Is it Wednesday yet?

9 days down, 5 to go.

Sorry I haven't been posting lately.  I can't seem to focus on much...  I've been watching movies and reading a lot to keep me preoccupied.

Nothing new here...  Pretty boring.  Just the way we like it!

Take Care!

~Sam

Second Post of the Night

Merry Christmas!!!  The kids are playing right now!  I think they are very happy with the gifts they have gotten already!  Shawn and I are watching the best Christmas movie of all time.  Christmas Vacation.  Right now Clark Griswold's feet just fell through the ceiling onto Rusty's bed.

Is it sad that we spend a lot of the movie quoting lines before they happen?

"We checked all the lights, didn't we Russ?"  "Yeah, sure."  Hahaha.

Shawn is my Clark Griswold.   He puts up our Christmas lights every year!  Thanks honey!  Sadly though, I have witnessed Shawn kicking Santa here as well.  Shawn's temper reminds me so much of Clark Griswold's temper.

Take care everyone!  We wish you a very Merry Christmas!!!

~Sam

More Hope!

http://www.squidoo.com/IVFMisdiagnosedMiscarriage

I pray this is us!  Here are small parts of the article:

What your Doctor may not know about your pregnancy after IVF

Because of the growing number of women who realize their miscarriages were misdiagnosed, I like to get any information out there that may help women in determining whether they are going to miscarry or are misdiagnosed.

If you have had IVF and are being told that your gestational sac or baby looks one to two weeks behind in development during the first trimester, this one is for you.

Keep in mind, miscarriage is unfortunately all too common. Reading this study will not magically change the course your pregnancy will take. It will however give you information that may save your pregnancy if you are misdiagnosed.

Our Hypthesis on Why This Happens

it's really pretty common

We've discovered from the many misdiagnosed women online that many of them have a retroverted uterus in common. The transvaginal ultrasound is really not as accurate in women with a tilted uterus. Often we'll look one to two weeks behind during the first trimester. As the pregnancy progresses, the uterus gets pushed back into a more 'normal' position and then dating looks more accurate.

Our guess, and I do think it is a good one, is that this 36% actually had tilted uteri since a number of studies indicate that up to 30 to 40% of women actually have a retroverted uterus.

What Does This Mean For You?

Take this to your doctor

If you have had IVF, you are more likely to pushed into D&C earlier than most women based on what I've been told by women online. If you just wandered into a doctor's office pregnant, the doctor knows your dates may be off and there is more room for error in his eyes. However if he is certain of dates due to the IVF procedure, he is definitely more likely to doom your pregnancy earlier. We this see this quite a bit.

PLEASE LET THIS BE US!!!

~Sam

8 weeks today

According to this, our baby is measuring a week behind.  http://www.i-am-pregnant.com/Pregnancy/calendar/week/7

Now I need to stop obsessing and think positive!

Hopeful!

After talking to different people about our situation, here are some of the replies I have gotten:

• One of my supervisors had that happen to her. but all was okay. Her baby wasn't growing about 2 months and then again when she was about 7 months, but then she did.
• My ob said once they see a heartbeat the chance if miscarriage decreases tremendously! I had an ultrasound at 8 weeks with both of mine and the only measured at 6 weeks. They eventually caught up and surpassed "normal" prayers to you and your family! Hang in there! 
• My Daughter was told she would miscarry because babies heartbeat was like 89 or lower at her first U/S. Well she has a healthy 7 1/2 month old now. So don't always think bad that will just add more unnecessary stress. Think positive. They told my daughter to eat Protein bars a higher protein in her body. And a very good prenatal vitamin may help also. Sorry to barge in, but I/we were in your same shoes last year September. Praying for a healthy pregnancy for you. 
• My sister had something similar. If I remember correctly, I believe they told her that the baby had either stopped growing or was too small. She was prepared to miscarry, they told her she would. She now has an adorable, rambunctious 4.5 year old. Hoping all works out for you too.

I pray we get a miracle and turn out normal as well!  These replies give me hope!

