It is weird to think that I will be celebrating this Mother's Day as a mom. It is a dream come true. This week has been tough with me being sick and Lindsay waking up 2-3 times per night, but I wouldn't change anything for the world. I got an early surprise when I dropped Lindsay off at daycare today. In her cubby, there was a manila envelope that said Happy Mother's Day Mommy on it. I didn't open it until I got to the car. Inside the envelope was a heart that said "Mommy, I love you this much" and her hand prints are attached to the heart by pink ribbon. It has magnets on the back of the heart and hand prints, so I have it up at my desk already. Lindsay is 4 months old now and growing like a weed. I still thank GOD everyday for allowing me to take care of his little angel. I smile every time I see those little hand prints.
So to all the mom's out there, I hope you have a wonderful Mother's Day! Being a mom truly is the best job in the world.
Friday, May 9, 2008
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
The "official" news...
Sorry, I’ve been really bad about posting lately. All of us in the Sella household are battling allergies I think. Lindsay has a stuffy nose and Mike and I have a stuffy nose and scratchy throat. Gotta love living in Michigan =)
On May 3, 2007, we got the “official” news from the doctor’s office that we were pregnant. I had gone in early that morning before work to get my blood work done. Then I had to wait until later that afternoon to get the results. Although I had taken the HPT and it had come back positive, I still needed the reassurance of the blood test. I was nervous all day waiting for the phone call. And as fate would have it, I was on the phone when they called. (I could tell by the caller ID on our cool work phone!) I was on the phone with one of our employers, and it wouldn’t be very professional to ask if I could call them back. Although this employer would’ve understood, but I still didn’t want to do that. The doctor’s office ended up calling my cell phone and leaving a message for me with the results. We aren’t supposed to use our cell phones at work, but my supervisor knew that my doctor may call me with my blood work results on it. If it was them calling, I was allowed to answer my cell phone. When I got off my work phone, I listened to the message that they left. The positive HPT result was confirmed by the blood test! I called Mike right away. We were both so thrilled. I had an ultrasound scheduled for 5/22/07. The question of pregnant or not pregnant was answered, but there was still one question left…. How many? We transferred 2 embryos, but did they both take? That was a long 2 ½ weeks. There was no way I could cheat and find the answer to this question. We would just have to wait and see what GOD blessed us with.
We had planned to go out to dinner with our parents on the night of 5/3/07 to tell our parents if we were pregnant or not. Since we knew the answer a few days earlier, we had to keep it from them until the day of the “official” test. That was a very hard thing to do. We both just wanted to scream it at the top of our lungs were so excited, but we had to wait. My parents were meeting us at our house and then we were riding out to Genji’s to meet Mike’s parents. I had a baby sleeper in the front door when they pulled up. I didn’t even have to say a word. My parents were thrilled, of course! My mom wanted to call Jan, Mike’s mom, but we hadn’t told them yet. We were going to tell them at the restaurant. We also had a sleeper for them as well. We told them and they were very happy as well. The grandma’s-to-be started planning for the baby (or babies) arrival.
Even though I had 2 tests telling me that I was pregnant, it hadn’t really sunk in yet. I didn’t feel different and I didn’t look different yet, but I was pregnant. That was the start of a wonderful journey to our precious angel. Today she is a 4 month old ball of energy and growing like a weed. It was a long wait from the time we started trying to conceive naturally until the time we got the news we were expecting, but it was all worth the wait.
On May 3, 2007, we got the “official” news from the doctor’s office that we were pregnant. I had gone in early that morning before work to get my blood work done. Then I had to wait until later that afternoon to get the results. Although I had taken the HPT and it had come back positive, I still needed the reassurance of the blood test. I was nervous all day waiting for the phone call. And as fate would have it, I was on the phone when they called. (I could tell by the caller ID on our cool work phone!) I was on the phone with one of our employers, and it wouldn’t be very professional to ask if I could call them back. Although this employer would’ve understood, but I still didn’t want to do that. The doctor’s office ended up calling my cell phone and leaving a message for me with the results. We aren’t supposed to use our cell phones at work, but my supervisor knew that my doctor may call me with my blood work results on it. If it was them calling, I was allowed to answer my cell phone. When I got off my work phone, I listened to the message that they left. The positive HPT result was confirmed by the blood test! I called Mike right away. We were both so thrilled. I had an ultrasound scheduled for 5/22/07. The question of pregnant or not pregnant was answered, but there was still one question left…. How many? We transferred 2 embryos, but did they both take? That was a long 2 ½ weeks. There was no way I could cheat and find the answer to this question. We would just have to wait and see what GOD blessed us with.
We had planned to go out to dinner with our parents on the night of 5/3/07 to tell our parents if we were pregnant or not. Since we knew the answer a few days earlier, we had to keep it from them until the day of the “official” test. That was a very hard thing to do. We both just wanted to scream it at the top of our lungs were so excited, but we had to wait. My parents were meeting us at our house and then we were riding out to Genji’s to meet Mike’s parents. I had a baby sleeper in the front door when they pulled up. I didn’t even have to say a word. My parents were thrilled, of course! My mom wanted to call Jan, Mike’s mom, but we hadn’t told them yet. We were going to tell them at the restaurant. We also had a sleeper for them as well. We told them and they were very happy as well. The grandma’s-to-be started planning for the baby (or babies) arrival.
Even though I had 2 tests telling me that I was pregnant, it hadn’t really sunk in yet. I didn’t feel different and I didn’t look different yet, but I was pregnant. That was the start of a wonderful journey to our precious angel. Today she is a 4 month old ball of energy and growing like a weed. It was a long wait from the time we started trying to conceive naturally until the time we got the news we were expecting, but it was all worth the wait.
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