11

That would be the number of test Dr.K is running on me to check for Recurrent Pregnancy loss. And the number of vials of blood they took last Wednesday when I went it. Lets just say I wasn't expecting that at all!

I'm not a big fan of needles and getting my blood taken...but who is. I took T with me to get him familiar with the office and staff and because he doesn't go to school till 12. Of course it was love at first site with T and Dr.K's nurses. He is quite the charmer. They were great with him. They let him wipe my arm off with the little alcohol wipe. Then he got to do his arm. He was loving it. I think he is going to be just like his daddy! He was so intrigued by the needles and watching them take my blood.

Once they started taking my blood and I saw all of those vials....lets just say I was getting some serious anxiety. I knew I probably wouldn't make it through all of those without passing out. You see there was this one time I donated blood for a friend of a friends baby. Well after that they told me I wasn't a good candidate. They had to baby me for an hour. I turned white and nearly passed out. They shoved crackers and juice down me till I returned to normal.

So you know what happens right?!?! After about 4 vials I started getting light headed. On about #6 I thought I might throw up. By #9 I could hardly hold my eyes open and the room was getting blurry. The poor nurse was right in my face....look at me Amanda! Keep your eyes open! It's okay your fine! Well I don't remember the last few because I passed out. I wake up with a wet cloth on my head and the nurse in my face. I have to say I'm not very fond of that feeling. Expecaily because T was with me. After a bottle of water, a package of crackers and an hour later I was back to normal.

I go back April 15th for another consultation with Dr.K to go over my bloodwork. Totally wishing we could do this over the phone! This little consults gonna cost us $180! Wozzers.

This baby might need to be names ALexis.....because its gonna cost us a much as buying a Lexis!

So do I really share these this week? Not sure! They are a little on the not perfect, probably not going to get mom or wife of the year anytime soon! But oh well here it goes.

There is no way we would end our Saturday night on the sofa as a family watching Grey's Anatomy and Private Practice . Yes...that does include T. See I told you I wasn't going for mom of the year with this one. I mean what kind of mother lets her kid watch these kind of shows. Oh it gets better! So we all end up falling asleep in the middle of Private Practice. I wake up in a dazed where am I state of mind. I get up and get T in bed. Head to my room and realize that I haven't put the clean sheets back on the bed. So currently there is a mattress protector and a comforter on the bed. Yes, I know that my clean sheets are just a few feet away on the chair. Oh do you think it crosses my mind to put those sheets on the bed?

Nope not once. I crawl in bed and pull the comforter up over me and within in seconds I'm out like a light.

I would never forget T's prescription at the pharmacy for over 2 weeks! And then blame the doctor for it...nope not me! See these doctor's offices are getting all technical these days. They are going wireless. So that means there is no longer a paper you take when you check out it's all in the computer. They don't give the little white prescription papers anymore. They send it directly to the pharmacy. Well you can't just change it up on me and expect for me to remember. Hello that's why I need that paper. So I see it sitting on my console as a little reminder to stop at Target.

Note: Thank you to all of you prescription abusers. They probable implemented this because of you. Why do you feel the need to copy and sign prescriptions for yourself. Thanks for taking away our little white reminders. Why can't you just exhibit some self control!

Last but not least...one of my finer moments!

As Easter was yesterday and we were in car headed to Nana & Papa's (my inlaws or Matt's parents)lakehouse. Matt was giving a little history lesson on Corrsicana. So in the middle of his lesson he stops and ask me if I know who Bonnie & Claude are. I say yes ...then he gives me this look and ask me who they are. I say "The Pool place!" Oh the look on his face was priceless! He busted out hysterically laughing. Okay so I live in Burleson and that was the first thing I though about. Yes, I did go to school and almost have a college degree. SO maybe the blonde is starting to get to me. My husband got the biggest kick out of it. He looks and me and says "No babe! The bank robbers!"

Mommy am I Fat?

Oh the conversation I just had with T is just to cute not to share! It was very random and went a little something like this:

T: Mom Am I F A T( yes he spelled it)?

Me: No hunny your very slim.

T: Mom when you get pregnant your gonna be F A T.

Me: Well that doesn't really count.

T: Every pregnant person is fat...it's okay. You'll just have a big belly.

Me: That's right you have to have room to grow a baby.

T: Mom remember that time you peed on that stick thing. You know it said you were pregnant. Then you went to the hospital. Do you think they still would have taken the baby out if they didn't take those tubes out too.

Me: Well hunny the baby was living in the tubes and it wasnt' in the right spot. See when you get pregnant the baby has to live in your belly for 9 months so it can grow. And It wouldn't have survived if they took it out...it was too little.You know like smaller than your finger nail.

T: Oh I see. So how are you gonna get pregnant again? Since there is no more of those tubes left.

Me: Well thats why mommy goes to see Dr.K.

T: I know that but how does he make a baby?

Me: Well it takes a mommy and a daddy to make a baby.

T: I know that but how does he do it?

Me: Well he takes a egg from mommy...kind of like a chicken egg. Then he takes a fish from daddy. Then he puts them both in a little dish. The fishy swims into the egg and it makes a baby. Then they put the baby in mommy's belly and it grows there for 9 months.

T: Oh I see. So do all babies cry when they come out?

M: Yes...thats how we know their lungs are working.

T: Oh

End of conversation!

Wow....I kinda just had the birds and the bee's talk with my 6 year old! The in vitro process sure does add a little more detail. He knows way more than we could even imagine! Smart little guy!

Not to mention he just said the most brilliant thing!

He is playing on my iphone while I blog. There is a app called The Moron Test. He has been in there playing it for quite a while. All the sudden he blurts out "Mom! I've been playing the Barack Obama game!" HAHAHA....yes my child is brilliant! And NO I have never called it that. Even a 6 year old knows what kind of trouble our country is in...or he just listens to his mom rant about it all the time!

