My Road to a Miracle: Our miracle!!!!!

Thursday, May 29, 2008

Our miracle!!!!!

Praise the Lord! He has given us our miracle and we saw proof today! We have one baby with one very strong heartbeat that we got to see and hear! We are due January 19th!! Thank you to everyone for your prayers and support. You have all truly been a blessing to us. You can see the miracle for yourself:

11 comments:

EmslieFamily said...: That's my nephew or niece!!!!!; May 29, 2008 at 10:30 AM
Sandi R said...: Oh my goodness!!! Now I'm crying all over again. I love that little on already. It is truly a miracle. Love you guys so much. This is going to be so much fun!! Now Dad and I get to spoil another one!

Love, Mom & Dad Rosty; May 29, 2008 at 10:31 AM
Dave and Paige said...: Oh my gosh!! We are so happy for you both. What a blessing!! He or she is beautifull. We love you both. May God continue to Bless all three of you.

Love, Paige & Dave; May 29, 2008 at 5:10 PM
Mom and Dad Smith said...: I think your baby has my eyes.
Dad Smith; May 29, 2008 at 10:18 PM
RMCarter said...: I simply couldn't wait to hear the good news. I am so relieved things are looking well!

That baby is a living miracle and I am happy to have traveled this journey with you and see such a blessed outcome. I can not say it enough, Congrats to both of you!!!; May 30, 2008 at 4:59 PM
Unknown said...: This picture is awesome! I am so excited for you two. I can't wait to watch your tummy grow. Yeah!; June 1, 2008 at 7:39 PM
Stacey said...: Now let the fun begin!!! We will continue to keep all of you in our prayers. We are sooooo incredibly happy for you both... God is GOOD!!; June 1, 2008 at 9:32 PM
The Alvey Family said...: We can't even begin to express how excited we are for the two of you!! Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your growing family always!! Take care and enjoy every minute of it.

Love,
Amber and Matt; June 2, 2008 at 5:34 PM
Unknown said...: I am so happy for the two of you. God truely works miracles everyday. Congratulations, Love you guys.; June 4, 2008 at 2:25 PM
Rouge & Paul said...: What a wonderful blog you have established. CONGRATULATIONS, MOM & DAD-- we are so happy for the both of you! God truly is wonderful and your unfaltering faith is an inspiration to all of us.

Love, Rouge & Paul; June 4, 2008 at 6:42 PM
M and M: said...: Congratulations, Teri! What a miracle indeed!; June 11, 2008 at 5:29 PM

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The Reason

Couples experiencing infertility often receive well-meaning but extremely insensitive "advice." We can all list the most popular ones: "Just relax and you'll get pregnant," or "adopt and you'll get pregnant," or "things happen for a reason", of the most painful from those who think they've got the goods on God's plan, "Maybe God never meant for you to have children." The sheer audacity of making a statement like that never fails to amaze me. These same people would never walk up to someone seeking treatment for cancer and say, "Maybe God never meant for you to live." However, because I am infertile, I'm supposed to get on with my life. It's hard to understand that people can not see infertility for what it is, a disease for which I have to seek treatment. What if Jonas Salk had said to the parents of polio victims, "Maybe God meant for thousands of our children to be cripples, live in an iron lung or die." What if he'd never tried to find a cure? Who could think for one minute that that was God's plan? "What do I think God meant when he gave me infertility? I think he meant for my husband and I to grow closer, become stronger, love deeper. I think God meant for us to find the fortitude within ourselves to get up every time infertility knocks us down. I think God meant for our medical community to discover medicines, invent medical equipment, create procedures and protocols. I think God meant for us to find a cure for infertility. No, God never meant for me not to have children. That's not my destiny; that's just a fork in the road I'm on. I've been placed on the road less traveled, and, like it or not, I'm a better person for it. Clearly, God meant for me to develop more compassion, deeper courage, and greater inner strength on this journey to resolution, and I haven't let him down. Frankly, if the truth be known, I think God has singled me out for a special treatment. I think God meant for me to build a thirst for a child so strong and so deep that when that baby is finally placed in my arms, it will be the longest, coolest, most refreshing drink I've ever known. While I would never choose infertility, I can not deny that a fertile woman could never know the joy that awaits me. Yes, one way or another, I will have a baby of my own. And the next time someone wants to offer me unsolicited advice I'll say, "Don't tell me what God meant when he handed me infertility. I already know."Author unknown

Fertility Timeline

July 19, 2003: Married
Oct. 2004: cone biopsy
May 2005: began TTC
Dec. 05 - Feb. 06: fertility work-up/analysis
March 2006: First IUI attempted but nurse could not get speculum into cervical opening
April 2006: Laporoscopy performed to remove endometriosis and dilate cervical opening (so IUI could be peformed)
April 2007: 2nd IUI
Sept. 2006: 3rd IUI
Oct. 2006: 4th and final IUI
Jan. 2007: GIFT #1; BFN
March 2007: FET #1; BFN
April/May 2007: GIFT #2 + ET; resulted in ectopic pregnancy
July/Aug 2007: GIFT #3 + ET; BFN
Oct. 2007: FET #2; resulted in either ectopic or m/c (never fully determined)
March 2008: FET #3; BFN
April 2008: Hysterosonogram: showed everything in uterus to be completely normal (no polyps or anything interfering with implantation)
April 29, 2008: FET
May 12: BFP!!!!!! Number looks great at 207!
May 19: Number continues to rise...2,539!
May 27: Fetus still growing...20,937!!!
May 29: First u/s showing a sac and heartbeat-6 wks, 4 days
June 24: Another u/s and baby moved! 10 wks, 1 day
August 19: 18 week u/s...It's a girl!

My Road to a Miracle

Thursday, May 29, 2008

Our miracle!!!!!

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