6 weeks
Tomorrow I will be six weeks pregnant! I can’t believe I get to say that!! I’m getting these great updates from babycenter.com that talk about our baby’s development. I just find them fascinating – that so many intricate things could be happening to a person so small (we’re up from sesame seed to lentil!) Here is this week’s goodies (I think the email for 6 weeks is telling you what will happen during the 7th week) The nose, mouth, and ears that you’ll spend so much time kissing in eight months are beginning...
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Tomorrow I will be six weeks pregnant! I can’t believe I get to say that!! I’m getting these great updates from babycenter.com that talk about our baby’s development. I just find them fascinating – that so many intricate things could be happening to a person so small (we’re up from sesame seed to lentil!) Here is this week’s goodies (I think the email for 6 weeks is telling you what will happen during the 7th week) The nose, mouth, and ears that you’ll spend so much time kissing in eight months are beginning...
Read More2nd Beta!
My beta today was 5,434. Yes, five THOUSAND four-hundred and thirty four. Woohoo! Since I’m not really sick or anything it is hard to “feel” pregnant so this verification that all is well was much needed. Our first ultrasound is scheduled for next Tuesday! I can’t wait to see a heart beat. Here is how my beta increased compared to others. You can see I’m on the high side for singleton (one baby) but HCG values can never diagnose multiples so we just have to wait it out. As my dad said, one is enough for us (even if more would be a blessing). DH...
Read More5 things about me…
I was tagged by Jess. Here are some things about me. 1. What was I doing 10 years ago? I was struggling to make it on my own after a yucky divorce (are there any that aren’t yucky?) and a crazy improptu move to Florida “because I liked the sun.” I also changed my name. Not my last, my first name. This new name has stuck but I think Dr. Phil would call this a coping mechanism for my failed marriage. But this October 10 years ago I meet my DH…so it all works out and God is good. 2. Five things on my to do list for today. Call blood-sucking attorney. Call...
Read MoreMisconceptions about IVF
Someone asked me yesterday “did you get to pick the hair and eye color?” It is like they think IVF is a lifestyle choice. Who started this crap about “designer babies?” It is so far from the truth it is amazing. This seems to be what the average person thinks about assisted reproductive technologies. Or you hear “did you do that to have twins?” What??? That’s like asking a cancer patient if they “did that to be bald.” How do we change public opinion that IVF is treatment for a disease (or diseases) and it is grueling not t
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