Monday, April 6, 2009
first u/s
So, we had our first u/s this morning! Looks like our due date is slightly off from what I had calculated, I will change the tickers when I know more. We saw one little bean in there this time, which is overall better than 2 or 3, lol. We are right on track according to the due date the RE gave me this morning, so that is Dec 5, 2009. We have one sac with the beginnings of a yolk sac, but no fetal pole which is fine if we are only 5w1d pregnant. We will have the heartbeat u/s in two weeks, on April 20 and Sam is gonna try to come up for that appointment, hopefully she will be able to make it this time. S & G had a scare with M over the weekend and she had to miss out on this first one. M is ok, so hopefully she remains in good health and S gets to have a night alone in a hotel room with a good book and then gets to see her new addition's heartbeat the next day.
Thursday, April 2, 2009
updates
Beta numbers and symptoms at 5 weeks! (actually 5w2d today!)
March 25 11dp3dt 103
March 27 13dp3dt 246
March 30 16dp3dt 689
April 1 18dp3dt expecting 1200-1400 but it jumped to 1900
U/S scheduled for Monday morning, and Sam is coming, yay!! Have a safe, relaxing drive!!
I am feeling really well so far, no morning sickness but I had none with the 3 of my own but did have it from 9-18 weeks with the twins I carried, so if its only one this time maybe I will get away with not puking for 9 weeks at least 5 times a day, lol I am very tired and could take a 3 hour nap everyday, if only I had the time, lol
Boobs are sore and feeling more hungry than normal, have to eat a bowl of cereal about 11 PM every night. But other than those things I feel great! So excited to be pregnant again and for a great family!
I got to actually order refills of all my medications, that was exciting!
Each week I will be including an info about the developing baby including pictures of what stage it should be at, hope you enjoy!____________________________________________________________________________________
Week Five: The embryonic stage begins
You are 5 weeks pregnant. (about three weeks from conception)
The amniotic fluid is being built up.
The embryo grows from a tiny speck about 2mm - the size of a pin head.
By the end of the week the embryo will have more than doubled in size to about 4-5mm.
The egg has now completely grown into the mucous membrane of the uterus which covers the egg, the umbilical sac and the amniotic fluid cavity.
A fibrin clot closes the hole to the uterus cavity.
The placenta is developing.
The embryo starts receiving oxygen and nutrition through the placenta.
The cells making up the ovum are beginning to differentiate and specialize in areas of development. Some cells will make up the embryo; others the amniotic sac and placenta etc. The ovum, which has been floating around in your uterus, has now implanted into the wall of the uterus. Now comes an exciting time of rapid growth! The amniotic sac, amniotic cavity and yolk sac are developing. The placenta is beginning to form now too.
Implantation - Some spotting (also known as implantation bleeding) may occur about 10 - 14 days after conception. You may believe you are starting your period but generally this spotting (bleeding) is extremely light and lasts only a day or so.
At week five, you might begin to suspect you're pregnant since the embryo produces hormones which stop the mother's menstrual cycle. The fertilized egg, now called a blastocyst, is a fluid-filled cluster of about 500 cells, still multiplying madly. It is attached to the uterus wall and divides into two parts. The half attached to the uterine wall becomes the placenta, the vessel-filled support system that nourishes the developing life, and the other half will become the baby.
At the end of week five; nerve growth begins when a sheet of cells on the back of the embryo folds in the middle to form a tube, which will become the future spinal cord. At one end tube enlarges to form the brain's major sections. The amniotic fluid that cushions the embryo begins to form. Between the forth and fifth week the embryo more than doubles in size to about, 4-5mm about a 1/8 inch in size.
March 25 11dp3dt 103
March 27 13dp3dt 246
March 30 16dp3dt 689
April 1 18dp3dt expecting 1200-1400 but it jumped to 1900
U/S scheduled for Monday morning, and Sam is coming, yay!! Have a safe, relaxing drive!!
I am feeling really well so far, no morning sickness but I had none with the 3 of my own but did have it from 9-18 weeks with the twins I carried, so if its only one this time maybe I will get away with not puking for 9 weeks at least 5 times a day, lol I am very tired and could take a 3 hour nap everyday, if only I had the time, lol
Boobs are sore and feeling more hungry than normal, have to eat a bowl of cereal about 11 PM every night. But other than those things I feel great! So excited to be pregnant again and for a great family!
