Q&A with Morgan

Q:        If you could tell me never to serve two vegetables again, which two would you choose?

A:        Pickles and Squash

Q:        If you had to have one of these, which would pick – and why? Really long nose hairs, hair in your ears, hair above your lip, massively hairy armpits!

A:        Ha, Ha!  That’s called Daddy!  But my answer is in the ears!  Because no one would notice.

Q:        Which of the following choices do you think would be best, and why?

     a.  Dinner with everyone at the table and the TV on with your favorite program

     b.  Dinner in which everybody took what they wanted from the fridge and no one had the same thing

     c.  Dinner with the whole family together and no TV on

Q:        If you had to have a disability, which one of these would you pick, and why?

            Blindness, deafness of an inability to walk?

A:        It’s a tie:  Deafness, so I can say, what did you say sonny?  Being pushed in a wheelchair would be fun too!

Q:        What was your favorite toy when you were little?

A:        Blueberry Frog

Q:        What sport (that you haven't tried) do you think you would be good at? Why?

A:        Basketball, because I like to dribble.

Q:        If you were going to have a weird, unusual pet, what would it be? Why would you want that pet?

A:        Pixie Frog, because they’re Really Big! 

Q:        What do your parents do?

A:        Daddy makes carpets and video games.  Mommy works at Intel.  Kati babysits grandma and Sam.  Scott, He massages people.

Q:        What’s your favorite food?

A:        Kati’s world famous chicken ranch enchiladas!

Q:        What is the grossest thing you can think of?

A:        Initially it was boogers, then poo poo.

Q:        What would you do if you were invisible for a day?

A:        Sneak up behind people and scare and play tricks on them.

Q:        What is the most amazing thing about you?

A:        I am double jointed.

Q:        What is your favorite TV show?

A:        Ren and Stimpy

Q:        What’s your favorite Pokémon?

A:        Zekerom

Q:        What’s your favorite color?

A:        Purple

Q:        What’s your favorite school subject?

A:        Art, because I like to draw.

Q:        Who’s been your favorite teacher?

A:        Mrs. Jeannine

Q:        What’s your favorite movie?

A:        Hitchhikers guide to the Galaxy

Rob's first visit to the "Room"...

His Facebook post for July 20th:

Sperm test and blood sample today.
Fact: My body hates needles.
Dilemma: To go through the anxiety of getting stuck with a needle and then "relax". Or "relax" first and then get stuck.

He was successful in both tasks, and given great news about his sperm mobility!  :-)  Wonderful news!  Although, this is the conversation that Rob and I had...  Rob, the nurse called and said that I'll have to come back and give another sample.  Me Why?  Rob, They're all dead...  Me What, they're all dead?  Rob, yeah something with the cup getting contaminated or something.  Me, They're all dead?  Rob, that's what they said, they're all dead.  Me, trying to hold back tears, said, really they're all dead?  Rob, No they're perfect and we don't have to do any more testing on the sperm.  Me, I am going to hurt you!

Rob's Facebook post later in the day:

Note to self...don't joke about results of sperm test...

Ugh...

Finished with all the pre-testing!

Happy Monday everyone! 

Rob and I met with our new IVF doctor this morning and my lovely sister was kind enough to join us.  Dr. Hesla made us feel so much more at ease than our first doctor, which is key, since we’re paying out the nose.  We wanted someone who has a good bedside manner and is also an extraordinary doctor…not a tall order, but we think Dr. Hesla is both.  Also, having my sister there was beyond helpful, as this is all very overwhelming and she’s a champ at this.   He was able to help my sister out 8 years ago with just one suggestion!  Awesome!

After the consultation with the doctor, Rob had to go back to work, but Colleen stayed with me for moral support.  It was great having her there as she’s singing, "Back in the Saddle Again"…funny lady. 

I had two procedures today that included a Mock Embryo Transfer and a Doppler Ultrasound.  First off, internal ultrasounds or anything where the nether regions is involved is not fun in any way, but extremely not fun when they insist that you also need a full bladder!  Very uncomfortable!  The Mock Embryo Transfer was to see how easy it is to place the embryos once they’ve been fertilized.  He said there wouldn’t be any complications and everything looked good for the real transfer.  Yay!  Even though I had a full bladder and felt uncomfortable, that was great news and it didn’t hurt to badly either.  At least I was able to run to the restroom before the Doppler ultrasound.  Which was like having a little toga party in the hall, as I was wrapped in a sheet!  The Doppler ultrasound is really fascinating!  It’s a smaller version of what the Weather people use to forecast!  (I know there is some sort of wet comment here, but it isn't coming to mind...Ed)  He checked the blood flow of my uterus and it looked like red and blue fireworks on the monitor.  Today was full of wonderful news!  I have great ovaries of good size and a good number of follicles.  I have a great looking uterus (Yes...yes she does! Ed.) and this is all great news after all my tube issues!  

