Baby To Be: Smiles :)

May 15, 2010

Smiles :)

Our babies are smiling! Well, they kind of started smiling at around 1 month... but it still felt very involuntary... and then recently they have been all smiles! It is hard to say when exactly they started smiling... but it has been between week 4 and 7... and I can't stop looking at them. They are the best smiles ever!

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Paula KellerMay 15, 2010 at 1:55:00 PM EDT
Awwwww! I'm sure that's a wonderful feeling! :)
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FranMay 15, 2010 at 3:24:00 PM EDT
I have no doubt petal!! you have to love the smiles!
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Baby Smiling In Back SeatMay 16, 2010 at 1:05:00 AM EDT
The smiles made everything so much more rewarding for me. The laughs won't be far behind!
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B.May 18, 2010 at 9:22:00 PM EDT
Hurray! My little girl just started smiling in direct response to our antics, and it's so much more fun playing with her now that she responds so immediately. Isn't this the greatest (so far)? So adorable... can't wait for giggles!!
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Milestones of RT (baby girl) & RM (baby boy)

1 mo - RT & RM first smile 05/11 - RT starts cooing 05/26 - RT & RM both smile & interact actively 6/11 - RM starts giggling 6/14 - RT & RM start wearing Size 2 diapers 6/30 - RM rolls over unassisted from belly to back 7/15 - RM, RT smile at each other and try to converse 7/30 - RT rolls over unassisted from belly to back 8/8 - RM & RT start solids (rice cereal) 8/20 - RT rolls from back to belly 8/22 - RM & RT start Avocado 8/31 - RT starts sucking on her toe 8/31 - RM & RT start Banana 9/4 to 9/7 - Constipated'ish due to Banana? 9/8 - RM & RT start Sweet Potato 9/9 - RM pushes up on his feet and raises his butt and moves along (couple of feet) 9/10 - RM starts rolling from back to belly and loves it October - Starts Rice, Egg, Chicken Soup, Lentils 10/12 - RT sits unassisted 10/23 - RM sits unassisted 11/9 - RM tries to clap @ "When you are happy and you know - clap your hands" November - Start Black Pepper, Garlic, Cumin, Turmeric 11/10 - RT gives high-five and signs "lights off" 11/13 - RM says Daddddy (been saying Mama since 3 months when crying :)) 11/14 - RT says Mammma 11/17 - First international flight journey! 11/21 - Occured to me that RM actually says Nee-Nee whenever he wants to sleep and Mamamama when he wants to be with me! RM and RT both try to wave bye-bye! 11/24 - RM calls out to his grandma! 11/30 - RT army crawls like crazy 12/8 - RT sits unassisted; rocks on all fours 12/9 - RM starts army crawling 12/18 - RM rocks on all fours 12/28 - RT tries to stand up January - RM & RT crawls, stands up and cruises along furniture February - RT & RM stand unassisted 03/02 - RT takes 4 steps 03/18 - RT starts walking unassisted 04/04 - RM takes 4-5 steps

IF Abbreviations

af - aunt flo (period)
art - assistive reproductive technology
bcp - birth control pills
beta - hcg pregnancy blood test
bfn - big fat negative
bfp - big fat positive
b/w, bw - bloodwork
cd - cycle day
dh - dear husband
dp - days past (example: 9dp5dt)
dpo - days past ovulation
dt - days transfer (example: 11dp5dt)
er - egg retrieval
er - emergency room
et - egg transfer
fil - father in law
gd - gestational diabetes
hcg - human chorionic gonadotropin
hpt - home pregnancy test
hsg - hysterosalpingogram
icsi - intracytoplasmic sperm injection
if - infertility
iui - intrauterine insemination
ivf - in vitro fertilization
mia - missing in action
o - ovulation
opk - ovulation predictor kit
pcos - polycystic ovary syndrome
poas - pee on a stick
pio - progesterone in oil (injection)
pgs/pgd - pre-implantation genetic screening/diagnosis
pupo - pregnant untill proven otherwise
re - reproductive endocrinologist
s/a - semen analysis
tmi - too much information
tsh - thyroid stimulating hormone
ttc - trying to coneive
u/s, us - ultrasound

IF-Pregnancy Timeline

> '00 - PCOS diagnosed (symptoms under control)
> '04 - PCOS on a high
> Mar '05 - Start BCP
> Apr '08 - Off BCP (TTC)
> May to Sept '08 - Return of the PCOS (symptoms)
> Oct '08 - Start seeing RE
> Oct to Jan '09 - Diagnostic (HSG, saline u/s, b/w, s/a)
> Feb '09 - IUI # 1 (w/ injectables - BFN)
> Mar '09 - Cyst (cycle cancelled)
> Apr '09 - IUI # 2 (w/ injectables - BFN)
> May '09 - IUI # 3 (w/ injectables - BFP w/ low HCG)
> Jun '09 - Chemical pregnancy at 5 weeks
> Jun/Jul '09 - IVF # 1 (Twins!!)
> Nov '09 - Boy-Girl Twins!
> Dec '09 - Shorterned cervix & contractions
> Dec '09 to March '10 - Strict Bedrest, HUAM, Procardia
> March 26, 2010 - Blessed!! RT (baby girl) & RM (baby boy) born at 37w1d

IVF # 1 Details

> 6/13/09 – Start BCP
> 7/2/09 – Start Lupron (20 units)
> 7/6/09 – Stop BCP (may or may not get a period)
> 7/13/09 – First b/w & u/s, Start Follistim (300 IU) & continue Lupron (10 units), DH starts Doxycycline
> 7/16/09 – Second b/w & u/s (after 3 days of stim), Follistim reduced to 225 IU, all Follicles less than 10 mm, E2=500, lining=5
> 7/18/09 - Third b/w & u/s (after 5 days of stim), Follistim reduced to 150 IU, 8 follicles betw 11-13 mm, E2=900, lining=8
> 7/20/09 - Fourth b/w & u/s (after 7 days of stim), Follistim reduced to 75 IU, 30+ follicles between 11-16 mm (Thanks to PCOS), E2=2619, lining=11
> 7/21/09 - Fifth b/w & u/s (after 8 days of stim), ~50+ follicles between 11 to 18 mm, E2=4680, lining=11, triger with Ovidrel, increased risk for OHSS!!!
> 7/22/09 - Sixth & final b/w & u/s before ER, ~50+ follicles between 11 to 21 mm, E2=6400
> 7/23/09 - ER, 27 eggs (Doxycycline & Medrol start on the day of retrieval (for 7 days), PIO starts the day after retrieval)
> 7/24/09 - 17 mature, 13 fertilized
> 7/28/09 - ET, 2 embies transferred, 5 snow babies
>08/04/09 - Positive HPT (7DP5DT/12DPO)!
> 08/06/09 - Beta HCG 1 is "202" (9DP5DT), stop Metformin
> 08/08/09 - Beta HCG 2 is "499" (11DP5DT)
> 08/14/09 - Beta HCG 3 is "3973" and u/s # 1 (2 peanuts)
> 08/21/09 - Beta HCG 4 is "37,553" and u/s # 2 (2 heartbeats), TSH elevated!
> 08/28/09 - Beta HCG 5 is "103,085" and u/s # 3
> 08/29/09 - Subchorionic bleeding (ER Visit!), still 2 heartbeats
> 08/30/09 - Beta HCG 6 is "121,388", 2 beautiful heartbeats in 140's bpm
> 09/01/09 - Stop PIO
> 09/04/09 - Beta HCG 7 is "147,000", 2 beautiful heartbeats in 160's bpm - Graduation from RE!

May 15, 2010

Smiles :)

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