Funny Little Cat

Until the baby is born, the only cute stories I have to share are about my cat, who I adore and who has more personality than a lot of dogs!  She loves to sit on my lap, especially when I'm sitting in the recliner with a blanket on my lap.  When she gets really relaxed, she stretches out the length of my legs.  It cracks me up every time!  The other night, I had my feet up and a blanket on.  She decided she wanted to curl up under the blanket, so I let her crawl under.  Pretty soon she started stretching out until her head was all the way down between my feet.  I said something to Chris, who lifted up the blanket to see her little head poking out.  We both started laughing and I think she was mad that Chris pulled up the blanket because she jumped down soon after.

A Dream Come True

After 5 1/2 years, several doctors, tons of tests, two surgeries, millions of tears, two IVF cycles, and literally only God knows how many prayers, just when I was beginning to think it wasn't meant to be.................

July 19 - the first positive blood test! Several hpt's followed -

I couldn't get enough of seeing the positive test!

 August 12 - second ultrasound at 7w4d pregnant!

A beautiful yolk sac and the cutest little gray baby blob!

We could even see a tiny little heartbeat!!!

August 22 - third ultrasound at  9 weeks pregnant!

We saw the heartbeat and a little arm!

My first belly picture at 8 weeks!

My tummy has actually shrunk since this picture, after I

stopped taking the hormones the fertility clinic had me on.

I'm now 11 weeks and my tummy seems to be growing a little again.  I've had one appointment at the OB and got to hear the hearbeat and am anxiously waiting for my next appointment at 14 weeks and my first OB ultrasound at 13 weeks.  Sometimes it still feels so unreal that I'm actually finally pregnant, but I'm so thrilled and hope I can enjoy the next 6 months and have a healthy little baby!