en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/3053359 Comments by Jen Has A Pen http://jenhasapen.com/2012/10/06/fourteen-weeks-in-florida/#IDComment456763195 I know! I'm really excited about it. I hope my nephew isn't too old and too cool for our kid. :-) Sat, 6 Oct 2012 13:32:16 +0000 http://jenhasapen.com/2012/10/06/fourteen-weeks-in-florida/#IDComment456763195 http://jenhasapen.com/2012/09/15/bodhi-gets-busy/#IDComment441982327 I'll happily provide my address, because I'm holding you to sending me "How the hell to raise a baby in the city" books! :-) I'll email you. :-) Thank you for being such a support system, Andrea. I really appreciate you! Sun, 16 Sep 2012 20:57:15 +0000 http://jenhasapen.com/2012/09/15/bodhi-gets-busy/#IDComment441982327 http://jenhasapen.com/2012/09/15/bodhi-gets-busy/#IDComment441778160 No, they don't know why. It's a blood clot between the membranes of the placenta and uterus that they "think" may happen when the egg is implanting. They think it slightly separates from the uterus causing a bleed and that blood stays trapped in there until it either absorbs into the body or bleeds out. The first one I had went undiagnosed for quite a while. We had four or five ultrasounds between doctor's visits and ER visits and none of them discovered it. It was our final ultrasound that the tech saw it. Same thing with this one. I had probably four ultrasounds before the doctor saw it, so I agree with you. I think this is a big reason a lot of women bleed, it's just hard to see so they are always told their bleeding is unexplained. Sun, 16 Sep 2012 12:38:19 +0000 http://jenhasapen.com/2012/09/15/bodhi-gets-busy/#IDComment441778160 http://jenhasapen.com/2012/07/26/cautious-optimism/#IDComment410524402 Thank you so much! It has now been a week since my positive result and I still "feel" pregnant, so I'm hopeful. I hope you guys are doing well!!! Sat, 28 Jul 2012 12:54:59 +0000 http://jenhasapen.com/2012/07/26/cautious-optimism/#IDComment410524402 http://jenhasapen.com/2012/07/26/cautious-optimism/#IDComment410523904 Thank you Kim. I'm so glad Rach cyberly introduced us because you've been such a great friend. I hope you and your family are all doing well! I started a new job and have been sleeping my life away (which I think is a good first trimester sign, right?) so I've been falling behind in blog reading. I will be by to visit soon! Sat, 28 Jul 2012 12:53:59 +0000 http://jenhasapen.com/2012/07/26/cautious-optimism/#IDComment410523904 http://jenhasapen.com/2012/07/26/cautious-optimism/#IDComment410523274 You know, when I think of being pregnant, I think of babies and toddlers in my future and sometimes forget how cool it will be to have teenagers too. Your recent support for your daughter and her cheerleading stuff has made me smile. You are a good dad, and I think that's so awesome. Sat, 28 Jul 2012 12:52:34 +0000 http://jenhasapen.com/2012/07/26/cautious-optimism/#IDComment410523274 http://jenhasapen.com/2012/07/26/cautious-optimism/#IDComment410522880 Thank you so much! Means a lot to me. :-) Sat, 28 Jul 2012 12:51:36 +0000 http://jenhasapen.com/2012/07/26/cautious-optimism/#IDComment410522880 http://jenhasapen.com/2012/07/26/cautious-optimism/#IDComment410522514 Thank you so much for sharing your story. Hearing these sorts of things make me feel better. I am hopeful my story ends the same as yours, but if not, it still gives me hope that someday we will have our baby. Sat, 28 Jul 2012 12:50:48 +0000 http://jenhasapen.com/2012/07/26/cautious-optimism/#IDComment410522514 http://jenhasapen.com/2012/07/26/cautious-optimism/#IDComment410521745 Thanks Panda!!! Sat, 28 Jul 2012 12:48:57 +0000 http://jenhasapen.com/2012/07/26/cautious-optimism/#IDComment410521745 http://jenhasapen.com/2012/07/26/cautious-optimism/#IDComment410521287 Awww, I can't even imagine how cute bedtime prayer is at your house! I have to tell you, those frickin' pictures of Kyle and Camden heading to the Orioles game may have been the sweetest pictures I've seen yet!!! I adore them. Thank you so much for your thoughts. I'm one week in to discovering we were pregnant, so I'm finding optimism peeking through the