Sorry, it has been chaos here with the rearranging, etc. But here is today's tummy pic!
:)
Monday, October 24, 2011
12 Week Picture!
Sorry, it has been chaos here with the rearranging, etc. But here is today's tummy pic!
:)
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
It wasn't always so happy, but there was always love.
As I rolled over to flip on my light switch this morning, I look over and see my fetal heart doppler. I smile big and it's because I have heard baby's heartbeat numerous times. Always ranging from 155-165 beats per minute. A great, strong heartbeat for this little angelic monster that is growing so rapidly. I decide to go ahead and hear it one more time- after all, my doctor did give the okay. I put some doppler gel (aloe vera gel) on my tummy and I start to search for our little darling. It takes a little while each time I do it; I am relentless though, and walking away without hearing that little symphony of thumps is just not an option. I find it, 160 bpm this morning. I sit there and just can't believe how blessed I am. God has blessed me and I definitely worked hard for it.
I begin to reminisce about the journey Rob and I started on to get here. It wasn't always smiles and blessings. It was hard. It was painstakingly hard. We kept on going, though. In the short time we have been married (2 years in November) every mission, journey, task, goal we have set for ourselves has been seen through. We are a fantastic team. No matter how hard it has gotten, no matter how many fights and disagreements through these journeys, no matter how impossible it seemed- we ultimately joined hands, locked in, and kept on going. We beat infertility. We paid off close to 10,000 dollars in debt. We got through a deployment. We have dealt with each other's health issues and needs. We have held each other through two miscarriages and 14 months of failed fertility treatments. We did it all together. I can remember a time I was going in for an ultrasound and that was to only SEE if I possibly had an egg forming for the rest of the fertility treatment. I remember testing positive for pregnancy only to find myself bleeding. I remember crying into Rob's arms late at night because the fertility treatments were just too much for me emotionally and physicially. Each month, I told him "No more." And he stood by my side. Until the time came, and I decided "Okay, let's try once more." Once more turned into 14 months and finally when we had had enough- we decided to get some real help from a real fertility clinic. We set up our appointment. It was to be on August 29th. We stopped the fertility treatments here and awaited our appointment for August 29th.
On August 15th, I had a dream so real that I was pregnant that when I woke up, I took a pregnancy test AND an ovulation test. The ovulation test was a BLARING positive. The most beautiful positive I have ever seen on a test. And the weird part is, it was all me. It wasn't with Clomid, or trigger shots, or estrogen pills or progesterone suppositories. It was good old fashioned herbal remedies (Vitamin C, Geritol, Peppermint Tea, Lemon water detox every morning, and Soy Isoflavones). I thought I'd experiment with herbal remedies given to me by a friend, Brandi, while we awaited the appointment in Albuquerque. I ran to show Rob the positive test!! We were both so excited!
9 days later, on August 24th, I was home alone and I tested for pregnancy, not expecting to see anything come up on the test. I couldn't believe it! There it was! Two beautiful lines! And that has been the start to this new beautiful journey for Rob and myself. We are due May 7th, 2012 and we were able to cancel that appointment in Albuquerque. I am 11 weeks 1 day... and I wouldn't trade the tears, the pain, the heartache, or the feelings of emptiness for anything in the world. It got us to where we are right now.
I begin to reminisce about the journey Rob and I started on to get here. It wasn't always smiles and blessings. It was hard. It was painstakingly hard. We kept on going, though. In the short time we have been married (2 years in November) every mission, journey, task, goal we have set for ourselves has been seen through. We are a fantastic team. No matter how hard it has gotten, no matter how many fights and disagreements through these journeys, no matter how impossible it seemed- we ultimately joined hands, locked in, and kept on going. We beat infertility. We paid off close to 10,000 dollars in debt. We got through a deployment. We have dealt with each other's health issues and needs. We have held each other through two miscarriages and 14 months of failed fertility treatments. We did it all together. I can remember a time I was going in for an ultrasound and that was to only SEE if I possibly had an egg forming for the rest of the fertility treatment. I remember testing positive for pregnancy only to find myself bleeding. I remember crying into Rob's arms late at night because the fertility treatments were just too much for me emotionally and physicially. Each month, I told him "No more." And he stood by my side. Until the time came, and I decided "Okay, let's try once more." Once more turned into 14 months and finally when we had had enough- we decided to get some real help from a real fertility clinic. We set up our appointment. It was to be on August 29th. We stopped the fertility treatments here and awaited our appointment for August 29th.
On August 15th, I had a dream so real that I was pregnant that when I woke up, I took a pregnancy test AND an ovulation test. The ovulation test was a BLARING positive. The most beautiful positive I have ever seen on a test. And the weird part is, it was all me. It wasn't with Clomid, or trigger shots, or estrogen pills or progesterone suppositories. It was good old fashioned herbal remedies (Vitamin C, Geritol, Peppermint Tea, Lemon water detox every morning, and Soy Isoflavones). I thought I'd experiment with herbal remedies given to me by a friend, Brandi, while we awaited the appointment in Albuquerque. I ran to show Rob the positive test!! We were both so excited!
9 days later, on August 24th, I was home alone and I tested for pregnancy, not expecting to see anything come up on the test. I couldn't believe it! There it was! Two beautiful lines! And that has been the start to this new beautiful journey for Rob and myself. We are due May 7th, 2012 and we were able to cancel that appointment in Albuquerque. I am 11 weeks 1 day... and I wouldn't trade the tears, the pain, the heartache, or the feelings of emptiness for anything in the world. It got us to where we are right now.
Friday, October 14, 2011
Baby's Beat!
Ok, sorry for the absence lately. The house has been going under some rennovations and changes! I am 10 weeks 4 days today and I got my Sonoline B fetal doppler in the mail yesterday. I was getting rather discouraged because I couldn't find baby's heartbeat.. I tried today and got it for like 5 seconds! Then again a bit later for a few more seconds.
I left the doppler at home, ran some errands, and came home and decided to try again. I searched for that heartbeat and FOUND IT! I was able to record it this time, too! I am so excited to show Rob and to show you all too!
Here's the link! As soon as I can, (hopefully Monday) I will get a tummy pic up also! Love you all!
Sorry for the shifty camera work. Camera was resting on my chest as I was trying to push down enough on doppler/tummy and hold the lcd screen up.. Quite difficult!!!
I left the doppler at home, ran some errands, and came home and decided to try again. I searched for that heartbeat and FOUND IT! I was able to record it this time, too! I am so excited to show Rob and to show you all too!
Here's the link! As soon as I can, (hopefully Monday) I will get a tummy pic up also! Love you all!
Sorry for the shifty camera work. Camera was resting on my chest as I was trying to push down enough on doppler/tummy and hold the lcd screen up.. Quite difficult!!!
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