Living, Laughing and LOVING life as a Mom!: Happy St Patrick's Day!

Monday, March 21, 2011

Happy St Patrick's Day!

Yes I am a little delayed on posting....HAPPY ST PATRICK'S DAY!

Brayden had fun visiting Grammy and Pop Pop on St. Patrick's Day! Technically he's prob only 1/16 Irish but that's enough reason to celebrate! We made ham and cabbage and corned beef for dinner... turned out really good, despite the fact that i hate corned beef... but everyone else enjoyed it :) Brayden even took part and tried some potatoes and loved it!

I LOVE LOVE his smile!

You cant resist that face!

His typical "what?" face

Always eating anything he can get his hands on!

NAP TIME!

1 comment:

EmilyMarch 22, 2011 at 8:55 AM
What a ham. He is such a handsome little guy!
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Our Fertility Journey

~ TTC Baby #2 ~

* May 2011: Consult with RE to set up calendar for FET- repeating Estrace Protocol Previously used to Concieve

* June 2011: CANCEL FET: due to abnormal pap and precancerous cells

* July 26, 2011: LEEP procedure to remove pre-cancerous cells

*Sept 17: started Provera to induce AF

*Sept 23: AF arrives

*Sept 24: baseline b/w and u/s: FET cancelled abnormality "artifact" on u/s and starting BC to have a normal length cycle

* Oct 17: Repeat Sonohysterogram: "artifact" is tissue outside the uterus, lining looks perfect, ok to proceed with FET
* Oct 20: AF arrives

* Oct 21: CD2 b/w and u/s, start estrogen priming

* Nov 3: b/w and u/s, lining 14mm

* Nov 4 start PIEO, progesterone suppositories, medrol, doxycyclene

* Nov 7: Transfer Day: 10am, transferred 2 3day embies (6 and 8 cell) with assisted hatching

* Nov 14th: BFP!!!!

* Nov 19th: Beta (pregnancy) b/w- beta 90

* Nov 21st: Beta #2: 301

* Nov 28th: 1st u/s! ONE healthy bean!

* March 17: IT'S A GIRL! Bella Rose!

DUE JULY 27, 2012!!

* Jan 17th: N/t scan: gender prediction: GIRL!

* Feb 14th: u/s

~ TTC Baby #1:Brayden ~

* Married 4/19/2008

* Started Trying to Concieve June 2008

* Diagnosed with PCOS July 2008: anovulatory, insulin resistant, androgenism: started Ovulation testing (OPK) and metformin

*Cycles #1 (6/08)- #8 (1/09): No ovulation - metformin and OPK testing

*2/1/09 Cycle #9: clomid = no ovulation

*3/5/09 Cycle#10: clomid = ovulation: HPT: BFN

*4/4/09 Cycle #11: clomid= ovulation: HPT: BFN

*5/10/09 Cycle #12: diagnosed with Hypothyroidism: clomid & HCG & IUI= BFN

*6/10/09 Cycle #13: clomid & HCG & IUI= BFN

*7/16/09 Cycle #14: clomid & HCG & IUI= BFN

*8/17/09 cycle #15: natural cycle prior to IVF= BFN

*9/09/09 cycle #16: First round of IVF: Lupron, Follistim, Menopur
- 10/7/09 started lupron suppression injections
- 10/20/09 Started follicle stimulation injections
- 10/27/09 only needed 7 days of stimming, OHSS
(hyperstimulation) setting in
- 10/31/09: "coasted" off stim meds for 3 days - HCG
trigger
- 11/02/09: Egg Retrieval: 36 follicles ---> 27 eggs
Full Blown OHSS, embryo transfer canceled
- 11/03/29: 18 embryos fertilized and healthy!

* 1/02/10 Cycle #17: Frozen Embryo Transfer (FET) protocol started: Estrace, PIO, Crinone, Medrol and Doxycyclene: 6 embryos thawed and grown to 3 day. 5 matured one lost
- 1/22/10Egg Transfer: two -3 day embryos: remaining
refrozen
- 1/31/10: Home pregnancy test POSITIVE (9dp3dt)
- 2/3/10: Beta #1: 110!!!! DUE DATE 10/11/10
- 2/5/10: Beta #2: 202
- 2/8/10: Beta #3: 580
- 2/12/10: Beta #4: 3114
- 2/15/10: Beta #5: 6726
- 2/22/10: 1st Fetal u/s HB 131
-5/25/10: Anatomy Scan : IT'S A BOY!!

*10/11/10: Dute date come and gone!

* 10/18/10: Induction begins! cervadil and pitocin

*10/19/10: water breaks on it's own 9:30 am, not dialting, continued increasing dosage of pitocin
- had 2 epidurals and 4 tries to "make them work", only
numbs legs so going "naturale"

*10/20/10: 3:30am - 10cm finally started pushing!
- 5:30 am- baby stuck sunnyside up at end of birth canal
- 7:00 am - dr called in to forcept baby out
- 7:35 am - Brayden Thomas is Born! 9lb 9oz, 22 1/2
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