17 weeks pregnant

Cravings this week have been: trix cereal

16 weeks pregnant

Cravings this week have been : Pickles, Choc. Chip Cookies and Apples

14 weeks pregnant

Cravings for weeks 12-14: Buttery Club Crackers, Mac & Cheese,  and Nachos with melted Cheese

I also felt the baby for the first time this week :)

13 weeks Pregnant

We're Having a BABY!!!!!!

AHHH!!!! Can you believe it!? There's a baby in MY belly!!! So after only our 2nd month at our new doctor (Dr. Chow at Diamond Womens Center in Edina)- we're pregnant!!!!  We had our second IUI ( Interuterine Insemination) on October 22nd. Two nights before, when Tim was giving me my Ovidrel Shot (hormone to trigger ovulation) I said "I have a really good feeling about this month" and he said "me too!"..... This time I decided not to take the day off of work... The previous month I had taken the day off and instead of relaxing all I did was sit at home and stress about it wether it was working...So I just went back to work, so that way I was to busy to think about it! And 9 days later, on Halloween morning I took a test and I got the FAINTEST positive!!!!! I couldn't believe it!! After almost 2 years of trying I was actually pregnant!! Over the next 2 weeks I become obsessed with taking 30+ tests to make sure the line kept getting darker...and one digital! (yeah I know, I'm crazy!)

On November 24th we had our first ultrasound and the baby was measuring 3 days ahead with a strong healthy heartbeat!!! So today I am 7 weeks and 3 days pregnant and the baby is the size of a blueberry!!!!! Ahh its so crazy! We are SOOOOO HAPPY!!! But it's still early and we are very nervous too....but until something bad happens (which I pray multiple times a day that nothing will)...we are going to enjoy every single day of my pregnancy. So far I really have no complaints a little nausea and very tired....but it's all worth it!

And for a little extra....here's some of our christmas decorating we've done so far..

Positive Thoughts

...is what I keep repeating to myself! Yesterday Tim and I had our first appointment with our new reproductive endocrinologist, Dr. Chow. And he is SOOO great!! And nothing is better then when one of the first things he says is " I'm almost 100% sure I can get you pregnant." Ahhh those few words mean everything to us right now! Seriously I'm getting butterflies in my stomach just typing this! Dr. Chow is also VERY informative, I didn't leave his office with even one question unanswered. He's being aggressive with my treatment for this cycle and has given us a reference for a second opinion on Tim's semen analysis because he believes the one we had done was not accurate. It's frusterating to hear that he believes I'm ovulating but not until way later then normal....(average 28 day cycle you will likely ovulate on day 14) well since my cylces last from anywhere between 28-90 days I can ovulate anywhere between day 14-76. Which is just crazy to me, when I've been told by supposedly one of the top fertility doctors in the midwest that I was not ovulating at all. ARGG!! I'm so excited for this cycle, but of course there is a chance that this medication wont work and we'll be waiting another month. We are getting closer to the 2 year mark of TTC and I'm not sure how I will feel if we actually hit that mark. But I'm just going to think on the positive side! I'm doing alot of relaxing! Breathing exercises, bubble baths, naps, going for walks. And Tim is being the best husband ever!

So time will tell if Dr. Chow is one of our angels, and I'm sorry if this post is super boring, but I'm just SOO excited and hopefull!! I just had to share. Thanks for listening!

CUPCAKES!

I'm so happy that I finally have found the time to bake again! Baking is one of my true passions and I've found a great love for baking cupcakes! I've had so much fun experimenting with decorating them. And Tim has been nothing but supportive! I would love to someday open a little cupcake store/bakery.