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Friday, June 15, 2007

We.ight Wat.chers, Olivia, Smiles and WELCOME to Talor and Lance

Yes, it's been over a week since I've blogged. The time I use to spend blogging I now find I want to spend with my baby girl. I have been keeping up on every one in my blogosphere I've just not been posting. Eventually we'll find a nice routine and I'll be a much better blogger.


Since it's been a week I've got several updates.



First, WELCOME TALOR AND LANCE!


Our God Daughter Tate welcomed her baby sister on Wednesday, 6/13. Both Mom and Talor are doing well after a difficult delivery. Talor was 21 1/2 inches and 7 lbs 14 oz. Talor has lots of dark curly hair and is a cutie. She is actually two weeks early. Tate, Talor, and their Mom's went home from the hospital today and are trying to get some rest.


Lance is Riley's cousin and was born 6/7 to my cousin Shelly. He and Riley were due a day apart but because Riley came a week early and Lance came almost two weeks late there are almost three weeks apart in age. Congrats Shelly, Clark and Lance!


Riley's super excited to have her new best friend Talor and her handsome cousin Lance to play with.


Today Riley had another Doctor Appointment/Weight Check. Grandma Shanni calls it her We.ight Watc.her appointments. She gained another 8 oz and is now up to 7 lbs 15 oz. She's also gotten taller and is now 20" long. Because she's consistently gaining weight she doesn't have to go back until her 2 month check-up. Way to go Riley! No more we.ight watc.hers!


Riley has started to smile!!! We got our first smile on Wednesday, 6/13. Since then we've found she WON'T smile on command but she does like to smile first thing in the morning. I spend mornings with Riley. We get up around 4:30-5:00. Change her diaper, have breakfast, snuggle, and watch the news. When it's time for me to get ready for work I take Riley to snuggle with Momma Shelly. Yesterday when I took her into Shelly we got her to smile, smile, smile. Talk about tugging your heart strings!


Because of her Cystic Hygroma Riley's right ear has a tendency to fold forward. The Plastic Surgeon said to use a band aid to keep it pressed down but we don't want the tape to irritate her skin. So, when we're hanging around the house we put a headband on her. It's working really well, but, she looks like she's doing an Oli.via New.ton John impersonation. Here is a picture of her in her head band and work out wear. Seriously, when looking at this picture you can't help but break out in song, "Let's get p.hysical, p.hysical..."

Riley will be 4 weeks old tomorrow! Seriously, I can't believe it's already been 4 weeks. Wow!


And finally, since it's been awhile, I leave you with a few snapshots of the princess.






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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!