Living, Laughing and LOVING life as a Mom!: Mothers Day Crafting!

Monday, May 14, 2012

Mothers Day Crafting!

I love trying new DIY crafts and projects so I figured I would try some cute personalized gifts for our moms for Mothers Day. Pinterest of course was my inspiration. I decided to make photo coasters and collage flower pots. The coasters were super easy and totally cute. The modge podge did leave a little bit of textured lines on the photos but they still look nice. The flower pots were a little tougher since the pots are wrapped. They came out okay. Definitely a trial and error kind of thing. I sealed the pots and the coasters with acrylic spray to water proof them. Both moms loves them so that's all that matters. Here are some pics on how they turned out.

Coasters

Flower Pots

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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
inches