I got to actually order refills of all my medications, that was exciting!
Each week I will be including an info about the developing baby including pictures of what stage it should be at, hope you enjoy!____________________________________________________________________________________
Week Five: The embryonic stage begins
You are 5 weeks pregnant. (about three weeks from conception)
The amniotic fluid is being built up.
The embryo grows from a tiny speck about 2mm - the size of a pin head.
By the end of the week the embryo will have more than doubled in size to about 4-5mm.
The egg has now completely grown into the mucous membrane of the uterus which covers the egg, the umbilical sac and the amniotic fluid cavity.
A fibrin clot closes the hole to the uterus cavity.
The placenta is developing.
The embryo starts receiving oxygen and nutrition through the placenta.
The cells making up the ovum are beginning to differentiate and specialize in areas of development. Some cells will make up the embryo; others the amniotic sac and placenta etc. The ovum, which has been floating around in your uterus, has now implanted into the wall of the uterus. Now comes an exciting time of rapid growth! The amniotic sac, amniotic cavity and yolk sac are developing. The placenta is beginning to form now too.
Implantation - Some spotting (also known as implantation bleeding) may occur about 10 - 14 days after conception. You may believe you are starting your period but generally this spotting (bleeding) is extremely light and lasts only a day or so.
At week five, you might begin to suspect you're pregnant since the embryo produces hormones which stop the mother's menstrual cycle. The fertilized egg, now called a blastocyst, is a fluid-filled cluster of about 500 cells, still multiplying madly. It is attached to the uterus wall and divides into two parts. The half attached to the uterine wall becomes the placenta, the vessel-filled support system that nourishes the developing life, and the other half will become the baby.
At the end of week five; nerve growth begins when a sheet of cells on the back of the embryo folds in the middle to form a tube, which will become the future spinal cord. At one end tube enlarges to form the brain's major sections. The amniotic fluid that cushions the embryo begins to form. Between the forth and fifth week the embryo more than doubles in size to about, 4-5mm about a 1/8 inch in size.
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
on cloud 9!!
So this month just keeps getting better and better.
blood test result were 103 this morning which is a nice strong number yay!!
and I got my acceptance letter for nursing school today.
I can not be happier!!
blood test result were 103 this morning which is a nice strong number yay!!
and I got my acceptance letter for nursing school today.
I can not be happier!!
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
maybe I can do better now that we have stuff to write about
Let us recap the last year:
April 2008 transfer with negative results
June 2008 transfer with negative results
Oct 2008 transfer with negative results
one last try!
March 14, 2009 transferred 3 embies
March 21 @ 7dp3dt I saw the faintest line
March 22 @8dp3dt this is what I saw
and these
March 23 @ 9dp3dt they just kept getting darker and then I saw this
March 24 (aka today)
they are still getting darker and we have the beta (blood pregnancy test in the morning)
I wanted to immediately call the parents since it was the weekend and I could get them both on the phone at the same time but I wanted to be sure before getting their hopes up, then Sun rolled around and I was still too nervous to call and Mark said to just wait til the beta and let the nurse tell them. I was torn on what to do, so I decided to wait til I got a digital PREGNANT!! But lo and be hold the phone rang before I could test on the digital, it was S and she asked if I was pregnant!! That sneaky woman, had a vision as she laid down for a quiet little nap yesterday that she should get on SMO and check out the stats of getting a bfp at 9dp3dt! She came across my signature which stated oh so boldly that I had gotten many BFP's!!! Not the way I wanted her to find out but boy oh boy her reaction on the phone when I told her that yes indeed we are pregnant!!! was the most beautiful sound I have ever heard.
I later that evening took a digital and you of course have already seen the results of that pee! I tested again this morning and the lines are getting increasingly darker! We have waited for a long time for this and its finally here. I am so very grateful that our prayers have been answered and that I get to help this awesome family to grow!
Thank you S and G for sticking with me and giving me the opportunity to help you! I feel very privalaged to be your surrogate.
