tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78609515462785233192024-02-19T20:28:22.623-08:00A journey through our fight against infertilityJennMusick1http://www.blogger.com/profile/12125695058536435086noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7860951546278523319.post-42216299988680774682012-10-04T09:06:00.001-07:002012-10-04T09:08:47.058-07:00What what supposed to be an exciting time was the scariest moment of my life.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">So since I have been a terrible blogger, you all missed out on the scariest moment of my entire life. Let me give you a little back story first.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">Being pregnant for a 2nd time was SO exciting. This was a chance I never thought I would get and I was just so thankful to be given this opportunity to bring another child into the world. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">I received my results of my initial BETA (blood pregnancy test) a day late so I was scared to death for the first 24 hours that I wouldn't have even been pregnant in the first place. Anyhow, I had great numbers throughout and my first ultrasound was perfect. However, a few days after that I had some slight bleeding which scared the living daylights out of me. It was only a small amount but since my Reproductive Endocrinologist was in NYC and the monitoring doctor was in Ohio, it was like pulling teeth to get someone to check me out to make sure the baby was still ok. Anyhow, things were perfect and the bleeding was most likely linked to a condition I was diagnosed with at my 20 week ultrasound with my OB.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">At the ultrasound my OB said that my placenta was a little bit low and that I may have a mild case of Placenta Previa. She decided to give it a month to try to heal and do another ultrasound at my next appointment to see if I needed to see a high risk doctor. A month later it was still low but she seemed to think it wasn't bad, but wanted to have a high risk OB check me out just in case.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">I went to the high risk OB and was pretty excited to get a nice long ultrasound session with my little miracle, London. All in all, the high risk doctor gave me an official diagnosis of Placenta Previa. He gave me the risks and explained to me what it was. Basically my Placenta was covering my birth canal which if I were to have a vaginal delivery, it would pull the placenta down causing me to hemorrhage severely. He wanted to see me again in a month to see if it had fixed itself at all (by "fixed" itself, I mean to see if the placenta had moved up, meaning that the birth canal wasn't covered anymore). He informed me that if I had ANY sort of bleeding that I needed to be admitted into the hospital because generally the first bleed that I would have would be minor, and it would be the next one that would be scary. He basically made it sound like I would definitely have a bleed and I was lucky that I hadn't already. This was scary but I felt confident in that I would be okay because I had been fine the entire time. He also said that they would likely do a c-section around 37 or 38 weeks and that a vaginal delivery was out of the question at that point in time. He also said that there is another condition that they would check at my next appointment to ensure that I wouldn't lose my uterus..because apparently that can happen.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">Things were fine for so long, I was feeling great and still felt so blessed to have another miracle inside of me. We had such a long and emotional journey to become parents that I wanted to soak in every moment I could.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">However, at 32 weeks that all changed.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">On July 4th, I had been feeling pretty crappy. I was feeling contractions but they weren't consistent so I just chalked them up to be Braxton Hicks contractions. We spent the day at my mother-in-laws and cooked out and went swimming..though, I didn't swim. I told Ross that I just didn't feel well enough and just wanted to hang beside the pool. We watched fireworks and went home. I went to work the next day. The girls asked if I wanted to walk downstairs for breakfast and I asked them for just a few minutes because I was having a contraction. Once it was done, I went downstairs. The rest of the day was the same, random contractions and just overall feeling like junk. That night, I got in the jacuzzi to see if that would help.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">On July 6th, I got up like usual, and went on a Starbucks run before work for some ladies at work. I was super excited about getting Starbucks because I hadn't had it in awhile. I got in the car and started driving to work, all of a sudden I felt a giant gush. I wasn't sure if it was blood or my water breaking but I headed to work so that I could go into the bathroom to see what it was. Either way, I knew I wasn't staying and I was going to the hospital regardless. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">It was blood.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">I felt slightly panicked but I just knew I needed to get to the hospital regardless and hopped back in my car and called my OB. She told me to head to the hospital (as I already was) and that I would likely be there for the rest of my pregnancy. I got to the hospital, walked in, and they literally just sent me straight back to the triage area. They were expecting me and there wasn't time to waste. I got changed and they immediately started monitoring me. London was fine. The on call doctor came in with an ultrasound machine and checked me out. She said that I wasn't "actively bleeding" however, I begged to differ. I could still feel it coming out, and that was a disgusting feeling but my mind was calm because London was okay. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">Ross came after he dropped Avery off at the babysitters. My OB told me that I would likely be there until I delivered London..which at this point was around 37 weeks..so that meant 5 weeks in the hospital. My heart hurt. I knew that it was best but I was SO sad to be away from Avery and have Ross take care of everything on his own. I went ahead and told Ross just to go to work because there was no sense in him staying since they said everything was fine and that he would need to use his days later. My mom came and kept me company anyways. They gave me a shot of steroids as a precaution..that was kind of painful. I continued to feel some contractions. They gave me a med through my IV to get the contractions to slow down. They slowed down for about a half hour.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">Every room was full so I had to wait a little bit for a room. Once I got into the room, I had some other family come to visit. Though by this time, I was really feeling contractions again and they were a little too close together for my liking. I asked the nurse if this was normal and she looked at me and said "no". Since the meds stopped working, they put me on the wretched Magnesium. This was AWFUL. I felt like I was on FIRE. I was so hot and I felt like my skin was burning from the inside out. Since I was on Magnesium, they had to put a catheter in..which was awful as well. At this point I felt HORRID. I mean, absolutely horrible. I can't remember a time I felt as horrible as I did at that time and I had visitors. I felt bad, but I just couldn't focus on anything besides how terrible I felt. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">Even with the magnesium I was still contracting. I told Ross that I really felt that he needed to come back to the hospital and he arrived quickly. I had been prepped with another IV as a precaution for if they needed to take London that day. I was wheeled to the high risk OB to get another ultrasound and to see what his thoughts were. He just kept saying "our goal is to get to Sunday (this was a Friday) so that the steroids can do their job and his lungs will be mature enough, if we can get further than Sunday, that's great". I just wanted to scream that it wasn't going to happen because I was having some SERIOUS contractions. I knew deep down that I wouldn't last until Sunday. He was estimated to be about 4lbs so I felt okay with that. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">I was taken back to my room and since I was in so much pain they gave me some pain meds. That was AWESOME. I finally felt like I could relax and sleep a little bit. I rested for a few minutes but then got an overwhelming feeling of nausea. I sat up and said that I was going to get sick, and as I began to vomit..that's when it all started. The pressure from me vomiting caused me to hemorrhage again. This time? It was much worse. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">There was blood completely filling the bed I was in. As it was happening I yelled that I was gushing blood and my mom ran out to get anyone she could. I tried to get everyone out of the room but I think they were in shock as much as I was. A whole team of people came running in. The on call doctor from earlier pulled up the blankets and said "yepp, this is it, we have to go". I was taken immediately from my room and wheeled into the operating room. I was given general anesthesia and Ross wasn't allowed to be in the room. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">London Xavier was born at 5:59pm weighing 4lbs 3oz at 32 weeks gestation. 8 weeks early.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">Ross had to wait in the recovery room. He said he watched my OB literally run in from the parking lot. However, she didn't make it in time, but she was able to sew me back up. The nurse came in and told him that London was a fiesty little guy and was kicking and screaming. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">I had to have a blood transfusion. As I came to in the recovery room, I was in an immense amount of pain. I was never in this much pain with Avery and I had a c-section with her. I remember thinking, "yepp, certainly I lost my uterus, I wouldn't be in this much pain otherwise". I was moaning and groaning and just kept saying "ow". They kept shooting me up with pain meds and it wasn't even touching it. I was finally put on a morphine pump.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">It ended up being that since I was put under general anesthesia that you don't get something that you do with a spinal or something. Either way, it was terrible!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">Once I came to, my immediate question was to ask how London was. They said he was doing fine and was on a CPAP (oxygen mask) but was healthy, just a bit small. I then asked if I had my uterus and they said yes. I required 1 unit of blood but they were prepared with a 2nd just in case and were going to monitor my blood levels for the next 24 hours very heavily.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">I made sure Ross went down to be with London and during that time, Avery was able to meet him for the first time. I am still pretty sad that I missed out on that opportunity..but I guess it goes along with the territory. I was in the recovery room for about 2 hours and the hospital staff was nice enough to wheel me through the NICU on our way back to my room so that I could see my tiny boy. He was tiny alright, but he could have been SO much smaller. I was only able to see him for a few minutes before having to go to my room.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">That night was filled with getting barely any sleep. I was just so worried about London and the fact that he was 8 weeks early. I never had any idea this would happen..I thought I was going to be lucky. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">My OB came in the next morning and said that I was basically in preterm labor and that is what caused me to hemorrhage. I was shocked by this. Preterm labor caused this? I thought all along it would be the Placenta Previa alone to cause issues..not preterm labor! Avery was a week late, how could I go into preterm labor? I guess it just proves that every pregnancy is different.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">Anyhow, I was able to go down to the NICU the next day once I was off of all of my wires. I was lucky enough to have my friend come in and photograph that amazing moment. I'll add the pictures at the end of the post.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">To skip to the end, we were told that London would likely be in the NICU until his due date (8 weeks!). Do you know how long he was actually in there? 20 days. 20 DAYS!! That was IT. He is such a fighter. He was only on the CPAP for about 3 days and went straight to room air. This guy was serious, he wasn't going to stay in there any longer than he needed to.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">So that's it. The scariest moment of my life. I feel sad from time to time that it ended that way but I am constantly reminded at how lucky we are. London is amazing and I love him so much.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">I'll leave you with pics of my little guy in the NICU :)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;"><br /></span></span>JennMusick1http://www.blogger.com/profile/12125695058536435086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7860951546278523319.post-76934183395616402902012-10-02T07:56:00.003-07:002012-10-02T07:57:34.178-07:00Well, a LOT has happened this year!<span style="color: #ea9999;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Well, I feel like a total jerk. I haven't posted a blog post since right after I found out I was pregnant! A LOT has happened.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #ea9999;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We welcomed a BEAUTIFUL baby boy named London Xavier on July 6th! He was born at 32 weeks gestation (2 months early!) weighing 4lbs 3oz and 18.5 inches long. It is a crazy delivery story so I will make a separate blog post for that..but I am just SO thankful he is healthy.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #ea9999;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Avery has been an AMAZING big sister. I won't lie, I was a little nervous at how she would handle not being the center of everyone's attention..but she is so sweet. She calls him "baby brother" almost always and rarely calls him London. London thinks she is pretty cool too, it is amazing to already see the bond that they have. She will walk over to him and talk to him and he will turn his head to look at her. Every morning she makes sure she says "Good Morning baby brother" to him. I LOVE it. I am just SO thankful that we are a family of 4. It is crazy and hectic at times but I certainly wouldn't trade it for the world!</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #ea9999;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I know I say it all of the time, but I am really going to try to keep up with this. You can all hold me to it!</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #ea9999;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'll post about my pregnancy and the crazy delivery next, but for now, here are some pics of my beautiful kiddos:</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #ea9999;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">London's newborn pics: </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #c27ba0;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Avery 2 1/2 & London 2 months:</span></span><br />
