Well today was our first ultrasound appointment- they day we see our babies heartbeat! We were filled with excitement and a bit of nervousness. All went well! It was such a neat thing to see and hear! There is only one baby so a bit of relief for Dan ( although he would be happy with 2) The babies heatbeat was 181 beats per minute. We saw it moving around- the head and the arms. It almost looked like it was waving at us! I am 9 weeks and will have my next ultrasound on Oct 4th when I will be 12 weeks. I can't wait to see how much the baby grows.
I am also happy that I am feeling better this week. I didn't have morning sickness but was nautious for the past 2 weeks. All part of our exciting journey. Oh almost forgot our due date is April 12th. Another Aries in the house should be interesting!
Siging off for now!
Monday, September 10, 2007
Friday, September 7, 2007
Blogging the journey
Well I lied- I said I wouldn't wait this long until I posted another blog and I did! Sorry
Well things have been pretty normal except that I have been feeling nautious for the past few weeks. Some foods just really turn my stomach and then some things I just crave like ham and cheese sub from subway- go figure!!
We are going to the Dr's on monday for an ultrasound to see the heartbeat. We are really excited about this day because it will really make things real in our world. I can't wait! I will have to schedule my 3 month ultrasound soon as well.
It really has been killing us not telling anyone about our exciting news but we wanted to be safe rather than sorry. After we had to cancel our first IVF procedure we decided that we would keep it quiet. There are a few people that know but that is only my parents, sister and father-in-law. We know our news is safe with them although they are anxious to spread the word too!
We have decided that we are going to have a little get together on Oct 5th. The get together is really to tell all of our friends the news. We figured this was the best way to tell everyone at the same time. We just hope that people understand why we have kept this quiet.
Anyhoo, I am at work so I will sign off until monday!
Well things have been pretty normal except that I have been feeling nautious for the past few weeks. Some foods just really turn my stomach and then some things I just crave like ham and cheese sub from subway- go figure!!
We are going to the Dr's on monday for an ultrasound to see the heartbeat. We are really excited about this day because it will really make things real in our world. I can't wait! I will have to schedule my 3 month ultrasound soon as well.
It really has been killing us not telling anyone about our exciting news but we wanted to be safe rather than sorry. After we had to cancel our first IVF procedure we decided that we would keep it quiet. There are a few people that know but that is only my parents, sister and father-in-law. We know our news is safe with them although they are anxious to spread the word too!
We have decided that we are going to have a little get together on Oct 5th. The get together is really to tell all of our friends the news. We figured this was the best way to tell everyone at the same time. We just hope that people understand why we have kept this quiet.
Anyhoo, I am at work so I will sign off until monday!
Saturday, August 25, 2007
Better late than never!
Ok so I have been a little lax in writing in this blog! The last time I wrote I left you hanging about our pregnancy results............... POSITIVE!!!!!!!!!! I am pregnant :) Our first blood test was very high- 880 (whatever that means) the second test (2 days later) they look for a 60% increase in the number. I succeeded with a whopping 1937. We had such a great day. I was off work so Dan and I headed to the golf course for 9 holes.
So it has been a few weeks and everything is progressing good I think. I guess I am lucky that I have noth experienced any morning sickness but because I feel the same it makes me feel as I am not pregnant. I have been dizzy in the mornings and yesterday we had a bit of a scare. On our way back from camping I passed out 2 times in a burger take out restaurant. Dan was waiting in the car with Bronx. It was pretty scary and an ambulance/paramedic were called. Luckily there was a Firefighter in the restaurant who sat with me and took my pulse while we waited for help. I think it was a combination of dehydration and lack of food. We went to a walk in clinic ( as we were not in London) and the Dr. advised that I go to Emergency. I did but after waiting for 2 hours and no sign of seeing anyone in the near future we made the decision to come home and see our own Dr. in the AM.
I went this AM to see the Dr and my blood pressure is back to normal ( well normal for me) and they did bloodwork. All is well thank goodness :)
Siging off now but I won't wait this long to write again.
So it has been a few weeks and everything is progressing good I think. I guess I am lucky that I have noth experienced any morning sickness but because I feel the same it makes me feel as I am not pregnant. I have been dizzy in the mornings and yesterday we had a bit of a scare. On our way back from camping I passed out 2 times in a burger take out restaurant. Dan was waiting in the car with Bronx. It was pretty scary and an ambulance/paramedic were called. Luckily there was a Firefighter in the restaurant who sat with me and took my pulse while we waited for help. I think it was a combination of dehydration and lack of food. We went to a walk in clinic ( as we were not in London) and the Dr. advised that I go to Emergency. I did but after waiting for 2 hours and no sign of seeing anyone in the near future we made the decision to come home and see our own Dr. in the AM.
I went this AM to see the Dr and my blood pressure is back to normal ( well normal for me) and they did bloodwork. All is well thank goodness :)
Siging off now but I won't wait this long to write again.
Tuesday, August 7, 2007
The wait is killing us
Well tomorrow is the big day- the day we will find out if I am pregnant. Oh my god! We have been waiting for this day for so long and now it is finally here. I am a mess! It is all that I have been thinking about for the last 2 weeks but intensely for the past 2 days. Every thought I have is about our fate based on 1 single blood test.
I have so many thoughts running through my mind and it is hard to keep focussed. I am off tomorrow from work. I am sure I will have a hard time sleeping tonight but what will be worse is having to wait for the phone call from the Dr. to let us know the results.
This is it folks- we are keepiong all body parts crossed and we are ready :)
I have so many thoughts running through my mind and it is hard to keep focussed. I am off tomorrow from work. I am sure I will have a hard time sleeping tonight but what will be worse is having to wait for the phone call from the Dr. to let us know the results.
This is it folks- we are keepiong all body parts crossed and we are ready :)
Thursday, July 26, 2007
And so it begins
We have patiently been waiting for this day for a long time. Exactly 10 months ago we found out that we likely wouldn't be able to conceive a baby the "traditional" way. We have gone through a lot the past while from bloodwork, ultrasounds, injections and list grows. Finally we are at the last step IVF. On Sunday we had our egg retrieval which went great but the after effects were killer! I felt as though someone had stabbed me in the stomach about 100 times. Thankfully this feeling didn't last too long but it still took 2 days to recover. We had our egg transfer yesterday so now we wait for 2 weeks and see! I think these next 2 weeks are going to be LONG!! I guess happiness comes to those who wait or at least that is what I am hoping.
I still feel the same as I did before the retrieval and transfer except I am anxious. Time will tell.
Wish us well :)
I still feel the same as I did before the retrieval and transfer except I am anxious. Time will tell.
Wish us well :)
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