http://amy.staypuppy.com Random thoughts on a life less traveled Fri, 10 Jul 2009 20:56:08 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Nothing  new to report.  We're still very sleep deprived, although we managed 2-3 two hour sessions last night.  Felt like heaven.   I've given up on finding photo sharing software that I can host on my web site that is both easy to use, and easy to upload so I'm going to ... http://amy.staypuppy.com/2009/07/10/photos/ The twins are here!  They will be a week old tomorrow.  So hard to believe!!   I was going to write a long post about the experience but the reality is that I'm tired and I have very little time to get things done, so I'll keep it short.  Sarah Kate was ... http://amy.staypuppy.com/2009/07/08/6-days/ I guess it's been a while (again) since I posted.  I missed 34 and 36 weeks... and here I am now at 37 weeks, and 5 days away from delivery.  Everything has been going really well with the pregnancy.  The babies are still growing big and strong.  At my last ... http://amy.staypuppy.com/2009/06/27/the-not-so-interesting-update/ There is a place we find ourselves between sleep and wakefulness.   It's a place where we dream with a semblance of  conscious thought and control.  I was sleeping in on Saturday as I'm wont to do.  And I heard Drew telling Alex, our Border Collie who passed away a few months ago,  to go ... http://amy.staypuppy.com/2009/06/01/goodbye-again/ I figured I might as well get my complaining out in a post since this is supposed to be an archive of my pregnancy experiences.  Here they come, in no particular order: Bathroom:  I'm supposed to be drinking 100+ ounces of water a day, which I'm pretty good at.  However, that ... http://amy.staypuppy.com/2009/05/28/the-not-so-fun/ You'd think I would write more...being on bed rest and all. What else do I have to do? Really not very much at all. I watch TV, surf the internet, read the forums, chat with my mom on IM, eat, shower and sleep. That's about it. Maybe that is the ... http://amy.staypuppy.com/2009/05/25/32-weeks/ We were a little disappointed to find out that our 29 week appointment had to be rescheduled for a week out because our DR had to spend the day in Labor & Delivery.  We were looking forward to it because not only would we see the kids, but also the ... http://amy.staypuppy.com/2009/05/02/anxiety-kicks-in/ We buried Alex today. It was time.  His ashes came back a few weeks ago, and we got his stone from Rock-It Creations delivered a few days ago.   He is laid to rest next to his buddy Harvey. There were tears and laughter (mostly tears) as we reflected on our brief ... http://amy.staypuppy.com/2009/04/26/goodbye-my-love/ As tough as it was to lose our dog Alex at such a critical time in our lives, it's impossible to not also appreciate the benefits of not having a dog. Let me preface this by saying I would do anything to have him still with us - and ... http://amy.staypuppy.com/2009/04/26/the-upside-of-down/ No pictures to post this time around. We only got three - and I can't tell what 2 of them are. Even when the DR tried to explain, we still weren't seeing it, so I'm not going to bother. The one that was good was a profile of ... http://amy.staypuppy.com/2009/04/20/27-weeks/ I'm posting our 24 week photos 2 weeks late because we've had a lot going on lately. All is well. They are growing ahead of schedule and we have picture confirmation that we're having a boy and a girl. Our last appointment was the anatomy scan, and we ... http://amy.staypuppy.com/2009/04/11/24-weeks/ Tomorrow we have to put down our dog Alex. We fought with everything we had over the past 2 weeks to save his life from what the DR's believe is lymphoma (cancer) in his brain that came on suddenly and with a vengence. Just a month ago, I ... http://amy.staypuppy.com/2009/03/22/25-random-things-about-my-dog/ I've been bad about updating the blog... And then people remind they are still reading, so I put in the effort. Because hey, if you can stand reading it, I can certainly stand writing it! Things are just so busy, and so much to think about and plan. ... http://amy.staypuppy.com/2009/02/20/18-weeks/ We had our 15 week appointment last week, and all continues to be well. We met our new perinatologist, who seems very nice and knowledgeable. We saw the kids on the ultrasound again - still 10 fingers and 10 toes... or maybe it would be more correct to say ... http://amy.staypuppy.com/2009/01/26/15-weeks/  We went to our 13 week appointment on Thursday and there was a lot of exciting stuff going on.  Since we needed to get our NT Scan we had to go out to Oakland where they keep the high end scanning equipment.  That allowed us to see a whole new ... http://amy.staypuppy.com/2009/01/10/13-weeks/ We had our 10-week appointment yesterday with the OB/GYN after being released from UCSF.  Everything went better then expected.  Both babies were measuring correctly for their age - one was spot on and one was 2 days behind which is completely normal.  But the exciting part was seeing them.   One ... http://amy.staypuppy.com/2008/12/18/10-weeks/ People keep telling me "Enjoy it while it lasts.  Once those kids come it's all over!!"  But to be perfectly honest, there is very little (to date) to enjoy about pregnancy.  Now I know there are many women who go through infertility who say they'd never complain about their symptoms ... http://amy.staypuppy.com/2008/12/09/enjoy-it-while-it-lasts/ 8 week ultrasound Baby A measured 14 mm with a heartbeat at 158 Baby B measured 16 mm with a heartbeat at 172 Good stuff! http://amy.staypuppy.com/2008/12/05/still-in-the-running/ Today marks the 8 week mark, and tomorrow we go in for our next fetal photo shoot.  We're definitely excited, but it's undercut by the anxiety I feel. Prior to the 6 week ultrasound I was about as anxious as I've ever been in my entire life.  My greatest fear was ... http://amy.staypuppy.com/2008/12/04/8-weeks/ It's been a while since I've blogged.  I wasn't much in the mood.  After the 2nd IVF was converted to an IUI (and predictably failed), I was in a funk.  I knew we only had 1 fresh and 1 frozen transfer in front of us before it was time to ... http://amy.staypuppy.com/2008/12/01/absent-with-cause/