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JennMusick1http://www.blogger.com/profile/12125695058536435086noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7860951546278523319.post-46630274363351532922011-12-21T18:19:00.000-08:002011-12-21T18:19:22.207-08:00A second miracle is in the making!!<span style="color: #ea9999;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Yepp! I am pregnant!! Our frozen embryo transfer was a success!! To be completely honest, I am pretty shocked. I was preparing myself for the moment they told me it was negative. I just haven't had any distinct symptoms like I did last time. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #ea9999;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I actually didn't get the call until today because for some reason they never received the fax yesterday. I was sick to my stomach about it but refused to take a urine pregnancy test because I knew that since it had only been 7 days since my transfer that it probably wouldn't register on a HPT. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #ea9999;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I accidentally left my numbers at home but I do know that my hCG was 31 (anything over 25 is considered a pregnancy. My hCG was 26 with Avery on the same day) and my progesterone was 30 which she said is great. My estrogen was also in the 400's, I want to say 419. All of these numbers are higher than they were with Avery, so I am praying for another healthy pregnancy!!! </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #ea9999;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The amount of support has been INCREDIBLE. This news is out in the open as we had SO many people supporting us, and I just couldn't expect them all to wait months to find out. Not to mention, I believe in prayer and the more prayers we have, the better. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #ea9999;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I will go on Friday for more bloodwork to make sure my numbers are going up. What an AMAZING Christmas miracle!!!</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #ea9999;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Thank you everyone!! </span></span>JennMusick1http://www.blogger.com/profile/12125695058536435086noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7860951546278523319.post-21632677931687360382011-12-18T18:39:00.000-08:002011-12-18T18:39:13.424-08:00Transfer is complete!<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #ea9999;">This has been SUCH a busy week for us! Though, I will say that it is better this way. It makes the 1 week wait a lot easier. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #ea9999;">The transfer was on Tuesday. We left on Monday afternoon after visiting our dear friends calling hours. The drive was fairly easy and we didn't run into any traffic at all! We only made 2 stops, one was to eat and the other for gas and a restroom break. We made it there around midnight however we didn't get to the hotel until about 12:15. Let me tell you, the roads there are CRAZY! Thank goodness for our GPS! We literally had to drive passed the hotel about 4 different times on 4 different roads to get there, it was the strangest thing! This time we stayed by the airport because a great friend was able to bless us with his friends and family discount. Once we got there, we got settled in and went straight to bed. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #ea9999;">We woke up and it was our 8 year anniversary! Perfect timing, eh? We went downstairs for breakfast and got ready. We were able to catch the hotel shuttle to the airport, we then had to catch the train from there. We got off at our usual stop, New York Penn Station. We usually get on the subway there to head to the clinic but we decided to just go up and walk for a bit. It took us right around Times Square and we were able to see the huge Macy's! We had originally planned on having an early lunch at our favorite diner there but since we changed our plans, we didn't really have enough time. We just grabbed a donut and bagel from a cart along the street (SO GOOD!) and went to the clinic.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #ea9999;">We arrived a little early but I was taken up and had to change into the gown, booties, and hairnet. I had to wait quite awhile because I guess there was some sort of emergency situation holding the doctor up. There was one lady ahead of me. Once it was my turn it was super quick. I got into the room, got on the bed, put my legs in the stirrups (seriously, I haven't had any modesty for about 5 years), and they showed me our little embryo on the screen. I had to verify that my name was correct. The doctor came in and told me what a beautiful embryo it was. He thought I had a normal delivery however I told him I had to have an emergency c-section and he said that it could potentially lower my chances of conceiving due to the scaring from the surgery. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #ea9999;">He inserted the speculum, put the ultrasound want in, and it all started. It was amazing to watch them take the embryo in the catheter and put it into my uterus on the screen. The technology is incredible!!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #ea9999;">Afterwards he told me that he "expected me to get pregnant". He was incredibly nice and he was actually the same doctor who did my transfer with Avery. I got off of the table immediately after and went and laid back in a chair for 30 minutes. After that, I received a shot in my buttox of HCG. The nurse also commented on what a beautiful embryo it was. She told me to continue my medication (1 Estrace pill per day and 3 Prometrium suppositories per day) and to not make myself bedridden for the next week and that walking is the best medicine! </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #ea9999;">I will be having my blood test on Tuesday. Which is now only a day and a half away! Being so busy has really helped keep my mind off of it, which is good. Tomorrow might be a little harder because it is back to the usual routine of work. It was awesome having the last week off.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #ea9999;">Anyhow, after I was done there we went to our favorite diner to eat and went back to the hotel. We rested for awhile and then later ordered in dinner and it was SO good! It was a pretty amazing anniversary if I do say so :)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #ea9999;">Thank you all for your prayers along the way and PLEASE keep them coming! </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #ea9999;">I'm not really noticing any symptoms but I'm not worried about it. I'm feeling crampy on and off but that could be from anything. When I was pregnant with Avery the only symptom I really noticed myself was a metal taste in my mouth the day before my blood test. Ross noticed a few different things on my chest last time but I won't mention those, LOL. This time he claims he does..but he's always the positive one!</span></span><br />
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</span></span>JennMusick1http://www.blogger.com/profile/12125695058536435086noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7860951546278523319.post-16510466669054287542011-12-08T19:23:00.000-08:002011-12-08T19:23:44.588-08:00Tentative Transfer Tuesday!<div style="background-color: white; color: #ea9999;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Yepp, you read it! Things have progressed perfectly so far and I am tentatively scheduled for our embryo transfer on Tuesday! This is provided my blood work Monday is okay.</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #ea9999;"><br />
</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #ea9999;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Tuesday is going to be an incredibly special day. First off, it will most likely be our embryo transfer. Secondly, it is our <i>8th wedding anniversary!!</i> Is that not crazy timing?? Amazing. It will certainly be a special day. The only thing that is bothering me about the day, is that we will indeed miss the funeral for someone very special to us. </span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #ea9999;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #ea9999;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I have tried to think of people that could possibly just go with me so that Ross could stay back (as he was asked to drum for the service). I haven't had any luck..I mean, really it is short notice and people DO have lives! :o) I even asked Ross if I could just go alone..but he definitely wasn't for that. </span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #ea9999;"><br />
</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #ea9999;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I will start 2 medications tomorrow: Progesterone and Estrogen. The Progesterone is going to break me in the bank. It is almost $300 for what looked like only 20 days :( It will be worth it though, it's one medication that can really help keep a pregnancy. </span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #ea9999;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #ea9999;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">So, that is it in a nutshell. We will probably leave Monday evening after our friends calling hours. Please pray that my blood work comes back as it should and that we have safe travels. Also, please pray that the transfer goes well!</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #ea9999;"><span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #ea9999;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Thank you ALL! </span></span></div>JennMusick1http://www.blogger.com/profile/12125695058536435086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7860951546278523319.post-70265344664915893682011-12-06T18:42:00.000-08:002011-12-06T18:42:13.517-08:00Your prayers and kind words are appreciated!!<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #ea9999;">I wanted to take some time to say thank you to all of you who have sent positive thoughts, kind words, and prayers. You don't know how much they mean to us!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #ea9999;">When battling infertility, a lot of people battle it alone or just with their significant other. A lot of this is from keeping the battle on the down low and not being public with it. We were very quiet about all of this for a good 3 years or so. First off, it's rather embarrassing. Not that it should be embarrassing, but you aren't really sure who WANTS to hear about that intimate part of your life??</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #ea9999;">We REALLY made this journey public when we started the clinical trial. We had asked for prayers at church and shared our journey prior to, and our close friends and family knew, but that was really it. I will never regret letting the world know that my female anatomy isn't up to par, because not only am I NOT embarrassed of it, you wouldn't believe how many people that have come to me who are/were battling it themselves. To me? That made it all worth it. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #ea9999;">I am so thankful that people feel comfortable enough with me that they can come to me and either ask for advice or encouragement. I feel like God put this roadblock in front of me (us) for a reason, and by golly, I will make something of it! </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #ea9999;">Really, that isn't the whole point of this post. My point is how thankful I (we) are to all of you who have supported us along the way. People we haven't talked to for years have chimed in with such nice things to say, people whom we are very close to, coworkers, etc. All of these things have had a lasting impact on us. Whenever we feel down or stressed, we have been able to count on all of you and we will forever be grateful. