Baby Lew's Mug

Here's a still photo of Baby Lew. We had this portrait taken the same day as the video!

Here's Baby Lew's first Academy Award! We saw him/her today moving around and even sucking a thumb! You can see Baby Lew facing the camera and then he/she decides to turn quickly. Randy and I were totally overwhelmed and overjoyed! It's still so unbelievable to me but it's really true! I am beside myself and can hardly wait for this baby to come! It's going to be a long 7 months!

I won't talk about this much, but I thought I would give a few details on how Baby Lew came to be. We started the In Vitro process in January and it took about 8 weeks from beginning to end. There are several injections and I won't bore anyone with the details, but as you can see from the photo my body has had one too many "sticks!" We got the great news on February 22 when my sweet nurse called and told me that my hormones were at 74! This was the first sign that I was pregnant. Two days later (my birthday) we got even better news...my hormones had doubled to 155 and that confirmed the pregnancy! It was quite a weekend and we celebrated in a big way!


Randy took me to the W Hotel for some relaxation and he had arranged for us to have the "Baby Me" package at the hotel! I got a bag full of "mommy" goodies such as foot cream, magazines, a onesie and a great book about motherhood. We even got to order off the "Womb Service" menu! As you can see...I got cookies and milk! It was a night of fun and excitement. We saw several bachelorette parties and heard lots of racket in the hallway most of the night. I didn't sleep much anyway! The next night we had dinner with my family and our friends Todd, Susan and Henley. It was one of the best celebrations we have ever had!


My brother Greg (aka Jake Daniels) came to dinner. He never ceases to amaze me with his wonderful gift-giving abililties. This year I got an extra large cut out of Dorothy Gale from Kansas! Don't you worry though...that larger than life lady will show up again when he least expects it!

This adorable little girl is Henley with pig tails! She got all dressed up for her Lew Lew's birthday dinner. I know I am biased, but I think she is about the cutest thing I have ever seen! She is a master at sign language and can almost draw an "H" for Henley! Not only is she cute, she is smart too!

This is our first attempt at blogging so I hope it goes well! Randy and I are thrilled to finally be able to say that we have a growing baby that is approximately 9 weeks. So, about the size of a kidney bean! It's been a long road for us! But instead of looking back, we are choosing to look forward to the future and the thrill of being parents to this amazing miracle that is on the way!

There are a lot of people to thank, but first and foremost we give all the glory to God for this gift. Our doctor and nurse were incredible and we couldn't have done it without the constant love, support and prayers from family and friends. This baby has already been given more love than we could ever ask for and it's only 9 weeks in the womb! The photo is hard to see, but the image on top is Baby Lew at 7 weeks and the image on bottom is Baby Lew at 8 weeks. If everything goes well, we should see him/her again on April 25 (that is if mom can wait that long!)