Ashton Howard Rechnitzer 7~30~03
On May 6th 2003,We found out that we were expecting our first child.
We were both so very happy we couldn't wait!
I had a hard time concieving
so we were just so happy that we were finally pregnant.
My first Dr appointment was on June 11th 2003
but we couldn't hear the heartbeat yet it was to soon.
So we went back on June 26th 2003,
and we heard our baby's heartbeat for the first time.
It was the most beautiful sound i have ever heard.
The Heartrate was 150bpm we were so excited.
Well as my pregnacy progressed
i was having trouble with bleeding and spotting.
I made a Dr appointment about it
and my Dr told me not to worry about it,
that i just had a sensitive cervix.
this was my first pregnancy so i trusted her...
Well On July 17th 2003 i had some more bleeding
So i called my Dr and she wanted to send me to get a ultrasound right away
So i called my Husband at work to tell him
i was having more bleeding and the Dr wanted me to go get a ultrasound.
so he came home to pick me up.
Well when we arrived there
i had the ultrasound done and everything looked great.
I found out i was almost 17 weeks,
and that my due date would be December 28th 2003.
I asked the tech if she could try to tell us what the sex of the Baby was?
and she said sure.
We found out we were having a Little Boy!!!!
We were both so excited cause we both wanted a little boy so much..
Donny was excited that when he talked to my tummy he could say,
Hi Son How is my little buddy today?.
Well on July 24th i had another Dr appointment for a follow up
I heard the heartbeat of our son again it was 130bpm the Dr said it sounded good.
I told the Dr though that i was having sharp pains on my left side,
and she said that was very normal. So i trusted what she said and left.
Well on Sunday July 27th i started to bleed alot more at work
So i left work and paged the Dr right away.
She told me to stay off my feet
and not to worry cause I just had a ultrasound last week and it was good.
She told me to come to her office in the morning
for a Rhogam shot cause i am RH negative.
So i went to the hospital that day to get my shot
Well the bleeding stopped and i went home and everything was fine.
Around 8:00pm that night i went for icecream with my mom
and when i came home
i was sitting at the computer and everytime i moved i would feel water leak
i went to the bathroom and i could feel pressure in my vagina
i freaked out and started crying
and told my Husband we needed to go to the hospital
something was wrong.
When i got to the hospital i started to bleed alot
It took them 2 hours to even look at me!!!
i finally got put in a room and the ER Dr examined me.
He told me that our Son was already passed away
and that was him in the vaginal vault.
me and my Husband just looked at eachother and I started crying
with that i felt my son kick me for the first time, and it was hard.
Ashton was letting us know he was alive.
With that I told the Dr to hook up a fetal monitor,
because our son was alive.
He hooked up a fetal monitor and Ashton's Heartbeat was stronger than ever.
We were both so happy to hear his heartbeat.
So they wheeled me up to the labor and delivery floor
and we had a ultrasound done
Our Son was so Beautiful in it.
they diagnosed me with incompetent cervix
and i also had a infection in my bag of water.
so they had me lay in the treddlesburg position
hoping that my bag of water would go back up.
So I layed there for 2 day's hoping and praying that our Son would make it.
On Wednesday July 30th 2003 my water broke completly at 11:00am
Our worst fear happend our Son was not gonna make it.
They induced my Labor at 2:00pm
and Our Beautiful Son Ashton was Born at 9:05pm
he weighed 6oz and was 8 inches long.
He was so Beautiful and Perfect.
My Husband and i held him for a while
And then his Auntie Michelle held Him and his aunt Cheryl.
then His 2 Grandma's held Him .
We then had the Minister come in and bless him.
after everyone left, Me and and his Daddy just held him for a while
and we treasured our last moment with him.
It is a day we both will never forget.
We Love and Miss you Ashton so very Much.
You will Always be In our hearts and never forgotten.
Our Joys will be greater,
Our Love will be deeper,
Our lives will be fuller,
Because we shared your moment...
I would Also like to thank a Special friend of mine Annie,
Who helped me put this website together for our Son Ashton.
In memory of her son Michael and her other angel babies in heaven.
It really means the world to us. I could never thank you enough.