clouds even more. :-) Sat, 28 Jul 2012 12:47:58 +0000 http://jenhasapen.com/2012/07/26/cautious-optimism/#IDComment410521287 http://jenhasapen.com/2012/07/26/cautious-optimism/#IDComment410520618 Thank you, Jen for always being such a good friend. I appreciate you! Sat, 28 Jul 2012 12:46:41 +0000 http://jenhasapen.com/2012/07/26/cautious-optimism/#IDComment410520618 http://jenhasapen.com/2012/07/26/cautious-optimism/#IDComment410520382 Thank you so much. I just recently popped over to your blog and saw that you have been through the infertility ringer. :-( I'm so sorry. I hate that any of us ever have to experience these sorts of things, but if you ever need to talk, vent, celebrate, or cry, I would be happy to be a shoulder for you. Sat, 28 Jul 2012 12:46:10 +0000 http://jenhasapen.com/2012/07/26/cautious-optimism/#IDComment410520382 http://jenhasapen.com/2012/07/26/cautious-optimism/#IDComment410519483 Wouldn't it be fun to bring my son/daughter to Omaha for Jude to heckle??? :-) Sat, 28 Jul 2012 12:44:14 +0000 http://jenhasapen.com/2012/07/26/cautious-optimism/#IDComment410519483 http://jenhasapen.com/2012/07/26/cautious-optimism/#IDComment410519127 Thank you! Sat, 28 Jul 2012 12:43:22 +0000 http://jenhasapen.com/2012/07/26/cautious-optimism/#IDComment410519127 http://jenhasapen.com/2012/07/26/cautious-optimism/#IDComment410518478 Thank you! I hope you are doing well and the family hasn't been too demanding lately. :-) Have a great weekend! Sat, 28 Jul 2012 12:41:42 +0000 http://jenhasapen.com/2012/07/26/cautious-optimism/#IDComment410518478 http://jenhasapen.com/2012/07/26/cautious-optimism/#IDComment410518160 I always forget that people miscarry after they've had successful pregnancies- like it seems like that's a "first time" pregnancy thing and then it's smooth sailing after the fact. :-/ Obviously it's not. I'm so sorry you went through all of that. Especially with twins. I would imagine that would have been so difficult because of the typical health risks associate with multiples, but also because while you are so happy to see one thriving, you are terrified that one is stealing nutrients from the other or something. :-( So happy to know they are both healthy. Thank you for your thoughts. I really appreciate it. Sat, 28 Jul 2012 12:40:51 +0000 http://jenhasapen.com/2012/07/26/cautious-optimism/#IDComment410518160 http://jenhasapen.com/2012/07/26/cautious-optimism/#IDComment410516706 Thank you, Shannon! I hope by next year, we are able to bring a new family member to the Tequila and Wiffleball tailgate. Because honestly, George'll need a stiff drink by the time he's put up with a pregnant me for 9 months. Sat, 28 Jul 2012 12:37:42 +0000 http://jenhasapen.com/2012/07/26/cautious-optimism/#IDComment410516706 http://jenhasapen.com/2012/07/26/cautious-optimism/#IDComment410516085 Thank you, Greta! I hope you guys are having a good weekend! Julie says she's been spending quite a bit of time falling asleep at your table with her first trimester zombiehood. :-) Sat, 28 Jul 2012 12:36:21 +0000 http://jenhasapen.com/2012/07/26/cautious-optimism/#IDComment410516085 http://jenhasapen.com/2012/07/26/cautious-optimism/#IDComment410515164 Awww, thank you! And happy birthday! We need to become FB friends, so I can be abreast of such things. :-) Sat, 28 Jul 2012 12:34:10 +0000 http://jenhasapen.com/2012/07/26/cautious-optimism/#IDComment410515164 http://jenhasapen.com/2012/07/26/cautious-optimism/#IDComment410514965 Thank you. Since posting this, so many people have shared their stories of low HCG numbers and it's helped boost my confidence even more! And seriously, Lovie is one of the coolest kids I know, so maybe low HCG numbers will help create a kid just as neat as she. I'm afraid of not getting totally "on board" with my pregnancy until I deliver and I just don't want it to be that way. I haven't done a single internet search about any baby (or HCG) related things as I can't bring myself to actually believe it'll happen. Miscarriages certainly rob you of your subsequent pregnancies and that pisses me off. Sat, 28 Jul 2012 12:33:42 +0000 http://jenhasapen.com/2012/07/26/cautious-optimism/#IDComment410514965