Last month I believe I was pg. We weren't trying, although our timing did coincide with ovulation so I had hoped that we might get lucky. We are still throwing around the idea of going back to the Czech Republic and trying a FET for a second child. If it happened naturally that would be a miracle. Anyway, I felt distinctly pg last month, I had pregnancy dreams etc. all the things that happened in the past when I have been pg. I did not test because I just don't do that. Too many negative tests and heartbreak under my belt. I have to rely on what I was feeling, but I know I was, for a blink of an eye. Then AF came and I wasn't. At the same time, as I was dealing with that, a friend announced her surprise pregnancy. She is a veteran of IF and eventually adopted. This was out of the blue. I am so incredibly happy for her and so incredibly sad for myself. How is it that after all of this time and having a baby in my arms I can still feel these feelings? It's been about a week since this all happened so I am doing considerably better, I just keep realizing that once you're an infertile, you're always an infertile.
Anyway, here's a little update on Little G:
Well, it's been awhile since I last posted. Little G is almost 11 months old; where has the time gone? She is now cruising quite a bit and standing on her own here and there. She is babbling a lot with her mamamamas and dadadadas and some unintelligible mutterings as well. She is now giving unprompted hugs and kisses which are amazing and squishy and wet. They make my heart swell. She loves her books and will sit on the floor flipping the pages of her cardboard books as if she is truly reading them. It's pretty cute. I am preparing myself for having to go back to work in the new year. Blah! I am sooooo not looking forward to that. We have daycare organized already; she will be starting in January part time and will be going full time by the end of the month.
I can't believe she will be a year old next month. We are organizing her birthday party now and are debating what gift to get her. Since her birthday is so close to Christmas I am also trying to figure out a gift for that. I also have to get her a Christmas dress so that she can wear it to get her picture taken with Santa. The other day I started singing Christmas carols to her and was overcome with emotion because she's here. There will actually be a child in our home for Christmas. (Last year doesn't count because we were in the hospital and it really didn't feel like Christmas at all!).
Little G was a duck for Halloween...
2 comments:
That duck is SOOOOO cute! I'm melting here! Couldn't she be a penguin for Santa? Or am I mixing up the traditions now?! ;-)
I'm both so happy and so sorry for your glimpse of a miracle. I'm thinking it is only natural to hope if you ovulate naturally... Your health is improving, it could have been that 1 percent increase in chance. Those things do happen, like they happened to your friend. I'm hoping it will make it easier to decide about going for a FET. Still only a chance but the percentage would be much higher.
But, hear me talk, even when percentages are 0 or 100% that doesn't mean it can't still hurt (not) to hope.
Wishing you many happy and healthy walks and lots of joy preparing for christmas!
hugs.
Thanks for the comment. I think you have the traditions mixed up. We don't dress in costume for Christmas. I wanted a nice Christmas dress for her and found one today. It's black & red plaid with a black satin bow at the bodice.
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