First Baby Shower

Jan 9-11, 2009

My mom and sister came up today to help me make sure my house is in order for the baby shower tomorrow. It is always so good to see them. We didn't do much work that night--just sat on the couch and relaxed. Mom was able to feel a big kick from one of the babies--Baby C, I think. However, they decided to play possum once Naomi came over to feel also. Not to worry, I'm sure they will start moving more and more as the weeks progress. My BFF, Amelia and her daughter and Mom also stopped by once they got into town. The are just staying down the rode at a local hotel. It was so exciting to see them, too. I love having company and seeing all of my favorite people. It is so fun!!!

Saturday morning we--okay mostly my mom and sister--did some light cleaning to make sure the house looked good. Then Amelia and her troupe came over and put up decorations and such. Then Vanessa rolled in with a ton of food and goodies. The shower was a huge success in my book because I got to see some of my favorite people in the world. It was so nice to get to catch up and relax with them. Of course, we got some games in and opened presents also. I was absolutely overwhelmed with every one's generosity. I received such wonderful gifts. These babies are truly loved already!! I just can't wait for them to get here and experience it all. Everyone was shooed out so I could take a nap in the evening--which I truly did need as very little activity wears me out. My friend, Nancy, had headed home. Also, my mom and sister had to hit the road to make it back by that night. Then, several of my friends and their families/ spouses/ children came over and hung out for a little while. It was nice to get to visit. Adam had returned from work by this time, and he, too, was glad to get to visit with everyone. After everyone had left, I showed Adam all the beautiful gifts that we had received. He, too, was very thankful for every one's generosity.

Sunday morning we met a few people for breakfast before they headed out. Then we came back to the house and visited with Amelia and her family before they left. Then Vanessa and Kerry and Quin came over. Kerry and Adam headed to the basement to sand the drywall. They are determined to get it finished.

It was a great weekend overall filled with friends/family and great times!!.

First Picture: (clockwise) Korrine, Nancy, Vanessa, Naomi, Me, Krista, Kylie, Amelia

Second Picture: Me, Mom, Naomi

Third Picture: Me, Amelia, Krista First Picture: Kelly and Hannah

Second Picture: Quin and Vanessa

Third Picture: Megan, Cathy, Me, Amelia

Jan 8, 2009 I went to a salon today and felt close to human again. It is something to be at home most of the time and hardly ever put makeup on or fix your hair. Adam got me a gift certificate to this salon for Christmas--so I had my hair highlighted and trimmed. Yeah!! I was going to get a pedicure too; but I have a great husband who decided to do that for me at home to save a little money. (They look great by the way!!)

20 wks!!!

Jan 6, 2009 I am officially 20 wks and 1 day. How exciting!! There is just something about being in the 20's instead of the teens that makes me feel very accomplished. Although, I will feel much better once I reach 24 wks and viability. Adam and I went to our Dr today for an US and a checkup. Everything went very well. The US tech told me that they had a new US machine; and so there would be 2 techs doing the US. The great news is that everything went so well. The babies looked good. No problems seen. It was just great to see them moving, kicking, jumping and twisting around in there. We told the US techs that we do not want to know genders--so they avoided that area for us. What a great surprise we will have once these babies arrive. SOOOOO thankful that everything seems to be going so smoothly. The best news aside from the babies looking great is that my cervix remains 4.3---no change from 16 wks. My Dr was very pleased. The rest of the appt went well. The Dr told me to keep doing whatever I'm doing at home because it is working. So, sitting on the couch, laying on the couch, napping.....you know--the usual. Here are the latest US pics from this appt.

Baby A--looks like he/she is trying to get out.

Baby B with that hand by his/her mouth.

Baby B/4D--hand by his/her forehead

Baby C Baby C/4D--hand by his/her nose Baby D/4D--always moving and hard to get a good look at.

New Years Eve

Dec 31 New Years Eve!! We went over to some friends house and had a great evening eating fondue and just hanging out. My friend, Bethli is pregnant also; so the boys, Adam and Lou, had the champagne and we had sparkling grape juice. It was a nice night and we actually stayed up until after midnight. Adam and I rang in the New Year with a kiss and happy hearts as this year will bring so much excitement and long awaited blessings to our life. We can't wait to meet our babies and welcome them to our family!!

