I almost broke down in tears last night right in the middle of Burlington Coat Factory. I still can't get myself to buy anything! I called my sweet, patient, and still quite sick Shelly and she talked me through it. She's right in that once I know the sex it will be MUCH easier! Second, I may not be completely cured until I meet the Little One. Once I'm introduced to our sweet baby and get to know him or her shopping will be MUCH easier and much more fun. Her last opinion is it's Little One's influence on helping me to become more frugal and not spend as much money unnecessarily. She may be right AGAIN! I so love shopping, and do go a little overboard sometimes. Maybe the days I continue to not buy anything I should come home and put that money in a savings account for the Little One. Good news is that there is just SIX days until we know if the Little One is a boy or girl!!!
We went with plan C last night. Shelly's had a BAD headache the past three days. Got to love those hormones! She didn't feel up to seeing the lights or shopping. I brought Italian Village home for dinner. Yummy!!! We watched the Utah Jazz game and I worked on my email of which I'm so far behind. It was a nice Friday night except the Ghost Whisper wasn't on. Shelly did agree, assuming she feels up to it today, that we'll go to Babies R Us, and go see how our friends new house is coming along. I hope her headache is better today. It woke her up several times last night. Anyone have a cure for hormonal headaches???
Saturday, December 9, 2006
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Our Conception Story
After eight years together we were pretty sure we'd spend our life with our four legged kids, doing lots of camping, and traveling the world. On August 12, 2004 that all changed with the birth of our God Daughter Tate. We immediately fell completely in love with her and soon began to re-think our decision of not having kids.
In October 2005 we began the process of trying to conceive. As soon as we started trying Shelly began having very erratic cycles which made the process that more complicated. After four tries over six months we decided to schedule a consultation with the a Reproductive Specialist. We were desperate to conceive and on a limited time frame since Shelly had just turned 41. Dee was 35 at the time but not able to conceive due to a medical procedure.
Our first appointment with the Repro Man was May 2006. He suggested we try IVF using Dee's eggs and Shelly as the gestational mother. He felt this scenario would give us the highest chance for success of a healthy pregnancy. We spent a short amount of time weighing our options and decided this was the best choice. We began our first IVF cycle in August. They did the Egg Retrieval and Fertilization on 8/31. Three days later, 9/3, they transferred three embryos into Shelly. Then the wait began.
Shelly promised not to begin the home pregnancy test too soon. Dee had to travel out of state for business a week after the transfer and asked Shelly to please wait to test. BUT, the wait was too much for her and she started testing after a week. At first there was no line. But after a couple of days testing a faint line started to appear. When Dee came home from her trip Shelly told her, "I know I'm pregnant." Dee didn't believe her and insisted the line wasn't dark enough so she tested herself to compare. There was absolutely no line. She began to believe Shelly was pregnant but still had doubt. Dee went to the store and bought another brand of testing strips. After five home tests, we were convinced we we're pregnant due to all positive results. A blood test at two weeks confirmed it; we were going to have a baby!
In October 2005 we began the process of trying to conceive. As soon as we started trying Shelly began having very erratic cycles which made the process that more complicated. After four tries over six months we decided to schedule a consultation with the a Reproductive Specialist. We were desperate to conceive and on a limited time frame since Shelly had just turned 41. Dee was 35 at the time but not able to conceive due to a medical procedure.
Our first appointment with the Repro Man was May 2006. He suggested we try IVF using Dee's eggs and Shelly as the gestational mother. He felt this scenario would give us the highest chance for success of a healthy pregnancy. We spent a short amount of time weighing our options and decided this was the best choice. We began our first IVF cycle in August. They did the Egg Retrieval and Fertilization on 8/31. Three days later, 9/3, they transferred three embryos into Shelly. Then the wait began.
Shelly promised not to begin the home pregnancy test too soon. Dee had to travel out of state for business a week after the transfer and asked Shelly to please wait to test. BUT, the wait was too much for her and she started testing after a week. At first there was no line. But after a couple of days testing a faint line started to appear. When Dee came home from her trip Shelly told her, "I know I'm pregnant." Dee didn't believe her and insisted the line wasn't dark enough so she tested herself to compare. There was absolutely no line. She began to believe Shelly was pregnant but still had doubt. Dee went to the store and bought another brand of testing strips. After five home tests, we were convinced we we're pregnant due to all positive results. A blood test at two weeks confirmed it; we were going to have a baby!
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Shopping is too much fun and we probably go overboard but oh well. :-P
Sorry about the headaches. I have had some bad headaches from time to time. When they get really bad, I take Tylonel. You are allowed to take up to Extra Strength Tylonel although I stick to 1 regular strength since I don't take pills and find that any pill will usually work well enough for me. Other things that can help for headaches... Quiet room, watching a candle burn (I've heard this), ice on the back of the neck, massage of the temples and head, and pinching the skin between your thumb and finger. Hopefully something will work...
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