Exciting News!!!

October 20-2013~~Well... Now that this last week is over... I guess it's time to share our amazing news with everyone...

We've known about this for a few weeks.. but didn't think we were going to have to go this route.

1 week before we found out our last cycle did not work... we were contacted by two Anonymous Angels ( NO one in our family or immediate friends, but someone Nick and I know) whom heard / been following our story. These two precious Angels from above offered if for some reason the last cycle did not work to pay for another Fresh cycle for us, we would be responsible for the drugs and they would pay the rest.So to give you an idea, they were paying about $14,000 and we would pay about $4,500.  We of course were very grateful, but at the time thinking we wouldn't need it because the last cycle was going to work :-)

Little did we know that we would be facing another failed and final cycle...

So we talked and talked about it, prayed and prayed about it .. talked to our pastor about it... talked to Dr. Brabec about it and decided to accept the offer...

I / we decided to take a different approach, I decided because God sent us this amazing miracle.. he was trying to tell us that You worry about your body and mind, keeping healthy, keeping calm and trying to be stress free ( HA HA) and he would take care of the rest. So we had a meeting with Dr. Brabec and we left everything in her hands.. I / we told her okay we are handing this over to you, you decide when, how, and what and we'll be there! So she looked over our charts... took some time and literally a few weeks after we found out the last cycle did not work we started this cycle... 2 reasons.. one my body was somewhat in mode from just finishing the last cycle and 2 Gosh forbid I got any side effects like last time and end up in the hospital, I had met every deductible so therefore my insurance would hopefully pick up most of it. But we were thinking positive and so was Dr. Brabec that was not going to happen if we could help it.

Looking back on my original cycle, if you think about it, I went 3 days past original retrieval date, she had me PUMPED full of drugs because they just were not growing like they should and I was just physically tired and done by the time retrieval came.... not to mention all the lovely side effects...

Here we are a year later.. 20lbs lighter, completely smoke free-- Yes..  I smoked when I drank.. not much though.. A pack would last me sometimes a month depending upon how much we went out... And since then we found out I was deficient in Vitamin D and Calcium so I've been on supplements for over 6 months.

She drastically reduced my drugs and watched me like a HAWK!! I was there almost everyday... or every other :-) Love her and her staff though.. they are pretty amazing people!!

So originally she set up retrieval for November 15th... I went a day early the 14th!! No side effects at all other than some crankiness.. but Nick survived LOL

She was going for quality and not quantity this time... my last scan before retrieval this time showed that I had potential 13-17 eggs.

So we went in last Thursday and when I woke up they informed me I only had 7.. I was about to cry.. but she then proceeded to tell me that she only took the BEST of the BEST.. and that she could have retrieved them all, but she did not want me getting overstimulated like last time and that's one of the things that causes it.. multiple egg retrieval.

So Friday the 15th, we got the call that all 7 survived and all 7 took to Nick's sperm.. VERY RARE!! If you think about last time... She retrieved 18 eggs, only 12 took to his sperm... only 7 made it to transfer day and after we put two of those back in.. only 4 made it to frozen day.

Well here is what you've been waiting for.... 

Today 11-19-2013

We transferred two VERY healthy embryos back in. Dr Brabec and the Embryologist were VERY pleased!! We will not know how many we'll be able to be frozen until tomorrow but she's pretty confident we'll have at least 2..which is what I prayed for.. I prayed that we had at least 2 to freeze.

I'm at home resting for the next few days and we'll find out next Wednesday 11-27-13 if it worked! Praying praying praying!! So far doing GREAT No side effects so far.. by this point last time I was so sick, I can't believe we even put eggs back in me. Praying to continue to have no side effects!!

According to my niece Kaitlyn,  my sister Kristen brought her to my work yesterday to give me good luck hugs and kisses and she said we were going to have two and their names would be Austin and Ali :-) love her!!! She even drew me a picture of Smiley faces.. that look like embryos LOL

November 27-2013

So....after 7 years of this heart wrenching journey... we are happy to annouce

We are expecting a little Turkey!! Unfortunately it won't be ready in time for Thanksgiving... But he / she said they look forward to meeting you around July 31-2014

Keep those prayers coming.. Dr. Brabec said my levels are really good! Twins??

Happy Thanksgiving to all of you...

God Definitely gave us something to be Thankful for this year :-)

December 11-2013 5 weeks 6 days and we got to see the baby and the heartbeat.. we are SO in love right now :-)

December 16-2013 6 weeks 4 days

We had a major scare today.. I started spotting /then bleeding/ then I had clots... 

 Went to the Dr and our sweet baby is still in there :-) growing like a weed!
She put me on semi rest... No laundry..no housework.. No cooking.. Back on a 5lb weight limit..she wanted me to take the next few days off but can't afford that.. And I'm out of vacation.. So she said sit as much as possible at work and lay down during my lunch break.

She's not sure why it happened but doesn't seem too worried. Just praising God that our baby is still in there :-) God is so good!!

January 8th - 9 weeks and 6 Days

Baby S looks awesome... right on schedule  I can't wait to meet this precious Angel!

January 18th- 11 weeks and 1 day

So I ordered a Fetal Doppler so I could hear the baby's heartbeat whenever I wanted... I'm SOOOOOO in love right now.. it arrived today and it's the best sound EVER!!!!!

it will definitely take some of my nervousness away since I got so used to seeing  the baby once a week at the Fertility Dr.'s office.. and now at the OB.. I only go every 3 weeks... it's torture I tell ya.. but this little device was worth every penny! I could listen to it ALL DAY LONG!!!!

Well We did it... 12 weeks tomorrow... Life is so good and God is so good :-) Looking forward to the next 28 weeks!!