd, 2023. 4 days before I went into labor...this was the memory. I love these special girls and their parents!

Last night was pretty special. I've been babysitting my cousins kids for a long time. Olivia is almost 5 and Sophia is 2. They know Andrea has a baby inside of her. Jeff and Shelly were the very first people we told, on Sunday, we still had no information other than the test was positive and he was moving around. We guessed at how far along I was and talked about my fears over dinner.
Last night the girls touched my belly, felt him move and asked me a lot of surprisingly appropriate questions. By the end of the night they both were laying their heads on my belly and saying that they loved him and can't wait to meet him!! 🥰 (Please excuse my blurry finger 🤣)

11/01/2024

Adventures of Dottie and Asher. We love them ALL and Dottie is a family favorite! We have been caring for her every weekday and during her family's vacations for 5 years. She has two little girls at home and she and Asher became fast friends this year.

11/01/2024

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/PBvcdibY8EFfsTeq/ I cannot share the video only a link to the video.

Last year on Halloween we told Tristan about his brother, Asher. He was winded from trick or treat and an indifferent 15 year old boy. He gave me a thumbs up, walked away and brought me this package of sugar babies.

10/30/2024

Asher has been great tonight but I can't seem to sleep.
So you get this installment early...
This is the first ultrasound photo the one that I saw on the screen when I said "Holy s*** I'm really far along!!" The photos are a culmination of all the days you have heard about up until now. This was the public announcement. Everyone knew at this point...except Tristan...

At this point I was still very much in shock and not thinking clearly. I have friends that have struggled with fertility. For anyone I hurt during these days, it was never my intention. I was just in shock. I'm sorry.

I too have had infertility but I just always knew it wasn't possible so our experiences may have been different.

To be continued...

10/29/2024

The next couple of days are a blur of phone calls, paperwork and doctor appointments. To complicate matters. Nathan had changed jobs a month earlier, after a decade with FedEx he had switched to UPS. We were surprised to discover they have a 9 month waiting period for benefits. When we found this out we didn't think it would be a problem. Both kids had coverage with their moms too, for us we just had a discussion about being careful and not getting into any car accidents. 🤣
What we didn't anticipate is a surprise baby. Thankfully I was guided through emergency state insurance since I was about to pop really at any time. I picked an OB out of a book, he seemed good had been delivering babies forever and was the head of the department. He's very conservative and won't prescribe birth control, but he's great at delivering babies. He also made me calm, I didn't know...I had just been to the Caribbean and was enjoying cocktails. He said, "You can't beat yourself up, babies are resilient and I don't see any noticable issues with yours. It's going to be okay." I asked if I could schedule the delivery, it gave me a sense of control in a situation where I felt out of control. He also after an exam moved my due date up by about two weeks. I remember telling my dad, Phil Gatewood that they moved the date up and he just laughed and then apologized through the laughter, but I had to agree it was pretty comical.
Here Asher and Daddy are:
Daddy joined him yesterday in the playpen and they had a picnic of purple sweet potato, cantaloupe and a protein smoothie, I think it was beef from serenity kids.

10/28/2024

Monday morning. The day after the positive test. I sat with my hand on the dial button with my doctor's office number already cued up. As soon as the clock clicked to 9am. I called. The woman on the other end said she could hear the panic in my voice and they got me in that morning.

It was anything but conventional. I was scared. I get MAYBE one cycle a year I had no idea how far along I was. I got up on the table and when they put the gel on my belly and when I first saw him on the screen I said, "Holy s***. I'm really far along!" The guess at this point was 36-37 weeks apparently it gets harder to tell exactly the further along you get. Protocol says that the first ultrasound you just check for viability. So when I asked about gender she said she wasn't allowed to tell me...but she waved the wand over that part and said what does that look like. "Boy!". And just like that...it was official. I don't remember the order after that but once I had answers we started telling people. Here he is last week meeting John Strange and Nicole Orlando dog Bailey. 🥰🐾

10/27/2024

It was one year ago today. Nathan and I were laying in bed and he felt Asher move. He said to me, "you know Andrea, I've felt babies move before, maybe we should take a test or we could just wait and see what happens." At this point I was saying that I felt weird for 4 days. We went to Walgreens and I bought a 2 pack of pregnancy tests. I remember the cashier asking how I was and I said something like. "Well I'm 43 and taking a pregnancy test" 😂

We went home and Nathan got in the bath and I took the test, still I'm thinking there has to be another explanation. I am not supposed to be able to have kids! When the test came back positive. It was the only time in my life I actually felt the shock wash over me from head to toe. I went into the bathroom to tell Nathan. Bless this man and his cool and collected character. He simply said, "Well I guess this is the 2nd half of my life" (he has 2 boys who are 23 and 16). I cried, but I think just from the sheer shock!
Nathan knew. Next on my list was my cousin Jeff. I didn't want to start telling people until I knew how far along I was but Jeff was different. He and I are close. He was at work but I messaged and asked if we could get together that night. He knew something was up I never request last minute plans. He is always busy but managed to accommodate. If you know him Jeff has no chill and he kept pestering me about why what was going on...I caved. I told him. We still had dinner. Over dinner we talked about my fears, I'm sure I cried a little more. Jeff talked about how cool it is that just like we are now some day our kids will be sitting around sharing a meal together. Jeff and Shelly needed more proof so I took the second test. I was still pregnant 😂💙

I'll share how it unfolded here for the next days up until Asher's first birthday.

Pictured below Jeff's kids love "baby Asher"

08/16/2024

Our boy and some of his friends!! 👣😍🐾

06/24/2024

We are moving and we have openings for daily walks Monday-Friday. Location is flexible as we have clients from Waukesha to the third ward. Get in touch or recommend us to your friends. If you live in Waukesha county we are moving closer!! Picture of Asher and Misha. 🥰🐾

03/18/2024

I just got done watching a reel from she talked about mental health. It's something we agree on, it isn't talked about enough. I've had a whirlwind 5 months. I have sought the help of a therapist for my transition. That's the insurance claim diagnosis. Lol. "Adjustment disorder" I think I've done amazingly well. And as a whole we don't foster mental health as a priority. I knew when I had more than I could handle. I'm fiercely independent so it was tough to admit and a surprise baby is difficult for anyone!! 11 days...we went from finding out about him to holding him in our arms in 11 days.
I keep hearing "you need to give yourself more credit" I disagree. I only did what came naturally. Baby needs care okay. But I did need help. Too often we are shamed for not being able to do it all. As mom's, as men. I feel for Garrison. His family and anyone and everyone struggling right now. Know that asking for help takes courage, it is NOT a sign of weakness!!! #

01/14/2024

He's not watching the game, but Asher is cheering for them. Go Pack Go!

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