Giving thanks....

With tomorrow being Thanksgiving, there is no better time than to give all my thanks to everything that has happened in my life!

As you know, I am beyond thankful (words can't describe how I feel) for our precious little miracle that God has blessed us with. It has been 11 beautiful weeks and we can't wait to see the rest of these weeks! As much as we went through over the past year: all the prayers, heartaches, wishes and dreams, physical and emotional breakdowns, and the many tears that I left on Josh's shoulders makes me even more thankful. I am even thankful for that journey we went through because it has made my relationship with my husband even stronger than I ever thought it could possibly be. We are both so excited for this NEW journey that we are on and count our blessings each and everyday. I am so thankful for all of my family and friends that has been by our side! We definitely learned who truly cares for us and it has made our relationships so much better. I couldn't ask for any better, supportive family and friends. I want all of you to know we couldn't have survived through this last year without y'all!

I hope everyone has a fabulous Thanksgiving with their loved ones. Enjoy the time spent together, the memories that are made and remember those loved ones that are no longer with us. Enjoy the turkey, green beans, mac and cheese, and all the desserts...because I know I definitely will!! :) Love all of you so much!!

Our first visit with the OBGYN

Baby Crolley @ 9.5 weeks (hard to see) ^

We were so happy when we had our last visit at Dr. Moore's office last Thursday! By that I mean, our baby has progressed and continued to grow and is now out of his expertise! I am very appreciative of everything that Dr. Moore has done for us, even though it was a rough ride and cost us a pretty penny. Every bit of it was completely worth it, and I'd do it all over again just to see that beautiful image on the screen!

Today we went to our first visit with a new OBGYN, for prenatal blood work and a dating ultrasound. We actually got to hear the heartbeat for the first time too! Previously we were just able to see it beat at Dr. Moore's office. I truly believe that is the best sound to any mother and father's ears! Just amazing to hear :) Baby bean has a beautiful strong heartbeat at the rate of 173bpm. The ultrasounds have consistently shown that bean is measuring about a week behind from my last period (between Dr. Moore and Women's Physicians Associates). So basically instead of me being 10weeks 4 days, I am 9weeks 5days. Our estimated due date changed officially from June 7th to June 15th. We also saw that my ovaries still look very large according to the new office I am seeing. Little do they know is that my ovaries are the size of peas compared to a month ago, when they were grapefruits! Otherwise, everything is going as smoothly as it could go! :)

Josh and I decided we needed to take a short getaway this past Friday. We packed up and headed towards the mountains. We spent Friday in Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge, TN and came home late Saturday night. We would have loved to stay longer, but with all the hospital and infertility bills we knew we could only just stay one night. It truly was a fabulous time for us just to get away from everything and enjoy being with each other, which was much needed after everything we have been through recently.

Baby Crolley (hard to see) and the heartbeat! ^

9 weeks...

Not sure about this belly yet... I completely lost most of the fluid I had accumulated, and then this past week I have had this little bump appear. Part of me thinks some fluid is coming back because I shouldn't look any different at 9 weeks. So, who knows!! We don't go back until November 11th for our last ultrasound with Dr. Moore, we will be 9 weeks and 6 days then. Still no morning sickness, thank God!
Just a little update :)