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #ea9999;">I know that so many of you are praying for us as we are on our 2nd journey to having a baby and let me tell you..your prayers are being answered!! </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #ea9999;">Today, we realized we are hurting a little bit financially because a check (for a rather large amount, mind you) hasn't come that we were counting on a few weeks ago. This check was to cover the majority of my monitoring appointments as we have to pay out of our pocket for everything. We had planned on having 1 appointment to pay for this week, however it turns out I have to be seen again tomorrow..which means more $$. Of course NOW my body wants to hurry up and do what it's supposed to ;o)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #ea9999;">Our account is currently negative but we aren't going to worry about it because we know it will work out. Our biggest concern was how in the world we were going to pay for my appointment tomorrow. Was I going to write a check and hope that it didn't go through until Friday? We had NO idea what to do. Last I checked (which was about a week ago), I had $98 on my HSA card and our savings was down to $80. This wasn't going to pay for my appointment. So, Ross asked me to check how much was in my HSA account and what do you know? We have the EXACT amount plus about $7!! SERIOUSLY?? Our prayers and all of your prayers have been answered. It just worked out like it was supposed to. THIS is why we aren't letting ourselves get stressed. This is costing us a lot of money, but we know (and hope and pray) that it will be worth it. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #ea9999;">Let this be a lesson that your prayers go A LONG way!! Even just a few minutes of your time is a true blessing to us. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #ea9999;">Going forward, I ask that you pray for us emotionally (this can get VERY stressful at times and heartbreaking), physically (that my body does what it is supposed to do and the transfer works out), financially (that we don't have to do too many more monitoring appointments), timing (that we are able to be here for a dear friends funeral on Tuesday), and also for our safety (we have to travel to NYC for the transfer itself). And of course, please add to the list if you feel necessary :o)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #ea9999;">Thank you again to all of you who have supported us, talked about it with us, cared enough to ask about it, prayed about it, and who have just loved us. I tear up when I think about how many people truly love us and are praying that this works out for us. Thank you, and we love you ALL.</span></span>JennMusick1http://www.blogger.com/profile/12125695058536435086noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7860951546278523319.post-66030167845667997442011-11-30T19:35:00.000-08:002011-11-30T19:35:25.587-08:00Our 2nd journey is officially underway!<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #ea9999;">Ross and I have made our 1st trip of our second journey to New York! This was for my Hysteroscopy that pretty much kicks this cycle off. This was an eventful yet relaxing trip, and I can honestly say that it is my favorite trip there ever. The hardest part was leaving Avery for a few days, but I know she was in excellent care and we called to check up on her every few hours.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #ea9999;">We dropped Avery off Saturday evening and we hit the road early Sunday morning. It started out rainy but about 2 hours in, the sunrise was absolutely beautiful. Not only was it beautiful, but it was almost calming.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #ea9999;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The drive there seemed to fly by. We arrived in Newark, NJ around 3:15 which was about the exact time we had planned on getting there. We checked into our hotel, freshened up a little bit, and then head into the city. We had made the decision to stay overnight because I was due at the clinic at 7am on Monday, and the thought of another driving through the night trip REALLY didn't sound appetizing. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #ea9999;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">We had decided to go to Times Square. We had been there before but not for very long and we thought there would be a little more to see there. It was amazing (as if it could be anything else)! We went to Toys R Us, The Disney Store, American Eagle, ate at the Shake Shack, and finished up by going to Dylan's Candy Bar..or so we thought! Right near Dylan's Candy Bar was this beautiful park set up with little shops, an ice skating rink, and a carousel. It ended up being Bryant Park, which isn't a park I had ever heard of. It was too cool! Let me also mention that the weather was in the 60's and absolutely gorgeous! Anyhow, we walked through the park and peeked into a few of the shops. Ross insisted that I get a head wrap type thing that I had been really wanting so I did get one of those. We didn't buy anything else except for a Mickey Mouse from the Disney Store with an I <3 NY shirt on. I hope one day that little girl knows how special NYC will be to our family. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #ea9999;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">We decided to try to make it back to the hotel rather early since we had to be up at 5am the next morning. We knew it would take awhile to catch the train and Subways to the clinic. We got back and were in bed by 10pm..which I thought was great! Right?! Well, it WAS great until I was woken up at 1am by an alarm going off in the hallway of the hotel and flashing lights outside! We had to be evacuated from the hotel..in the middle of the night..in our pajamas. This was lovely! We were outside for about a half hour and we never really found out what the problem was. It wasn't a fire or anything, but we were told something about a wedding party and some of the guests got into a room they weren't supposed to be in..who knows. For the rest of the night, Ross and I were never really able to go back to bed. 5am came awfully fast!</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #ea9999;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">We were quick at getting ready, we had JUST gotten to the shuttle right before it took off, and we caught the train into the city..all in great timing! We navigated on the Subway like it was just yesterday that we were there for our first journey and ended up to the clinic about 15 minutes early. I got signed in and was given a paper that I needed to be seen by billing before any services were provided. I crossed my fingers that it wasn't something serious. It just ended up being that I had to pay for the Frozen Embryo Transfer and the months since June for the storage fee. I was then told that I WAS AT THE WRONG CLINIC!!! The girl was like "you didn't know to go to the Columbus Circle office?", I was like "no, I didn't even know anything about the other office" and she proceeded to say that the person who scheduled it may have just assumed I was a regular patient there and just would have known. Luckily she just called over and told them we were on the way and told us to get a taxi. It didn't take long to get there and it was our FIRST NYC cab ride! It was pretty uneventful (thankfully)!</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #ea9999;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">We got to the clinic for my Hysteroscopy and I must say, it was beautiful! Much different than the other one we had always been to. Not that the other one isn't nice, this one is just much newer and more modern. I was called back, I changed into my gown, booties, and hair net and waited to be taken back. The anesthesiologist then called me and walked me back. I got on the table, and while she was putting my IV in the doctor was just talking to me. Next thing I know, she told me to enjoy the Bahamas and I was OUT! After that, I slightly remember getting shaken and then walked to the recovery area. I was feeling pretty crampy. She came back in to check on me and said I didn't look so hot so she gave me a shot of some sort of pain medicine in my IV and then I felt wonderful! I was in recovery for probably 45 mins to an hour. I got my paperwork and had my FMLA forms filled out and we were on our way! We made it back to the hotel around 11:45 and checkout was at noon so we made perfect time.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #ea9999;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The ride home felt like forever even though I slept for most of it. Ross was a true champ driving all of the way home..granted I couldn't have even if I wanted to. I was SO tired I could barely keep my eyes open. The last time I had it, I was the same way. The BEST part was picking up our Aves :) She LOVED her Mickey! </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #ea9999;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I am feeling okay now. I have been bleeding pretty heavily which they said can last for 7-10 days. I'm not cramping too bad but I have had a few dizzy spells, and earlier at work I felt absolutely horrid and sick to my stomach for about 45 minutes. I'm not really sure what that was about but I'm thinking it could possibly be from the antibiotic I am on.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #ea9999;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Our next step? Monitoring this coming Monday. We have decided to do the monitoring here so please pray that everything works out smoothly. Also, they will especially be checking my endometrial lining to see if it is thick enough to proceed with the transfer this cycle or if we will have to wait for next..so keep your fingers crossed that it works out! I will keep you posted!</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #ea9999;">Thankfully, this time around there won't be as many trips necessary and we are even able to do some of the monitoring here in Ohio if we choose. We are trying to decide what to do because it will cost us more money to do it here in Ohio, but of course it will be a lot harder to travel back and forth. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #ea9999;">We decided to do this because we have one frozen embryo left and felt it was the right time. I am a giant ball of emotions right now about it all. I am excited for the journey, I am nervous, scared, hopeful, etc. This could potentially be our last shot at having another child. I want this so badly for Avery, I feel like she deserves a sibling. Words can't express how much I love her! </span><br />
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<span style="color: #ea9999;">I will go into more depth at another time, but we will be traveling to NYC on Sunday for a Hysteroscopy on Monday. I had one of these while doing the clinical trial for our IVF. They pretty much clean out my uterus and give it the best possible environment for an embryo to attach. They are doing this because I have endometriosis and also since I had a c-section, they want to make sure they remove any scar tissue that may be present. I am praying I have an easier time this time around as I had a lot of pain and bleeding a few days after the procedure that caused me to go to the emergency room. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #ea9999;">We decided to make a little (very little) getaway out of this trip. We thought since I had to be there so early on Monday it would be best to stay overnight rather than drive over night like we did in the past. We are hoping to go into the city for the evening and see a little more than we did before. What better time to be traveling to NYC than around the Holidays?!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #ea9999;">We are both excited for this journey, and we ask for all of the prayers we can get. They worked last time and I pray they work this time! Stay tuned..our next month will be busy!! </span>JennMusick1http://www.blogger.com/profile/12125695058536435086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7860951546278523319.post-27065658108188474012011-11-20T14:25:00.000-08:002011-11-20T14:25:40.614-08:00Avery Hope is 20 months!<span style="color: #ea9999;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Hi everyone!</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #ea9999;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I figured since it has been awhile I should update on my miracle, Avery Hope. I always vow to stay up to date and to post consistently but I am REALLY going to make an effort. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #ea9999;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Avery amazes me every single day. She is talking like crazy, sweet, adorable, smart, fun, etc. I could go on and on for days! I know of course I am bias but she seriously amazes me at how smart she is. There isn't one day that goes by that I don't look at her and think about how lucky I am to have her in my life. It makes every bit of our journey worth it and words can't express how much I love her!! </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #ea9999;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">On Friday we put up our Christmas trees. Yes, plural. We have our own tree and Avery has one. Last year she didn't really care about it, but this year? OMG. She LOVES it. When I mention going downstairs, she said "Tree". When we pull into the driveway, she says "Tree". She LOVES it! On Friday all we had on it were the lights and every time the lights weren't on, she made us plug them in..LOL! Today we bought a few more ornaments for her tree. I handed her a clip on butterfly that we bought and she went straight over to the tree and tried to set it on a branch! I just sat and was amazed that she had any idea on what to do! Her tree is decorated with pink and white LED's with mostly pink ornaments with some other colors like orange and blue. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #ea9999;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Life isn't ALWAYS beautiful. She throws her occasional temper tantrum, but that is certainly to be expected :) I just try to enjoy every single bit of parenthood that I can, good AND bad. I'm just thankful I get to experience it. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #ea9999;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">This week is Thanksgiving and I am SO excited!! Last year Avery was just beginning to eat table food so I am really excited for her to enjoy it this year. We went to Sams Club today and they had a ton of samples and one she REALLY liked was pumpkin cheesecake!</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #ea9999;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">We have really enjoyed Christmas shopping for Avery too. I have a feeling she is going to be spoiled, just as she was last year :) I seriously can't help it though, we waited SO long for this and she is just so special. I'm anxious to watch Christmas shows with her. She already loves Christmas music..we play it in the car. The other day she got mad when I turned the channel! LOL! It's amazing to see her personality come out and see what things she really loves. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #ea9999;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Avery still loves Mickey Mouse and has started watching a new show called Bubble Guppies. It could quite possibly be the cutest TV on, LOL. She loves to do puzzles, "read" books, color, etc. She REALLY loves dogs. Any dog she sees she wants to pet. Actually, she really loves all animals. We have now acquired 3 fish and a tank due to her, LOL. We went grocery shopping and she wasn't feeling that great so she wasn't too happy so daddy took her to go look at the "fishies". She didn't want to leave them, so we decided to get her some. They still haven't gotten old to her! She loves to feed them each day and watch them :) </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #ea9999;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">We also have been doing a Mommy and Me gymnastics class every Saturday morning. She has done SO well there! She is able to now do a somersault on her own now and can walk across the beam without slipping off. All in a matter of 6 weeks! SO cute! </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #ea9999;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Well, I know that I missing a ton but I have to run. I'll keep posting :) Here are a few updated pics of our little miracle.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: magenta;">I am truly blessed to be married to a man who is so dedicated to his family. He is an amazing Father. Our schedules don't allow us to have much family time but he is home everyday during the day with Avery. They go for walks, he takes her shopping, they bring be surprises at work, he bathes her, he cuddles with her, he LOVES her. As much as I hate that we don't see each other through the week, I KNOW that out of all of this, AVERY is the one who is blessed. She is with 1 of her parents literally every hour of the day. These days, I just don't trust anyone to keep her..like a babysitter. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: magenta;">The title of this entry is "He was a Daddy before he was a Daddy". I think this stands true for any couple who battle infertility and go through treatments. I see how dedicated Ross is to our family now and it was no different before we had Avery. He went to EVERY single appointment when doing treatments including blood draws, he watched the screen closely during ultrasounds, he held me when I was in tears because a cycle didn't go our way or had to be cancelled, he took time off of work when he needed to, he took a class on how to give me injections, he gave me my injections and reminded me to take my pills, he held my hand through ALL off it. As I look back, I knew then that he would have been a great Father..but those were amazing signs at how he was going to be with our daughter. He did what it took while battling infertility PLUS more and it never stopped. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: magenta;">Father's Day and Mother's Day used to be 2 of the hardest holidays when battling infertility. Now? They are incredibly amazing and we cherish the opportunity to be able to celebrate them as parents. He always made it a point to still get me a gift and a card from our future children...how sweet is that? He always seemed to have more hope than I did, and looking back I appreciate it..then? Not so much :) </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: magenta;">This is a short post, but I knew I needed to take the time. I am so blessed and I am so thankful that Avery has such an amazing daddy.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #ea9999; font-family: Georgia;">I am NOT kidding, don't read if you can't handle it..I'm not going to hold back. It is National Infertility Awareness Week, so I am going to make you aware :)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #ea9999; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">First off, in order to suppress cysts (if they are present) you may be put on birth control pills. This may not sound like a big deal, but it's just the start of getting pumped full of hormones. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #ea9999; font-family: Georgia;">The dreaded Aunt Flo. When she comes, that is when your cycle starts. We call this Cycle Day 1. When she is present (generally cycle days 1-5), this is when we pretty much pop Pamprin, are bloated, wear mattress pads, sleep with heating pads, and feel like we could throw up from the cramping. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #ea9999; font-family: Georgia;">Sometimes in a cycle we are put on a tiny pill called Clomid. This pill is generally taken for 5 days (it is the doctors discretion as to when it is to be started) and it helps with producing eggs for ovulation. This little pill has a HUGE affect on you mentally. Never in my entire life have I ever experienced such mood swings. I called these "the Clomid Crazies" and I am not kidding. You can also experience hot flashes as if you were going to menopause. Nothing looks more crazy than driving down the road with your head out the window when it's 20 degrees out.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #ea9999; font-family: Georgia;">Injectibles are often times used as the step AFTER Clomid. These stimulate your ovaries and produce eggs (and yes, eggs is supposed to be PLURAL). There is a much higher chance of multiples with injectibles. These are once again started at the discretion of your doctor and what days they feel necessary. ALSO, they will decide what dosage you are to be given after monitoring (which will be discussed next). One medication for example that may be used is Follistim. You are given a "pen" looking thing and you load it with what you receive from the pharmacy. I ordered these through my mail order pharmacy and it came equipped with a sharps container, gauze, alcohol pads, tons of extra needles, etc. My medication had to be given in the stomach at least 1 inch away from my belly button. These are given according to the size of the eggs you are producing, once they are mature you discontinue. By the end of this time, your stomach is full of dark bruises and someone might think you have been punched in the gut one too many times. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #ea9999; font-family: Georgia;">During a cycle with injectibles (whether it be with IVF, IUI, etc) you may be monitored by your doctor. Generally this starts with getting blood drawn and heading down to the office at the butt crack of dawn. Once you are taken back to the room, you have to do the typical "dress from the waist down" and cover up with the not so covering paper sheet, the doctor comes in (mind you, it may not be your doctor..just whoever had the early shift that day) and your feet go into the fabulous stirrups. You scootch your butt to the edge of the table and an ultrasound wand (aka "wandy") gets shoved up you to see how thick your lining is and how many follicles/eggs are there and their size. This is the moment of truth...you either continue with the meds, you are ready to go, or your cycle is cancelled all together because you have been overstimulated. If you are to continue the meds, you are told to either come back the next day to repeat it all (which means MORE blood work..we pretty much look like we are heroin addicts at the end), you proceed with the next step, or you go home to sulk and cry because the 7 shots you gave yourself in the stomach didn't matter.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #ea9999; font-family: Georgia;">The next step is probably another shot. This shot though, can be a mother of a shot. I had to give mine to myself in my leg, however when I did Invitro they gave it to me in my butt. It is NOT always a small needle. This shot is an hCG shot which is given to you generally 36 hours before the doctor wants you to ovulate. This is used whether it be for timed intercourse, IUI (intrauterine insemination) or for IVF (which would be for an egg retrieval). </span><br />
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<span style="color: #ea9999; font-family: Georgia;">Intrauterine Insemination could be done next. Your partner goes in, does his "job", and they "wash" the sperm to get rid of the bad ones. You put your legs in the fabulous stirrups, the doctor inserts a catheter into your uterus, and then puts the sperm into the catheter which puts it into the uterus. They have you then lay there for a little while to let the sperm swim around and hopefully find your egg.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #ea9999; font-family: Georgia;">IVF (invitro fertilization) is another option. I won't go too much into depth but you generally go through an egg retrieval (where they take your eggs out of your ovaries). They then do what they need to do in a little petri dish and you then have to wait a certain amount of days (depending on your doctor, if your embryos have fertilized, etc) for them to be put back in. Once there are (or IF) viable embryos that have fertilized well, they will then be placed into your uterus. You then go though the dreaded 2 week wait.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #ea9999; font-family: Georgia;">Last up is a beta..which is a pregnancy test by blood. Once again, more blood work...once your arm is healed from all of the drawing, there's MORE! This is then the fate of your future..think you could focus on anything but waiting for the results that day? Right. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #ea9999; font-family: Georgia;">This is just general information and information from experience. Not all cycles are the same and not all of the same things happen in the same order. I just wanted to put into perspective of what we might be going through during a cycle, when you wake up 1 day pregnant and all it took was a night out at the bar. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #ea9999; font-family: Georgia;">I hope you learned something, and until tomorrow!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #ea9999; font-family: Georgia;">(by the way, disregard things that don't make sense, I am SO tired!)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #ea9999; font-family: Georgia;">Jenn</span>JennMusick1http://www.blogger.com/profile/12125695058536435086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7860951546278523319.post-21771996303287599002011-04-25T14:51:00.000-07:002011-04-25T14:51:39.912-07:00National Infertility Awareness Week: The PAIN associated with Infertility<span style="color: #ea9999; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Bear in mind, that I am SO blessed and SO lucky to have finally been given a beautiful daughter. But, the PAIN that is associated with infertility is unforgettable. I post these so that you can either A) relate to the pain and be assured that you aren't crazy for feeling that way OR B) UNDERSTAND what a friend or family member may be going through and try to be supportive of their feelings. Some of the feelings WE feel both physically and mentally:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #ea9999; font-family: Georgia;"><strong><u>Angry</u></strong>: There are SO many times we feel angry. We feel angry when a long awaited cycle is cancelled (because your body is yet again not working right). We are angry when we sit and ponder WHY this has to be happening to us. WHY our bodies aren't working like everyone elses. We are angry when we are given bullshit diagnosis's. We are angry when friends and family aren't supportive, etc.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #ea9999; font-family: Georgia;"><strong><u>Annoyed</u></strong>: We get annoyed when "fertile" people complain when their back is hurting from being pregnant. We are annoyed when you complain about ANYTHING relating to pregnancy!! We wish that you would see how LUCKY you are to be pregnant and we would give ANYTHING to be able to experience the morning sickness that YOU are complaining about. We are annoyed when you don't realize what a true blessing that baby keeping you up in the middle of the night is. WE WOULD TRADE YOU PLACES ANY DAY.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #ea9999; font-family: Georgia;"><strong><u>Bitter</u></strong>: We are bitter at pregnancy announcements. It happens. It's hard to see pregnancy announcements day after day on facebook. MANY of us cancel social networking accounts because of this. Put yourself in our shoes, please.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #ea9999; font-family: Georgia;"><strong><u>Disappointment</u></strong>: This happens A LOT. Imagine this: Walking into your doctors office after shooting yourself in the stomach for 7 days in a row in the stomach, only to be told that the medication wasn't working the way it should and your cycle has to be cancelled. The disappointment is terrible..you have worked SO hard only to be told to "forget it". </span><br />