~Sam

7 weeks 6 days

The ultrasound did not go as well as we had hoped it would today.  We did see a steady heartbeat, but the baby is measuring small.  The baby was 5 mm and should be closer to 14 mm.  The Dr. said I have a high chance of miscarrying.  We pray he is wrong.  After googling for a while, I've found where other people have been through this.  Sometimes the baby catches up and is perfectly normal and sometimes it ends in miscarriage.  Since we saw a heartbeat, I'm not giving up!  I've also read that this can happen if you have a tilted uterus, which was suggested by the Dr. at my last ultrasound.

Who knows!

We appreciate all of the prayers we have received and continue to receive!  We are praying for a miracle!  I go back in 2 weeks for another ultrasound.  Please pray baby grows and grows before then!

Thanks!

~Sam

5 days until Christmas!

Did I count that correctly?  I have to double check everything.  I've started having "pregnancy brain" this week.  http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-pregnancy-brain.htm  Apparently it does occur during your first trimester.  I went to Subway last night and wanted cucumbers on my sandwich, but I couldn't remember what they were called for a couple seconds.  Oh, and I couldn't remember where Big Lots or Dollar General were in Logansport.  Really?!?!  I've only been to that town millions of times.  I called Shawn to make sure where they were.  He made fun of me.  I hope this gets better soon!  If not, Shawn might have me committed!  Ha!

The article mentions progesterone as the culprit for pregnancy brain.  Thank goodness I took my last shot/dose of progesterone in oil tonight!

I've had more nausea today than I've ever had.  I'm beginning to think I have the stomach flu.  Hopefully its just morning sickness.  We'll see how I feel throughout the night and in the morning.

The kids sat with me on the couch tonight.  The dog, I mean our third child, got jealous and had to sit with us.  The kids informed me that I was holding/touching all 4 of my kids.  Zac, Abby, Lucy, and baby in my belly.  LOL!  I love those kiddos so much!

One more school day until Christmas Break!!!

~Sam

Survey

How Far Along: 7 weeks 3 days

How big is the baby: Around 1/2 an inch.  About the size of a blueberry

Maternity Clothes: Regular clothes still.

Weight Gain: Today I'm actually less than I was before IVF.

Belly: BLOATED!

Stretch Marks: Just the ones I've always had.

Sleep: Sleeping is my new favorite hobby!

Best Moment of the Week:  Being nauseous.  I know its odd, but then it makes me feel pregnant and that makes me happy!

Movement: The baby did start moving somewhere between last week and this week.  It will be a long time before I feel it.

Symptoms: Mornings sickness on and off all day.  I eat several peppermints a day.  It helps me some...

Food Cravings: Chicken taco salads and chocolate milk.

Gender: Too soon to tell.

What I Miss: My daily coke.  I now only have 1 or 2 a week.

What I'm Looking Forward to: I can't wait to feel the baby move!

Weekly Wisdom: Things can wait until the weekend... Sleep is more important to the baby right now. 

Milestones: Movement-The baby is now moving on its own.

Emotions: I yell and cry daily.

Kids are so funny!

They were supposed to be practicing Math facts.  Zac was giving Abby flash cards when we heard them playing and laughing.  I opened the door and Zac gave us a good laugh.  As soon as he heard the door open, he looked at Abby and said, "What's 6-2?"  We told him nice try and that he was pretty smooth, but we know the truth!  I laughed pretty hard over that one.

Right now we are watching FOOTBALL!  Go Tampa Bay!  I'm laying up against Shawn on the couch, so of course the dog has to sit in his lap.  She gets so jealous!

We had pulled pork taco salads for supper.  They were good!

I am so bloated the past week!  I am retaining water and making frequent trips to the bathroom.  I'm still nauseous every night.  I go through lots of peppermint candy.  It settles my tummy some.

I can't wait for the ultrasound this week!  We are anxious to see the baby's heartbeat!

Goodnight Everyone!

~Sam

FRIDAY!!!

I love Fridays!  Know what?!?  Three more school days until Christmas break!  I have so much paperwork to catch up on this week!

I woke up craving Hometown Pizza this morning, so the kids and I headed over to Walton tonight and bought some.  Yum!  We haven't had Hometown in a long time.  It was delicious and hit the spot!

Right now we are watching Christmas with the Kranks on FX with the kiddos.  They like it.

There have been some crazy Yahoo headlines lately.  Weird!

About it here!

~Sam