New Pics
All is well! Everyone is doing great. I'm super busy this week but at least wanted to post some updated pics of Miss Riley. Enjoy!
Freshly Bathed and Super Sweet
Hi Uncle Steve
Hanging in my chair
Mom, I'm done hanging in my chair. Pick me up!
Posing with Lambie in an Aunt Sarah Photo Shoot
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!
16 comments:
Adorable!!!!
I know I always say this but here it goes, She is soooooo cute!! I love the pics. She is getting so big!
Yay new pics! :) She's beautiful.
Love love love the pics - love love love her more! Thanks for posting!
she is adorable and her outfits are always so, so cute!!!
She's still beautiful.
Thanks for sharing.
Thanks again for the Riley fix!
She is too too too cute!
I can't get over it!
She is just so beautiful!! I know you are soooooo proud!
Goodness, Riley is one of the adorable babies. You know some look like aliens and other are adorable from day one...Riley sure has the makings of a heartbreaker.
She has got to be the most adorable little shit EVER!!
I really enjoyed loving on her for a minute over the weekend... Thx!
B E A U T I F U L!!!!
so cute.....
well how adorable!
Thanks for the update - she just continues to get more and more adorable. How can she be almost three months old already?
She's so sweet! And I love the little lamb she's holding.
she is super cute!! i miss mine being that young and sweet ; ( maybe time for another...
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