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Friday, December 29, 2006

Not Good News

Today we had our Fetal Well Being Ultrasound and the results were mixed. They confirmed that yes, she's a girl, and that at this point her heart, stomach, and structure look good. BUT, she has a Cystic Hygroma on the side of her neck which is fairly large, about 1/3 the size of her head. This means something is wrong with our little girl. It could be genetic or congenital. They also did an Amniocentesis so we can determine if it is a chromosomal abnormality or not. If it is chromosomal they are leaning towards it being Turner's Syndrome. If it's not chromosomal then they'll next conduct a Fetal Echo Cardiogram to see if there's a problem with her heart. Basically, it's not good news. We don't know anything for certain besides the fact that there is a fluid filled mass (cystic hygroma) which is an indicator that something is wrong. Worst case, our sweet baby may not survive the pregnancy. Best case, the body reabsorbs the fluid. We'll have our preliminary test results on Wednesday and definitive results the following week. Right now, we both just keep cycling through shock, denial, anger, frustration and extreme sadness. More updates to come as we know them.
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Wednesday, December 27, 2006

It's a Girl Pictures

I'm finally posting Riley's pictures from Fetal Foto. We don't have a lot of pictures as the 3D portion didn't work well because she was so close to the placenta so I'm only posting a few. We're going back in a few months and will post more pictures then.



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Tuesday, December 26, 2006

Spoiled Little Girl

What an amazing Christmas. Riley hasn't entered the outside world yet and already she's spoiled! There are so many people who love her already. Here's a list of everything she got so far. I say so far because I know there are still a few more things to be given from Grandma Connie and Aunt Angie. Here's the list of her loot:
  • Bedding and Bedding Accessories
  • Socks, socks, socks
  • Beanies and more beanies
  • Bath towels
  • Bibs
  • Diaper Genie
  • Toy Box
  • Adorable Lamp that matches the Toy Box
  • Tummy Time Mat
  • $25 Babies R Us Gift Card (Thanks Aunt Jennifer!)
  • Rattles and Toys
  • Onsies
  • Sleepers
  • Blankets
  • Little Pink Sneakers (soooo cute)
  • Shoes
  • Cuddle Bear Woobie Holder
  • Cuddly Bear
  • And on and on!

What a spoiled (loved) little girl. I'll take a picture of everything and post it this week. Grandma Shanni also had a cute little stocking up for Riley. We took a picture on Steve's new digital camera. I'll get it posted as well.

We were also spoiled this year. The Phanton of the Opera was AMAZING!!! I've seen it previously in SLC but this was taking it to the next level. Just think Theatrical Production + Las Vegas Show and you can imagine what I'm talking about. We also got a new Camcorder so that we can take lots of video of Riley once she's born. We might have to start practicing with the girls (our 4-legged girls that is).

And Tate was spoiled this year as well! We went to see her Christmas morning and had a blast playing with her and her presents. She got some pretty neat stuff. We got her a pink Barbie Electric Guitar. She loved it of course. Anything with music she loves. I kind of like playing with it myself.

Back to work today. Yuck. But, at least I can get caught up and lots done while everyone is still out.

Finally, Shelly is feeling Riley more and more every day! She's an active one that's for sure!

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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!