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<span style="color: #ea9999; font-family: Georgia;"><strong><u>Discouraged</u></strong>: We feel discouraged often and we constantly need reminders of "hope" from our fellow infertile friends that it WILL happen. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #ea9999; font-family: Georgia;"><strong><u>Miserable</u></strong>: There are SO many ways we feel miserable. Physically we feel miserable when our ovaries feel like they are the size of grapefruits after being pumped with a crazy amount of drugs to make eggs..this sometimes even results in having to go up a size or two in your pants because of being so bloated. OR, there are the times you are so miserable and bruised on your stomach, legs, butt, and arm from being "shot up" every day. Giving yourself shots every day and getting blood taken every other day for monitoring makes us look like we are heroin addicts. It HURTS.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #ea9999; font-family: Georgia;"><strong><u>Guilt</u></strong>: Whether the infertility be because of the man, woman, or both, the guilt can cripple a relationship if it's not talked about. For example: I felt SO guilty for not being able to provide my husband with a child. I felt like I was keeping him from his dream. I honestly thought about leaving him because the guilt was so terrible. Who was <em>I</em> to keep this man who would be an AMAZING father from being one? This weighed heavy on my heart, and I know that it does every single person who is battling this right now.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #ea9999; font-family: Georgia;"><strong><u>Indecisive</u></strong>: Do we keep trying to conceive? Do we attempt IVF? Is adoption for us? Should we use donor sperm? Should we use a donor egg? Do we live childless? SO many decisions that affect your lives. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #ea9999; font-family: Georgia;"><strong><u>Embarrassed</u></strong>: We feel embarrassed because our bodies don't work right. We feel embarrassed in the beginning when we have to open our legs to 5 different doctors in 1 week because THAT'S who has the early shift. We feel embarrassed to talk about it because it seems like we are the ONLY ones who are going through this hardship. That is what this week is about..getting the word out so that we don't have to be embarrassed any more!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #ea9999; font-family: Georgia;"><strong><u>Skeptical</u></strong>: We are skeptical if a procedure or medication is going to work. Cycle after cycle we see a negative sign over and over again, yes we are skeptical. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #ea9999; font-family: Georgia;"><strong><u>Lost or Alone</u></strong>: We feel lost in this world. We feel that our calling to be parents has been lost. We feel lost because we have no one to talk to. We feel like we are the only ones. Did YOU know that infertility affects 1 in 8? Indeed we are NOT alone..but it certainly feels like it. We feel alone when it seems NO ONE understands. Not your best friend, not your friends, not your mom, not your siblings, NO ONE..including your significant other.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #ea9999; font-family: Georgia;"><strong><u>Pessimistic</u></strong>: I can honestly say this was me more times than not. The WORST thing you can say is "it will happen when the time is right". Pretty much anytime this was said to me, my eyes rolled. My doctor would think "this is the month" but do you think I did? Absolutely not. 5 years later I knew better.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #ea9999; font-family: Georgia;"><strong><u>Fatigue</u></strong>: You wouldn't believe how tired the stress and medication can make you! It is EXHAUSTING to go through the testing, the meds, the 2ww (two week wait before your period after ovulation), and not to mention if it's a failed cycle..when you're PMS'ing.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #ea9999; font-family: Georgia;"><strong><u>Frustrated</u></strong>: We are frustrated because no one seems to understand or know the right thing to say to us. We are frustrated because our cycle is another bust. We are frustrated because our bodies aren't working the way they should. We are FRUSTRATED.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #ea9999; font-family: Georgia;"><strong><u>Terrified</u></strong>: We are terrified at the fact that we may NEVER be parents, can YOU imagine never getting something you are working SO hard to get? Terrified at the proposed procedures or medications your doctor wants you to try next. Wouldn't you be terrified to give yourself a shot every day? I guess this is worse for some people than others..but it's VERY scary at first especially!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #ea9999; font-family: Georgia;"><strong><u>Anxious</u></strong>: During the 2ww (two week wait) after ovulation, we are SO anxious. Anxious for our beta (pregnancy test by blood) or the date you are supposed to take a hpt (home pregnancy test). These 2 weeks couldn't go by any slllooooowwwweeeeerrrrr. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #ea9999; font-family: Georgia;"><strong><u>Crushed/Heartbroken</u></strong>: Nothing hurts worse than seeing a negative pregnancy test. ESPECIALLY when you thought for SURE that this month was it. This was the first time I physically could feel my heart HURT. You spend the 2 week leading up to the big day by thinking every single pain or twinge is a sign that you might be pregnant..only to realize you couldn't be less pregnant. We feel our hearts breaking also when we realize that the baby we have finally conceived is going to miscarry..I have seen this happen to WAY too many of my friends. My heart aches for them.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #ea9999; font-family: Georgia;"><strong><u>Offended</u></strong>: We are offended by insensitive comments. It's not cool to say things like "so, are you pregnant yet?" or "it will happen" because here's the thing..YOU don't know that..so DON'T give us false hope! We are offended by your complaints of your kids keeping you up at night, we are offended at your insensitivity to the fact that we can't conceive what we want most.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #ea9999; font-family: Georgia;"><strong><u>Grief</u></strong>: I am SO lucky to have not suffered through a miscarriage, BUT, many of my friends have and grief is something they have to deal with for a VERY long time. Too many of my friends have tried to conceive for years only to it result in losing the baby. Grief fills MY heart for them..so I can only imagine how they feel..Lord willing, I will never have to feel that.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #ea9999; font-family: Georgia;">I have made a pretty decent list, but you all need to know that this doesn't even cover HALF of what we feel. This week is for Awareness, so that's what I'm doing, I am making you aware of infertility and how it affects those going through it. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #ea9999; font-family: Georgia;">Remember that infertility affects 1 in 8, so chances are you KNOW someone who is feeling all of the things listed above. PLEASE be more aware, choose your words wisely, and be there for us!!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #ea9999; font-family: Georgia;">Jenn</span>JennMusick1http://www.blogger.com/profile/12125695058536435086noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7860951546278523319.post-86173706397620083032011-04-25T14:02:00.000-07:002011-04-25T14:02:54.164-07:00It's National Infertility Awareness Week!<span style="color: #ea9999; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Yepp, you read it right, 1 week dedicated to spreading the awareness for those battling infertility. I feel that this is such an important week and we need to make those going through infertility know that they aren't the only ones!!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #ea9999; font-family: Georgia;">If you don't know me, here is quick bit about OUR battle with infertility:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #ea9999; font-family: Georgia;">My husband and I started trying to conceive (now) over 6 years ago. After about a year and I half I just knew that something was seriously wrong. I was referred to an OB, had an HSG (showed clear tubes) and did 4 rounds of Clomid after he decided there was no more he could do for us. We were then referred to a Reproductive Endocrinologist (RE) who then did more testing, I did 2 more rounds of Clomid (added a trigger shot), injections (Follistim and trigger), had a Laparaoscopy (diagnosed with stage 2-3 endo), and Follistim + trigger + IUI (artificial insemination), ALL with NO luck. This was all over the course of about 2 and a half years.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #ea9999; font-family: Georgia;">I was then diagnosed with 'unexplained infertility' (i.e the biggest bullshit diagnosis in the WORLD) and was told that IVF would be our only option. We had NO way to pay thousands of dollars for IVF so God worked his magic and placed an IVF trial study in our hands and there it happened!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #ea9999; font-family: Georgia;">Reading this, it doesn't sound so bad...right? THINK AGAIN. There are so many more things to say but if you want to know more about our journey (as far as the IVF trial study) please feel free to read back on my previous posts. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #ea9999; font-family: Georgia;">This is the start to my posts, stay tuned as I'm about to blog another :)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #ea9999; font-family: Georgia;">Jenn</span>JennMusick1http://www.blogger.com/profile/12125695058536435086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7860951546278523319.post-64123443753012262692011-03-11T13:05:00.000-08:002011-03-11T13:05:32.744-08:00Houston, we have an embryo left!<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #a64d79;">Well, you heard it! We finally heard back from New Hope and we DO indeed have 1 frozen embryo there! We have been trying to get in touch with the clinical research coordinator for nearly a year to find out the status. We wanted to know so that we had some closure if they ended up destroying it. It's kind of interesting on how we finally found out!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #a64d79;">I searched for New Hope Fertility Center on facebook just to see if they had a page and there ended up being one, so I 'liked' it. I left a comment on their wall stating my appreciation for the clinic and everyone who worked there because they were all so fabulous. The next day I got a message from the administrator of the page thanking me for leaving such a nice comment and that the clinical research coordinator was also appreciative for me saying those things. He proceeded to then ask me if I would be interested in doing a video interview for the clinic! They are putting together positive stories, I'm assuming to show patients or those interested in the clinic. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #a64d79;">I immediately said yes and said that I would be willing to make a trip back to NYC to do so. I just try SO hard to give others HOPE that are going through the same thing, and I REALLY owe the clinic that. Infertility is a heart wrenching thing to go through and I HATE seeing people go through that kind of pain. I want to put my story out there for them so they hang on and see the beautiful outcome. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #a64d79;">I told him that we will be vacationing in Florida in April and that I would like to come in May for the video, so he wants me to get in touch a little closer to then and he said he will make it work. I feel VERY flattered to have been asked to do such a thing. I will never TRULY understand the reasoning God chose me to be infertile, but what I can do, is help others through it as best as I can. And who knows, maybe that's why he chose me. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #a64d79;">At any rate, we still have an embryo so we need to decide shortly on if we plan on leaving it banked in NYC or if we want to bring it back to a clinic here and PRAY we will one day have enough money to do a Frozen Embryo Transfer. It's amazing the things that we will do for our kids, both future AND present :)</span></span>JennMusick1http://www.blogger.com/profile/12125695058536435086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7860951546278523319.post-53462702457690068392011-03-08T14:05:00.000-08:002011-03-08T14:05:34.698-08:00My little miracle is 1!!<span><span style="background-color: white;"></span></span><span style="color: #a64d79;">Hey everyone!! </span><br />
