I am convinced that I have little angel cherub children because of how absolutely perfect they are. I am constantly amazed at how smart, sweet, funny and beautiful they are and I can’t believe those genes came from little old me. My hopes and expectations of what they would be like pale in comparison to reality and every day is tiring, but so exciting to see what new things they will do.
I compare all the time in my head which one is more difficult. People make comments like “sleep now, because you wont get any when the baby comes”, but in my case, I would get maybe a half hour before choking and waking up, so I actually got more sleep after babies and had been building up exhaustion for months beforehand. So, here is my list so far:)
Pregnant
Babies
The girls are officially in double digits today and are FINALLY on the percentile chart for weight! Kira is 10lbs 7oz and Caelyn is 10lb 3oz and they are in the 5th percentile.
The girls are getting better head control, so I was trying to find a chair that would help support them and let them be in the proper sitting position. I got this in today and had to take pictures of my big girls:)
We finally have baby heads that are starting to fit the newborn baby bows! Ten weeks old on Wednesday;)
“Through the years
We all will be together,
If the Fates allow
Hang a shining star upon the highest bough.
And have yourself A merry little Christmas now.”
After getting all the testing done, I discovered that I do not have an immunity to Rubella. In order to go through a fertility cycle, I either needed to sign a vaccine waiver or get the MMR vaccine again. I opted to get the vaccination again and made an appointment with my primary care doctor.
After waiting 3 weeks for an appointment, the person I was scheduled with was very rude because of my fertility concerns. I explained why I was there and since I mentioned that we were trying to get pregnant, he wouldn’t give it to me. Despite me explaining the reasoning behind it and that we would be waiting to go through a cycle until the safety period has passed, a requirement with the fertility clinic, he kept coming up with new things he needed before giving it to me. I ended up having two separate faxes sent from the clinic to this man, among other releases and tests from him. I was there for over two hours before finally getting the vaccination I needed.
People without fertility concerns have no idea how much negative treatment people get when trying to get pregnant. If I would have gone in and just stated I wanted to get the MMR again for extra protection, he would have just given me a urine test and called it a day. However, since he knew I was working with a fertility clinic, he kept creating more and more reasons why he didn’t want to let me get it. One excuse was that I needed the flu shot and couldn’t get two vaccinations in the same day, so Id have to come back for the MMR. I refused the flu vaccine and stated that if that were his policy, I wanted the MMR. He argued with me throughout the multiple hour process and kept accusing me of putting a future child in danger. I am glad it is done now, but I wanted to share some insight into the life of those with fertility problems and how experiences like this can all combine together to create emotional trauma. We get treated so poorly and have assumptions made about us, have people feel bad for us, make negative comments about what we are going through and worse. I hope one day this will all be worth it.
Christmas 2016
Homemade ornaments of the dog and cat paw prints. Our poor kitty has bone thickening in her feet and tail, so her print looks a little….unique
A few of the presents I wrapped this year. Cute time!!
The few outside decorations we did this year
Our gingerbread Christmas tree
I have been behind on the posts, but the 16th was my 27th birthday! Chris surprised me with roses and a wrapped present, which is a big deal because he cant wrap worth a darn. 😉
I took the day off and got a manicure, pedicure, got fun stuff at Michaels and received flowers from my mom and dad. When Chris got home from work, we did something fun;););)
WE GOT WEDDING BAND TATTOOS!!!
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That’s right! We went to the tree farm this past weekend for the first time as husband and wife to pick out our Christmas tree. I wanted a small tree this year and after walking around and playing with the dog, we found the perfect one. Chris is the Grinch, so it was awesome to see him having fun and participating in finding the tree together.
After Chris brought the tree inside, I was able to convince him to help me decorate it. (with hats. hehe). We are starting to build up some ornaments from our relationship and now we have an ornament from the past three Christmases we spent together (the first year he helped my roommate and I get a tree, but my roommate and I were the ones who decorated it and I didn’t get us an ornament). I don’t have our married ornament in yet, but I cant wait to put it on the tree.
On a random note, I surprised Chris with a tactical Christmas stocking that has goodies in it. He told me he was going to peek, but I hope not:(. That man is the most stubborn person I have ever met though, so I don’t think I could stop him if he set his heart on it. I can’t wait until we have a real house with a mantle that we can put our stockings on. In the meantime, the tv stand will have to do, since I get into the bar way too often to have them handing over the doors. 🙂
MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!
our miller life 