Fall.....

Fall has always been my favorite time of year. I love warm, yummy drinks, cozy sweaters, fires, anything that smells like cinnamon, coming home on a blustery day to a crockpot dinner cooking and smelling up the house and much, much more.

My Mom came down this weekend and she thinks the Wallflowers from Bath and Body spue chemicals, I don't doubt that they do. The more I started to think about it, the more I started to agree with her, even though I didn't know for sure. No need to breathe a bunch of crap I don't need to, especially since I'm prego. My Mom put some cloves, cinnamon sticks and some water in a mini crockpot I have and it smells WONDERFUL! I love the idea! I don't care as long as I get my cinnamon smell!

We still need to pick out some pumpkins. Next year will be a trip to the pumpkin patch I'm sure! I love Fall!

It's been too long!

Well, I've managed to go the entire month of September without an update! Since my last entry, we have had another ultrasound at 12 weeks and 3 days, and buddy looked more like a baby! Not sure if I have mentioned it but we've been calling him/her buddy until we find out what buddy is. Speaking of that, we find out on October 21st, just a week away and we can't wait! We have been referred back to the OB who referred me to Dr. Moruzzi for fertility issues. So, we haven't been getting those ultrasounds every two weeks, darn it! We have had to wait until 20 weeks like everyone else (: I understand why they wait until 20 weeks to do the in-depth ultrasound now, the nurse explained that things aren't fully developed until then and while gender is what we want to know about, they look for and measure lots of things during the ultrasound and if it was done any earlier, they may not catch some of those things due to lack of developement.

I feel great except that I have been sick for about 2 weeks now! I swear, I will get used to all of these kid germs some day. It seems like it never fails, the beginning of each school year I get sick. My morning sickness was text book, it went away right after I hit the 12 week mark. I also have more energy now that I'm in the second trimester. The tummy continues to grow and the students at school are starting to look and whisper! I am enjoying it all, just feeling so blessed to be experiencing it, the good and the "unpleasant."

The other cool thing is that we ordered a fetal heart doppler from bellybeats.com. We absolutely LOVE it! We listen to buddy in the morning and at night. It's such a great way for Rob to get involved. I get these weekly updates on the developement of buddy and this last one recommended that Rob pick out a book and read it to buddy every night, Rob loved that idea and wants to pick the book out himself, he is so cute (:

That's all for now! I will try and update this more frequently so these marathon posts won't happen! Oh yeah, and maybe I should let some friends and family know about this darn thing too!

Ultrasound #3

We found out this week that because I am an IVF patient, my doctor will do ultrasounds every 2-3 weeks until I am 24 weeks, we are PUMPED about that! That means we will get to find out what we are having fairly early, which will be super nice. We had an ultrasound yesterday and it was again, amazing! I am 9 and a half weeks. It's amazing how much has changed in 2 weeks. We saw the little girl or guy's arm buds and legs and head. They little guy had much more of a shape. The best part about the entire thing is that he/she was moving! Our doctor said "oh, looks like they are doing the baby dance" it was precious. Our doc is going on vacation so our next ultrasound will be three weeks away on Sept. 4th, we can't wait!

Second Ultrasound

We have had two ultrasounds so far. The first was two weeks ago at 5wks and 3days. I requested that ultrasound and my doctor who is very patient, did it for me no problem. Since I have had an ectopic pregnancy, I was worried about the pregnancy implanting in my remaining tube. The ultrasound showed, all was good and that the pregnancy was indeed, where it was supposed to be.

The ultrasound yesterday was to find a heartbeat. Very nerve wracking and exciting all rolled into one. It didn't take long for the doctor to find the heartbeat, I was so relieved and filled with joy. Yesterday was truly and amazing moment for us. We go back in two weeks for another ultrasound, we can't wait! Above is a picture of little itty bitty measuring an astounding 10mm (:

Nervous ... and Excited

Well, if you are reading this, I have finally let people know I have a blog! At this moment, as I write this, no one knows. Actually, Heidi may know but she doesn't have the address(: At first I wanted a place I could come and discuss everything including our infertility struggles but then I re-thought things and decided not to include any of that. After 1 year of trying on our own and one failed round of IVF, we are expecting a baby! It is still very early so we have only told family and close friends. It is a bit differant with IVF. People know you are doing it, so they know that in a certain amount of time you either ARE or your AREN'T ... kind of bizzare. At any rate, I am nervous ... VERY excited and hopeful but nervous. I am praying that I make it through the first trimester and continue on through a normal pregnancy. Of course I hope this story ends with a beautiful healthy baby! I am a little over 6 weeks - SO early. Our little guy or girl is due March 17th, St. Patty's day! I hope that things go well over the next few weeks so that I can comfortable share this with all of you!

Little Itty Bitty! Due March 17th.

Believe in Yourself

It is so important to believe in yourself. Believe that you can do it, under any circumstances. Because if you believe you can, then you really will. That belief just keeps you searching for the answers, and then pretty soon you get it.

Wally Amos