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Friday, January 26, 2007

Whew! Back from a Crazy Week

It's been a very long week.

First, the flight from SLC to Toronto, not so bad. Negotiating my way through the Toronto airport, clearing customs, etc. COMPLETE NIGHTMARE!!! Talk about a horrible airport to connect through! Especially going International to Domestic which is in two different, very large, very far away from each other, terminals. After an almost two hour journey of running back and forth between the two terminals I found my gate, and sat my butt down, and had two Keith's beers before I boarded. I was in a much better state of mind after that.

Halifax was beautiful! Definitely a town to come back to during the summer. We worked long hours but also enjoyed the nights. The downtown area reminds me of a older, more spread out version of Park City. Both nights we had very nice dinners, with excellent food. And wonderful FRESH seafood! Then, they would twist my arm to go out for drinks at one or two of the local bars. I've fallen in love with Keith's Pale Ale. Something we really must get in the states!


I did become addicted to one other Canadian staple. Tim Horton's. I love Tim's!!! It's the best coffee in the world. Yes, even better then Dunkin Donuts. I did my good tourist duty of having at least two to three Timmy's a day.

The flight home was long. The leg between Boston and SLC is five hours flying time. Yuck. I did finish an excellent book. The Kite Runner. If you're a fiction reader this is a must read.

Oh, wait, there is an update on the pregnant partner I left behind while I traveled the world sampling wonderful beer, food, and coffee. They're doing great! Riley continues to be very active and has found a special place she likes to kick, an organ, ligament, or something, that gives Shelly some nice pain. I'm so glad to be home with all of my girls!!!

This was the first business trip where I could bring home a present for Riley. I bought her an adorable Puppy Squishy Touch Book and a Roots Canada T-shirt.



Good news. Our close friends, Tate's Mom's, found out they're also having a girl! They're just four weeks behind us. It will be fun raising Riley, Tate, and Baby Girl ??? together.

Just 12 days until our Fetal Echo Cardiogram!
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2 comments:

Merr said...

Glad to see you got back safe and sound. Isn't it fun to be able to buy baby souvineers?

January 27, 2007 at 1:58:00 PM MST
Stacey said...

Glad you had a great trip. I love Halifax--it is a beautiful city. They have a busker festival at some point in the warmer months and that's a lot of fun. :)

Sorry the Pearson Airport in T.O. was such a pain. Yeah, it's big and with different terminals, it is inconvenient if you're switching from international to domestic. Glad you made it to your flight okay. Too bad you didn't have time to visit. ;)

Love the souvenirs. Roots is a great store! Their clothing really lasts!

Tim Hortons rocks. We went there 4 times today. :) It's totally a Canadian thang. ;)

January 27, 2007 at 8:31:00 PM MST

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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!