Busy 2 Weeks!

So, I said we wouldn't be living in 2 week cycles anymore... Well, that's simply not true.  "Just a couple more weeks" is my motto :).  I've been dealing with morning sickness - thankfully not as tough as when I was pregnant with Ryleigh.  But, chasing around a pre-schooler and working full-time, I've been sick enough...

We've also had a couple of episodes stemming from my ovarian hyper-stimulation that have taken us back to the doctor for u/s.  At 8w5d, the baby was measuring right on-time and all looked good.  At 11w5d, the baby was measuring 12 weeks and looked like a baby!  Moving around and being shy (i.e. covering his/her face with his/her hands).

We finally have a picture that looks remotely like a baby (less like an alien), so I'll go ahead and share one now.

After 2 Years of 2 Week Cycles... There's Another Baby on the Way!

We are so excited to tell the world that the Gooden family is expanding and that we are expecting another baby, due June 10, 2015.

For those who don't know our story, we have had a tough couple of years trying to grow our family. 4 miscarriages and tons of fertility testing and treatment later, we are FINALLY sick and exhausted and EXCITED!

We can finally break the 2 week cycles we've been living (medicate and try/wait 2 weeks, medicate and try/wait 2 weeks, repeat, repeat...). For those who are interested and understand RE "speak," here's what we went through once we finally got into the hands of a fertility guru (3 losses and a year of heartache later).
Jan 2014 - Femara, 1 follicle, pregnyl, BD, BFN
Feb 2014 - Femara, 1 follicle, pregnyl, BD, BFN
April 2014 - Femara, 1 follicle, pregnyl, BD, BFN
May 2014 - no meds, IUI, BFP, chemical loss
July 2014 - Femara, 75 Follistim, 3 follicles, ovidrel, IUI, progesterone, BFN
September 2014 - Femara, 75 Follistim CD8-13, 7 follicles, ovidrel, BD, BFP!!!!!!
DPO 9, beta 13
DPO 13, beta 104
DPO 15, beta 259
DPO 27, beta 9,910
6w5d - 125 bpm
8w0d - 166 bpm
8w5d - 178 bpm

As we did with Ryleigh's pregnancy, we'll use this blog to document the joy and excitement of the next few months. We cannot wait to share the wonderful experiences of our pregnancy (and the craziness that will surely ensue).

All Our Love and Excitement,
Englash, Barry and Ryleigh