Oh I love my kiddo!

Eggstravaganza

Tristen's 1st Easter egg hunt this year. Of course there will be many more by the time Easter is actually here! On Saturday T, my parents and I joined the festivities at our church...Capstone. Matt was on shift both days this weekend...we sure did miss him!

Yes...that is a cell phone on the side of his pants. My dad gave him his Blackberry when he got his iPhone. So now he wears it every where we go. He asked me if I would get him service on it! Ha ha...that would be a big No.

I have to say T can really pull the pink shirt off. What a handsome Easter bunny I have. This was the oh mom are you really gonna take my picture look.

Auntie Amanda with the lovely Anna Joy! This is my dear friend Sarah's little girl...isn't she just precious! She is wearing the dress I made for her birthday.

And as my right as a parent I have to brag on T for just a minute. After he finished hunting eggs we saw a little girl crying. She didn't get any eggs so my sweet little T gave her all of his pink and purple eggs!!!! What a little darling! It's moments like these that let you know your doing something right as a parent.

Congrats!!!!

to our friends that are very near and dear to us Erin and Aaron!!!! Yes.....they or I should say Erin is finally pregnant!!!!!!!!!!!! As you know we couldn't be more estatic...excited...elated for you guys. Yes, it nearly killed me to not be able to tell anyone about your news for over a week. I wanted to shout it from the roof tops......ERIN IS PREGNANT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! There isn't anyone I could want this for more than you! It's been a long and hard road for you guys at times and now it's finally over. I truley can't wait for you to experience mommyhood! It is fabulous! As you know we love you guys and are here for you!


While I had to hold my little secret in I just had to give Erin a gift to show my excitment. So I made her a Pregnancy Survival Kit....with a few of the things she'll need durning her pregnancy.

Formal Introduction

Matt and I had our 1st consult with our in vitro doctor...Dr.K. It has been over 3 weeks since our visit but I'm just getting a chance to sit down and tell you all about it!

It was a lovely visit! Matt and I are very excited to have Dr.K on our baby making team! Up untill this point Matt hasn't been very excited about this whole process for many reasons. So before our million dollar consult I prayed for several things....that Matt would hit it off and feel comfortable with Dr.K...that I would feel at peace with the whole process and once we had our consult Matt and I would be on the same page.

Thank you Jesus!!!! All 3 prayers answered!

There are so many things that really sealed the deal with Dr.K:

-his wife had in vitro with both of their kids...he actually did the implantation! This means he actually knows where were coming from and can emotionally relate to us.

-he is very personable....you feel as if your his only patient...not a number.

-he was very compassionate about my past history and our journey to expand our family. He sat down and wanted to get to know us on a personal level.

-he is hysterical..one of the reasons Matt and he hit it off.

We were in the office for close to 3 hours after it was all said and done. We waited for about 45 Minutes in a consult room for Dr.K. So as we waited we couldn't help but to notice all the pictures of babies all over the room...babies that he helped conceive. This was good and bad at the same time. Good....well because he has helped so many families get their dream. And he is very successful at what he does. Bad....well it was giving Matt a little anxiety. Why anxiety?!?! Well because out of all those babies there were 17 sets of twins, 1 set of triplets and to top it all off a set of quads!!! The minute he saw those quads he said "I don't think this is a good idea...we should probably go now!" Ha ha! After our consult with Dr.K he was more at ease about the whole process.

Wow!!! It is a very extensive process. So much more than I ever thought. He walked us through it step by step and explained everything in detail. So another wards we got a crash course in

In -Vito for a small fee of $400! Absolutly worth it!! He also did a sonogram to check my uterus, overies, and the amount of eggs I have. I got a A+...lots of eggs.

After the sonogram we went back to the consult room. He then went over his plan for us. To start off he wants to run several test...11 to be exact. Since I've had 3 miscarriages outside of my 2 tubal's .These test are for Recurrent Pregnancy Loss. These are all test that can be done from blood work. It will help determine if there is any issues that are causing me to miscarry. They are way to in depth for me to go into. If a issue arises...which I pray it doesn't then I'll be more specific as to what it is. Most of these issues are fairly easy to fix with some type of medicine or procedure.

I love that he is so proactive. As he said himself..he doesn't want to go through the whole in-vitro process and have me miscarry. And I totally agree. He did say if all my test come back normal for Recurrent Pregnancy Loss that we have a 50/50 chance of getting twins!!! Oh the more the better!

I left his office with a renewed sense of hope. I know this is going to happen for our family and I couldn't be more excited. Of course there are pieces of the puzzle that still need to be put in place. Yes...the cost is a big price but much less than what we were expecting. Originally we were thinking closer to $20,000.00. It turns out it will be closer to $12,000 at the most $15,000. At this point those are things I just can't worry about! I'm giving that all over to God to handle...he is much better at it than I am. I know he has great plans for me! He is already blessing me with so much business that Sugar Plum is busting at the seams.

So my next and first step is to schedule my bloodwork. Which I have already done. I'll update you on that tomorrow. For now I'm going to catch up on some rest. The last few days I've had to get up and out of the house by 8am....yea I'm not a fan at all!

Busy as a Bee

Oh my have I been busy lately! SugarPlum is busting at the "seams" no pun intended. I have been spending my days and most nights sewing, sewing and sewing! I finally finished my first custom order for crib bedding. I have to say it is absoultly stunning. I can't wait to see it on the crib. This is a sneak peek of the bumper sitting on the floor of my sewing room...it doesn't do it justice.

Lots of new post coming soon! Some of the things that have kept me away from the blogging world:Festival of Tables 2010...Spring Break...1st In Vitro Appointment...and just life itself!

A few more of the custom orders I've done in the past week.