6+5 - Pregnancy from the other side.

So - we have a strong baby growing. :) If you haven't been keeping up with the TTC 2 tab up at the top of the page, yesterday we had the first ultrasound for the new baby bean. Baby is measuring exactly to the day and has a heart rate of 135 - We are hoping the lower heart rate means BOY!! With S at 7w5d, her heart rate was 175...sooo it is possible - of course anything is!

Mom and Carol were able to come with us to the ultrasound, they were hoping for twins...who is surprised about that? I still think it would be cool to have twins, lots of work for sure, but also lots of fun!!

We are moving right along, well I am haha...Court is just now starting to feel sick more often. She got sick at work this morning. I am hoping she passes through the first trimester without much morning/all day sickness. I think mine finally subsided between 14-16 weeks.

The next appointment is May 4, the day after Court's bday! That will be a fun appointment.

Thinking of how we want to announce the new baby is pretty fun. I am going to work in Photoshop a bit with some pictures we have of Sophia to see what I can come up with.

I just have to say I love our Dr. office so much. They really are all so great. I am happy to be able to experience all of this from the other end of the table now. It is so much more REAL now that we heard the heartbeat. I want to go home and play the DVD with it again and again. In just a few short weeks we should be able to use our doppler and hear it ourselves at home.

Oh yeah, it is written in the stars for our babies to have November due dates :) This one is expected to be a Turkey Day baby. (we are expecting a few days later...so it could be a December baby)

Until next time!!

Reproductive Endocrinologist.

Sheesh...no wonder people just use RE. That is a mouthful. Who wants an update on babymaking 2.0?

Cool. I will give you a quick update!! We have decided to move on with some help of Dr. Fast-talker. We know Courtney has low progesterone, and we have an slight feeling that maybe we can't get the swimmers where they need to be by ourselves.

With this means we needed to choose a new donor from a sperm bank because our RE won't use our KD. If we were married, she would use fresh sperm...but we don't make sperms...sooo there's that!

We also decided that if we are investing so much in swimmers and the IUI at Dr. Fast-talkers, we should probably give ourselves the best chance of success as possible. For use that means adding ovulation medicines and a trigger shot. So, Courtney is currently taking Femara for CD3-7..today is CD5. We are going in for an ultrasound (added US at our insistence) Friday morning to check progress...that will be CD9. The reason we wanted her to do an extra ultrasound is because Court ovulated CD10 last cycle and we missed our chance. Our RE kept saying you know you will most likely need to have another one CD13, because CD9 will be too early. We understand, and we also know that if we didn't have this "peace of mind" ultrasound and we missed ovulation again (after the meds and sperm costs), we would be so pissed. 

Here is what our timeline for the next couple weeks looks like (as of now):

CD3-7 Femara
CD9 - US (we think they will want us to trigger soon after this US...)
CD13 - 2nd US - they let us know when to use the trigger shot.
CD14 or 15 - IUI
CD18 or 3DPO - start progesterone supplements
 HOPEFULLY 14DPO we have a BFREAKINGP!!!!!

 It is still SO STRANGE being the NGP - non-gestational parent - this go around. I try to be supportive and empathetic for Courtney, but I can't possibly feel exactly what she is feeling at this moment in time. I remember the anxiety and stress and sadness and feelings of hope from when it was my turn to try. Even though I have those memories, I handle stress and anxiety totally differently than she does. I like to make lists. and blog. and seek support of others going through the same thing as me. I made TONS of friends online through Baby Center and Blogland. I am ever so grateful for the support I received from all of my new friends. Some of you I keep active contact with on FB. Courtney has never truly felt comfortable blogging, or reaching out to strangers online. I get that. It can be intimidating or strange. I wish I knew the right words to comfort her more.

At this point we are taking it one day at a time...I think missing last cycle was kind of a blessing. It gave Courtney the opportunity to de-stress. She got a chance to breathe and not worry about temping for a few days and she didn't have to dread the start of her period because it was inevitable this time.

I am excited for March. I am more hopeful than I have been in months. I have faith that this magical mixture of science and nature will be just the ticket to knock my girl up.

We are going out for sushi tonight, sans Sophia. It will be nice to reconnect with my love for a few hours...and dream about our future some more together :)

Wish us luck. I hope to have more interesting things to blog about soon!!!!

Freedom To Marry

We are getting closer and closer to gaining the Freedom to Marry.

As Courtney kind of mentioned in the previous post, we were recently featured on Freedom To Marry's site. I think the story turned out beautifully with our pictures.

I am so grateful that the times have changed so much that there are more positve comments than negative, and we do not personally know any of the people making the negative comments. I love that SO MANY people have had the opportunity to read our story and even share it. More people should see that we are just regular people living regular lives. We would just like the same right to be married as everyone else.

I think August 6th is going to be a fantastic day. The 6th Circuit Court will hear the vital TN cases and most likely rule in our favor. (At least that's what I'm thinking)

If you would like to take a look at our story over at Freedom To Marry please do :)

Our Story

You can also spread the word if you'd like, maybe if enough people see it, the lawmakers will have a change of heart with the super cute baby face staring at them!!

She's a Petite Little Thing

Sophia had her 6 month well visit yesterday. She is 14lbs 13oz, 24.5in tall and her head is 16.5in....all to say she is a short and trim little girl with a slightly big noggin :)

They had us fill out a development questionairre thing...and she is developing at an 8 month old rate! We knew she was super baby...but now we have proof haha.

The doctor said, I would go ahead and start baby proofing soon. We agreed. We have a WILD child on our hands. She is so curious about everything, and cannot sit still. The only time she snuggles anymore is when she is asleep...even her nursing time has become a party for her.

We are going to have our hands full, even if she is just a tiny thing! She had a cold last week, but with breastfeeding we knocked it out with no lasting evidence. HOORAY for boobie juice! All in All our girl is strong and healthy and perfect...and CUTE.

So onto the part you've all been waiting for....go VOTE!! She moved up 45 spots yesterday, let's keep it up and get her into the top 30 tomorrow!! Please SHARE it with your friends! Thank you, thank you for voting yesterday...voting continues EVERY SINGLE DAY until Sunday, May 11th (Mother's Day)

VOTE FOR SOPHIA!!

I am that crazy mom who thinks her daughter is the cutest ever and deserves to win this Cover Contest for Parents Magazine!!!

SOOOOO we need your help! She dropped from #94 to #122.....that is the wrong way!

Help her get back to the top by voting HERE, and if you feel so inclined PLEASE Share it with your pals too :)

I didn't realize just how many pictures there are in this contest...looks like over 1000, so she is doing really well so far...but I know with me pushing everyone to keep voting she will probably go ahead and win! SO GO VOTE! & then SHARE!!