December 22nd

So we have started to be able to feel those gorgeous little kicks on the outside finally!! What an amazing thing for Sean to be able to finally get a small glimpse into what has been cooking for the last 5.5 months. The look on his face when he finally felt it was like nothing I have ever seend before, if I put my hand to my belly now he will push my hand out of the way to "cop a feel". Aiden loves his Daddy so he usually complies. Yay for another milestone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

December 18th

Well, our monthly visit with Dr G was this morning and Aiden was very excited this morning. He choose to wake me with a well placed kick to the bladder that made me almost pee the bed! Strong work lil B, strong work! I got up and Sean had gotten me coffee and Aiden and I settled in for some couch time before heading out.

Dr G measured my tummy which they start doing at your 20 week appointment and the number of cm from your pubic bone to the top of your uterus should coincide with the number of weeks you are. Well sir Aiden is measuring ahead by 2+ weeks and either he is going to be a big boy or Mommy needs to cut out of the afternoon snack. I gained 4 lbs this month for a grand total of 10 lbs. Dr G wants me to try and stay closer to 25 lbs since I am not a tiny girl to start with. We also found out that starting at 28 weeks, I will have an u/s every visit since my pre exisiting high blood pressure can wear out the placenta prematurely which would slow Aiden's growth down. They will use these u/s to ensure Aiden is growing like he should and that everything looks peachy keen.

I like the thought of being able to see him every week until I get to meet him in April. The time is suddenly flying and the thought of being already more than half way through this pregnancy is CRAZY!

Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas, Hanukkah, or holiday!

December 14th

So, saw some pictures of me and baby bump Aiden from Friday (my work Christmas party) and I truly have a cute bump going on. It made me feel silly to feel happy about something so small, but we have been waiting sooo long for this! Yay me!

December 13th

So, I decided to start a new blog as the old one was "leaking" some info to people who don't deserve to know what is going on in my life now! They know who they are, and they suck!
0- :) <--that's my innocent face, see my halo?

The downside is that my original blog included all of my TTC journey leading up to that amazing day (August 14th) when we got the news we had long awaited! So, this first entry will be an annoyingly long overview how we got to the point we are now!

March 17, 2007- married the man I was supposed to be with forever in a crazy Irish bash complete with green beer, Irish step dancers, and a video clip on Joe Costig (voice of the Red Sox) announcing us into our reception! (so cooooool!) We begin casually trying to have a baby complete with timed sex and ovulation sticks galore!

July 2007- bought our house in Dedham, and moved for hopefully the last time ever! Sometime mid July I got a positive HPT and began to feel great that it was so "easy" to get pregnant when I was so settled in my new life?

September 11, 2007- Woke up to spotting and bad cramping and proceeded to miscarry over the next few days, although the RN said it's always copmething genetic at this point. We are devestated!!

December 2007- September 2008- 2 major surgeries (11 weeks of bedrest after a badly broken ankle and multiple tests to find a small hole in my heart) we finally arrive at Boston IVF and meet "our Savior" Dr P.) We get our diagnosis as unexplained infertility, which is like a giant punch in the stomach! "So there is really no reason why you aren't getting pregnant, you just are unlucky pretty much?"

September 2008-July 2009- 3 failed IUI's with Clomid and 3 failed IUI's with Bravelle/Ganarelix/Ovidrel leads us to IVF finally! They retrieve 27 follicles! 17 fertilize, we transfer the best 2 and freeze 3 more. IVF #1 - BFN!!! :(

August 2009- After a heartwrenching BFN, Dr P suggests as FET because we need to let me body recover from the "bit of overstim from the July cycle". My body was a rockstar, but alas no BFP that cycle. I was convinced a FET wouldn't work if a fresh cycle didn't! But it was a FET cycle or waiting so we went for it. August 3rd we transferred 2 beautiful fetilized embies and settled in for 2 days of self imposed strict bedrest! The couch may still have my butt print in it??

August 14, 2009- Beta Day! We get the news we waited for forever, I was pregnant although my number was a bit low at 44. They "like" to see around 100 but frozen cycles sometimes start off slower than fresh cycles.

Our repeat betas keep quadrupling!! Ultrasound shows 1 beautiful little heartbeat and we get released from the RE!

Now, I am almost 21 weeks pregnant with a crazy little baby boy named Aiden who is set to make his debut on April 27th, 2010! I couldn't be more happy to have backaches, heartburn, and throwing up occasionally since he is happy and healthy per the doctors!

Man, that was long winded! You should probably have skipped this post anyhow, but since you read all the way to here....you rock! :) Here's to April 2010!!!!