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1991 -- married
1995-2000 -- 1st 3 kiddos born

2000 -- Rhea had a vasectomy. We regretted it immediately.

2000-2005 --saved $ for a reversal &/or adoption

Dec 2005 -- Rhea had reversal
2006 -- first 2 miscarriages
2007 -- PookieBear born
2008 -- still nursing-no cycles yet
Fall 2008 -- Began HS for Int'l adoption
Winter 2008-09 -- Fundraising & Preparing Dossier
April 2009 -- Adoption on hold, I'm pregnant!
May 2009 -- I miscarry for a 3rd time
Summer 2009 -- find out my health is a possible problem for Int'l adoption
Oct. 2009 -- another miscarriage (we are told I have "mature" eggs
Nov. 2009 -- Rhea & I at peace to stop Int'l adoption process
Mar. 2010 -- chemical pregnancy
Apr. 2010 -- time to update home study
Apr. 2010 -- run across EA info in old adoption file
Apr/May 2010 -- research, apply w/Nightlight for EA
May 2010 -- I have miscarriage #6
6/4/10 -- Final HS sent to agency
6/5/10 -- officially waiting to be matched!
7/2010 -- Rhea has neck surgery $$$
8/1/10 -- We're Matched!
8/7/10 -- the contract arrives & praying for $$ provision

8/11/10 -- signed & notarized contract & payment sent to Nightlight

8/26/2010 -- adoption finalized! We are parents to 5 wee ones!

8/31/10 -- Transportation of little ones to Houston being arranged by our agency.

9/1/10 -- applied for Show Hope grant
9/2/10 -- Appt. w/RE at clinic performing our FET

9/6/10 -- started Estrace 2 mg 3x a day

9/21/10 -- started Prometrium 200mg @ night-10 days

9/28/10 -- RE appt for mock transfer & b/w

??/??/?? -- FET postponed... more funds required

10/2010 --3 day Yard Sale scheduled

10/4/10 -- thyroid levels came back looking great

10/16/10 -- Over $3,000 raised in Yard Sale!

10/26/10 -- Diagnosed with APA (autoimmune blood clotting disorder)-could very well have played a part in our multiple losses. Correctable w/Rx during PG.

10/31/10 -- Start OCPs & Doxy

11/3/10 -- Our embryos are home in TX!

11/15/10 -- Start Lupron injections

11/20/10 -- Blessed with one more embryo

11/28/10 -- Start estrogen patches

12/7 /10 -- Sonogram in Dallas

12/10/10 -- another Sonogram in Dallas

12/12/10 -- Start Progesterone injections

12/14/10 -- Start Lovenox injections & baby aspirin

12/16/10 --all 6 embryo babies thawed (5 survive)

12/17/10 -- 3 (from 3/99!) survived the night--FET

12/21/10 -- Labs for Estrogen & Progesterone

12/27/10 -- 1st Beta 10dp5dt 213

12/29/10 -- 2nd Beta 12dp5dt 413

1/03/11 -- 3rd beta 17dp5dt 1134

1/04/11 -- 4th beta 2166!!

1/24/11 -- 1st u/s 8wks

9/01/11 -- went to hospital for induction 39w 5d

9/02/11 -- Our baby GIRL is born!

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