IVF Pics

If you don't like looking at needles then I probably wouldn't look through all my pics :)


                                 As you can see, I had my own little pharmacy......Arroyave RX

                             The next set of pics are how I prepared and gave myself nightly injections

                                                

                                         This is how many vials I would have to mix together daily

                                         
                                           I was paranoid about hitting the same spot twice so I would
                                          mark everytime I stuck myself....this was about 1/2 way to the end

Finally the day where the doctor injected two embryos into my uterus

                                                    Me NOW!!! haha just kidding:) If I gain
                                                    zero pounds (which would not be healthy)
                                                    This is what I'll look like next June!~

                                                   11 weeks (just a few intestines being shoved up)

                                                       13 Weeks (and this is at the end of the day)

14 Weeks

I can't believe that we get to find out at our next appointment if this little baby is a boy or girl! I am about 90% sure that it is a girl and Mario feels that strongly that it's a boy! I love that we think differently bc it will be that much more exciting I think. Either way we don't care one way or the other. We just want a healthy little baby!

Not a whole lot has been going on in the Arroyave household. I have still been pretty sick;-( I did go to the doctor Tuesday and got a prescription for nausea and I also tried acupuncture yesterday. I am willing to try anything at this point! Mario finished his 2nd Masters degree!!!! Other than working and finishing his school he's been on the road a lot cycling. Today he is out with his friends putting in 100 miles....crazy! Abbie and Wade are loving that mama has been out of school all week, they love being indoors all day and sleeping on the couch with me during the day:) I did feel okay one day so they were thankful to get out of the house for a little walk.

At the docs on Tuesday I got to hear the heartbeat which was sitting strong at 161 bpm. Once again baby was super squirmy. We were listening to it and then it just stopped so the doctor would move the doppler again and bam heartbeat was back and kicking and then gone again. We for sure have an active little thing! I am ready for our next sono when we can see how big she/he is. I expressed to the doctor that I was concerned about the baby not getting enough calories through me bc I'm not eating like I should be. He assured me that the baby takes what it needs first and then leaves me with the rest so I did feel better about that. Hopefully with the meds I'll get to enjoy some great food during Christmas and can fatten this baby up!!! I love little chunky babies so I need to get on the food:-)

I hope everyone has a great Christmas and remembers the reason for this time of year which is the birth of our Savior Jesus Christ! Thank you God for sending your son into this world knowing that one day he would suffer greatly to take on ALL of our sin so that one day we can live Forever with you!

*I'm finally going to upload pics today of the IVF process and possibly a picture of the miniature baby bump (believe me you might have to zoom in to 100%...it's small)

How far along?   14 weeks

Total weight gain/loss: 0 lbs 
Maternity clothes? No...just have to unbutton the pants:)
Stretch marks? No
Sleep: still amazing!
Best moment this week:  hearing the baby through the Doppler

Have you told family and friends: Yes

Miss Anything? eating and feeling good
Movement: No
Food cravings: Absolutely not

Anything making you queasy or sick: Food

Have you started to show yet:  just a tiny bit

Gender prediction: Girl for me...Boy for Mario

Labor Signs: No
Belly Button in or out? In (I have noticed that it's kind of flat now)
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or Moody most of the time: Both
Looking forward to: Christmas with the family!

My Husband almost set our house on fire:(

Well I am now 12 weeks along! I told my students at school last week which was fun...they are so excited. They keep asking me "Mrs. A do you want a boy or girl?". I am definitly vomiting on a weekly basis and not eating like I was. Any suggestions on how to find foods to eat that sound appealing and can give me some calories? Nothing ever sounds good. The one time that Whataburger sounded awesome turned out not to be so awesome:( A kid mentioned enchiladas this last week which sent me running to the trashcan. They were all so confused...hahaha! So anyways, this is what's going on with me at this time of pregnancy...misery...which I'm thankful for.

Mario is still being the wonderful husband that he always is! Anytime I need anything, he's in the car going to get it for me. This weekend he is in Austin at a training camp with his Velossimo boys! So I'm chillin here on the couch with my "babies": baby a, Wade, and Abbie:-).

This last week Mario thought it would be a great idea to use our fire place for the first time. I completly agreed (not any more)! One night he cleaned out the cold ashes from the day before and put them into this cardboard box. He didn't move the box away from the fireplace and a some of the wood jumped out and landed in the box. He thought he got the hot ashes out but needless to say our house filled with smoke quickly (which our dog noticed first) and the box was on FIRE! Mario rushed the melting box outside while I got a towl and was splapping it against the carpet to make sure the other ashes didn't spark up....talk about an Adventure!

My friend Becca who I'm always mentioning on here...the one that told me about Dr. Le and has gone through this whole process with me is Pregnant with TWINS!!! Both of her embryos took! I'm so excited for her and her husband Scott.

Nothing new really, just trying to finish off the first semester strong at school...so ready for a break! I have my next doctors appointment on the 20th which is always exciting!

How far along?   12 weeks

Total weight gain/loss: 0 lbs 
Maternity clothes? No...just have to unbutton the pants:)
Stretch marks? No
Sleep: still amazing!
Best moment this week:  Went by fast

Have you told family and friends: Yes

Miss Anything? getting out of bed feeling 100%...EATING (mexican food)
Movement: No
Food cravings: NO NO NO NO NO NO NO!

Anything making you queasy or sick: Yes....the thought of food 

Have you started to show yet:  just a tiny bit

Gender prediction: Girl

Labor Signs: No
Belly Button in or out? In 
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or Moody most of the time: Both
Looking forward to: This week at school...going to be Fun!