I promise I haven't forgotten you, my friends. All those posts and several more are swirling around in my head, just begging to be written. But, the kiddo has been fighting a cold for two weeks now, which has left me very little free time. Been to the doctor twice for it, and it is "just a cold" but it has him fussy and clingy and I do good if I can put him down for more than 5 minutes at a time.
He seems to be doing better today. No runny nose. But, now he's either going through a growth spurt, or making up for not eating as well while he's been feeling ill. Today, we've been on an every two hour plan for eating, with little time in between, and not being happy if we aren't being held. He's finally down for a nap, which is why I have a couple minutes to check in.
More to come soon. I promise.
Monday, January 29, 2007
Saturday, January 13, 2007
Future Posts
With any luck, I'll manage to get posts done for all of these topics. But, blogging opportunities are rare lately. So, until then, here are the titles currently on my list:
- Another?
- Who? What? When? Where? Why?
- Crunchiness
Any preferences for what you want to hear first?
Monday, January 01, 2007
Another Year...
Really? It is 2007 already? I swear 2006 was the fastest year on record. For one that started like any other, I can honestly say it ended up being one of the best ever for me. My heart still aches for all of my IF friends out there in blogland. However, I gratefully celebrate the joy of my son.
And "grateful" is truly the right word. After the IF struggles, I can't help but feel I look at my child differently than someone who may not have had to work so hard and endure so much to get there. But... enough of that. Let's review the year, shall we? (Since I started reading everyone else's blogs while I had a few minutes and realized it is a new year and the "review" is the thing to do this week)
Here's a little something from a "highlight" post each month. Clicking the title will take you to the post. For anything else, links are in the archives section to your right.
January: For Erin
My dear, sweet Erin,
You were due one year ago today. Which means, we should be celebrating your first birthday about now. Instead, we celebrate the very short time we had with you, with our arms empty...
February: in-fûr tl
I absolutely don't mean to be bitchy here. But after so many, many times of telling someone about my fertility problems only to hear of their "stint" with infertility, I just can't take it anymore. Let's not call this bitching, but rather, educating.
March: This One Should Bring Out the Lurkers
I woke this morning around 3:15, thanks to my bladder. As typical, I laid there trying to decide if I really needed to get up and pee, or if I could wait a couple more hours until my alarm went off. After about 10 minutes of arguing with myself in my head, I finally decided to get up and go, figuring I'd sleep better after that if I did. This is what I then discovered:
April: The Sweetest Sound...
We heard the baby's heartbeat today. Amazing. And such a feeling of joy. And relief. Doctor had some troubles finding it since the placenta is on the front part of my uterus and doing a great job of hiding the baby right now. But, after a couple minutes of trying... there it was. Loud and clear and oh so beautiful.
May: It's A...
Baby!
Things went great at today's appointment. My cervix is actually closed up tighter than they expect it to be at this point. YAY! The doctor believes that all will be good and we won't have any problems with it.
June: Halfway
20 weeks down... 20 to go. I think it's finally starting to sink in that we really could end up with a baby out of this. But the scars of miscarriage and infertility remain. And there is still fear that something could go wrong.
July: Vacation
In just a very short while, we will be heading out for our last big trip before BabyR arrives. After this year, camping in Copper Harbor will never be the same. Yes... camping. At six months pregnant. And yes, camping for us means living in a tent. I can't begin to count the number of people who have told me I'll be hot and miserable.
August: Edgy and Hormones and Tired... Oh, My!
I've read/heard countless times about the changes the third trimeseter brings. Mainly how uncomfortable it is and how emotional one tends to get. But... ummm... where were the warnings that these things come on about 30 seconds after you enter said trimester and progressively get worse???
September: Shock
There's a crib in my house. A real, honest-to-goodness, baby crib. In MY house. Look. Here's a picture to prove it:
October: The Nursery
I know I said these would be up yesterday. But, last night we decided to go buy a new digital camera before baby arrives. Ours was dropped earlier this year and just hasn't worked the same since then. So... we found one we liked that was in our price range and made the purchase.