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">Well, I know I've been MIA lately but life here has been SO crazy! We moved into a new house in February and then only had about 3 weeks to get Avery's 1st Birthday party all together. The move went great and her birthday and party went even better!!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">On Friday (her actual birthday), we did a few errands to finish up getting ready for her party..but not before I made her a pancake breakfast! In the evening we went and had dinner with Ross's family to celebrate and finished the night by coming home and letting her tear into a cupcake! (For practice for the big party, of course!)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #a64d79;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">On Saturday we had her actual birthday party and it was GREAT! We had over 50 people come and it went as smooth as it possibly could with that many people in 1 house! The theme was "1 Big Apple Birthday". For those of you who don't know, New York City is VERY special to us, as that is where the clinic was to where we traveled back and forth about 15 times for an IVF clinical trial. We figured we would chose it this year since it's one of the birthday's we actually get to choose :)</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #a64d79;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">So, there are just a few pics!! I will post later about how Avery's doing :) Which, btw, she is doing GREAT!</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #a64d79;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">xoxo,</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #a64d79;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Jenn</span></span></span>JennMusick1http://www.blogger.com/profile/12125695058536435086noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7860951546278523319.post-67585774229052706812011-01-12T13:56:00.000-08:002011-01-12T13:56:28.521-08:00Avery is almost 1!!<span><span style="background-color: #d5a6bd;"><span style="background-color: #a64d79;"><a name='more'></a></span></span></span><span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Ok, so I swore that I was going to get BETTER at this! Not worse! I'm going to seriously buckle down on this because SO much has happened and Avery is getting so big! </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">First off, Avery is 10 months! Can you believe it?! I can't. Seems like yesterday when I was rushed into the operating room! She has been nothing but a huge blessing to us, and I am SO thankful everyday for her. She is hilarious and has such an incredible sense of humor. She is currently transitioning to "real" table food, has 4 teeth and is getting 4 more, she crawls everywhere, constantly pulls herself up, and so much more!</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">We are starting the process of her first birthday party, which I am both excited AND sad about. I really don't think you realize how fast time flies until you really have a baby yourself. She looks so big drinking out of her sippy cup! :( Anyhow, here are some pics so YOU can see just how big she is getting!!</span></span></span><br />
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However, this post..is more of a vent I suppose.<br /><br />Yesterday I was asked THAT question that I have been dreading. <br /><br />"So, are you going to have any more kids?"<br /><br />Really? UGH. Well, my short response was: "if I can!" and I kind of chuckled it off. What I REALLY wanted to say was: "do YOU have the thousands of dollars so I CAN have more kids?!". I have been going along just enjoying my time with Avery and there hasn't been a day that I have taken for granted with her, but this question just made my chest tighten up. I am SO blessed after more than 4 years of TTC to finally have the baby I have dreamed about..but I can't help but feel only panic when thinking about what if we can't have any more?<br /><br />Am I being selfish to want more than 1? The whole time while TTC I would pray that God would just let me have 1 baby and that's all I would ever ask for. But, now that she's here? Guess my opinion changed. She's here and I would love to have a million kids. However, duh, that's not going to happen..but is it REALLY greedy of me to want more than 1 when it feels like the rest of the world can have however many they WANT and can start and stop whenever they WANT? I don't think it's greedy or selfish. <br /><br />I did post a bit of a rant last night on facebook and I got some great responses..supportive responses. Then I also got some asshat responses (which is to be expected I suppose) about how Avery is all I need. REALLY?! Do you REALLY know what <span style="font-style: italic;">I</span> need!? Who the heck are you to tell me that?? I guess people who have never dealt with infertility should just keep their traps shut. You don't KNOW the pain. You don't KNOW the frustration. You don't KNOW the emptiness in my heart. YOU DON'T KNOW!!<br /><br />I'm so frustrated sitting back and having to watch other women dealing with infertility because I KNOW how awful it is. All I can do is offer words of encouragement and I hope they take my story and have a small glimpse of hope. I'm so angry at how unfair infertility is..it's JUST SO UNFAIR!<br /><br />Anyway, I have a ton more to say but I better leave it at that :) Please don't think I am not thankful for my miracle Avery because I am SO incredibly thankful and there isn't a day that goes by that I don't thank God for giving me her. Just after going through 4 years of hell..I don't want to face that ever again. I HATE INFERTILITY!!<br /><br />xoxo,<br />Jenn<br /></span></span>JennMusick1http://www.blogger.com/profile/12125695058536435086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7860951546278523319.post-84833511578584633602010-05-19T13:57:00.001-07:002010-05-19T14:19:19.530-07:00Well..she's here! And has been here for awhile!<span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);"><span style="font-family:georgia;">Sooo maybe I am terrible at updating this thing! Well for starters Avery Hope was born on March 4, 2010! Here's the story!<br /><br />Well, as you know my last post was stating that I was heading in the next day to be induced. Well, as I was writing it all out I was having some contractions here and there. Around 3 o'clock I had taken a nap and woke up at about 5 with a contraction. I then had them about ev</span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);"><span style="font-family:georgia;">ery half hour for about 2 hours. I really didn't think too much of it but when I went to the bathro</span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);"><span style="font-family:georgia;">om I noticed I was bleeding. I didn't feel very good about that because usually during pregn</span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);"><span style="font-family:georgia;">ancy blood is a BAD thing! At least, that's what I had always assumed! Anyhow, I called the doctor because I just wanted to be sure! About 20 mins after I called my doctor called back and by then my contractions were about 10 minutes apart. She said to go ahead and just come in be</span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);"><span style="font-family:georgia;">cause she was staying at the hospital that night anyways so we woul</span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);"><span style="font-family:georgia;">d just go ahead and get things started.<br /><br />Well, I called and told Ross and while he was on his way home from work I went ahead and jumped in the shower. At this point the contractions were probably 6-7 mins apart. We got t</span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);"><span style="font-family:georgia;">o the hospital and since it was after hours we had to go through the emergency room (which, mind you, is all the way at the other end of the hospital!). Once we got up to the maternity floor and got our paper work done, we went to the back and I got changed into a gown and e</span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);"><span style="font-family:georgia;">verything. My doctor came in and checked me and I was about a whopping 1 cm! LOL!. She officially de</span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);"><span style="font-family:georgia;">cided to keep me and 10 mins later we were in a room.<br /></span></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);"><span style="font-family:georgia;">I got situated and sat in a chair for a bit and had a popsicle. Stupid me hadn 't eaten anything since lunch but once I started getting contractions I just did</span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);"><span style="font-family:georgia;">n't feel much like eating..but I wish I had because I was pretty nauseous! I sat in the chair for a bit and decided that I wanted to go ahead and lay down and I asked for something for my nausea. My nurse asked me if I wanted to go ahead and get an epidural or get some pain meds because she checked me and I was at about 2 1/2. I decided to go ahead and get the epidural (bc heck, if they were offering it..I was going</span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);"><span style="font-family:georgia;"> to</span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);"><span style="font-family:georgia;"> take it!) because they assured me it would not run out (like I had heard as a r umor).<br /><br />The anesthesiologist was GREAT! He told me everything he was doing and I barely felt a th</span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);"><span style="font-family:georgia;">ing! All I felt was some clicking deep in my back for a few seconds but that was it! Once I got that, I layed down and my nurse put my catheter in. I started going numb and the contractions were GONE! It was amazing because once I had that they started</span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);"><span style="font-family:georgia;"> speeding up like CRAZ</span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);"><span style="font-family:georgia;">Y! I was feeling really uncomfortable though from the catheter..I was burning for some reason and it wouldn't go away! So, since it was about 2 in the morning we decided to go ahead and try to sleep as much as we could...well about 5 seconds after that I heard/felt this giant POP and a big gush of water!! My water broke! I called for the nurse and she came in and I asked if it was clear and she said no..there was maconium (sp?) in the fluid. My nurse came back in and checked me and</span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);"><span style="font-family:georgia;"> said that I was then at about 4 and she would be right back. My heart instantly sunk! She w</span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);"><span style="font-family:georgia;">as gone for a bit and then comes back in..but this time with another nurse, my doctor, and an ultrasound machine!<br /></span></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);"><span style="font-family:georgia;">My doctor says "I could have swore that this baby was head down</span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);"><span style="font-family:georgia;"> at your last appointment"....WHAT!!! Yepp, Ms Avery was breech! So, I ended up getting prepped for a c-section. I was okay with it and wasn't even scared in the slightest bit. I just knew it was </span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);"><span style="font-family:georgia;">what needed to be done and to be honest I was a little relieved! I was burning SO bad from the catheter it was almost unbearable! Anyhow..csection went great and we were blessed with our little princess!!</span></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><br />She really is SO amazing and I am blessed in every way. I have enjoyed every minu</span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);"><span style="font-family:georgia;">t</span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);"><span style="font-family:georgia;">e with her and it was worth every bit of the wait! She is amazing!<br /><br />She is sleeping great so far! She goes to bed around 9..wakes up around 4 or 5am to eat, and then goes back to bed until about 9! Talk about amazing! Of course it wasn't always like that but it's awesome. I am back to work, I had 8 weeks after I had her off which wa</span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);"><span style="font-family:georgia;">s awesome. I</span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);"><span style="font-family:georgia;">t was pretty hard for the first 2 weeks after. I just was uncomfortable and got really ti</span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);"><span style="font-family:georgia;">red easily..I pretty much just did way too much.<br /><br />Anyhow, I'm going to go ahead and post some pics now..enjoy!</span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkmKk581Fq64Z_qXvTQxiOO-blUlEMIPsXkGMdDanMNrmH27KkjijHTTSK2D8avd-BOo98Sc5LCbvi9YM9Mp09RuNihXSbnx3ss7OM6xSRdp1Hf6WHhzZQAjaeNZKf8k0d_HnZ6Yqv5y4/s1600/CoffeeShop+Baby+Girl+2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 143px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkmKk581Fq64Z_qXvTQxiOO-blUlEMIPsXkGMdDanMNrmH27KkjijHTTSK2D8avd-BOo98Sc5LCbvi9YM9Mp09RuNihXSbnx3ss7OM6xSRdp1Hf6WHhzZQAjaeNZKf8k0d_HnZ6Yqv5y4/s200/CoffeeShop+Baby+Girl+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473092229841261682" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTL23FqN8qS6KjO_-pv_AN9vXwL4qnCrHsX8WBfdDRqDvjblCqjKvHS4tyGY0PnlTklqdza7Qq_dMrAnkLmG5fk_1fWVCXNKFk1jvcueC_Ah9oYp0ICY1OqyrykN8Dfd1asvVvaLql8hM/s1600/IMG_0126w.