Babbs' Baby Trail

2 more days to see if they are getting a little brother or little sister! So excited, can not wait! Even though I am pretty sure the doctor was right.

I need to start documenting this pregnancy now that I am coming out of the m/s fog/hell.

My MFM had a hand held ultra sound device at my last appointment and told me his guess as to what I am having, but confirmation is the 20th.... I can not wait!!!

I have been feeling little one moving, kicking and grooving. I am finally getting excited, but terrified about being out numbered, it's going to be about zone/defense in our house!

Belly picture time, which I have been so bad at! 19 weeks and starting to feel somewhat better. Oh and all the clutter around the tub, please ignore, the girls have to have everything in there.

Aaron and I decided to head back to the RE last July, we didn't have any frozen embryos so we had to prepare for a fresh cycle. We decided to start cycling in September, we had a trip to California in August.

I started BCP's after August AF. I started stimming mid to late September, I stayed on the same protocol as my first one with the girls, so the antagonist. I had 29 eggs the day of retrieval, 23 fertilized. I had a 5 day transfer, we transferred 2 blast. I had 2 embies make it to freeze with the cycle.

I kept POAS, nothing but BFN, AF showed up a day before my beta, beta confirmed BFN.

I jumped right into a new fresh cycle, because I had one left on my insurance. I started BCP's pretty much right away, started stimming in Novemeber, if I remember correctly I had 24 eggs retrieved, and 19 fertilized, I could totally be lying right now. It's blurry. I did have 2 make it to freeze for the cycle.

I POAS 4dpt and had a BFP, I kept testing and the line kept showing up. I took a digital and it was BFN. I started bleeding, went it for a beta it was 25, they wanted me to stay on endometrin, so I did. This was all over Christmas, I was totally bummed out but the girls were so much fun this year, how could I be sad? I was changing Savannah's diaper and had to run to the bathroom and get sick. My first thought was "WTF?" I tested and got a positive on the digital?????

The Tuesday after Christmas I went in for another beta and it doubled as it should have, it was like 172 or something like that. I went in for another beta 2 days later and it was back down to 93, confirmed chemical pregnancy. I had to go back in ever week for a beta until it was zero, from first beta to second was about 7 weeks.

Finally Feb. 1st, AF showed up and I could get started on my FET, I only had 2 meds, estrace and prometrin. 1 appointment for bloodwork and lining check and they scheduled my transfer for Feb 20th, again we transferred 2.

I POAS pretty much everyday, Feb 25th I got my BFP! I was terrified something bad was going to happen again, but this one is the winner, winner chicken dinner.

I started feeling sick right away, morning sickness in full force, my beta was 62 on Feb 29th and 187 on Mar. 2nd.

March 19th was our first ultra sound and believe me I was terrified I would see twins again, the RE was pretty much counting on it because I had been so sick. We saw one beautiful heartbeat. The girls went with us and they were each given an u/s picture and they carried it everywhere saying the baby was in the black hole:) They crack me up.

They tell everyone they have a baby in their bellies too.

This pregnancy has been so tough so far, they make the girls m/s look like a walk in the park.

So there it is, this little one was a tough one to conceive. We still have 2 frozen embryos, I think this is it, but I don't know how I feel about leaving them. Tough call.

That's my babies a little over 2 1/2 :( I can't believe we are 101 days away from their 3rd birthday. It amazes me how gast it all goes. They no longer resemble the babies they once were, they look and act like toddlers. They are sassy and sweet. I couldn't be more in love with them. Their personalities are completely different. Cali has turned into little Miss "I will do it", while Savannah remains my "baby". She has some independence, but mostly just wants her momma.

They started Creative Movement a few months ago and they just love dance class. They look forward to Thursday nights and getting all dressed in their tutus and tights, I just love it.

The stuff they say these days cracks me up. Savannah grabbed my face the other day and said "mommy, I love you face" and in the next breath, "mommy, I love you purse"

Cali was put in timeout one night and I was made and she kept saying sorry, and I said "sorry isn't working tonight", yes I realize that was bad, but she had gotten spaghetti and water everywhere, i mean everywhere:( The next day she hits Savannah and Nana said, "Cali tell Savannah sorry", Cali in all seriousness looked at Nana and said, "Sorry not working". Yes, this momma needs to mind her mouth, this I know:)

I am amazed what little sponges they are!

They also have some other news to share.....




Yep they are going to be big sisters. I am 16 weeks along and ready to find out if  "it's" a girl or boy...

if you ask the girls if they want a baby sister or baby brother, they usually say, "Baby Brudder", every once in awhile we get "baby sissy".

So due date is Nov 7th! I have been so sick, this baby is making life hard, worse than when I was pregnant with the girls.

I am going to try and keep up with the blog now so the new baby has the same type of "journal" to look back at one day.
 
Here is a picture of the new addition from my last u/s at 13 weeks.


And a few more of my ladies: