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June 01, 2008
there's a new star of our show...
we've been on pins and needles for weeks to tell you... we are pregnant!!!
God has blessed us with another child - Tiger is our third, if you count the two that we've lost.
today marks twelve weeks and it was completely unaided. we had just started investigating fertility treatments and trying to figure out "what's wrong with us", gotten the test back that, while possible, our chances of a natural conception were low, and then three days later i ovulated and we conceived. praise God! we know so many people were in prayer for us for this, and we really feel like He has answered. i must say, the last year had been quite hard on me and i wasn't owning up to the grief that i was going through over the first two losses. when i started to own up to it and process through it, things really started to get better. we find it kind of amusing that our conception occurred on Easter, the day celebrated as Jesus' resurrection and triumph over death and sin. maybe "amusing" isn't the right word... fitting? ironic? such a blessing anyway.
12 weeks is the furthest we've made it, and this time we've had 2 ultrasounds already, one at 7 weeks and 1 day, and we saw the tiniest little fluttering heartbeat and already little nubs of arms and legs, and the second at 10w1d and those little nubs had turned into full-on arms and legs with hands and feet and even fingers waving :) doc says everything looks great, baby is healthy and well, and we have "no reason to not believe that this is the one!" yippee!! i'm so giddy.
from what i'm reading 12 weeks is when you can determine by ultrasound whether it's a boy or girl - but i don't want to know!!! we've taken to calling him Tiger, so as to avoid the "it" that so many use. and frankly with the english language, the gender neutral is "he" but if i do that people will start to suspect that i know! and i don't... i'm suspecting that this one is a boy. but i'll be happy with a boy Or a girl. as long as he (or she) comes out breathing. healthy and well would be good too...
based on the doctor's read of the situation, coupled with the fact that this is the furthest we've made it, we are now confident that by Christmas we will be cradling our little Tiger in our arms. and no, Tiger will not be his (or her) name but i refuse to call my child an "It"! so, for now - and maybe always - his nickname is Tiger.
please continue in prayer with us that Tiger will indeed be born healthy and well, and that i would regain some level of energy (the first trimester has been really difficult), and that daddy dan would be able to handle all my emotional, hormonal swings!
check this out, from babycenter.com
12 Weeks:
Your baby's fingers will soon begin to open and close, his toes will curl, his eye muscles will clench, and his mouth will make sucking movements. In fact, if you prod your abdomen, your baby will squirm in response, although you won't be able to feel it. His intestines, which have grown so fast that they protrude into the umbilical cord, will start to move into his abdominal cavity about now, and his kidneys will begin excreting urine into his bladder.
Meanwhile, nerve cells are multiplying rapidly, and in your baby's brain, synapses are forming furiously. His face looks unquestionably human: His eyes have moved from the sides to the front of his head, and his ears are right where they should be. From crown to rump, your baby-to-be is just over two inches long (about the size of a lime) and weighs half an ounce.
your host for this episode : carrie; June 1, 2008 08:09 AM
Comments
Hooray! Happy 12th Week Pre-birthday, Tiger!
Praying for you all - note - that is not "y'all" even though I'm in the Carolinas.... :-)
Miss you!
Love,
Aunt Martha
from the peanut gallery of : Aunt Martha ; June 1, 2008 03:58 PM
YIPPEE!!!! We are so excited with you and for you! There is nothing so special as holding your own! We are anxious to hold our newest grandchild too! Praise God for answered prayers!
We love you,
Mom & Dad
from the peanut gallery of : Mom & Dad ; June 1, 2008 10:56 PM
Dan and Carrie, we are so happy for you! I'd been praying for you as you came to mind and it's such a thrill to arrive at this milestone of completing the first twelve weeks!
By the way, it's usually not possible to see a well-enough-developed little penis (or lack thereof) until at least 15 weeks, and often not until a little later - most women have "the" ultrasound between 18 - 20 weeks.
I look forward to seeing your beautiful, round belly when we're back in the fall, and maybe I'll even be able to see and hold "Tiger" if the timing is right before we head back to Spain early January.
Yay!! Praise God for new life!
from the peanut gallery of : Robyn Bowles ; June 4, 2008 06:20 PM
Got teary-eyed reading this. So happy for you. Diane told me about your blog announcement, so I had to check it out. I love those baby-center updates. God is Good...all the time! Diane's sis.
from the peanut gallery of : Debra ; June 5, 2008 09:32 PM
And guess what happens to the wee your little tod's kidneys will be producing.... Tiger will wee! In your belly!
You'll be prepared for all the sprays you will be be getting come december. From boys AND girls, which Eloise was so kind to demonstrate time and again. :))))))
Congratulations again, but that you already knew.
Lots of love, Melinda
from the peanut gallery of : Melinda ; June 8, 2008 03:55 AM
Oh, big velvety sigh. I'm so glad I followed this little post it on facebook. Thanks for sharing it. I THINK (think) we'll be home in November for a bit... so I'll get to see you pregnant - how beautiful you will be... how beautiful I am certain you are this very minute, smiling with a secret life being knit together fabulously ... tucked into that deep place so near to your heart. Now we know how to continue praying for your family. I'm still sighing.
from the peanut gallery of : dicoccofamily ; June 9, 2008 02:24 AM
WOW - we just got on your site and found out the wonderful news! We are so happy for both of you and Tiger too!
Love
Great Aunt Marilyn and Great Uncle Terry (Bummer)
from the peanut gallery of : Aunt Marilyn and Uncle Terry ; June 15, 2008 06:37 PM
You already know how completely excited I am for all of you! This is such wonderful news. See - I knew you could do it! I could almost do cartwheels across the room about this, except that my feet STILL hurt from Festival. Thanks again for coming out in the heat and weather - did you really want to help or wanted to see my face when you told me the great news! HUGS TO BOTH!
from the peanut gallery of : Stacy ; June 16, 2008 11:06 PM
Congrats guys! I'm excited for you!
from the peanut gallery of : Emily ; July 26, 2008 10:05 PM