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Wednesday, October 17, 2007

Vegas Vacation and Other Fun Stuff

***Update with Pictures***
Yes it's been awhile. So much going on. Here's a quick recap and a few pics.

Our Vegas Vacation was WONDERFUL! It was great to spend time with the family! I so wish we could see each other more often. My niece Jenna has gotten so big and is ADORABLE! Last year at this time she was Riley's age. She's grown so much. It's fun to think next year when we get together Riley will be running around like Jenna did all weekend. And even better, Jenna will have a baby brother or sister that will be the age Riley is now! Yeah!!! I've posted lots of pics below.

Riley did awesome on the drive. She pretty much slept the entire time, both ways.

Since we've been back we've been contemplating selling our house and buying a new home that has just been built. We keep going to look at the new house and wonder if it's worth it after all of the work we've put into our current house. Hell, they just finished the stucco work yesterday! But, we've decided to do it!!! We're putting our house on the market and hoping to sell before the end of the year to get into the new house. Yeah!!! Anyone want to buy a beautiful, like new home in Sandy, Utah? Please!!!

The new house is gorgeous, and big! And around the corner from Grandma Shanni!! Plus there's a swimming pool in the neighborhood. And better yet. It's a rambler. It's hard carrying a growing baby up and down stairs when you're old. As soon as I have pictures of the new house I'll post.

Oh, and I got sick AGAIN! But, I think it's allergies. I'm on allergy meds now and feel a ton better.

Well, I keep trying to upload pictures but keep getting an error. I'll try again later. I promise I'll get some out there today!
"Yeah, I'm in my first Vegas Casino!"
Riley and Jenna getting acquainted for the first time.
"Why is this little baby pulling my hair? I don't think I want to play with her anymore."

"Jenna, PUHLEEZE play with me some more. I promise not to pull your hair."

The girls playing beauty shop.

Jenna practicing her teeth brushing abilities. Yes, her Mom is a proud dentist.


"Gosh I'm getting good at this tooth brushing thing."

She is soooo cute!

Riley and Aunt Jennifer

What's up Mom? I'm playing with my new friend.

Riley loves her bouncer!

Dressed pretty for the family reunion.

"Mom, I'm not so sure about the prunes. Are you sure the doctor said to start me with these? I think applesauce sounds MUCH better."

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!