Dec 29 Ken and Jen and Stephen stayed the night and we ended up playing in the snow on Monday and going into Madison that day before they headed back. Stephen with his snowman

Franklin Christmas

Dec 26

The beginning of the Franklin Christmas. Mom and Bob, Naomi, Trevor, Emily and Jacob arrived today to begin our festivities. Mom, Bob and Naomi got here first and they helped me finish cleaning the house as that has gotten to be quite a chore for me and Adam has been working all week. Other than that, we just hung out --which was nice and waited for the rest of the crew to arrive tomorrow.

Me and my sister. Me and my sister in law, Emily (who is approx 2 wks further along than me).

Dec 27

The rest of the crew arrived. Ken, Jenn and Stephen and then Paul and Jesse and Grandpa and Grandma Nation. It was so great to see everyone. Of course, I got a lot of ooooh's and aaaah's over my ever growing belly. We had a good day and ate a huge smorgasbord of food and the let the little ones open their Christmas presents as we waited for Adam to get home from work.

Stephen and Jacob opening presents--they are so cute!!

Once Adam got home from work, the rest of us exchanged gifts and then had some fun playing x-box. How nice to have everyone here!!

The Franklin crew: (standing) Paul, Trevor, Ken, Adam (sitting) Jesse, Emily, Naomi, Jennifer, Me

Dec 28

We had a huge feast for lunch for our official Christmas dinner; and then watched the kids play for a while before they started heading back home.

It was so nice to have eveyone up for Christmas. Next year will be quite a different experience for all of us as we will have 5 new babies at Christmas. What an exciting year we have a head of us. How thankful I am for my family!!

Christmas Eve

Dec 24, 2008 We went to church with our neighbors tonight for a special Christmas Eve service. It was a special service to reflect on memories of Christmas traditions and the meaning of Christmas. It made me think of all the wonderful memories I have of Christmas' past with my family and Adam. However, I mostly sat and thought of how special next Christmas will be with our very own family. God has answered prayer with this pregnancy and these babies. I can hardly wait to meet them and hold them and start a Christmas tradition of our own.

Dec 23, 2008 Adam and I exchanged Christmas gifts this night. It was nice. We just sat on the couch in our pajamas and were thankful to have the time together. Next year will be an entirely different Christmas because we will have 4 babies to share our special day with. We just cuddled and talked about how much fun it will be:)

18 weeks

Dec 22, 2008 We went out to eat with Adam's family to an Indian restaurant and then had to book it to make it to my Dr appt. Time just got away from us. My mother in law went in with us to see the Dr and everything looked good. Just a simple office visit--B/P, urine, and a chat. The Dr uses a bedside ultrasound to check the babies heart rate--since it is impossible to distinguish between the babies using a doppler--and all looks good. The babies are doing great and my mother in law was able to see them moving around and looking good. Adam's family left later this afternoon. It was so nice to have them up here, but we understand that they needed to get back.

Dec 20, 2008

Adam's family came up for the weekend to celebrate Christmas with us. It was great to see them and to just get to hang out. I was pretty much placed on the couch while his Mom did all the cooking and his sister helped out around the house with small things. Talk about feeling lazy!!

We went to the mall for a little bit---not too long-- as it is on my list of restrictions. Then we came home and ate and opened presents. It was a nice evening.

Some pictures of the Tuites opening presents.

Last Day of Work for a while--Medical Leave Begins!!

Dec 17, 2008 This was my last night of work for quite some time. I am pretty bummed about that; however, I can tell that I'm slowing down. It kills me to think I'm not pulling my weight or doing as much as I used to. I know it is best for the babies, but it is still hard to swallow that I will not be contributing financially and will be sitting at home until these wonderful babies are here. I truly do want what's best for the babies; and so medical leave it will be!

Dec 16, 2008

This was my second to last day of work. It was sad thinking of it while getting ready to go in. On the other hand, I hardly have any scrubs left that are fitting me. Everyone says they can see a difference from week to week with how big I am getting. It's harder to see when it's you. People brought food and candy and it was a special treat tonight. It was hard to say goodbye to a bunch of people that I won't be seeing for a while.

This is a picture of several girls at work who are also pregnant.

16 Weeks and all is well

Dec 8, 2008

Mom and Bob helped us put up the tree and our decorations in the morning, then off to the Dr appt. I didn't realize how intensive these ultrasounds would be. I just thought they would look at the babies and check their heart rates. Well, 40 minutes into the ultrasound we had finished looking at Baby A. WOW!! Two bathroom breaks and 50 minutes longer and we were finished. Poor Bob waited in the waiting room as I had no idea how long this was going to take. The great news is that all of the babies looked wonderful. They are quite photogenic--giving the US tech several great pictures. They were even able to measure their heads, belly's, legs and show us their kidneys, bladder, stomach, brains, umbilical cords and fingers and toes. It was soooo amazing. We were in awe!!

The doctor then checked my cervix and gave me a great report--- 4.3!! She said that she would be happy with anything over a 4; so I was quite pleased, and Adam was relieved. The rest of the appt was just chatting and checking BP and such. I was instructed on limiting my activity--told no shopping (oops!), and given a reluctant blessing to finish my 2 wks left of work. I agreed to try and be more compliant and we were finally headed home 3.5 hrs later

It had started to snow/sleet; so Mom and Bob took off right away. I was so glad Mom was able to go with me to the appt and see the babies. It was quite amazing. Here are some of the pictures from that day.

Baby A in the "thinker" pose with his hand below his/her chin.

Baby B

Baby C

Baby D--a little fuzzy as he/she is always moving

Shopping marathon begins

Dec 4, 2008 Adam and I both worked overnights the night before; so we slept in and then got up in the afternoon and started some shopping. After all, I had a lot of lists to get done before Christmas--a lot!! We went to Wal-mart, Babies R Us, and Home Depot. It was a lot of running, and it did allow me to mark a line through a few things on my list. Up tomorow for more. Dec 5, 2008

Adam and I got up and went out for breakfast; and then we headed to a little tree farm to find a tree. We both spotted our tree at the same time and cut it down and brought it home!! It was perfect!! and we were both excited for our first real tree for our home. We stopped and got some Christmas presents on the way home before heading home to shower up for the rest of the day. We drove to the Dells and did some serious shopping. We pretty much finished up--which was our goal. I held up pretty well; although, by the end of the day I was exhausted. I fell asleep on the couch as soon as we got home. Adam was super sweet and let me sleep. He even went to a party that night by himself after tucking me into bed. I just couldn't take one more step.

Dec 6, 2008

Today was quite the cold day. We put up Christmas lights outside. Of course, my job consisted mostly of standing there and handing him lights and tools. However, we decided next year to start earlier. It was freezing!! Grocery shopping later that day was more of a challenge. I was having a lot of lower abdominal pressure and moved quite slowly through the store. Adam has decided my days of grocery shopping are numbered. I pretty much hit the couch as soon as we got home. We did go to a friends house that night to watch a fight--but it was a nice low key night.

Dec 7, 2008

Mom and Bob came up tonight so that they can help us put up the Christmas tree and decorations and then go to our Dr appt tomorrow. Can't wait to see the babies!!

Dec 1, 2008 Fifteen weeks today--I can hardly believe it. I am in the middle of a long stretch of days and everything is going well. I'm spoiled rotten at work and everyone is very overprotective making sure I don't do too much or go in on many traumas and all the radiation exposure. It has made Adam feel much better about me still working. I think he just wanted to put me in a bubble when we found out I was pregnant with the quads and not let me work anymore. The truth is, however, I enjoy work immensely. I love what I do and the people at my work have been wonderful.

Thanksgiving at home

Nov 26, 2008

Went to church with Mom and Bob at home. We have so much to be thankful for!! I burst into tears when I stood to give a testimony. I am just bursting with thankfulness for this pregnancy and these babies. Adam and I are truly, truly blessed. We can not wait to welcome them into our family. We just pray that the pregnancy keeps going as smoothly as it has been.

Nov 27, 2008

Went to my Grandparents for Thanksgiving dinner. It was so nice to see the entire family.

Pictures from L to R: My new cousin, Isaac. My mom and my uncle. My nephew, Jacob. My nephew, Stephen.

Nov 28, 2008

Got up super early to go shopping the day after Thanksgiving with my Mom and sister. It is kind of our tradition. I got a lot of my shopping done but could really tell that I'm a little slower than pre-pregnancy. My mom said it's official, "I'm waddling". Oh well. I made it. We met Adam for breakfast and then headed to Bloomington to meet his family. We had a great time there as well. The first thing Adam did when he got there was go through the attic and all of his old toys and clothes. That was fun. We did find a lot of treasures that our kids will really appreciate some day. Other than that, we just hung out with his family and had a great time and even more great food. We headed back the next day at around noonish because we both had to go work that night. What a great trip home to visit our families. I cried as we drove home thinking of how long it would be before I would make it back. I know it's a small sacrifice, and these babies are worth it. I will just have to remind myself of that when I am feeling homesick.

