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Friday, January 25, 2008

Round and round and round we go...

where she stops nobody knows!

New video of Miss Riley.

Video 1 - She's got walking in circles down in her walker/activity table. I think she's still in there wearing tracks in the carpet.


Video 2 - Just a sampling of her squawking. This is NOTHING!!! This is her indoor quite voice. She really does typically sound more like Andrew, see today's video at 2 Mommies and a Meatball. What I also love about this video is the kiss from Roxi. They have a love affair going and I hope and pray that we can help Roxi feel better and stay with us for many years to come. We meet with the Ortho surgeon next Friday. Oh, and notice the sexy shirt. I thought this was an adorable outfit from The Chil.drens Place. (I love their Yoga pants for babies.) Shelly thinks the lace makes it a little too grown up.

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Thursday, January 24, 2008

8 Months Old Today (well, really, on the 19th) **UPDATED


Let's catch up. Yes, it's been awhile. My apologies. But, it has been crazy. Things might be settling down. Here's a recap of the past month. I'm keeping it short and sweet so as not to bore you. But I PROMISE more details and updates on a regular basis.

  • Riley turned 8 months old on January 19th!
  • My best friend since the 6th grade announced that she's PREGGERS!!!! Yeah T&A!!! I'm so excited for you! I can't wait for our kids to grow up together.
  • Miss Riley got her first tooth!
  • We MOVED!!! (the day after Christmas I MUST add.)
  • We celebrated Riley's first Christmas and spend lots of time with family and friends.
  • My Mom is cancer free after chemo!!! But now she starts radiation.
  • We started finishing the basement of our new house.
  • Our old car, which we keep just so we have a second car in emergencies, broke down not once, not twice, not three times, but FOUR TIMES!!!
  • My good friend Shelly welcomed her new little boy Sawyer on January 17th. He is such a blessing. Shelly suffered many miscarriages prior to this so now, she's got her precious little baby.
  • I spent five wonderfully sunny days in Palm Springs, CA with the girls doing "crafty" things, taking great classes, and just relaxing.
  • We've spent money like crazy on the new house, and now are feeling a little drained. New fence, cha-ching, new fridge, cha-ching, basement framed and sheet rocked, cha-ching, water softener, cha-ching, and now just a cha as there is no ching left in our wallet.
  • Riley is mobile in her own special way. She's not crawling forward but is pushing herself backwards and in circles. But mostly she rolls, and rolls, and rolls, EVERYWHERE!
  • Riley has found her voice. And it's not a quite, indoor voice. It's a loud, let's make sure everyone knows I'm here, voice. She's even scared her boyfriend Kole to tears with her talking (more like yelling).
  • Riley had her appointment to check for the bladder reflux. Good news is her bladder and kidneys are normal! No problems there. The UTI was an isolated incident.
  • We've met with Riley's plastic surgeon and are making plans to have her final surgery before she turns one. We're scared to death but know it has to be done. **UPDATED: Riley's surgery is scheduled for Wednesday, February 6th. Please keep her in your thoughts and prayers.**
  • We found out yesterday our not even three year old Boxer has a condition of the spine called Spondylosis. It's the same thing we lost our last dog, Ti-Amo, to. It's not good. Especially since she's so young. We're going to consult with a surgeon just in case there is anything he can do but most likely we'll manage with pain medication and steroids as long as her quality of life is good. Right now she's still part puppy. Even though she's in pain she's still trying to run and jump and fetch toys.

That's most of what's been going on. We love our new house! And love our baby girl more every day. We're making plans now to welcome Holly to Utah in February! Can't wait!

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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!