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Monday, September 17, 2007

Recap by Riley

My Mom's have definitely kept me busy lately. In fact, they've asked me to give you a quick update since they're both busy today. Yes, they've taught me how to blog already.

"Hmmmm, how do you work this thing?"




"What happens if I push this button?"




Last week my Mom's got me all prettied up for my four month pictures. As some of you may remember I didn't cooperate so well for my three month pics. Heck, I hadn't gone number two in over a week. Give a girl a break!




Anyway, first, Momma Dee and I took a FUN bath together with my rubber duckies, which I LOVE! Mommy Shelly got me the COOLEST rubber ducky that changes colors when it's in the water. I LOVE kicking my duckies and splashing water everywhere. Then, while Momma Dee finished getting ready I hung out with Mommy Shelly in my bath robe.



Then we set off for my pictures. I had so much fun! I really liked the crazy girl trying to make me smile this time. And, she even let me have Lambie in some of my pics! I've posted several of my pictures at the bottom of the page.


Friday afternoon Momma Dee took me shopping! First to Tar.get, which I slept through. Momma loves Tar.get but I was just too tired. I saved up my energy for Cos.tco! That place is so cool! There is so much to see! I again smiled at EVERYONE! Anyone who would peek into my car seat I had a HUGE smile for. When we got home Mommy Shelly had cooked dinner and Grandma Shanni and Grandpa Gary came over to eat with us. It was such a fun night!



On Saturday Momma Dee decided to get me out of the house so that Mommy Shelly could work. First we went to my Momma's cousin Melanie's shoe party. I got the cutest little blue slippers! I got to see Grandma Connie, Aunt Peggy, Aunt Sue, and all my cousins (first, second and third). I was such a chatty girl and talked, talked, talked. Everyone just kept watching me so I kept smiling and squealing. I love being the center of attention.



After the shoe party guess where Momma took me? Shopping again! We went to the mall. Now that's a cool place! Aside from my minor melt down when we first got there I had a great time! All of the stores were having great baby sales so we did some major bargain hunting. Of course I ended up with a couple of cute things for this winter and next summer. Thanks Mom for teaching me how to shop at such an early age! I know Mommy Shelly's not happy about it but I love it!



On Sunday the three of us hung out and watched football. I sure love Football Sunday because we all just cuddle on the couch. What could be better?



As promised, below are my four month pictures.



Bye - Luv - Riley





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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!