BABY HUNCH

Check this out you can put in some pretty detailed hunches of baby d...... Hi everyone, As you probably know, Dawn & Devin are expecting a little bundle of joy (due 4 Feb 2013). I decided to use BabyHunch.com to put together a Baby Pool where you can guess certain things such as Baby's Birthdate (date and time), Baby's Sex, Baby's Weight, etc, etc.). If you'd like to play, simply click the link provided below to submit your hunches! Once you visit the page, click 'Enter New Hunches' to submit your hunches... Click Here for Baby d Pool http://www.babyhunch.com/poolpage.php?poolid=f9dfb4cdb493f2181cd854a685a2241a

Were Having A.......

JUST KIDDING!!!! Haha, We don't know yet what were having. Today I paid to get seen at a clinic that does ultrasounds. I did a package that was a great deal and got a 30 min session to watch baby d move around and have pics taken. I also have a DVD of the whole session so Devin will be able to watch it. They printed some photos out for me and gave me lots of extras. Overall I had a great experience and it was a great deal. I Deff recommend Stork Vision In Madison Wisconsin. She even showed me the baby in 3D which was not part of the package, it was so amazing. So here are a few pics of baby d, deff looks like a baby now.

BIG NEWS!!!!!!!

So I have to be honest I have been hiding a BIG secret from everyone....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................WERE PREGNANT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yup that's right after almost 6 years of trying to conceive and doing everything under the sun including surgery to correct my tubes4 rounds of Clomid(pill medication to make more eggies), 2 injection cycles one with a IUI and 2 cycles of IVF we are Pregnant ALL NATURAL!!!! As of Today I am 13 weeks and 1 day pregnant. We waited this long to tell everyone because we were so worried about losing the baby that we didn't want to tell people then have to un-tell everybody. We've been down that road with the IVF and it was too painful. But now we are confident we are going to have a baby d mccormick around the time of Feb 4th 2013. In about 7 weeks Devin will be coming to Wisconsin so we can have our 20 week appointment and find out the sex of our little miracle. Well I should say BIG miracle, not only did we get pregnant but the baby made it to the correct spot, I am extreme high risk of ectopic pregnancy which means the baby implants in the tube rather then the uterus. Which is no the case with baby d. So some of you may be wondering what about the precious baby boy we have been talking about adopting, well there is a still a chance we will be able to adopt him. His wonderful mommy still wants Devin and I to raise him. The county is checking in on things to see if there is an exception for Devin and I to take Leland to our new home at the end of September. Devin does not want to be away from me any longer, he wants to take part in every way possible with the pregnancy. And also wants to have Leland as our son and grow the father son bond with him that Devin has been dreaming of for years. Of Course we cannot forget about a puppy update, all 8 surviving puppies are doing great. We have two small peanuts that only put on about .5 oz a day the rest can easily put on 1 oz a day. We have a few that are attempting to get up on all fours and walk. Any day now they should be opening their eyes then a couple days later their ears will open. We have 6 of the 8 spoken for. And to top things off today we closed on our first house, Devin has the keys and will be moving in tomorrow. I cannot believe how much this year has changed for us. Devin is really enjoying his new job and I cannot wait to get down there and start our life together in MO. Well of Course I am going to attach some photos. The only ultrasound pic I have is about 5 weeks old, I am going for a extra ultrasound on Friday. I cannot wait to see how much he/she has grown.

Elephant in the room

The title of this post is how I have been feeling for months. I don't want to make people feel bad for me, just want to get out my thoughts. Most days I stay home and keep to myself because its hard to go anywhere and not feel hurt by something someone says or does. Holidays especially are really hard on me. Tomorrow is easter and all I can think about is how I should have my own children to put cute little bunny ears on or dye easter eggs with. When I walk into the stores I see all the cute dresses and outfits for children that I long to be able to buy. I do not regret sharing our experiences with everyone because I know in some ways i have helped others who did not tell people they are suffering from infertility. I just wish that we could beat this disease so I know longer feel like the giant elephant in the room that everyone has to tip toe around or keep hush hush. I want to be able to rejoice in my friends excitement and not feel like I am going to break down in tears at any time. I want to be able to log onto facebook and not get sad because I to should be posting u/s pics or belly pics. I am not sure when we will be doing another round of IVF, we are in the Aug cycle at Wilford hall just in case we are ready but it is taking a while to heal from our 2nd failed IVF. There isn't a day that goes by that I do not think about our little embryos that didn't grow to become babies.

Last week I was home in Wisconsin for spring break, the family I nanny for was gone for the week so I decided to make use of my week off. It was a trip that I definitely needed but now its back to reality. Being away from family makes dealing with infertility even harder. I made a post before this about National Infertility Awareness Week that would be great if everyone could take a look at.

http://www.resolve.org/ is a great website for info about infertility.

The goal with sharing my story and others sharing their story is to show that infertility is real and that it is a disease that should be taken serious. Most insurance do not cover any costs for helping over come infertility. I would like to see that changed as well as many others.

National Infertility Awareness Week

Tomorrow starts awareness week for Infertility. As most of you know Devin and I have been dealing with infertility for almost 5 years. But what you may not know is how it affects us and others. Infertility is a disease that affects 1 in 8 couples of reproductive age. I have found a couple articles I would like to share with you and a video that pretty much describes what I feel on a daily basis. Please take a few minutes to read the article and watch the video.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dina-roth-port/infertility-the-disease-w_b_819978.html

http://www.vimeo.com/11214833

I know a lot of people are not really sure what to say or not to say to a person dealing with infertility so here is article that I think is great.

http://mccormickdd.blogspot.com/p/infertility-etiquette.html

NIAW

Next month The Lucky 7 will be hosting an amazing giveaway event in honor of National Infertility Awareness Week. Each day of that week an awesome item will be given away. Truly, awesome. So yes, that's SEVEN, great products up for grabs. These 7 prizes have a total retail value of over $550!! Earn extra entries today by visiting http://bit.ly/i8lvVM



Another good link:

https://secure2.convio.net/res/site/SPageServer?pagename=evt_niaw09_infertility101

Changes

Changed my blog around, what do you think? I was in need of a change, I feel like it helps me move forward some instead of same old same old.

Not much to update, we wont be talking about what is next until after March 15th when orders for a move would come out.