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Thursday, September 27, 2007

BIG Thanks and is it a Dolphin or a Cat in Heat

Yesterday's post was a little sobering. I can't get Carly off my mind. Last night I lay in bed watching Riley sleep in her Bassinet and wept. I cried tears of extreme relief and happiness. I cried for her beauty and what a miracle she is. I cried for the pain we dealt with for so many months. I cried for our strength as a couple and how our miracle has brought us closer together. I cried because I never dreamt I would feel such love. Of all the scenarios we could have faced we ended up in the best one. I truly believe the power of prayer, positive energy, and thoughts blessed us with our miracle. I owe everyone a huge THANK YOU! God heard your prayers, he read your thoughts, and the universe felt your energy. We were blessed. So, so blessed. Thank you!

One to new Riley news. She's found her voice. She was began yelling. Yes, yelling. Whether she's happy or mad she yells. It's hard to distinguish whether she's happy or mad sometimes because it's so loud. At first it was cute. We thought she sounded like a sweet little dolphin. Then, I was on the phone with my BF Amy the other day and Riley was yelling at me. Amy, one of Riley's God Mothers, says, "OMG, she sounds like a cat in heat." And she DOES! Thanks God Mommy Amy for pointing THAT out. My sweet little baby girl screams like a cat in heat. You could have said, "Oh, how cute, she sounds like a Dolphin, or a kitty cat, or something cute." But no, she sounds like a cat in heat. Nice. I've got to get a video of the screaming to post. It's an amazing thing.

I haven't downloaded any recent pictures lately so instead I leave you with a picture from August. It's of Kori (Twins and 2 Moms) and Riley. It's such an adorable picture!


5 comments:

K J and the kids said...

Leave it to Amy ! for the love.

hotomiky said...

awww.... Its a TRUE blessing.

*Hugs*

Stacey said...

Haha. Our Riley has always screamed a lot too. It's funny. Andrew is loud too so maybe it's something in the genes. LOL

Awww so cute.

She is a miracle and we're all so lucky that she's here and healthy and beautiful. :)

Holly said...

hmmm...Andrew has always been very vocal and shreiky - a cat in heat is the perfect analogy!

You are truly blessed. Riley is an amazing child.

Anonymous said...

Hahaha.. That is cute! Amy is a freaking nut!
Cute picture Dee.. You goof.. She is adorable! :)

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!