Will Scrapbook for Babies
Monday, August 14, 2006
I’ve mentioned that I love to scrapbook. Along with being a can’t-miss-her Oprah fan and being fascinated with Rachael Ray, I’m just a big 25-year old nerd. What can I say?
I’ve nearly scrapped all the photos I have of our lives over the past few years, I’ve kind of hit a wall. Nothing left to scrap. Weird, huh?!
Anyway, I’m offering up my services to scrapbook for those of you who would like a scrapbook (or a few) but don’t have the time, energy, interest or desire to do it yourself. They really make fantastic birthday, anniversary and Christmas gifts. Or just because gifts!!
Obviously this is a time consuming project, especially since I have a day job. But I could take on a couple of books and see where we go from there. Timing, pricing, etc. would be negotiable based on the size of your project.
I did a scrapbook-for-hire job last year and I really enjoyed it. It was of a friend’s granddaughter. By the time I was finished I did not want to return the books (three total) to her at all!! She fell in love with them and gave them to her daughter as a gift.
I know I need to find a way to earn extra money for our IVF fund. I’d like to do something that will allow me to be at home and really enjoy what it is I’m doing. And possibly help one of you fine folks out in the process.
Please email babyorbust@gmail.com if you are interested.... place “Scrapbook” in your subject line.
CF Free
Saturday, August 12, 2006
I got the results of my Cystic Fibrosis test this week- it was negative. Good to know. This means we won’t do the test on Shelton and save ourselves $180.
This is fantastic news!
Babies Everywhere
Tuesday, August 08, 2006
Babies are poppin’ up around here like zits in a high school. They are positively everywhere. Everywhere I go, everyone I see either has them, just had them or is awaiting their arrival.
People always ask me if it bothers me or tell me they won’t talk about their kids in front of me. Really, it doesn’t bother me. I love being around them. In small doses.
This past weekend- not a small dose. We went to visit Shelton’s family in Oklahoma City. It’s a quick 2.5 hours from here. Once we arrive, we park the car and they generously tote us around and keep us fed until it’s time to go. This weekend there was our nephew, Shelton’s brother’s 2 month old. Then there were the Dallas cousins’ two kiddos, 8 months and 2 years. Then dinner w/ the other cousins and their three kids- 2, 5 and 10. BABIES EVERYWHERE!!!
And while I"m not sad, I love every minute I’m with my nephew- after all, he is the love of my life! But there is always this lingering pit in my stomach. This annoying, nagging little sensation in my stomach that is just yearning to call one of them my own. I usually tell people that my ovaries are beating much like my heart would- bom-bom, bom-bom.
I know a lot of people struggle with being around other babies and children. And I can certainly understand the feeling. But I guess I find a little bit of hope in it. I love being around them- their smell, the way you can practically feel your blood pressure drop when you hold them, the absolutely darling things they say and do. They’re just perfect in everyway.
Last night after work, I went over to a friends house who had just had twin girls last month. She and her husband let me snuggle with them and they are perfect little angels. I watch them manage these two little baby girls (I say manage because it is a full time job) and think- oh my! What if I get twins?! Definitely get my money’s worth I say. Everytime I leave I tell them how beautiful those girls are (and they are!!) and how blessed they are to have them.
So, keep those babies comin’. I love it! Just one a time, single file.
Holding Pattern
Tuesday, August 08, 2006
Yes, I have not been on here in about a week. I wish like hell there were something new and interesting to report, but there’s not. I wish that because I feel like we’d be a step closer.
It’s been three weeks since we went to the doctor and I had my Cystic Fibrosis test done. We’ve since been billed the $189, but have not gotten any results. Seems a little backwards. And while I trust the old saying that no news is good news, I’d still like to hear it. So I’m going to call tomorrow to see what the results show. Surely it doesn’t take more than three weeks.
We also heard back from Shelton’s urologist’s office last week with some initial costs for his MESA procedure (whereby the remove the sperm). This will be much cheaper than the original estimate we were given. But before I can finalize the numbers, I need to call the anasthesiologist and the cryo-freezing place and get costs. We’ll have to freeze Shelton’s sperm until we’re ready to use in February. We won’t be able to move forward with this procedure until we have the cash we need. While all of you have been wildly generous, we’re still short the funds we’ll need for this first procedure.
We continue having the financial discussion and how we’re going to pay for this. We’ve made many sacrifices and continue to cut corners wherever we can. Of course, it’s not any fun and few of us like giving up things. But it’s all very worth it and I’m so sure that we’ll get there.
Hopefully, I’ll find out some answers this week and feel a teensy bit closer.
Free IVF
Sunday, July 30, 2006
We received a donation tonight from an organization called Free IVF dot com. We’d yet to hear about or find this site. They raise money and offer it to other couples facing IVF. This is one of our goals, and something we’ve already done once. Fantastic! I’m so glad to have found this site.
They also have a place where you can sign a national petition encouraging Congress to pass legislation to require insurance coverage- I strongly encourage you to sign it by clicking here.
A HUGE thank you to the generous folks at Free IVF.
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