I swore I would never have a Binky baby. Yeah right!!! The NICU used Binky's to help keep the babies settled because they can't give one on one attention. Well, Little Miss Riley developed her addiction there and it's still going strong. Below I share with you what happens when you take her Bink away, with sound. Quite the temper! And, don't you just love the shirt? You bet she's "Worth the Wait"!
Wednesday, June 27, 2007
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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!
15 comments:
mmmmmmmm. I could SMELL her. Is that weird. I seriously could smell baby watching that video.
I think my milk came in too !!!!! :)
How sweet is she.
Definitely worth the wait !
I HAVE TO HOLD HER !
She is just adorable! I want to hold her too!
Quit torturing her!! j/k she is sooooooo cute.
very cute
Ahhh how cute is she! I just love that new born cry!
Hey don't worry about a binky baby, they say it reduces SIDS! Just take it before she's one and you'll have no problems!
so cute!!
it also reduce the risk of SIDS. Mikaela demanded to have one when she was baby - she quitted at 7 mos old (for no reason)
Kyron - never had (not interested - urgh)
Love the baby's face expression! Ohh I want to hold her!!!
LOL.. Isn't it funny how many things that we say "My child will never do that". Or "my child will never have that".. Hahahah LMAO
Cute little video.. She waited a minute just to see if you were going to give it back... Then she realized.. :) ITS NOT IN MY MOUTH YET!
Yeah well mine is 3 1/2 and it is like crack to her. I am trying to break her of it.
How sweet is she!?! I absolutely love the outfit!!
Amber
I swore my daughter would not have a binky either... welllll... my daughter is 3 1/2 and still has her binky at night,
We have tried the binky fairy, toys in exchange,, everythhing... but she wnt give it up.. I have just come to terms that as long as it isnt affecting her speech ( which it DEFINTELY is not) and as long as she isnt graduating high school with it, then I am ok with her holding onto it for a while longer. !!!
Man I miss the baby days. I want another one so bad. !!1
Sumo HATES binkys yet he's recently become a thumb sucker. Bizarre, no?
She is absolutely precious. She still has that tiny infant look :-)
Soothies are the best! I love how she's holding her toy keys! She's delightful and beautiful.
She's adorable. I always want to comment on how cute she is but damn girl I feel like I'm being a bit redundant down here at the bottom!! I laughed at the video. Don't worry, they gave the twins binky's in the nicu too and neither of them are still using them.
Those NICU binks were the ONLY ones my daughter would take (and it was her twin BROTHER in the NICU) until she was a few months old. Now she's completely not discriminating at all. She LOVES her binky and dont' you dare take it, especially first thing in the morning. They are 14 months old and I"m not concerned about taking it from her just yet. We try and limit it during the daytime, but she gets it at nap and during wind down time at night when she's getting crabby.
I never thought I"d have a binky baby either!!!!
That is awesome! She is so unbelievably cute.
We also swore that we wouldn't have a binky baby. Andrew is such a binky fiend.
That's the only thing he ever wakes up for in the middle of the night - his binky fix.
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