Marsi took her first Instagram selfie today. I thought it was cute.
We had Nana and Gjyshi over for the Memorial Day weekend as well. I think they had fun with their grandbaby.
5/27/13
5/21/13
8 Years
Thanksgiving 2004 our first picture together.
8 years ago Endrit and I took a huge step in our lives. We had been best friends for only a few short months and we were getting married. I hadn't even been out of high school for a full year.
We were so in love...we still are.
In the past 8 years we have accomplished TONS!
I graduated.
He graduated...3 times!
Endrit got his US citizenship.
We have a beautiful baby.
We are still in love as ever. It has been a wonderful past 8 years. Full of happiness, successes, achievements, challenges, hardships and love. Here is to many, many more years to come. Happy anniversary to us.
5/19/13
8
I have lost 8 pregnancies. I have been asked several times about my losses. I wanted to make a specific post to address some of the concerns that have been directed at me.
Yes, my losses were early. But, each of those pregnancies were very much wanted. Just because they are early, doesn't discount the fact that I actually lost a pregnancy. It is definitely different emotions to go though than later losses, but don't try to one up me when it is a completely different set of circumstances.
Yes, I test early, before my period is due. I ask, if you had losses like mine, wouldn't you want to do all you could to try and keep the next one? One way to do that is early blood work for progesterone. I was able to keep Marsi because of early progesterone intervention. If I hadn't tested early with the losses since Marsi, I would still be struggling with loss. I wouldn't know that my body chemistry got completely out of whack after Marsi. My thyroid levels were such that it causes non viable eggs to be released and progesterone levels to drop. My doctor was able to figure that out because we knew that it was yet again multiple losses and did more exploratory research into what was happening in me to figure it out.
I don't apologize for my passion about my losses. I want people that go through this that they are not alone. There can be multiple reasons why and resources available when you lose a pregnancy. I wouldn't want my worst enemy to have to go through the things I have gone through. Walk a mile in my shoes before any judgement is passed my way.
Yes, my losses were early. But, each of those pregnancies were very much wanted. Just because they are early, doesn't discount the fact that I actually lost a pregnancy. It is definitely different emotions to go though than later losses, but don't try to one up me when it is a completely different set of circumstances.
Yes, I test early, before my period is due. I ask, if you had losses like mine, wouldn't you want to do all you could to try and keep the next one? One way to do that is early blood work for progesterone. I was able to keep Marsi because of early progesterone intervention. If I hadn't tested early with the losses since Marsi, I would still be struggling with loss. I wouldn't know that my body chemistry got completely out of whack after Marsi. My thyroid levels were such that it causes non viable eggs to be released and progesterone levels to drop. My doctor was able to figure that out because we knew that it was yet again multiple losses and did more exploratory research into what was happening in me to figure it out.
I don't apologize for my passion about my losses. I want people that go through this that they are not alone. There can be multiple reasons why and resources available when you lose a pregnancy. I wouldn't want my worst enemy to have to go through the things I have gone through. Walk a mile in my shoes before any judgement is passed my way.
5/16/13
Life is Good
Really, it is good. Endrit loves his job. I love being a mom for Marsi. We don't have another one on the way and we are good with that too. The kitties are fun. Marsi is getting tons more words and amazes me all the time. She started to name more specific characters that she likes on her favorite 2 shows (Princess Pea and Abby). We are learning more and more about her lactose intolerance. It is sad, but it is something that we figured we would have to deal with because of Endrit's family history.
I got my first sunburn of the season, and hopefully my last. Lesson learned, again. I am trying to learn some Albanian words to teach Marsi. I am working on body parts right now. 3 down, a few to go.
Marsi got to experience her first Colorado thunderstorm. She absolutely loved it. She splashed in the puddles and went "oooh" when she saw lightning and heard thunder.
I got my first sunburn of the season, and hopefully my last. Lesson learned, again. I am trying to learn some Albanian words to teach Marsi. I am working on body parts right now. 3 down, a few to go.
Marsi got to experience her first Colorado thunderstorm. She absolutely loved it. She splashed in the puddles and went "oooh" when she saw lightning and heard thunder.
5/11/13
Official Bed
We decided to forego a toddler bed and just got Marsi a twin bed today. I am so happy that she is so happy to have this bed. She wanted to go to bed before her bath tonight, even though she was naked. She wanted to go to bed right after her bath and I had to remind her she needed to drink her bottle. After her bottle, she ran to her room to get in bed...without Clifford! Clifford is her lovey, and she forgot him! Needless to say, she is extremely excited to be a big girl with a big girl bed.
Daddy likes the bed too.
5/10/13
For the hard days
Anyone who has ever been a parent knows that it definitely isn't all cupcakes and sunshine when you have a child. Today for me was pure exhaustion wrapped up in a migraine. It was really hard to see the joy in motherhood when Marsi refused to take her nap. But, when she learns new things, or gives me the most precious smile in the world, I am reminded every second is worth it.
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