Steps to a Family

11/26/10 SUCCESS! Truman is born!
11/18/10 SUCCESS! Adoption finalized! We are parents!!!
9/15/10 Parental rights terminated on Finch. Starting the adoption process!
7/15/10 Anatomy scan, it’s a BOY!
5/25/10 NT Scan @ 13 weeks… everything looks perfect!!
5/19/10 Squeak is reunited with her family.
4/23/10 u/s @ 8weeks, 3 days… baby measuring right on track.
4/20/10 Pick up Finch from the hospital on his 3 week birthday. He’s home!
4/13/10 u/s @ 6weeks, 6days… “strong” heartbeat!!!
4/12/10 Meet Finch for the first time
4/7/10 Attend family planning meeting re: Finch
4/6/10 Beta #3 at 27dpo: 5400, doubling time: 55.45 hours
4/4/10 Meet Finch’s grandparents
3/30/10 Get the call that “Finch” was born.
3/30/10 Beta #2 at 20dpo: 678, doubling time: 48.93 hours
3/23/10 Beta #1 at 13dpo: 61, Progesterone: 80+
3/22/10 BFP at 12dpo
3/8/10 Trigger with 5 follicles mature
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2/22/10 Start new injectable cycle
2/18/10 Pick up our first foster placement, “Squeak” from the hospital
2/16/10 Get a call about a foster baby
2/9/10 Learn of possible adoption situation
2/8/10 Increase our status to full on foster care for infants
2/8/10 Trigger w/1 follie at 21mm
1/25/10 Start Gonal-F 75iu … BFN
1/23/10 New cycle, bloodwork normal
12/29/09 Consult w/Dr. M
12/09 Natural cycle, O on my own on CD 20!
12/9/09 Decide not to move forward with Peanut’s placement
11/30/09 Meet Peanut
11/23/09 Learn about Peanut, our first foster-adopt placement
11/16/09 Start Metformin
11/09 Final Femara cycle, 7.5mg…BFN
11/04/09 We are officially licensed foster parents!
10/27/09 Femara 7.5mg – natural cycle…BFN
10/12/09 Home Study visit #4 – last one!
10/06/09 Home Study visit #3
10/01/09 Home study visit #2
9/25/09 Femara 7.5mg – natural cycle…BFN
9/21/09 Home study visit #1
8/24/09 Femara 7.5mg – natural cycle…BFN
7/21/09 Turned in foster application
7/21/09 Femara 7.5mg – natural cycle…BFN
7/16/09 Second adoption seminar
7/14/09 First adoption seminar
6/19/09 IUI #4 Femara 7.5mg – BFN
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5/09 RPL testing – all comes back “normal” – told we just have “bad luck”
4/24/09 D&C
4/22/09 u/s#2 confirms no growth
4/15/09 u/s #1 shows gestational sac a week behind
3/25/09 Beta #2: 406
3/23/09 Beta #1: 179
3/8/09 IUI #3 Femara 7.5mg… BFP
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2/21/09 Completed First Aid + CPR training
2/5/09 IUI #2 Femara 7.5mg – BFN
2/1/09 Completed PRIDE Pre-Service Training
1/5/09 IUI #1 Femara 5mg – BFN
12/5/08 Laparoscopy & Hysteroscopy to remove fibroid & right tube – turns out to be a polyp & endo, didn’t have to remove tube – yay!
12/4/08 Adoption info session
11/29/08 We decide to foster-adopt!
10/17/08 Started blogging the whole story
10/16/08 Hysteroscopy confirms fibroid & tube to be removed
10/15/08 HSG shows large fibroid & blocked right tube, may have to remove
10/13/08 RE confirms PCOS & little response to Clomid
10/08 Clomid 100mg, referred to RE (Dr. D)
9/08 Clomid 50mg – late O on CD 27, BFN
8/08 Clomid 50mg, chemical (unconfirmed)
7/08 Clomid 50mg – BFN
6/08 Dx PCOS, started Clomid 50mg
3/08 On BCP for 2 months to regulate
11/16/07 married!
10/07 – 3/08 no regular cycle
10/6/07 m/c at 8wks
9/5/07 pregnant!
7/07 Off BCP