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTL23FqN8qS6KjO_-pv_AN9vXwL4qnCrHsX8WBfdDRqDvjblCqjKvHS4tyGY0PnlTklqdza7Qq_dMrAnkLmG5fk_1fWVCXNKFk1jvcueC_Ah9oYp0ICY1OqyrykN8Dfd1asvVvaLql8hM/s200/IMG_0126w.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473092770288187298" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdWVDYnrsMpjOsze-hqbppifKB6FMKsIf1si1bfBaXCb9EbflrmqX9a2m94Yyav1TR0ZLtWJtapmht8Wu14csgTmMokJ9lvYvAWk3gU9Tq6cbjYZLPqNzMbetCHMzajS9OwNRKD5nSb54/s1600/004.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdWVDYnrsMpjOsze-hqbppifKB6FMKsIf1si1bfBaXCb9EbflrmqX9a2m94Yyav1TR0ZLtWJtapmht8Wu14csgTmMokJ9lvYvAWk3gU9Tq6cbjYZLPqNzMbetCHMzajS9OwNRKD5nSb54/s200/004.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473093111294119442" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6ixWsObOHAIpSld35EwlZHeOnjVvmn2rPK2QoVLXDPxIi2rsGt-5SmAfBTsRDWLTYqQCZHk6zrWGKZjfNP6AprpjV0eaELRrHvr1PptS5GqdvFqmbi-IsUtlxsHyTlWHY6TwcIwyD2b4/s1600/011.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6ixWsObOHAIpSld35EwlZHeOnjVvmn2rPK2QoVLXDPxIi2rsGt-5SmAfBTsRDWLTYqQCZHk6zrWGKZjfNP6AprpjV0eaELRrHvr1PptS5GqdvFqmbi-IsUtlxsHyTlWHY6TwcIwyD2b4/s200/011.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473093261125463378" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibaMQw4Od6edRt_TYKubH2X5wG2CsPm1_GAo5xQM7wFFLuVlOKZ4KIBG4Ce0h9hCSqgnUsj3pALnGDFtd2MKDqMrA9yOYwAwzdRWn23KkUxLq5GKxscHz-28fe1hdd0cz54nhkM3p6y-4/s1600/012.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibaMQw4Od6edRt_TYKubH2X5wG2CsPm1_GAo5xQM7wFFLuVlOKZ4KIBG4Ce0h9hCSqgnUsj3pALnGDFtd2MKDqMrA9yOYwAwzdRWn23KkUxLq5GKxscHz-28fe1hdd0cz54nhkM3p6y-4/s200/012.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473093397124477410" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span>JennMusick1http://www.blogger.com/profile/12125695058536435086noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7860951546278523319.post-15567282480474937062010-03-03T16:35:00.000-08:002010-03-03T16:57:39.662-08:00Tomorrow is the day!!<span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);">Well, I am being induced TOMORROW! This little girl isn't in much of a hurry to come out! I go in at 6:30pm so we will most likely be meeting our miracle sometime Friday afternoon! I have been sitting here in disbelief..because I just can't believe it is finally happening! I'm so anxious to see her and actually meet this miracle who has been inside of me for 9 months! A miracle that we tried so hard for over 4 years to have. I can assure you I will never take her for granted. We are so blessed to be able to have this baby and I think sometimes people don't take the time to realize how lucky they are. I guess it's a little easier to see when you struggle for so long with infertility.</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);">I'm so excited to see if she has hair, if she has long fingers, h</span></span><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);">er feet, legs, littl</span></span><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);">e b</span></span><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);">utt, ears, etc. I'm so excited about every part of this baby. She is the true definition of a miracle and I have only God to thank for her!<br /></span></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);">I'm a little nervous about labor to be honest..it's just scary to me..but </span></span><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);">at the same time I'm so thankful I actually get to experience it. It's something I never thought would come. At my last appointment I was only a fingertip dilated so what they have to do is use a foley catheter (it has a balloon) and manually dilate me to about 3-4 where it will then fall out and they will use some sort of hormone cream before they can even begin potocin (sp?).</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);">So, that is that for now..in a mere 2 days I will be holding my miracle in my arm</span></span><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);">s! He</span></span><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);">re are some of our maternity pics we got back!!</span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9LQ93qgFPE3iTUjuVAfYeH7ONHq4N0BD-kY84CheRfLKxkEkfGL_rymvlAytCWM8SzpGH8lzHQ8g52PaatDl08Qv-37oaL80I3C-JCyuaDDzlersRas5feCVItFiBJidn92-A7gxtAr8/s1600-h/_MG_3852w+copy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 184px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9LQ93qgFPE3iTUjuVAfYeH7ONHq4N0BD-kY84CheRfLKxkEkfGL_rymvlAytCWM8SzpGH8lzHQ8g52PaatDl08Qv-37oaL80I3C-JCyuaDDzlersRas5feCVItFiBJidn92-A7gxtAr8/s200/_MG_3852w+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444572870283289298" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS31Oa9j2OZhUQKiJOLRisnUpEYdiUqHJDG8ef3-5slbplfaHpEFJUzwwUjvOf2BiF7_3Czm155Y2xwrr2TYodRbH8FrAkFXLmDdsGeydRbbZ2B1-wU_f3ihby0LOYw1-giaEdTjIld28/s1600-h/_MG_3858w1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 143px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxVmkL8z4tOCIKx4OJBzqFat-iCx7TrnjKpG45-M2LwRdBGqYbfwrr2SN6m2MXr0JwqRGclxsmLYtWTuI4nPXYJgUagfe3tsmTuntl7FAdHN3VIaunJKmec6yyHTNsHPbuNuI01a2vPVk/s200/_MG_3886w1+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444575759542465570" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAKKTdz9-lEtgugYddiXdYOznYWKNCJX5nP13XfnBj_lCWKWebplrqY5IYn0fK8LllaLRwb6G2nECspJc4t5hLiByybbqOq8S5cI9AQf6ZI_sFpqtpuukSeuQk2opJTsDLw7NklmBnuoY/s1600-h/_MG_38631aw+copy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 162px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAKKTdz9-lEtgugYddiXdYOznYWKNCJX5nP13XfnBj_lCWKWebplrqY5IYn0fK8LllaLRwb6G2nECspJc4t5hLiByybbqOq8S5cI9AQf6ZI_sFpqtpuukSeuQk2opJTsDLw7NklmBnuoY/s200/_MG_38631aw+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444576267104992370" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);"><br /><br /></span></span>JennMusick1http://www.blogger.com/profile/12125695058536435086noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7860951546278523319.post-79564790368819014842010-02-23T16:53:00.000-08:002010-02-23T17:09:46.685-08:00It's almost time!<span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);"><span style="font-family:georgia;">WOW! I am just a few days away from my due date! I have been really terrible about updating this blog though..I don't know why I find it a chore to sit down and write, but I do! Everything has been going really well. At my last few appointments there has really been no change..I'm not dilated at all but she has definitely dropped. Lately I have been feeling uncomfortable but that is to be expected for sure.<br /><br />I have an appointment tomorrow so maybe we will have </span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);"><span style="font-family:georgia;">made some progress by then! If not, my doctor said we will probably induce around 41 w</span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);"><span style="font-family:georgia;">eeks and if we wanted to go a few days after (to give myself a chance to go into labor on my own) then we could but we will definitely not go over 42 weeks because that gets to be too dangerous for the baby.<br /></span></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);"><span style="font-family:georgia;">At this point, I am just getting SO anxious! There were 8 woman due within 2 weeks of me and they have ALL had their babies! It's just such a crazy thought that we tried for over 4 years to have this baby..and now we are (hopefully) days away from meeting our little miracle! I can't thank God enough. I am just so thankful for the opportunity we had with the trial study and have a hard time believing that it's even still real! For the record, I guess the clinic is now doing Mini IVF as an option and not just for the trial study..I am SO glad!</span></span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);"><span style="font-family:georgia;">I will post a few pics of Avery's nursery now</span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);"><span style="font-family:georgia;">..it's pretty much done! I just can't wait to bring her home to it!<br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbvTrwsXN59dTZmek0lg2e3Q_2Q4l9j139aLZ-q8gToX36cYaiTWQziFghwImP99jm3zao8zlnSg9hpIQVSid1grEl1sK14n9ZKp2h7kNuvljw2YHVlBU9VCMaiTV1ZuFIQqkNQ9CUT0w/s1600-h/002.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 228px; height: 171px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbvTrwsXN59dTZmek0lg2e3Q_2Q4l9j139aLZ-q8gToX36cYaiTWQziFghwImP99jm3zao8zlnSg9hpIQVSid1grEl1sK14n9ZKp2h7kNuvljw2YHVlBU9VCMaiTV1ZuFIQqkNQ9CUT0w/s200/002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441609861121993666" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZjXj7JKEThBquU9ugMkUXE-yhcyhtw6Dd5kCpzSjhq-vyDzM4K-IJMNuBQpClZDulO0oUqyZaSkZfbtr1dg0JBUPwDw-QLcFD2ddmZ6uMSp9pkSa8wQLIUIrSN7xi2MCBJhGIRqvH_Uk/s1600-h/005.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZjXj7JKEThBquU9ugMkUXE-yhcyhtw6Dd5kCpzSjhq-vyDzM4K-IJMNuBQpClZDulO0oUqyZaSkZfbtr1dg0JBUPwDw-QLcFD2ddmZ6uMSp9pkSa8wQLIUIrSN7xi2MCBJhGIRqvH_Uk/s200/005.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441610309885613410" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);">There are a few pics of her nursery. That's all I have for now, the next update with me the announcement of Miss Avery Hope!!</span></span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span>JennMusick1http://www.blogger.com/profile/12125695058536435086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7860951546278523319.post-82924659026697912582009-12-28T15:27:00.000-08:002009-12-28T15:39:54.134-08:00Christmas and 31 weeks!<span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);"><span style="font-family:georgia;">Hey everyone!! I hope you all had a blessed Christmas. Our Christmas this year was really good, minus the fact that Ross had to work..but he did it so he can be home for Avery's first Christmas next year! I had such a great time with both of our families, I'm so thankful for all of them. Best gift was the HD Camcorder my parents bought us. We totally didn't expect that! They had already gave us money to put towards our new computer (since our other one blew up) and also a Keurig coffee maker..so that was MORE than enough right there! The ca</span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);"><span style="font-family:georgia;">mcorder will be SO great so we can put videos online for my family in California and of course to just be able to have videos of Avery.<br /><br />The fact that Christmas is now over makes me</span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);"><span style="font-family:georgia;"> </span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);"><span style="font-family:georgia;">realize how quickly the time is approaching that we will be meeting our little princess! 2 months, that's</span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);"><span style="font-family:georgia;"> it! My first shower is on January 9th and I couldn't be more excited for it! I have dreamed of this for YEARS! I'm a little anxious about timing with everything and whether or not we will have everything we need..but I'm sure we will be fine. There's always "what ifs" and I question everything! Like, how many newborn outfits do we need? What about 0-3? 3-6? Crazy!<br /><br />Anyhow, I am feeling pretty good still! Thankfully! I can tell I am definitely getting sleepy as the days go by..but my body is feeling good. She is getting the hiccups constantly, and see</span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);"><span style="font-family:georgia;">ms to be moving more and more! It's funny sometimes wh</span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);"><span style="font-family:georgia;">en I'm sitting because my whole belly moves! It's such a funny feeling but also funny to watch. I am still on every 2 week appointments so my next one is this Wednesday</span></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);"><span style="font-family:georgia;">Here are a few pics for ya! The belly pics are at 31 </span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);"><span style="font-family:georgia;">weeks.</span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIvIxpOEX3eX_sKUcQMY_X2BBoHEQBjZNxDl4qOq_QzmbkJ25ju4dhi9zOmB20avR-cvSZXujeytuEoeL-AAEYNzTMRvuQVlaJwCPeLpnYSZ4oRXmiI_0Zq0gsA_6T8pQ6I0wrTn8n3jY/s1600-h/072.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIvIxpOEX3eX_sKUcQMY_X2BBoHEQBjZNxDl4qOq_QzmbkJ25ju4dhi9zOmB20avR-cvSZXujeytuEoeL-AAEYNzTMRvuQVlaJwCPeLpnYSZ4oRXmiI_0Zq0gsA_6T8pQ6I0wrTn8n3jY/s200/072.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420434545971127586" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQJ-WMiwho_v59eBlVQs9tHnUaoBF5GxOapzWSdB86EcR56g1yfFMVMI_-PbVCAKQzNpgMrkeba0Abtg-aa3upz4o1DxwiWCNG8R8Qd-J2vfa7uhQqGjDd30k6b5bUqt9qh8KhTyvsnpQ/s1600-h/076.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQJ-WMiwho_v59eBlVQs9tHnUaoBF5GxOapzWSdB86EcR56g1yfFMVMI_-PbVCAKQzNpgMrkeba0Abtg-aa3upz4o1DxwiWCNG8R8Qd-J2vfa7uhQqGjDd30k6b5bUqt9qh8KhTyvsnpQ/s200/076.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420434943924843650" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOfpg4d6bXhJ5CV9KXV5E2zf18QGVcJCHs4YxZHOVg7h4dD2pTpn8hVpLFePANgdP1AD_ePE7bXK0P4nvE24u9aLde6nmtBJL_y3u_PJ3A11WWCAzLAiORBQf6ITf-G6OrBLU3SdhexYA/s1600-h/042.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOfpg4d6bXhJ5CV9KXV5E2zf18QGVcJCHs4YxZHOVg7h4dD2pTpn8hVpLFePANgdP1AD_ePE7bXK0P4nvE24u9aLde6nmtBJL_y3u_PJ3A11WWCAzLAiORBQf6ITf-G6OrBLU3SdhexYA/s200/042.