2 Little Beans: Happy First Birthday!!!!

10.06.2009

Happy First Birthday!!!!

Happy birthday my two beautiful young ladies!!! I can't believe its already been a year! One year ago today our lives changed forever, and there is not one bit of it that I would change. You are both amazing little girls and the love your daddy and I have for you is immense! Thank you for the best year of my life!

Well we both got to spend the day with the girls, and we had a blast! We headed to half moon bay to go to the pumpkin patch (we always said we couldn't wait to take our kids there), then to Three Amigos for lunch, then to the beach, the same beach we used to visit when dating, the beach where Luis proposed, and the beach where we went after we found out we were having twins. Its our favorite spot and it was such a great thing to do with the girls! We came home and had their first pizza, and sang happy birthday and had cake! Their party is Saturday and I can't wait!!! It was a perfect day! I took a TON of pics, but its late and I am tired so the pics will be added later ;o) Along with their 1 year pic and updates!

1 comment:

Aimee Poling said...: Happy, Happy Birthday to you Girlies! We have truly loved watching you grow this year into the Sweet, Fun and Spunky Girlies you are. We love you very much and look foward to this next year and all that it has in store. ;)

Love you lots,
Auntie Aimee & Uncle Nate; October 7, 2009 at 11:44 AM

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A Little Bit about Our Journey (the technical side)

Here is a description of the fertility treatments and procedures we went through to get these 2 little beans!

After 12 months of trying on our own, we made an apt. with an RE (Reproductive Endocrinologist). She ordered us a bunch of tests, all of which came back pretty normal...she said we were young and things looked good, so this should work! We were excited to start, figuring of course these treatments had to work! Well, they eventually did, but it was a long road filled with heartache, tears, frustration, and challenges as each month returned nothing but negative results.

We did a total of 7 IUI's (intra uterine insemination) with a combination of different meds...here is how it went:

IUI #1 - 50 mg. of clomid + trigger shot + IUI
IUI #2 - 100 mg. of clomid + trigger shot + IUI
IUI #3 - 150 mg. of clomid + trigger shot + 2 IUI's
IUI #4 - 100 mg. of clomid + trigger shot + IUI
IUI #5 - 150 mg. of clomid + trigger shot + IUI
IUI #6 - menopur (injectables for 9 days) + trigger + IUI
IUI #7 - repronex (injectables for 7 days) + trigger + IUI

Just to give you a bit of a rundown on the meds...
clomid is a pill taken for 5 days to help you produce more follicles (eggs). The injectables do the same thing, but are a stronger form and are done with shots (fun)!