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Friday, February 8, 2008

My Life in Pictures

Hi everyone. This is Riley. I'm taking over our blog today and giving you a little update myself.

This is me at 5:30 am Wednesday morning. I look happy, and for the most part I was, but my Mom's wouldn't give me a bottle AND I didn't sleep good the night before. I came down with this nasty cold and couldn't breath through my nose so I didn't sleep well. Can you believe my Mom's had me up at 5:30 in the morning and wouldn't feed me! Next thing I know they bundled me up and took me for a ride, in ANOTHER snow storm, first thing in the morning. We never leave the house that early so I knew something was up.



They tooke me to Primary Children's Hospital where I sat in a room with lots of other kids. Pretty soon they called my name and took us into an exam room where my Mom's put me in these silly hospital jammies.





After a couple of different nurses poked at me my Momma Shelly took me for a ride in this super cool giant red wagon! I loved riding in the wagon up and down the hall of the hospital.




Before too long another nurse came out and talked to my Mom's. They took me out of the wagon and we walked down this long hall. I started getting a little scared for some reason. At the end of the hall we stopped and my Mom's started giving me lots of kisses AND they were crying! Then they gave me to this strange man! I started crying hard. I didn't understand why they gave me to a stranger and left. He took me into a room where he gave me some medicine that made me go to sleep.

Next thing I know I woke up with no jammies on and Momma Shelly was holding me. Boy, I sure didn't feel good. For about a half an hour I cried a lot because my head was spinning and my stomach felt wobbly, like I needed to throw up. But I never did!

After taking a little nap I woke up and felt MUCH better! My Mom's got me dressed and we headed home. Of course it was still snowing!





I was so happy to be home! I felt great expect for my cold. I hate having a cold!

Here's a picture of me "Home and Happy". Everyone was treating me extra special. You can see my sore in this picture. I doesn't bother me at all. I guess we leave this tape on there until it falls off.

I felt so good my Mom's put me in my favorite toy. I played for awhile and even got a kiss from Roxi. She was really glad I was home too. Then my Mom's finally gave me a bottle and I took a super long nap. So did Momma Dee.




Last night Mommy Shelly decided to give me a Faux Hawk. Having all this new hair is crazy. I just like to pull it. My Mom's keep trying to do crazy things with it.























This is my favorite picture. It's my "Girl Power" pic!

Finally, today is Andrew's first birthday! Happy B-day Andrew!!!

Bye bye everybody!

16 comments:

Ky said...

I'm pretty sure you are the cutest thing ever Riley! I'm glad your surgery went well - and you are back to being your happy self again!

Angele said...

So good you are feeling well Riley.... and that you were up and at them right after... you are spunky just like your half-sister Riley. Nothing fazes you gals!!
Have a good day pumkin!

Unknown said...

Oh that was so cute. I love that last picture when she is waving!

Wendy and Karen said...

What a fantastic post! I love that it's from Riley's point of view. So glad that she is home and smiling.

And OMG, she is soooo beautiful!

my--four--sons said...

Riley your such a brave little girl!! You amaze me everyday:))

Merr said...

Thanks for the update Riley! You are so adorable, and I love the new hair do! Glad you are back to your old self.

Shannon said...

Thanks for the update Riley. So glad you're feeling better and happy again. And your "girl power" picture is my favourite! :)

Keri said...

I'm pretty sure you're gonna grow up to be President. That'll probably old school by then but I'd bet you be the best one of the all!
Girl power little one!
Glad you're feeling better.

Holly said...

Thanks for the birthday wishes Riley!

I am very happy that you are home and both you and your mommies are recovering well!

I was thinking about you the WHOLE time!

Lots of love,
Andrew

K J and the kids said...

I'm so glad to hear things went well.
Girl power ROCKS !!!

Anonymous said...

That was the BEST post ever.. I, of course was crying while reading about you all crying as a stranger took her...
SO glad everything went well with the surgery. She looks fantastic and damn cute as ever!
Love you all!

hotomiky said...

Wow.. I'm so glad that your surgery went well...

:o)

Cute pictures!!

Shanda said...

Can she be any cuter! I am so glad she is doing good. Love your blog!

Stacey said...

She is so adorable! I just want to squeeze her. :) Love that toy too--never seen one like it.

Glad everything had gone well with the surgery. Look at her up and playing that day! :)

Casey said...

Loved this post and Riley, I'm so glad you are doing well. Such a brave girl you are! :)

Meet the Doodles said...

Got your message on my blog. Nope, not the same company. What an adorable baby you have!

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!