First movement from babies

Nov 24, 2008 Fourteen weeks and counting. Everything is going very smoothly. I received some distressing work regarding my leave status for work; so I'll just pray that everything there works out. I'm sure that I'm feeling movement now. Last week, I wasn't sure. I thought it was just a bunch of stretching and pulling. It's not the "flutter" that most people describe. I feel more like a "rolling" in my belly. Maybe that's because there are 4 of them in there. It is quite exciting and I can't wait to feel them moving more. Two days until I get to go home for Thanksgiving. I can't wait.

13 wks

Nov 17, 2008 Thirteen weeks. I had some tightening across my abdomen and wasn't quite sure what it was, but the other women at work assured me they were Braxton Hicks contractions. So, I drank as much water as I could through the night at work and they did get better. I told Adam about them when I got home--which just made him worry. I am otherwise feeling very good. I just need to keep up with my water. I'll be better. Lots of stretching and pulling feelings on my sides this week. I'm sure that my belly is just growing and expanding, but it's quite a wierd feeling.

Visit to Edward ED

Nov 12, 2008 We ran a few errands while we were in Chicago and then headed to Naperville to see all my friends back at my old place of employment. I miss everyone there terribly; plus, I could hardly wait to tell them of our pregnancy. They had all been there supporting me through all of the ups and downs of our initial infertility treatments. I could hardly keep it in as I walked down the hall to tell them. Needless to say, everyone was very excited for us and shocked as to the number of babies I was carrying. We received so many well wishes and encouraging words. It absolutely made my day!! I had waited so long to tell them that I was pregnant. We went to some other friends house that evening for supper and to just hang out. It was a great end to the day. Then we drove back home to our kitty, Torrie, who was waiting for us.

Nov 11, 2008 I had an all day retreat for work which was kind of fun. I told my boss about my dr appt and all the restrictions. She was very understanding and told me she would adjust the schedule. Adam and I left for Chicago as soon as my retreat was over. We met his Dad for supper and then went to the hotel we had booked. We knew this would be the last night in a hotel for a long time; so we enjoyed it. This is my belly at 12 wks. Not too bad. We'll see how long I can post pictures.

First visit with specialist and official ultrasound!!

Nov 10, 2008 What a Great!! day. It was very emotional for me, but mostly it was so reassuring. We had our ultrasound first, which was soooo great. All four babies are looking very good. They are all measuring right on target and are very active with great heartbeats. They were given their designation at A-D (which we found out is the order they will be delievered--so they won't move around). Baby A and D are our active ones. Baby B had his/her legs crossed and Baby C was sucking his thumb. It was just amazing to see our babies looking so good. We were very encouraged and the doctor said they looked great.

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You can click on each of the pictures to get a closer look. The first one is of all 4 babies--quite AMAZING! Then there is one of each baby. Baby D wasn't real cooperative because he/she wouldn't quit moving.

The rest of the visit was a little less exciting for me. First of all the doctor had the "selective reduction" talk with us. Adam and I were completely against this but listened as we knew she felt obligated to discuss the risks of carrying all 4 babies. I tried to explain to her my feeling that all 4 of these babies were our miracle and I was meant to have them all!! I explained that I was not being blind and knew there would be risks, but I felt confident that God had given us these 4 babies for a reason. She agreed to say that we had had the conversation and she would not bring it up again. Then on to the rest of my restrictions. She informed me that my 12 hr shifts were over. She was quite surprised that I was still working. Of course I was working, I felt great. I was pregnant!! So, I negotiated for 3 days one week and 4 the next week to keep my hours as close to what they had been as I could. Then she informed me that 18 wks would be the end of my working until the babies came. This brought on a whole different concern for me. I needed to work through January to be eligilble for disability. After all, I was at a fairly new job. How would we make it. Adam assured me that we would be fine, and he told the doctor we would do whatever she told us we needed to. Then came the final blow---Thanksgiving would be my last trip out of town. She said I could not travel the 4.5 hours home for Christmas. I started crying at that point. What else could there be. She understood that I was upset, but informed me this would be a very small time in my life that I would be restricted. After all, I was carrying four babies. Not exactly the same as carrying one.

