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Tuesday, September 11, 2007

Swaddling and Bunnies

Advice Please

We've swaddled Riley since she was born. And thankfully, because she's swaddled, she sleeps through the night. I keep wondering how long do you swaddle? I'd love to move her into a regular sleep sack with her arms out. Last night we tried it. NOT GOOD! For two hours she'd fall asleep and 10 minutes later wake herself up. We'd then get her back to sleep and bam, 10 minutes later, awake again. After two hours we gave up and put her in her Kid.dopotamus and she slept soundly until 6:00 am. Does this mean she's not ready? When do you make the transition? Help! I'm looking for advice for those of you who've swaddled. When do we make the move? Keep in mind she'll be 4 months in a a week.

More Advice Please

In less than a month we're setting out on a road trip. A SIX hour road trip to see my Dad, Step Mom, and step siblings in Las Vegas. I'm looking for your help again! What do you do to entertain a 4 month old for six hours???? Help! I'll take every idea you can send my way!

She's Going to be a Bunny

We ordered Riley's Halloween costume yesterday. Grandma Shanni started calling her Bunny from the day she was born. It's stuck and now we all call her Bunny. Of course she has to be a Bunny for her first Halloween. Here's a pic of the adorable costume we ordered for her last night. Too cute!

I snapped a couple pictures of Riley aka Bunny before I left for work. I love that the weather is getting cooler so that she can wear her long sleeve onsies and comfy pants. Riley and I went shopping Saturday and picked up this adorable onsie. Too dang cute! Notice the drool.



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Monday, September 10, 2007

Whole Lot of Nothing

Not a lot going on lately so there's nothing new and exciting to post about.

Riley's so fun right now. She's happy and smiles, smiles, smiles most of the time. We did go through a couple of days last week where we wondered if someone had kidnapped our child. She was grumpy for about 24 hours straight. But, a day later and she was back to normal.

Yesterday was the first Sunday Football of the season. We hung out on the couch together napping, eating football munchies, and watched football all day! I love football season!!! So does Riley. I'm sure of it.

Just wanted to say hi, all is well, and nothing much to report.

Below is a picture of Riley with Grandma Elaine (Shelly's Mom's best friend). Grandma Elaine got to meet Riley for the first time just over a week ago. She lives about four hours away so we don't get to see her very much. We love and miss her tons and can't wait to stop and see her on our way to Las Vegas in October!



I couldn't resist posting this picture. It cracks me up. I think she's saying, "Mom, get that damn camera out of my face."

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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!