At the ripe old age of 34 my life started over. I'm passionate about cooking and trying new dishes. I dabble in scrapbooking and home decorating, and I have an impressive shoe collection. I love to travel to new places, but Honduras is my favorite. After trying to get and stay pregnant for almost 2 years, we are expecting our first baby May 9th, 5 days after my 38th birthday.



Chris is the most amazing man I've ever known. After "meeting" on match.com, we had our first date December 12, 2007. We were engaged by July and married on October 11, 2008. I would be lost without him. I never knew life could be this good!



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Friday, November 26, 2010

We know what the baby is!

Sorry to keep everyone in suspense. I couldn't post before today because we had to tell everyone in the family. First I wanted to hear the heartbeat and make sure it was healthy. After that, we could look for girl or boy parts. The baby did cooperate and it's a GIRL!!! We're thrilled. I have to admit I was kind of hoping for a girl. Mostly because the clothes are so stinking cute. And her Daddy has been saying girl from Day 1.

We decided to go ahead and use the name we loved the most. If we get so lucky as to have a 2nd and it's a boy, we'll figure out a name then. Soooo....her name will be Caroline Quinn. Caroline is Chris Mom's name, Quinn is just the name I love. We also went back and forth about calling her by the middle name, but Quinn Caroline just does not sound as good.

We had 3 small "reveal" parties, my family, Chris' Dad and Stepmom, and Chris' Mom. Pretty much everyone was guessing girl so there's a lot of excitement and Quinn has already received several baby gifts. It almost made me cry several times knowing how much people love this baby. I feel so blessed and I know I don't deserve it.

Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving!

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8 comments

  1. Nick and Kristi Says:
    November 26, 2010 at 10:01 AM

  2. Oh how exciting!!!!I love the name:) There are so many endless options for girls....clothes...headbands..bows..you name it...I would be in major debt if we were having a girl so for me boy is best...Take Care:)

     
  3. Judah and Michelle Says:
    November 26, 2010 at 4:56 PM

  4. That's awesome Hope! Little girls are fun ( and boys too really, you really couldn't go wrong )

     
  5. Kelly Says:
    November 26, 2010 at 5:01 PM

  6. Congrats on the baby GIRL!!!! I love the name. :)

     
  7. Awaiting our miracle Says:
    November 27, 2010 at 5:04 AM

  8. Congratulations on your baby girl!! Baby girls are just the sweetest things ever. Glad to hear all is well.

     
  9. Life Happens Says:
    November 27, 2010 at 9:26 AM

  10. Congrats!! Little girls are so much fun to shop for!! Love the name you picked out too!!

     
  11. Anonymous Says:
    November 29, 2010 at 3:01 PM

  12. I love the name Quinn! Congrats on your baby girl!

     
  13. Jill Says:
    November 30, 2010 at 10:59 PM

  14. First of all...you TOTALLY deserve it! And secondly, I LOVE the name. So cute. I am so glad you shared and didn't make us go the entire 9 months! I am sooo happy for you all...so much to be thankful for this year! :) xoxox

     
  15. Anonymous Says:
    December 2, 2010 at 12:12 PM

  16. Caroline is going to be so love. Congratulations!

     

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April 2012 - Back to RE, Bloodwork is good, order drugs from overseas

May 2012 - Uncle Robert dies, have to be in Memphis when cycle starts, postponed until next month

June 2012 - Cycle day one - wrong - cyst on right ovary, put on BC to calm ovaries

July 2012 - Ovulated through the birth control, tyring old fashion way, did PIO and heparin shots, BFN

August 2012 - 150 U.I. Follistim 1x/day, only 1 egg, cancel Ganirelix, go ahead with IUI #1, 22 million sperm post wash, heparin & PIO injections - BFN

September 2012 - Skipping a month, couldn't get the drugs in time for the start of my cycle

October 2012 - 225 U.I. Follisitm 2x/day, Ganirelix, 3 mature follicles, IUI #2, 22 million sperm post wash, PIO and heparin injections - BFP