I called my mom crying as soon as we left telling her I couldn't come home for Christmas---but the good news was that the babies looked great. Looking back, how selfish was I. My obligation is to these babies--to carry them and protect them and nourish them and that is most important--not me. Adam was a real encouragement to me and assured me that our families could come to WI. It was only one year and it was worth it. It was worth it. He was right.

Nov 9, 2008

Kerry and Vanessa--our good friends from Chicago came up this weekend. It was great to see them. Plus, the boys worked on the basement. They got all the drywall up and put quite a dent in the mudding. Me and Vanessa just had a lazy weekend and lounged around and I got to play with Quin--Adam's godson.

Tomorrow is the day---I get to see the babies:)

Nov 4, 2008 Election Day Eleven weeks and 1 day. I can't believe it. I made it to the end of my medication regimen. I hadn't really said that much about it, but it was part of the infertility stuff. I had to take them until I found out if I was pregnant and if I was--until I was eleven weeks!! I made it. No more medicationg myself twice a day with different meds. Just a huge ole prenatal vitamin now. Yeah!!! One more week until I see the perinatologist that will follow me through my pregnancy--Oh--and I'll get to see the babies:)

Oct 29, 2008 I had a paranoid day today. I'm worried that I'm not getting bigger and that something is wrong. I tell Adam who reassures me everything is fine and I should not run to the hospital and beg for an ultrasound. So, then I called my mom and she said the same thing. I am very anxious for my apt on Nov 10th. I want to see the babies and make sure they are okay.

Oct 26, 2008

We had a busy weekend this weekend. Our friends Mike and Lori came up with there 3 little ones for a night and my 2 younger brothers along with Trevor's wife, Emily, and son, Jacob, came up. Adam was able to go see the UW football game on Saturday and Trevor and Paul otherwise worked on our kitchen and perfected it--including putting up the trim and undercabinet lighting. It looks awesome. Emily is also pregnant--so we spent a lot of time on the couch. It was nice.

Adam is getting very concerned about me already. I feel like I'm doing great. No problems and I'm not expecting any. I feel very blessed to have these four babies growing inside of me. I'll be ten weeks tomorrow and am feeling good.

First OB Dr's visit

Oct 20, 2008

Besides being my older brother's birthday, today was my appt with my regular OB/GYN. It was pretty routine. What to do, not to do, eat, not to eat. We did ask if he would mind taking a quick look to make sure the babies were okay--I didn't realize how paranoid I would be in between ultrasounds. He did, of course, and all four babies had great heartbeats. My doctor also informed me that this would be his last visit with me regarding my pregnancy. I would be followed solely by the perinatologist in their group. They made the appt for me--Nov 10th! Three weeks to wait and see how the babies are doing. I think I can make it that long.

Click on the US to see it up close. You can see all four gestational sacs pretty clearly--the babies are too small to get a good look at them.

Oct 12, 2008 To Mom and Bob's house and then to see the rest of the family. It was so nice to be able to visit with everyone. Little did I know it would be one of my last visits home.

Who wouldn't want to go home to see these cuties--my 2 nephews (and one of my brothers).

Weekend at home

Oct 10, 2008 To my best friends house for the weekend. She had little onesies there waiting for me and the best book a girl could ask for in this situation, Everything Twins, Triplets, and More Book. It was a good weekend hanging out with her and her family for her birthday. I'm still feeling nauseated and not wanting to eat much, but I'm trying.

First US-surprise of a lifetime

Oct 6, 2008 After both of us got off work at 7:30am, we headed to the doctor's office to get a look at these babies that I was carrying. Little did we know we would soon get the shock of a lifetime. Once we got into the room for the ultrasound, the doctor asked about my pain and I told him I had only had real minimal pain to the LLQ (left lower quadrant) since 5 days ago--chalked it up to that cyst. Adam was holding my hand when he began to look at the screen. The doctor looked at the screen and said, "No wonder you're having pain. You have four babies along with that cyst in there." I looked at Adam in disbelief and he looked at me with an expression somewhere between shock and ---I can't quite describe it--I've never seen it before or since. The doctor then confirmed, 4 babies with good heartbeats. We were having quadruplets. He then left me to get dressed. Then, the nurses came in to look at the screen. They were very excited and happy for us. We were still in shock! As we got into the car, we just couldn't believe it. Our chances of this happening were supposed to be "slim to none". What can we say, prayer can make miracles happen. It had just happened for us!! I remember calling my mom at work and asking her if she was sitting down--then told her we weren't having twins after all--quadruplets instead. She was quite suprised; as was everyone else we called that day. Adam's mom was speechless--literally! We just drove home and thanked God for this miracle and asked Him to give us strength to deal with all the upcoming challenges that we knew would ensue. Quadruplets!!! Four little babies at once to love and adore.

