Baby's First Picture

Our baby is growing, growing, growing! His or her heartbeat is 190 beats pm. Of course he/she is upside down with feet in the air. These pictures are amazing. I will travel to Montgomery on Thursday to meet with Dr. Alleman. We hope Dr. Alleman will release me to Dothan OBGYN. I will have more pictures on Thursday. Boy or Girl?????????

Christie

That Precious Heartbeat

For this child, I prayed and God granted my request. 1 Samuel 1:27

Today was our 2nd ultrasound. After a little drama this morning I ended up in the doctors office early this morning instead of this afternoon. Jason and I heard our baby's heartbeat for the first time today. I was so emotional! When I heard the heartbeat it was truly life changing! The heartbeat measured 132 beats. I wish I could hear that sound every second of the day. I can't wait until the next US on Monday. Thank you for all your prayers! Please continue to pray for our growing baby. Sorry, no really good pics. yet but they are coming I promise!

To my friends that have asked about belly photos. Sorry,I am not a belly pic. girl.

Christie

We Are Pregnant!

God has blessed us with the most precious gift. We found out today that we are having a baby! We would like to thank everyone who has supported us in our journey. We look forward to sharing this pregnancy with you and the birth of our little miracle in June. We hope to have our baby's first photo next week.

We love you all.

Jason and Christie

Girls Nite Out!

Kelly and Kim went with me on a "GIRLS NITE OUT" to the movies. We had a great time at a late movie. We went to see "Life As We Know It." However, they may NEVER let me pick the movie again. It was a little sad but also very funny. I had an amazing time. It was just what we all needed! (girl time) Thanks for a fun nite girls. I still regret not getting our pic. with the guy in the kilt!

More Good News!

Today was my second follow-up appt. since IVF. Dr. Alleman ordered another round of blood work. Dr. Alleman agreed that I could have the second set of labs drawn at Dothan OBGYN. I love the ladies at the ART clinic in Montgomery but it was so nice not to have to make the drive. Dr. Alleman's office called about 2:00 and let a message on my patient voicemail that he was very pleased with the results of my labs. He wanted me to continue with my progesterone shots each night and the other progesterone each morning. Dr. Alleman's nurse wanted me to call and schedule my first ultrasound for next week to hopefully confirm pregnancy. We hope to have some exciting news to share next week with our friends and family along with pictures. We have been so blessed with good news so far. Please continue to pray for us and the results of our ultrasound next week.

Sorry to leave you hanging!
Christie

God Is Good!

Today our doctors appt.went well. My blood work looked great. My doctor is very cautious and wants to check my levels again next week. Please continue to pray for us and for good news next week.

Love,
Christie

A picture of our tot's journey the day of the procedure. This picture was made during the embryo transfer. The little white speck is the Hughes tot. Oh, come on you know you see it! LOL

My wonderful husband starts on the remodel upstairs! Hardwood! Hardwood! Hardwood! Hopefully one of our two guest rooms will soon be a nursery.

My breakfast every morning. I have to eat fresh pineapple twice a day. Research shows that fresh pineapple and leafy vegetables have an enzyme that can help provide some "sticky" help for the embryo to implant in the lining of the uterus. I did like pineapple at one time!

The amazing chicken salad my husband feed me for lunch in bed my first day of bed rest. He made homemade chicken salad and dumplings. I needed to eat leafy salads and vegetables during the first week after IVF every meal. My mother-in-law made me potato soup the next day for lunch. I am so spoiled! I ate 4 bags of fresh peas out of the freezer during the week. I ate peas for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. I HAD lost 15 pounds before IVF. I have probably gained 20 pounds back in a week! I have loved every bite! I went from no appetite for 4weeks to eating everything in the whole house.

I really miss my sweethearts! I know they are in good hands!

I hope everyone has had an amazing week. It has been amazing for me to be stress-free all week. I went online several times this week trying to find a career where I could work from home and make the same amount of money, same benefits, and the same retirement package. I am sad to report that career does not exist. HA HA! Jason informed me if I could find that job he would be glad for me to stay home. Well, looks like I am back to work on Tuesday. All joking aside, I miss my sweethearts and can't wait to get back into my normal schedule. I truly didn't realize how much stress women are under at work balancing work and responsibilities at home. This week was an awaking for me. I learned that I put to much stress on myself. I want to say, pregnant women are my HERO and are hilarious! If they stay as HOT as I have been for the past several days I don't see how they don't burst into flames! I have found some interesting websites while on bed rest. One site compared our little tot in the oven to the size of a poppy seed.

I have to say that I am the luckiest person in the world to work with the most amazing women. The teachers I teach with,Carol and Frieda, planned the next weeks lesson plans/ tests, copied for me, emailed me any information in needed, checked on my sub. and asked nothing of me. I am so thankful everyday that I have to opportunity to teach with these fantastic women. My hero's, Liza Frazier and Brenda Skinner, need an award for somehow keeping my classroom running like a well-oiled machine. At no time did any of the children hang from the ceiling, cut anything off that would have to grow back, or swallow anything that we know of yet that was toxic. These women did the most amazing job and I can NEVER repay them for their hard work and dedication to me and my children. I couldn't truly been stress-free without my friends. You know when these ladies are willing to sacrifice their time and energy for you that you have been blessed with true friends! Of course, we have been so blessed with friends and wonderful family members calls, emails, gifts, and concern. My best friends have been amazing! (I can't put into words how much I needed your love and support.)My mom and dad have been to every appt. and have been so supportive emotionally and financially from the very beginning. My husband has been the most wonderful husband ever staying at home with me and babying me all week! He has also remodeled the entire upstairs of our house over the course of the week. He worked, waited on me, thought he might freeze to death because I ran the air even when it was 42 outside, installed hardwood, cooked, and cleaned. Of course, not to mention he also had to go to the dreaded doctor's appt. that no man ever wants to have to do! Liza sent me this picture at the top on Tuesday of this week which made my day. We found out on Tuesday that we lost the four embryos that we were hoping to freeze for another IVF cycle. I know that God has a plan for us and I am hoping that we will not need another IVF cycle. Please continue to pray for us! I am going Tuesday morning for my Beta pregnancy test. My appt. was set originally set for Wed. but I called and changed the date because my students are out of school on Tuesday. If the test is positive I will post our news on Tuesday night. If our test is negative it will take some time for Jason and I to talk about our journey. I know our family and friends will understand. We pray for a positve!

Love,

Christie