Re: Re: Thank you for all of your warm wishes...

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Francisco, Shell, Martha, , Ron, Cecilia, Randy, Lilka, Connie, Rose, Joyce, , Ramona, Dama, Donna, B, Eleanor, Kristie, , Granity2.... Some of you have been friends from the beginning...and some of you have come out of the wordwork (I had been wondering where you were, it's good to know you are still lurking), and some of you are new friends.... But, all of your warmth and enthusiasm means a lot to me. I'd appreciate your prayers and thoughts during this time that I'll have a healthy baby, the amnio will be fine...and that everything works out well. Oh, and wants you to pray it will be a girl (something about him wanting to spoil a little girl....actually, it probably has more to do with the adorable little artist smock he bought already for a little girl...) Anyway, really...it's not just the pregnancy hormones....I'm all choked

up. I appreciate you all so much.... Much love, RobynnShell wrote: Robynn!!I am so happy for you both! This is so exciting. God works in wonderful ways. I am so happy you shared with us. This is a true love story. You need to now go back in history of the group and print out all the first emails of when you met so when the lil one grows up he/she can read about the amazing love story their parents have. Im sending love and well

wishes!Shell>> So...I have a little news that I've been holding on to for several weeks now...and even > though it's early yet...I decided I needed to come clean with you all...since you are my > friends and you have been through so much with me in my journey so far.> > I had the surgery on June 8th, a year ago...and from the date I started orientation to today, > I've lost 105 lbs. I am technically (looking at the BMI chart) still about 6 lbs. overweight, > but I'm pretty muscular, and I don't look overweight. At 5'6", I wear a size 8, and I weigh > about 157.> > I'm 42. I was diagnosed with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome when I was 20...meaning that > getting pregnant for me was going

to be very tough, and especially, given my advanced > age, likely to require medical intervention.> > I think I shared with you that while and I visited our friends in New York over Memorial > Day, we totally flipped out over their 14 month old little girl, and we decided FOR SURE > that we wanted to try and get pregnant. So, we talked about it, decided that he would go > to the doctor when he got home to make sure his boys were strong swimmers, etc...., he > bought some mega vitamins for me that are supposed to help with fertility, I bought the > same thing for women, an ovulation kit (because I ovulate irregularly, I've never known > when and/or if I ovulate), I made an appointment with UCSF infertility clinic to try and see > if I should go directly to IVF, do not pass go, do not collect $200.> > The day i got back, I had my one year check up with

Dr. Fischer. I told him that I'd like to > try and get pregnant, and i know that they usually say you should wait for 2 years > post...but, was it ok if I got started? He said that my bloodwork was excellent, my folic > acid was way up there (important for baby development) and that my weight had been > essentially stable for 6 months...so I could go ahead. He said my weight was fine where it > was, but if I wanted to, I could do a real full court press to lose another 5 to 10 lbs, just to > give myself a little wiggle room when I was pregnant.> > In the meantime, back when I had that lumbar puncture and got super sick, I had a pelvic > sonagram, and my ob/gyn said I had a little polyp in my uterus, and she wanted me to > come back in6 weeks later to see if it had grown, and if it was problematic. The sonagram > was scheduled two days after I got back from New

York.> > The polyp was still there, and after I told her I wanted to try aggressive measures to try > and get pregnant, she said, "Well, the polyp can make it difficult for an implantation to > work...so we should go in and take it out." The problem with that, is I was going to France > in 4 weeks, and you are supposed to go through a menstrual cycle after a procedure like > that before trying to get pregnant...and so that would mean I would miss an opportunity > with during which I could try to get pregnant. But we agreed that was the best thing > to do.> > So, she scheduled me to have the procedure three days later. The day before, I had to go > in for tests for the pre-surgery. Later that day I received two phone calls: one from UCSF > saying they could get me in for an appointment in mid-August. The very next one was > from my ob/gyn. SHe

was laughing, saying, 'Um...scraping your uterine wall right now is > probably NOT the best idea...you are pregnant!!!'> > Apparently, the very day we decided to get pregnant, we GOT pregnant. (We decided the > day before we left, and we didn't use birth control that day). Can you believe it???> > So, because they count from the first day of your last period when they are determining > how many weeks you are...I am now 10 and a half weeks pregnant. There is still some risk > of miscarriage, but I've had three sonagrams, and the baby is growing, the heart is > beating...and I'm doing fine.> > I'm very fatigued, but haven't had much (if any) morning sickness. I haven't gained any > weight yet, but my waist is definitely expanding, and I have a little pooch. The size 8 > pants are a bit uncomfortable.> > is thrilled...now we have to

figure out the immigration issues. He's willing to stay > home with the baby until it starts school, and I am thrilled with that. He'll be a terrific dad.> > I'm a little concerned about weight gain, but my dr. said that I could limit the weight gain > to 15 lbs., and if she felt the baby wasn't growing enough, she'd have me gain 5 to 10 > more. I'll keep exercising, I'm eating nutriously, taking pre-natal vitamins...and I've > increased my meals to 5 or 6 a day. Not huge ones, but I'm trying to get in more carbs > (fruit and veggies) because those are critically important for the bambino/a. > > Anyway, what a change, huh? And I must say...had it not been for the surgery, I seriously > doubt I would have been able to get pregnant without medical intervention. What a > blessing!!> > And since many of you were there from the very beginning of me

meeting ...well, you > are family, and I thought you'd like to know!> > Speaking of pregnancy, no word from for a long time...how is she doing with all of > that? Anyone know?> > Robynn...on the nest.>