April 2008 transfer with negative results
June 2008 transfer with negative results
Oct 2008 transfer with negative results
one last try!
March 14, 2009 transferred 3 embies
March 21 @ 7dp3dt I saw the faintest line
March 22 @8dp3dt this is what I saw
and these
March 23 @ 9dp3dt they just kept getting darker and then I saw this
March 24 (aka today)
they are still getting darker and we have the beta (blood pregnancy test in the morning)
I wanted to immediately call the parents since it was the weekend and I could get them both on the phone at the same time but I wanted to be sure before getting their hopes up, then Sun rolled around and I was still too nervous to call and Mark said to just wait til the beta and let the nurse tell them. I was torn on what to do, so I decided to wait til I got a digital PREGNANT!! But lo and be hold the phone rang before I could test on the digital, it was S and she asked if I was pregnant!! That sneaky woman, had a vision as she laid down for a quiet little nap yesterday that she should get on SMO and check out the stats of getting a bfp at 9dp3dt! She came across my signature which stated oh so boldly that I had gotten many BFP's!!! Not the way I wanted her to find out but boy oh boy her reaction on the phone when I told her that yes indeed we are pregnant!!! was the most beautiful sound I have ever heard.
I later that evening took a digital and you of course have already seen the results of that pee! I tested again this morning and the lines are getting increasingly darker! We have waited for a long time for this and its finally here. I am so very grateful that our prayers have been answered and that I get to help this awesome family to grow!
Thank you S and G for sticking with me and giving me the opportunity to help you! I feel very privalaged to be your surrogate.
Thursday, June 5, 2008
Slacking
So i have really been slacking on this blog!
We are moving right along in our new cycle. I had an u/s yesterday and the tech asked if I was transferring in the next few days, I said not really, transfer isn't for 10 more days, she said my lining is good enough to transfer now, lol 18mm already! So, my lining isn't slacking at all. I have had a few dreams the last week that kinda scare me but hopefully they are a good sign that this transfer will work.
Picture of my new niece Ella Jane Long!
We have been very busy finishing up our little projects around the house before our company comes the end of the month. I have been hanging pictures and so forth. I will post pics of the after as soon as it is complete. I have some more wood to stain but it has been raining here for the last 3 days so I can't get all the wood out and done in between rain drops and I am not stinking up the house with fresh stain smell, lol
Kids' first day of no school, has been ok so far but it is only 10am so we shall see if I end up pulling any of my own hair out today or if I can hold out for a couple of more days, lol
We are moving right along in our new cycle. I had an u/s yesterday and the tech asked if I was transferring in the next few days, I said not really, transfer isn't for 10 more days, she said my lining is good enough to transfer now, lol 18mm already! So, my lining isn't slacking at all. I have had a few dreams the last week that kinda scare me but hopefully they are a good sign that this transfer will work.
Picture of my new niece Ella Jane Long!
We have been very busy finishing up our little projects around the house before our company comes the end of the month. I have been hanging pictures and so forth. I will post pics of the after as soon as it is complete. I have some more wood to stain but it has been raining here for the last 3 days so I can't get all the wood out and done in between rain drops and I am not stinking up the house with fresh stain smell, lol
Kids' first day of no school, has been ok so far but it is only 10am so we shall see if I end up pulling any of my own hair out today or if I can hold out for a couple of more days, lol
Monday, May 19, 2008
baby showers and birthdays
Update on baby afghan I was/am making for my new niece. After searching and calling every store in a 100 minle radius I had given up on the blanket. I couldn't get the exact yarn, I couldn't find solid colors that I could so alternating rows to make it long enought to even be a blanket, so I had given up on the idea of finishing that particular one. We went to Walmart Friday night and Dylan says he is going 2 isles over to look at the yarn, I said don't bother we already checked here the other day. Well, he is stuburn and went anyways, he comes running back saying I found it I found it. And sure enough he found 1 that was kind of tattered and I thought that it was probably brought back and it was the only one they had and it wouldn't be enough anyways. But I walked over with him and on a shelf too high for him to see on, there was a beautiful site, 6 more yarns of the color I needed. yay!!! So, I didn't get the blanket done for the shower that was on Sat but I will finish it for the day she is born to take in to the hospital with me.
