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Friday, March 16, 2007

I'm Starving my Wife and Child

I'm only Shelly's S%&T list today.

Today was our OB appointment and her Glucose Tolerance test. I was 100% sure she needed to fast for the Glucose test. I even called a friend just to make sure. So Shelly was allowed NOTHING but a little water after 10:00 pm last night. We the found out at the lab that there was no need for the fasting. Oops! Word of caution to all non-carrying spouses out there - NEVER STARVE A PREGNANT WOMAN!! Hopefully once the bagel kicks in she'll forgive me.

No results yet on the Glucose or Iron tests. I'm not sure if we'll hear back from the lab today or Monday.

No protein in Shelly's urine! Great news as they we're previously slightly concerned about Preeclampsia.

She gained 4 pounds this past month putting her at a total of just over 7 pounds total for the pregnancy. The doctor's happy with this as she'd like her to keep her weight gain between 10 and 15 pounds.

She's measuring 31 weeks which is a week ahead. This means we could have a big baby.

Shelly's back has REALLY been bothering her. She has a history of back problems and had back surgery about 12-13 years ago. The doctor has finally convinced her to give Physical Therapy a try. She starts that next week.

Next week is our next Ultrasound. They'll most likely talk to us about beginning non-stress tests on the baby which will require a trip to Maternal Fetal Medicine twice a week.

Isn't it odd that in your last weeks of pregnancy you get the least amount of rest. We're going from one OB and one MFM appointments a month to:
  • One OB appointment every two weeks
  • One Physical Therapy appointment every week
  • Two Maternal Fetal Medicine appointments a week

Shelly's not looking forward to this. Her big question is "When will I find time for my nap?". And again she reminds me that it's not easy being 41 (soon to be 42) and pregnant. But it's all going to be worth it when we officially welcome our beautiful baby girl into this world.

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Wednesday, March 14, 2007

Binge Blogger

Hi. My name is Dee and I'm a Blogaholoic. I'm not a daily blogaholic but more of a Binge Blogoholic. Yes, I Binge Blog. I typically Binge on Wednesday's, Thursday's, Friday's and Saturday's. I'd love to Binge Blog Sunday through Tuesday but life is crazy busy on those days. So, to all of you who are also Binge Bloggers, I hope you can relate. :)

So, it's Wednesday, and I'm binging. My wife is watching the Jazz and I'm about to enjoy an hour or so of blogging pleasure. I could experience BBF (Binge Blogger Fingers) tomorrow but it's worth it keeping everyone updated and staying up date on my fellow bloggers.

Shelly is miserable. She's experiencing back pain, heart burn, bruised ribs, and exhaustion. I've also caught her head spinning around several times lately. My response to this is of course to LAUGH which only makes her head spin faster. I'm loving every minute of it knowing we're in the home stretch and I can live with this alien being staying in our home for another eight to ten weeks.

Riley is still active and sassy. We have had a couple of days this week where she wasn't very active. Of course we panicked, got out the Doppler, and quickly reassured ourselves she was just fine. We now think it was just a growth spurt. She seems to have one to two days a week where she's pretty mellow. Then the next two days Shelly feels as if she's run out of space again and BAM, her stomach has popped more.

Friday we have a Doctor appointment with our OB/GYN. Shelly will take the Glucose test. Hopefully we get good results there. After this appointment we start going to the doctor every two weeks. How exciting. We're getting so close. Next week is our next MFM Ultrasound to see how little Riley is doing. Hopefully the Hygroma is staying the same. I'm not sure what the protocol is with Perinatologist at this stage. I wonder if we'll increase the U/S frequency during the last 10 weeks or not. Guess we'll find out next week.

This weekend should be a crazy one. We have to get the basement cleaned out for the contractor to start on Monday. Shelly works all weekend. I'm going to help our friends move. I have to help Steve finish putting Bead Board up in Riley's room. Then, on Sunday, we're going to Disney on Ice with Tate and her Mommies!

Next weekend Shelly and I are spending the weekend in Park City to celebrate her birthday and our 10 year anniversary. We thought we'd be doing lots of shopping. Instead, with the way Shelly's feeling, we may be spending most of the time in the room resting, watching movies, and ordering room service. At least we're out of the city and it's just the two of us.

I'll snap a 30 week belly shot of Shelly this weekend in some of her new Maternity clothes!
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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!