Joyous Birdie: Our Beloved Baby Boy Luca Is Here!

8/18/11

Our Beloved Baby Boy Luca Is Here!

One day old

He decided to grace us with his beautiful self 3 & 1/2 weeks early. He is a beautiful miracle. I cant believe I have this great baby. Wow.

Two days old

More to come soon on how this all happened

12 comments:

JennyAugust 18, 2011 at 10:46 AM
Congratulations on your beautiful baby boy! He's absolutely precious. So happy for you. :)
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AnonymousAugust 18, 2011 at 11:54 AM
Congrats!!
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AnonymousAugust 18, 2011 at 1:04 PM
Congratulations, Rosie!! Oh my goodness - Luca is so handsome!! I am beyond happy for you :) Enjoy every minute of him with your husband!
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Queenie. . .August 18, 2011 at 3:01 PM
Congratulations!!! I am so happy for you. Ever since I first read your story, I have hoped that this amazing day would come for you. What a gift--enjoy these early days!!!
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My VegasAugust 18, 2011 at 4:41 PM
Holy crapola! Congrats! What a lovely surprise. Details when you get time, OK? Love to you and your family!
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DoraAugust 18, 2011 at 10:28 PM
Oh!!! He's gorgeous!!!! Congrats, Mama. I want to meet this miracle.
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AnonymousAugust 19, 2011 at 7:26 PM
yay! congratulations!!!
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Dead Cow GirlAugust 19, 2011 at 9:18 PM
Congratulations! He is simply beautiful!
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AmeliaAugust 20, 2011 at 2:14 AM
How wonderful!!
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LifeslurperAugust 20, 2011 at 2:29 AM
Oh Rosie!

He is simply divine. You have created the most gorgeous baby!

What wonderful days lay ahead for you all!

Congratulations!

LS x
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St ElsewhereSeptember 8, 2011 at 8:50 AM
Congratulations.

He is so gorgeous.

I hope you are taking care of yourself.

xoxo
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KarenSeptember 11, 2011 at 12:14 AM
Beautiful story. Congratulation on your little wonderful. I'm pregnant with my second via donor eggs at the tender age of 48. We're over the moon.

I'm a freelance writer who's working on an article about older women and donor eggs (a subject close to my heart). Would you be interested/available to be interviewed? You may remain anonymous if you choose. Please feel free to email me at agrestik@aol.com

Best,
Karen
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A Little History

I didn't feel I was ready to have children until I had done some emotional healing of my own. This took time.

Since I was single I felt, before I had them, I had to be able to support myself and any children I had on my own. Thus, a masters in Social Work.

Post Grad study to become a psychotherapist.

This all took many years, and I was close to 40 by the time I even considered TTC alone.

Joined Single Mothers by Choice.

Asked my two best beloved male friends if they wanted to be a daddy. No, they didn't.

Researched donor sperm. Obsessively. Found the perfect donor.

Started working with a RE on west 59th Street. I was 42.

first IUI cycle canceled, because even though I was in for a sonogram practically every morning at some ungodly hour, they missed my ovulation.

Second IUI cycle. In terrible pain from trigger shot. Dr dismissed this.

Dropped out of the RE's care

Did Eleven unmedicated IUI's, All BFN's.

RE had told me they didn't work with women over 43 for IVF, I was almost 44. I was too burnt out and discouraged by the crappy doctors and feeling alone to pursue some other place.

Started researching adoption. I felt strongly that I only wanted a newborn.

Discovered that a 44 year old single woman who wanted to adopt a newborn has almost zero options.

Found a possible way I could adopt from Pakistan that would have involved me living there for up to a year. Started proceedings.

Met my honey (I was 45) and was overwhelmed with joy and love. I needed time to enjoy being in a real relationship. Postponed adoption (tho he was up for it!).

Started having mixed feelings about adoption. (we'll save that for a blog post)

TTC'd with the honey the old fashioned way for 3 years.. Tho I thought I was too old to conceive, he was hopeful.

I turn 48. I know its not happening with my own eggs. All of a sudden I open up emotionally to the possibility of donor eggs.

4/10 IVF with donor eggs. BFN

Sadly decide to switch donors.. really identified with the first one! She looked and sounded like she could be my sister. Found one who had a better success rate.

12/10 I'm now 49. DE IVF cycle #2
12/21 transfer 2 pretty blastocysts. 2 to freeze.
12/26 pos pee stick
High betas- I'm pregnant!
1/19 oh boy, it's twins!