Baby Bard 2!

    The process for Baby Bard 2 was quick and easy compared to our journey to making Logan. We did the IVF/ICSI to achieve our embryos. Our fresh cycle resulted in an ovarian ectopic. Logan was a FET, frozen embryo transfer. Baby Bard 2 was also a FET. 

    We had 2 frozen embryos in storage. My OB wanted me to have 2 years between births for healing (especially because of the c-sec) and so we were not approved to start the process for bb2 until Logan was 16 months old. I brought Logan to our consultation and they loved him (duh!). It was to be quick and easy. I did my bloodwork right then and was ready to go for my next cycle. I started my estrogen and progesterone. Went on November 30 for my transfer of one embryo. Went in for bloodwork on December 10th and was told my hcg number was a good number! The next day. Matt and I went to the mall to do some xmas shopping and get the "Big Bro" shirt I saw a few days earlier (but did not want to get yet). 3 days later, a thursday, I went for a second blood draw and my numbers tripled very very well. So, all was good! We had a lot going on with family and decided that we may as well tell people before the figure it out on their own. We went to the in laws, with Logans new shirt. They noticed of course! And my father gave Logan an oreo and therefor dirtying out new shirt. Next stop was my moms! She noticed too :) 

   Logan has no idea. "Are you going to be a big brother?" "YEAH!"

                                 "Are you going to have a brother or a sister?" "YEAH!"

                                 "Are you going to be abducted by aliens?"  "YEAH!" 

This is Baby Bard 2 at 6weeks6days. Heart beat was good.

This is a picture of the embryo after they put it in.

New Camera and playing in the snow

My phone takes good pictures and My camera was crapping out on me. So when faced with the choice of a new vacuum (mine works fine) or a new camera (mine was crapping out on me), I choose a camera.

Of course, I need to figure out how to use it and adjust things and get my child to stop moving.... 

Logan hated being in the snow at first. I think it was the boots and gloves and inability to move. But eventually, after ignoring his cries, he was able to figure out how to play and was a bit less whinny. 

Simon thought the snow covered gloves were balls to play with.

Cousins

Calder and Wren flew in from Chicago (with their mother of course) and were here for 2 weeks. Last time Logan saw them was over a year ago. But they got along good. 

Christmas 2012

Logan has no clue what makes December 25th different from any other day. He also has no idea that under the wrapping paper, is really cool stuff! He did not open one present himself this year and he must have received about a billion presents. 

On Christmas eve we went to my moms house. We did presents and dinner. Logan just wanted to play with toys. The ones my mom already had. He had no interest in the presents under the tree at all.

He just wanted to play.

Santa came to our house! 

Again. he had no clue what a present was and why he must open it. He could not have cared less about the presents.

"Who needs mistletoe when your this cute?"

Basketball hoop from Grandma Grimaldi

second half of December 12

Child proofing the basement door. Logan grabbed his drill to be "just like Dad"

Clear bins are fun!

Me and my dog

Get down!

My kid has chores. Dont judge.

So tired! Cant decide which he wants so both work just fine I guess.

Box fun!

Reading

Lounging on mommy

eating with his spoon and fork