This is the US that was taken that day. Not many of the pictures transferred to the disc; so you probably can't tell what anything is......but we know that is showed us Quads!!

First Scare

Oct 1, 2008 Our first scare in the pregnancy came early. I woke up around 4 am with excruciating pain that was causing me to be sick and sweaty and feel the worst pain I've experienced. Sometimes being in the medical field is not that much of a blessing. All I could think of was, oh no--I'm having an ectopic pregnancy--meaning it is not in the uterus but in the tubes--meaning surgery and mostly--not a viable pregnancy. I tried to tough it out for about 30 minutes because I knew Adam had to go to work at 6am and I didn't want to wake him up. Eventually, I called for him and we had to decide what to do. I paged my doctor around 6am and he asked if I could make it to the office--Adam had gone to work--as I decided I would be okay by myself. The pain at this point was lasting for approx 35 minutes and then subsiding and then returning. I called my mom on the way to the doctor's office--crying of course--and scared that after this great news, I was going to lose this baby! I prayed the whole way there and asked her to pray also. My doctor did a bedside US and looked at both of my tubes--thinking as I had about an ectopic pregnancy. However, he told me that there were 4 gestational sacs and the tubes were clear. (He did find a baseball sized ovarian cyst--maybe the source of the pain.) He saw 2 babies with heartbeats and 1 empty sac and 1 questionable sac. I was thrilled. We were having twins!!! What wondeful news. I asked him if I still needed to come in on Oct6th for my scheduled US, and I'll never forget what he said. "There's a lot that could change in 5 days." Seriously, what could change in 5 days. We're having twins!! I called Adam and told him the good news, my pain was not an ectopic and we were having twins!! (As for the pain, I had forgotten all about it at that point and was so thrilled to have seen 2 heartbeats.) I updated my mom after talking to Adam and then went home to relax. I only had one other episode of pain and just chalked it up to that big cyst. Twins--How exciting. Oh well, we'll get more pictures of the babies on Monday---or so I thought:)

First Post--be patient with me. I'll figure this out.

September 15th, 2008 I thought I'd start at the beginning of our journey. This is the day that started our adventure. After 2 years of trying to get pregnant, we found a new infertility doctor in our new town after starting new jobs and buying a new house......just a little stress. We liked him the instant we met him and decided to give the infertility treatment route 1 more try. Otherwise, we were set up to go to 2 different adoption meetings. However, I felt strongly that we needed to do one more treatment and Adam agreed. So........this was the day we would find out if it had been successful. I was not feeling very optimistic. Who would after 2 years of trying to get pregnant. Adam had gotten up early to drive to Chicago to catch a flight to PA to visit family. I got up and drove to the doctors for an early morning blood draw. Then I had to come home and attempt to sleep before I went to work that night. Needless to say, I woke up with every little noise. When the phone rang around 1100 I jumped up and answered frantically. The nurse identified herself as working at our infertility clinic and then said, "Congratulations. You're pregnant". I couldn't believe it. "Really? Are you sure?", I asked her. I quickly told her I had to go so I could call my husband who was boarding a plane in 30 minutes. It was the most exciting phone call I've made up to this point in my life. I called and Adam answered and I told him the the doctors office had just called and he said, "And?..." "We're pregnant!" I told him. He was happy and mostly relieved I think because he had been worried that if it was bad news I would be by myself. I would have loved to given him a big kiss and hug, but it wasn't possible at that time. We were both alone and left to pray and thank God for this tiny miracle. All of our prayers had been answered with this one phone call. I then proceeded to call my entire immediate family and tell them the good news--they had been praying for us constantly and I knew this is why we were pregnant after all. I set up an appt for our first US on Oct 6th and then tried to go back to sleep--yeah right:) Sorry for the rather lengthy first post, but this is how our journey began. I hope you will enjoy the rest of the journey with us as we begin our family.