Round Two...Here We go!: Baby Shower #1

My blog began as a way to vent my frustrations surrounding our struggle with infertility. I am now ELATED that it has moved from an infertility to pregnancy blog and finally our baby blog! The scars of infertility will never fade completely, and truthfully I don't want them to. Infertility has impacted our lives in a way nothing else ever could, and I'm very grateful for all it has taught me. At some point we will probably be traveling down this road again in order to complete our family, but for now we are enjoying our amazing little guy! He's so much more perfect than we ever imagined he could be. I guess it's true what they say...good things DO come to those who wait! :o)

Monday, November 7, 2011

Baby Shower #1

Yesterday was our first baby shower. It was great! We got lots of wonderful gifts for Baby K. He is definitely going to be the best dressed kid around! Matthew's aunt and cousin did a great job with everything. The decorations were adorable, and they had very yummy snacks! Since pictures are better than words, below are just a few from the shower. Big thanks again to our generous hostesses and all of the guests for such a great afternoon!

The Bump!

Opening presents :o)

A Baby Sock Bouquet

Diaper cake!

Baby clothes make great decorations!


It's a baby shower!

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Some infertility/IVF terms

2ww - Two Week Wait, two weeks between ovulation and taking a pregnancy test
A.R.T. - Assisted Reproductive Technologies
b/w - blood work
BCP - birth control pills
beta - blood pregnancy test
BFN - Big Fat Negative (negative pregnancy test)
BFP - Big Fat Positive (positive pregnancy test)
ER - Egg Retrieval, removal of eggs from the ovaries. A needle is inserted into each follicle individually to drain fluid and extract the eggs
ET - Embryo Transfer, putting the fertilized eggs (embryos or blastocysts depending on the day of transfer) back into the uterus
ICSI - Intercytoplasmic Sperm Injection: The embryologist fertilizes each egg individually by injecting one sperm into each egg, bypassing "natural" fertilization
IUI - Intrauterine Insemination otherwise known as artificial insemination
IVF - In Vitro Fertilization
Lupron - suppression medicine used to stop homone production from the pitutary gland, prevents follicles from forming on the ovaries until necessary, and prevents ovulation until the desired time
OHSS - Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome; Potential side effect of stimulating the ovaries, fluid builds up in the abdomen causing breathing difficulty, fever, sudden weight gain. Can be life threatening if not treated.
PCOS - Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
PIO - Progesterone in Oil, big OUCHIE shot given in the butt after the embryo transfer until around the 10th week of pregnancy (we hope!)
RE - Reproductive Endocrinologist (fertility doctor)
stims - drugs used to encourage the production of many follicles and eggs
Trigger - hCG injecting given to force ovulation
TTC - Trying to Conceive
u/s - ultrasound

Monday, November 7, 2011

Baby Shower #1

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