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420435238886228434" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Rut8SZd2ZHXX4J_d5oTApZ9NFAkJn0fx13VbSv_fSU5S09xrWWiYSBdoUDnTNhkC_x88eZSuUke1x-Ui85uX2DfDK3VXfvTMS_joxzrViAOj_JjtrXhODLkaoHQLfSmTGpNOgqKUvAY/s1600-h/004.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Rut8SZd2ZHXX4J_d5oTApZ9NFAkJn0fx13VbSv_fSU5S09xrWWiYSBdoUDnTNhkC_x88eZSuUke1x-Ui85uX2DfDK3VXfvTMS_joxzrViAOj_JjtrXhODLkaoHQLfSmTGpNOgqKUvAY/s200/004.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420435516997957122" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><br />Okay! That's it for now! I hope you all have a great New Year's!<br /><br /></span></span>JennMusick1http://www.blogger.com/profile/12125695058536435086noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7860951546278523319.post-30679836553381931022009-12-15T15:35:00.000-08:002009-12-15T15:46:17.115-08:0029 almost 30 weeks!<div><span style="color:#ffcccc;">WOW! Can you believe it?! I feel like the last half of this pregnancy is flying by! I guess it doesn't help that it is around the holiday's and everything..that always makes time fly it seems. I am feeling really good though! Belly is growing every day and her movements are getting stronger and more often too! I think for the first time I over-did it on Saturday. We had an "Ugly Christmas Sweater" Party. We spent the day cleaning and making food so I was on my feet all day..by the end of the night I felt SOOOO exhausted and sore! I woke up on Sunday feeling fine though.</span></div><div><span style="color:#ffcccc;"></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="color:#ffcccc;">We also celebrated our 6 year anniversary on Sunday. 6 years! Can you believe it?! 6 years ago I was an 18 year old..and here we are, finally getting our wish! We've come such a long way in 6 years..that's for sure. </span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="color:#ffcccc;"></span></div><div><span style="color:#ffcccc;">Anyhow, I have my 30 week appointment tomorrow. After that..I start going every 2 weeks! Holy cow! I really can't believe how fast this is going! I am trying to cherish it as much as I can..because we really don't know if I will ever be able to get pregnant again..without IVF. Let's just pray that another one is in God's plan :)</span></div><div><br /><br /><br /></div><div><span style="color:#ffcccc;"></span></div><div><br /><br /><br /></div><div><span style="color:#ffcccc;">Well..here are some pics..one is of me and my ugly sweater before our party on Saturday!</span></div><div><br /><br /><br /></div><div><span style="color:#ffcccc;"></span></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415612465280623090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikE5A65fADo3d6B_mCmfz3iIkqEPp9qOYavA_DapwfmYzWZTIpwKXsE5ZR3dCYB3nYxdnr31R-tnXZ7SOxfZSohsNzNrYvsZeVNRXyGv7bLJrtDCPQYzZ3kF2vRmKkbRUbSjISE7494Y4/s200/041.JPG" /> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415612641518278914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnFgd1WAV8saofaN1BSTqrs1AUiDTyK-J01TkmyOd4BlWDtWUhhyphenhyphenJRbc-1HIebW1TumaXpqFaU0TOxdTxe5nsltdaMGMK-mOLe6j8lLNbbgvmtxHgE35pEoJbYvCjsCp3JV7kIlEvAmo0/s200/006.JPG" /> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415613065934191138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiux5uqWB4Gtugayhe0wiIZcquEgm1tIytkPLHByNiIOeUSatdtP1fXO1EIzULF8Xtn660qUXkFPqtSBzO7zuZKN8q6SoEyFMVi7bIEgjcGaL8ydazZLWndaY72mKcPcidxm_ouq4nDDqA/s200/Nursery+013.JPG" /><span style="color:#ffcccc;">The last one is of us just heading out the door to the zoo..just thought I'd throw a recent picture of "us" in there! </span><br /><span style="color:#ffcccc;"></span><br /><span style="color:#ffcccc;">Merry Christmas!</span><br /><span style="color:#ffcccc;">xoxo </span><br /><span style="color:#ffcccc;">Jenn</span>JennMusick1http://www.blogger.com/profile/12125695058536435086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7860951546278523319.post-22204394402501518482009-11-17T14:37:00.000-08:002009-11-17T15:06:56.930-08:0025 weeks and Avery's Nursery!<span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);"><span style="font-family:georgia;">Wow! 25 weeks already! In the beginning it seemed like time was creeping by but now it seems like it is going SO fast! I am feeling great so far, I can feel the exhaustion coming back. It's not the same as it was in the beginning where I couldn't get through the day without a nap, but I can feel myself getting really exhausted. However, once I get home and get ready for bed it's hard to actually sleep! My mind races about this and that and it's like my </span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);"><span style="font-family:georgia;">body </span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);"><span style="font-family:georgia;">i</span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);"><span style="font-family:georgia;">s so tired but my brain isn't.</span></span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);"><span style="font-family:georgia;">We received a gift in the mail from Target last week from a guy that Ross knows from the internet. This is the 2nd surprise from </span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);"><span style="font-family:georgia;">people we know via internet. SO</span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);"><span style="font-family:georgia;"> sweet!!! It sure does brighten your day when things like that happen! This passed weekend we started Avery's nursery! We painted the walls and put together all of her furniture. Just by doing that I feel SO much better. We still have to get her bedding and we are really thinking about doing a mural on the wall to match the bedding but we will decide that for sure once we see the bedding in the room. We hope to get her room done by the holidays/Christ</span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);"><span style="font-family:georgia;">mas. It gets so busy around the holidays and everything and my first shower will be January 9t</span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);"><span style="font-family:georgia;">h, so I want the room ready to go so we just have to put everything away. I can't believe how quickly it's all happening!<br /></span></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);"><span style="font-family:georgia;">Well, here are some pictures..first off my 25 </span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);"><span style="font-family:georgia;">w</span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);"><span style="font-family:georgia;">eek pic!<br /><br /></span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m101/ooprincessjennoo/100_6301.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 225px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m101/ooprincessjennoo/100_6301.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);">Here are some before pics of the nursery....<br /><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m101/ooprincessjennoo/100_6291.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 387px; height: 514px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m101/ooprincessjennoo/100_6291.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m101/ooprincessjennoo/100_6292.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 421px; height: 316px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m101/ooprincessjennoo/100_6292.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);"><span style="font-family:georgia;">And after it's painted and the furniture is together!<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m101/ooprincessjennoo/100_6303.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 510px; height: 382px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m101/ooprincessjennoo/100_6303.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m101/ooprincessjennoo/100_6305.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 490px; height: 367px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m101/ooprincessjennoo/100_6305.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m101/ooprincessjennoo/100_6304.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 477px; height: 635px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m101/ooprincessjennoo/100_6304.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m101/ooprincessjennoo/100_6306.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 461px; height: 345px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m101/ooprincessjennoo/100_6306.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);"><br />Okay! That's it for now! <br /><br />xoxo,<br />Jenn<br /></span>JennMusick1http://www.blogger.com/profile/12125695058536435086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7860951546278523319.post-42970317439010886352009-11-09T14:19:00.000-08:002009-11-09T14:28:35.808-08:00Oops..it's been awhile!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9YsGqbM2VIwiFjrjZ95pqORA4Os1K_8OagzkissPr1BEAUqEOkBlNVZFVUzH_BnjrZYXqUhT41kvloK-1tdXc4jwU6f4w__eJMSIxBhTFqzpiOifarsUdcMOe3Sx-fpOTVGqpz8Br4us/s1600-h/100_6276.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9YsGqbM2VIwiFjrjZ95pqORA4Os1K_8OagzkissPr1BEAUqEOkBlNVZFVUzH_BnjrZYXqUhT41kvloK-1tdXc4jwU6f4w__eJMSIxBhTFqzpiOifarsUdcMOe3Sx-fpOTVGqpz8Br4us/s200/100_6276.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402233102258547602" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);">WOW! I can't believe it! I am already 24 weeks along! The pic above is me at 23 weeks however..I haven't gotten my new pictures uploaded. I am just in AWE of how amazing this experience is! I love my little girl so much I can't even stand it! Now I am REALLY feeling her kicks and even Ross is able to feel them a lot of the time. Her personality is already so stinkin cute!<br /><br />My last appointment was at 22 weeks and I was measure at 21 which is totally normal. You should measure within 2 weeks of how far you actually are, either way. I'm hoping she will stay smaller as she has been. At our ultrasound with the doctor, she was in the 35th percentile. My OB says no big babies for me! I'm too small to handle a big baby. My next appointment is @ 26 weeks and I will be doing my glucose test (wish me luck!). <br /><br />We have purchased all of our furniture!!! Yay! We just really need to get the bedding now so that we can paint and get everything put together. With the holidays coming we really want to get it done so that once I have my showers we can just put everything away. <br /><br />Anyhow, things are great over here, loving every minute and feeling blessed every minute. I still can't even believe it a lot of the time! My weight gain has been great too, only at 5.5lbs. My OB wants me to gain about 5lbs this month since I lost weight in the beginning. <br /><br />Okay, that's about it for now! I will try harder to keep posting!<br /></span>JennMusick1http://www.blogger.com/profile/12125695058536435086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7860951546278523319.post-38004971865406539522009-09-20T17:32:00.000-07:002009-09-20T17:34:06.343-07:00Our ultrasound :)<span style="font-family: georgia; color: rgb(255, 204, 204);">Hey! Alright, I can finally post about our amazing ultrasound!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; color: rgb(255, 204, 204);">Anyhow, first off..it was just so AMAZING!! First the tech had the normal 2D u/s on to determine the sex, and the minute she said "It's a girl" everyone screamed! Luckily so many people went, it was nice to have a family that is so supportive! Out of my family it was my mom, dad, sister, grandma, grandpa, aunt, and cousin..and out of his? His mom. I'm just thankful she came. After that she was moving around like CRAZY! Every time we have seen her, she has been SO active. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; color: rgb(255, 204, 204);">She started out pretty much upside down with her head and belly facing down, then she turned facing in towards me, then she flipped facing out..she was everywhere! The tech was amazed at how active she was. In the 3D, she started with her right hand covering her face..but then later she still had her hand up there but it looked exactly like she was blowing kisses! She had her hand under her chin! She was in so many cute positions it's hard to think of them all! Let's see..we have a really good picture of her doing a peace sign..it is hilarious! She also was laying with her hands above her head for a little while..then it looked like she was cuddling up with my uterus..it was so cute! She had her hands by her face and knees pulled up..it was awesome! For awhile there she would literally kick and push off of my uterus too! I was amazed that I wasn't feeling it! Anyway..if you are friends with me on facebook Ross made a video and I am tagged in it so you should be able to see most of the pictures..I haven't had a chance to put them up yet. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; color: rgb(255, 204, 204);">Anyway, better run but wanted to let you know what it was like!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; color: rgb(255, 204, 204);">Oh! And her name is Avery Hope! We have loved the name Avery but when we decided the middle name Hope..we chose that for sure. We chose Hope as a middle name because it is part of the name of the clinic "New Hope" and without them, this opportunity never would have happened! And also, without Hope..we never would have gotten through all of the tough times when dealing with infertility.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; color: rgb(255, 204, 204);">Okay gotta go!</span>JennMusick1http://www.blogger.com/profile/12125695058536435086noreply@blogger.com1