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Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Naked ET

Riley has added a new element to her bedtime bath routine. When we get her out of the tub she likes to strut around the house in nothing but her hooded towel. The first time she did this we were laughing hysterically because she reminded us of ET running around with a sheet on. Here's a few pics and a video of our little ET.







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My First Hut!

Aunt Sarah came out to play with me on Saturday, 8/16, and she built me my first hut! And, it was in my crib, which is my favorite place in the world! Thanks Aunt Sarah! I love it when you come to play with me.


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Tate's Birthday Party

On August 12 Tate turned 4! I can't even believe she is 4! It seems just yesterday we were babysitting this tiny little being and falling in love with her more and more every day. And because of our love for her we realized we needed to start a family ourselves. So thanks to Tate, and of course her Mommies, we're blessed with our miracle baby Riley.

We had Tate's birthday bash at our clubhouse so the kids could swim, play games, watch movies, and play on the playground. Of course the big day was a hit. Here's a few pics commemorating her big day.
The Birthday Girl

The Birthday Girl's Little Sis, Talor
Friends...
We can't forget party crasher Sawyer who had SO much fun!

Finally, Miss Riley enjoying the day and doing what she loves MOST...SWIMMING!

Little Miss LOVES her Sunglasses!

Playing with ribbon is so fun Mom!
Mmmmm....sucker


Crete paper banners are so much fun!

Mmmmm...ice cream and cake!

All smiles on a very fun day!

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Finally...Updates & 15 Month Pics

I'm totally a blog slacker. The worst part about me being a slacker is not that I'm not updating our friends and family enough, or keeping up to date on my blog friends and family, it's that I'm not keeping a good record of Riley as she grows up. I've got to do better. This is important for her.

I'm getting ready to start a new job next week, same company, new exciting opportunity, that is sure to make my work life even busier. Which is good. I love a good challenge. But I've got to figure out a better way of keeping Riley's blog updated.

It's time for a massive update. There's so much I haven't posted about his summer and I'm ready to let loose. Be prepared. They're just going to keep coming.

Let's start with Riley's 15 Months pictures.

We decided she was long over due for pictures. We honestly thought we'd leave KK without any pictures because Riley wouldn't sit still long enough, or give a big enough smile. But to our pleasant surprise we left there with a few great shots of our beautiful 15 months old. Enjoy!

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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!