November 2nd - 1st beta, not good - 9

November 5th - 2nd beta - 3, chemical pregnancy

November 2012 - 2 weeks BC

December 2012 - 225 UI Follistim 2x/day, Ganirelix, 3 mature follicles, IUI #3, 18 million sperm post wash, doxycycline, PIO and heparin injections,

December 19th - BFN

January 2013- 2 weeks BC, 150 IU Bravelle 2x/day, Ganirelix, 2 mature follicles, IUI #4, 20 million sperm post wash, doxycycline, PIO and heparin injections - BFP!

January 29th - 1st beta - 42

January 31st - 2nd beta - 43, not good

February 4th - 3rd beta - 320! What? Maybe this is going to happen after all!

February 7th - 4th beta - 1196, RE says I have graduated to OB!

February 13th - 1 beautiful baby, saw the heartbeat, too early to hear it, measuring exactly 6 weeks

February 22nd - Heard heartbeat!!! Measuring perfectly at 7 weeks 3 days, Due date - 10/8/13

April 25th - It's another girl!!!!!

TTC Journey to #1

October 2008 - Married, never started BC

December 18, 2008 - BFP, second month trying!!

January 2009 - Miscarriage 7w2d

February - April 2009 - trying old fashioned method, no luck

April 2009 - First RE appt. SA:163 million, excellent motility & morphology

May 2009 - HSG all clear, IUI #1 - BFN

June 2009 - 50 mg clomid, IUI #2 - BFN

July 2009 - 50 mg clomid, IUI #3 - BFN

August 2009 - Follow up with RE, says 1% chance of getting pregnant, recommends IVF

September 2009 - I don't believe Dr, decide to go to Chinese Medicine Dr & Acupuncturist

October 2009 - Appointment with CM Dr, orders an expensive, out of pocket hormone test. I go to get records from RE, surely he tested hormones, right? WRONG, never did any basic hormone tests

November 2009 - Appointment with new RE, testosterone level elevated, diagnosed PCOS, 1500 mg Metformin, Birth Control for 1 month

December 2009 - Femara & HCG trigger shot- BFN

January 2010- Femara, HCG trigger shot, scheduled IUI, think I'm ovulating before giving trigger shot, go for Progesterone test, already ovulating, IUI canceled

February 2010 - Femara, Injectibles, trigger, IUI #4 - BFP

March 5th, 2010 - 1st beta - 79

March 8th, 2010 - 2nd beta - 96

March 10th, 2010 - 3rd beta - 99, Diagnosed as chemical pregnancy, never start on my own

March 17th, 2010 - 4th beta - 113, U/S, nothing in uterus, Ectopic, Methotrexate Shot

April 2010 - Tested positive for heterozygous G20210A & MTHFR gene mutations, started baby aspirin and Folgard.

May 2010 - Laparoscopy - tiny bit of stage 1 endo removed from left ovary, drilled right ovary, no blockage found in tubes.

June 2010 - Mixed Cycle - Femara and Bravelle injectibles, trigger shot, 3 good follies, 46 million sperm post wash, IUI #5, Heparin injections - BFN

July 2010 - Femara + Bravell, trigger, 2 follies, 29 million sperm post wash, heparin injections, IUI #6 - BFP

July 27, 2010 - 1st Beta- 29

July 29, 2010 - 2nd Beta - 22 - Chemical Pregnancy

August 2010 - Bravelle, Ganirelix, Trigger, 29 millions sperm post wash, heparin & PIO injections, IUI #7 - BFP

August 30th- 1st Beta - 90

September 1st - 2nd Beta - 209

September 8th - 3rd beta- 4150

September 15th - 4th beta - 29,481

September 20th - 1st Ultrasound - 1 beautiful baby, measuring 6wks6days, heart beating away

November 23rd - It's a GIRL!!!

May 2, 2011 - Quinn Caroline born at 8:25 PM, 7 lbs 14 oz, 20.5 inches

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