November: He's Here
Andrew Eric Jay. 7lbs. 19 1/2 inches. 12:18pm via emergency csection. Will post details when home in few days.
December: Andrew's Arrival-- Some Final Thoughts
First of all, thanks for being patient with me while I got those four long posts out. As much as I know you all wanted to hear the story, the great length and detail in it was purely for my benefit. I want to remember as much as I possibly can about that day and blogging was a good way to document it.
If you actually read all of that, I'm impressed. Your "reward" for making it through the entire post:
My many best wishes for a fabulous 2007! I hope it brings you whatever you truly seek... and that love and happiness are a big part of it.
And "grateful" is truly the right word. After the IF struggles, I can't help but feel I look at my child differently than someone who may not have had to work so hard and endure so much to get there. But... enough of that. Let's review the year, shall we? (Since I started reading everyone else's blogs while I had a few minutes and realized it is a new year and the "review" is the thing to do this week)
Here's a little something from a "highlight" post each month. Clicking the title will take you to the post. For anything else, links are in the archives section to your right.
January: For Erin
My dear, sweet Erin,
You were due one year ago today. Which means, we should be celebrating your first birthday about now. Instead, we celebrate the very short time we had with you, with our arms empty...
February: in-fûr tl
I absolutely don't mean to be bitchy here. But after so many, many times of telling someone about my fertility problems only to hear of their "stint" with infertility, I just can't take it anymore. Let's not call this bitching, but rather, educating.
March: This One Should Bring Out the Lurkers
I woke this morning around 3:15, thanks to my bladder. As typical, I laid there trying to decide if I really needed to get up and pee, or if I could wait a couple more hours until my alarm went off. After about 10 minutes of arguing with myself in my head, I finally decided to get up and go, figuring I'd sleep better after that if I did. This is what I then discovered:
April: The Sweetest Sound...
We heard the baby's heartbeat today. Amazing. And such a feeling of joy. And relief. Doctor had some troubles finding it since the placenta is on the front part of my uterus and doing a great job of hiding the baby right now. But, after a couple minutes of trying... there it was. Loud and clear and oh so beautiful.
May: It's A...
Baby!
Things went great at today's appointment. My cervix is actually closed up tighter than they expect it to be at this point. YAY! The doctor believes that all will be good and we won't have any problems with it.
June: Halfway
20 weeks down... 20 to go. I think it's finally starting to sink in that we really could end up with a baby out of this. But the scars of miscarriage and infertility remain. And there is still fear that something could go wrong.
July: Vacation
In just a very short while, we will be heading out for our last big trip before BabyR arrives. After this year, camping in Copper Harbor will never be the same. Yes... camping. At six months pregnant. And yes, camping for us means living in a tent. I can't begin to count the number of people who have told me I'll be hot and miserable.
August: Edgy and Hormones and Tired... Oh, My!
I've read/heard countless times about the changes the third trimeseter brings. Mainly how uncomfortable it is and how emotional one tends to get. But... ummm... where were the warnings that these things come on about 30 seconds after you enter said trimester and progressively get worse???
September: Shock
There's a crib in my house. A real, honest-to-goodness, baby crib. In MY house. Look. Here's a picture to prove it:
October: The Nursery
I know I said these would be up yesterday. But, last night we decided to go buy a new digital camera before baby arrives. Ours was dropped earlier this year and just hasn't worked the same since then. So... we found one we liked that was in our price range and made the purchase.
November: He's Here
Andrew Eric Jay. 7lbs. 19 1/2 inches. 12:18pm via emergency csection. Will post details when home in few days.
December: Andrew's Arrival-- Some Final Thoughts
First of all, thanks for being patient with me while I got those four long posts out. As much as I know you all wanted to hear the story, the great length and detail in it was purely for my benefit. I want to remember as much as I possibly can about that day and blogging was a good way to document it.
If you actually read all of that, I'm impressed. Your "reward" for making it through the entire post:
My many best wishes for a fabulous 2007! I hope it brings you whatever you truly seek... and that love and happiness are a big part of it.
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