This blog was started for me to vent about the ups and downs of being half of an infertile couple. Along the way I have loved sharing stories about our everyday experiences which include living with my wonderful Latvian husband. In saying that, everything I have learned about the Latvian lifestyle has come straight from my husband. As many of you know, he has and still does refer to Latvia as a third world country. As with all couples he has shared countless stories starting with his birth to the way things are today. I know he was cherished by his parents and had more than his needs met growing up which I have never stated any different. I did spend a month over there and saw firsthand how many differences there are between Latvia and the USA. It’s not the place or time to go into all of that now but I will say it did make me appreciate even more our way of life here. The main point in writing this blog was for our little one to know her parents loved her when she was just a thought in our minds, not to debate about where countries rank in the world. So moving on to the important part of why I write….our little girl.
We saw her last week on a rather lengthy ultrasound. For some reason she wanted to have her face towards my back so it was kind of hard to get a measure of certain things they missed last time. She also partially hid under my belly button for a little while making the ultrasound impossible. She was in a breech position with her little feet tucked under her hiney. She looked so cute. They finally got the pictures they needed and found all the fingers and toes. Her healthy appetite might have slowed a little. She weighed 1 lb 5 ounces which is the 50th percentile for her age. She feels so strong when she moves around inside of me. Karlis has been able to feel her twice. I am sure it would be more if we actually lived in the same state. :) My placenta still has not moved so they will continue to monitor that by doing another ultrasound in 4 weeks. My doctor said it was in the best possible spot if you are going to have this problem. She said since the baby was growing on target there is no need to worry now about her not getting enough nutrients from the placenta being in the wrong location. I will be 24 weeks on Wednesday so maybe by our next appointment it will have corrected itself.
We did have our first baby shower which was given by the booster club for the team Karlis plays for. It was wonderful! It makes things seem very real when your house starts accumulating little baby things. We are truly blessed to have such great friends in our lives that want to share this time with us; especially since we never knew if having a child would be possible. What fun times!
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Hey I talked to your mom last night. I sent her the pics from the shower. Let me know if you need copies or if you need ANYTHING in general. Dont think I wont drive up to Nashville either. LOL
It seems that I have to apologize! It was never my intention to offend you in any way. Since I follow your blog, I noticed that several times you described Latvia as a third world country which by any definition is not correct. If you check out this link
http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/third_world.htm
you will notice that not even by definition Latvia is not a 3WC, it also is not listed with the 3WC that are acknowledged by nowadays standards. Of course both of you can have your own opinion of this matter, however, it is very subjective.
I have visited US several times and I enjoyed it very much, but when ever I return back to EU, I am very thankful to the fact that I was born here. Therefore I can understand you completely… there is no place like home! ☺
I’m very happy that things are going so well for you and your baby girl. I gave your blog to one of my friends. They are having the same issues you had. She found this blog very encouraging. So, thank you for that. ☺
Best wishes,
Anete
Wow you are over the half way mark! If you need any help with with registering please let me know. Also Nashville is having some GREAT consignment sales this weekend. I can give you information if need be. Kristin
Michelle, what a revelation your blog is. I am sorry to say I was fairly ignorant of many of the incredible challenges involved in IVF. Thanks to your openness, humor and honesty I have learned a lot about this process. I have also laughed along with you at the absurdities and cried with you when you expressed your pain and fears. I am so glad to hear that all seems to be going well in your pregnancy and your little girl is developing accordingly.
You and Karlis are two of the most deserving people to become parents and I know you will be wonderful in that role.
Thanks again for sharing this with the many people who care about you.
Best Regards,
Terry
Just wanted to say I too have heard Karlis describe his homeland just as you have said. He loves his home country and family and friends that live there. However, he sees such opportunity for his little daughter to experience things that she can only do in America. Little baby girl Zirnis will have two parents that love her, pets, family and friends that are ready to love her too. This would be the same if she were born in Latvia. However, God sees fit for her to be born in America. She will have the very best of two countries - of this I am certain. Karlis will teach her the love of his country and all that it can offer. Michelle, you will teach her the good things about America and what opportunity it offers her as she grows. Between the two of you, with God's help, Baby Girl Zirnis will grow into a special woman that God will use for His glory. What better could be waiting for Baby Zirnis, who is a precious gift from God?? Nothing that I can think of would be any better. The three of you are in our hearts!
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