Speaking of the shower, it was super nice. I spent way too much money between throwing it and all the gifts I got, and had the kids get and I got something and put my Grandma that just passed aways name on. I made my first diaper cake it came out super cute, I posted a picture of it on SMO and had 2 people private message me for prices because they want me to make them one, lol Here's a pic.
These are the invitations we made for it, they are so stinkin cute
We celebrated Sissy's 4th birthday yesterday, I took a few pics to put in her scrapbook of the cake and some of the presents being opened. Wouldn't you know it, someone must have had my camera and they switched my settings to Tv, dont ask me what it stands for or what it is even used for but all the pics are so dark you can not even tell what they are of, I just wanted to cry when I discovered this, boohoo!
We had a princess cake and she had a little baby shower for her dolls, lol, we got her an umbrella stroller, playpen, floormat/play yard thingy, bouncer chair, diaper bag, my sister got her a new babydoll. She just loves it all. There was a time not so long ago that I was beginning to think she was just gonna always be one of the boys, lol, she wanted nothing to do with dolls (except of course for bunny) she didn't like dresses, etc. But in ht elast 6 months she wants to wear nothing but dresses and she calls herself and princess and loves princesses and now she is playing mommy, its so cute!
Speaking of the shower, it was super nice. I spent way too much money between throwing it and all the gifts I got, and had the kids get and I got something and put my Grandma that just passed aways name on. I made my first diaper cake it came out super cute, I posted a picture of it on SMO and had 2 people private message me for prices because they want me to make them one, lol Here's a pic.
These are the invitations we made for it, they are so stinkin cute
We celebrated Sissy's 4th birthday yesterday, I took a few pics to put in her scrapbook of the cake and some of the presents being opened. Wouldn't you know it, someone must have had my camera and they switched my settings to Tv, dont ask me what it stands for or what it is even used for but all the pics are so dark you can not even tell what they are of, I just wanted to cry when I discovered this, boohoo!
We had a princess cake and she had a little baby shower for her dolls, lol, we got her an umbrella stroller, playpen, floormat/play yard thingy, bouncer chair, diaper bag, my sister got her a new babydoll. She just loves it all. There was a time not so long ago that I was beginning to think she was just gonna always be one of the boys, lol, she wanted nothing to do with dolls (except of course for bunny) she didn't like dresses, etc. But in ht elast 6 months she wants to wear nothing but dresses and she calls herself and princess and loves princesses and now she is playing mommy, its so cute!
Friday, May 9, 2008
meds are here
I got my meds for the next cycle yesterday! Now to wait for May 19th to start actually using them. I got them all organized and ready to go. I feel so good going into this cycle.
I am making a baby afgan for my new niece Ella that is on her way, the babyshower is next Sat. I was only able to buy 3 of the needed 6 yarns the day I went, the store only had 3 and her coloring for the nursery are weird, pinks and browns, so I went with a multicolored yarn with pinks greens and browns to match. I had the lady order the color in for me, guess what!!! It is discontinued, and I already made half the blanket, so I can't take it back and get a different color, and I only have a week left!! AAAAHHHHHH So I am going to take it all out and go out and get a pink that matches the pink in the multicolored yarn and start from scratch, and did I mention I only have a week!! I really want ot have it done for the shower but I guess its not really all that likely at this point!! I will post pics of it when it is completed!
I am making a baby afgan for my new niece Ella that is on her way, the babyshower is next Sat. I was only able to buy 3 of the needed 6 yarns the day I went, the store only had 3 and her coloring for the nursery are weird, pinks and browns, so I went with a multicolored yarn with pinks greens and browns to match. I had the lady order the color in for me, guess what!!! It is discontinued, and I already made half the blanket, so I can't take it back and get a different color, and I only have a week left!! AAAAHHHHHH So I am going to take it all out and go out and get a pink that matches the pink in the multicolored yarn and start from scratch, and did I mention I only have a week!! I really want ot have it done for the shower but I guess its not really all that likely at this point!! I will post pics of it when it is completed!
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