I have a calendar and now we wait till next month to start the med’s.  Now we wait. :-)


-with the calendar that I have now...Due Date Estimate would be 7-7-2012!  What if it was 9, 10, 11, 12?!!!  Baby, Rob's birthday, Our Anniversary and my birthday!  

Testing, Testing is this thing on?

Yay! Today I started the first tests of the IVF process at Oregon Reproductive Medicine!  I had my base ultrasound and blood test done to check my hormones.   Ya, Ya! I already know, you know, I know, that I am crazy!  Just got a call from the Dr. and the results are in!  I am hormonally balanced and my ovaries look great, with about 10-12 follicles on both side!

I can’t believe this process is finally starting.  It’s all been very hypothetical up to today; even when Rob and I initially met with the Dr.  It just didn’t seem real.  To start with, this has been a year in the making with many changes.  Rob and I have been trying for about 9 months (Editor's note:  practicing for about 5 years!) with no success in the baby making process.  After talking with my sister, we decided to get some tests done to see if my tubes were blocked.  My mom was gracious and took me to get the imaging done, and low and behold, both my tubes were blocked!  It was such a disappointment.  My mother was great and insisted that we’ll get through this and get that BABY!   Our next step was to find the perfect Dr. to start the IVF process with.  After meeting him, I got the shocking news that I’d have to have my tubes snipped!  We were like WHAT? WHY?  I am only 30 and want to have children…and you want me to do WHAT?  Anyways, I did it, and after the surgery I was told I had to wait a month to be fully recovered to start IVF.  *Side note- Take Rob’s phone away because he’ll take embarrassing pictures of you in the hospital.  I’d show everyone my awesome professional internal pictures and the embarrassing husband pictures, but I wouldn’t want to gross anyone out so they stop reading my extra awesome family blog, but literally my tubes were the size of sausages!!!  (Ed:  pics to come!) 

Once we get to the stage where I have to do injections, I know it will become a reality and I'm nervous! I hate shots!  Blood draws and iv’s are ok, shots where the fluid is going into muscle or just plain epidermis, not good!

So our next appointment is Aug 15^th.  After talking with Rob, he and I have decided to change Dr.’s.  Even though he was a great physician he just didn’t fit our family. (Ed:  And didn't seem to know the difference between degradation and destruction.)  Since this is elective, and comes with a pretty price, we need to feel comfortable with our Dr. and while I am sure we’ll come in contact with him again as the clinic is small, we’re glad to find a better fit.  So on Aug 15^th we’ll be meeting Dr. Hesla. (Ed:  Rhymes with Tesla...good sign!)  He comes highly recommended by my OB and he also helped Colleen.  She said that he understood her humor, so maybe he’ll get ours.  Well, at least mine.  Rob’s a lost cause!  (Ed:  Not many people have obtained that level of humor yet.) 

7.11.2010 Wedding

Back up to last year!  7.11.2010 - Fun times and lots of love!  Rob and I got married and blended our little family.  We had a blast and enjoyed spending the day with our wonderful family and friends.  Here are some pictures of our joyful event!

What's to much information?

Time for a monumental occasion!  This is my very first post on our family blog.  I've always wanted to start a blog, but didn't really think I had anything good to share.  Now that life for our family is growing and ever changing, I think it's only fitting to start!

Just a warning, I am by no means a writer.  Rob's got the gift of writing and hopefully I'll have some special posts from him.  But back to me.  ;-)  I've never been great with grammar or very clever.  Plus, I might write personal information that people might not want to ever know about...  However, that's something I'd do even if I was talking to you personally.  My edit button isn't wired correctly.  :-)  Hopefully what Rob and I get out of this process of writing about our struggles and accomplishments, will help us get through the ebb and flow of our journey to having a baby.  This should be very cathartic and all around a good way to document our story.