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Friday, December 21, 2007

On the Move

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!
Below are the pictures we took for our Holiday cards this year. I think they turned out pretty dang cute! I LOVE this little girl!



It's been a month, yes a month, since my last post. I've got to get a new routine down making time to post and comment. I do find minutes here and there to browse blogs and keep up with everyone. I've said it before, and I'm going to say it again, I'll be better after the first of the year.
Here's what's going on with us (the condensed version).

Riley's 7 months old! Wow! She's so much fun but is also very strong willed and stubborn. She wants what she wants when she wants it. I think we have our work cut out for us. And I love every minute of it.

At her 6 1/2 month check-up she weighed in at 15 lbs 10 oz and 26 inches long. She's still on the small side. I laugh because she so has my body. Longer torso and short legs. She wears 9 month tops and 6 month pants.

Miss Riley got sick at Thanksgiving and was running high fevers off and on. She's okay now but there were a couple of rough weeks. It ended up she had a Urinary Tract Infection. They suspect the cause is something known as reflux (her bladder not completely emptying itself). In most cases I guess they grow out of it. She has some follow-up tests scheduled in January.

And last but not least. We sold our house!!! We move into the new house THE DAY AFTER CHRISTMAS. From the date we accepted the offer to move date we had 3 weeks. It's been CRAZY!!! Trying to pack up a house and take care of a seven month old is intense! Thank goodness she's not mobile yet. Close but she's saving it for the new house. Anyway, we're packing like crazy and trying to still celebrate Christmas. I've become very dependent on a nice glass of wine in the evenings. Below is a picture of our new house. The picture is a little deceiving because it's big, it's a rambler (no more stairs), with an unfinished basement that we've already starting arranging to finish. I can't wait!!!

So after the first of the year and after the move I'm going to become a better blogger. I miss just brain dumping sometimes. Oh, and I go to Palm Springs (without wife and baby) the second week of January. Lots of fun in the sun with by best Stamping friends!

Again, Happy Holidays to all!
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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!