Meet Jake Anthony: Catching Up... Part 2

Saturday, June 6, 2009

Catching Up... Part 2

So, enough of the bad news of the past month (from my Catch Up - Part 1), how about some of the good stuff!!! Well, we had a GREAT vacation with Nanny, La La, JJ and Aunt Adriana at our favorite resort in Punta Cana. This was our 4th trip there (Jake's been to Punta Cana 5 times and he's only 3...that's the life!) and we were welcomed back like friends of the family. We stayed in the newly opened "Reserve" which was designed with families and kids in mind. Here's a few shots from our balcony...the place was AWESOME!!!!

And some of the awesome kids pool with the 4 slides (where Jake could stand)...

(yes, that's nanny's finger in the picture...LOL)

The rooms were also incredible, as they had a full kitchen, an indoor Jacuzzi tub AND an outside one, a huge bathroom which was broken up into two rooms (3 sinks) and a shower built for 2 (which was almost the size of jake's room at home...LOL) and a balcony that had both the other Jacuzzi tub, a table and chairs and a sofa and easy chair. Just UNBELIEVABLY beautiful.

As you might expect, Jakey took advantage of both the indoor AND outdoor Jacuzzi!!

The very best part of the trip, though, was how comfortable Jake became with the water. Remember, this is the kid who cries every time he has to get his hair washed because he does NOT like water on his head or face. Here are some pics of him sliding down the slides and just generally loving the water!!

(Yes, that's his FACE in the water!!! Of course, it would help if he remembered to close his mouth)

He also had a great time playing with JJ and Aunt Adriana. Here's some high flying fun he had with his uncle... (and check out the bod on uncle JJ...wow, what a difference a year makes!!)

And of course, some generally cute shots and some of him and Nanny and La La (aka, the SKINNY TWINNIES.

(wearing nanny's reading glasses...LOL)

Only thing he missed was his girl, Jordan, and the rest of the Posse (who he just assumes should always go everywhere that we go)!!!

Bye for now...

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About Jake Anthony

Jake was born on Aug 19, 2005, he weighed a hefty 9lbs 10oz, was 22 inches long (before you say "ouch" it was by C-section) and was welcomed into this world by his mommy, nanny, pops, uncle JJ, LaLa, Aunt Bear, Aunt No-No, Aunt Amy, Aunt CC, Aunt Razz, Aunt Titi, Aunt GG and Aunt Tracey (soon to be Aunt Dana too). To say he was a "dream come true" would be the understatement of the century!!

I had always dreamed of being a mommy and for some reason, had always wanted a boy. (So much so, that I enrolled in the MicroSort clinical trial for gender selection and had the sperm sorted to increase the odds to 85%.) Jake was conceived using IVF and donor #1876 from Fairfax. The donor selection was a VERY serious process including a thorough analysis of every detail imaginable. In the end, the pool was narrowed down to four possible choices, and each of the Posse (his group of Aunts) had an opportunity to evaluate the bio and stats and vote for a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd choice. The votes were tallied and actually, there was a tie between the one we called "Giraffe" and the one we called "James" (because he looked a lot like my brother). For the initial attempt, I went with Giraffe, but after no luck with 2 AI cycles, I switched to "James" (1876) and transitioned to IVF.

The first IVF attempt resulted in 8 eggs, 6 of which survived the fertilization process and 5 of which made it to day 5. PGD testing revealed that there was only 1 healthy normal embryo in the mix and luck would have it, it was a boy! The pregnancy, however, lasted only 8 weeks before I was told it was a non-progressing pregnancy. After that VERY big disappointment and weeks of waiting (and a DNC...uggh), I had the opportunity to try again.

This time, I was rushed in at day 3 and told that the 3 remaining fertilized eggs would not make it to day 5. The absolutely FUNNIEST part of this whole story involved my mom. I had not planned to go to have the procedure on Day 3, so my mom and I had to scramble to get there. (I received the message so late that they actually had to stay open late for me and I had to drive up from South Jersey 3 hours to get there....talk about driving at the speed of light.)

So, my mom meets me and we drive up together and on the way up I tell her "mom, no matter what they say, I only want to put 1 egg back in. I'm having this baby on my own and we already have a strong history of twins in the family and I don't want to risk ending up with 3! Mom, I really need you to be with me on this because they always push you to put more in to increase the odds of success." To which she replied, yes, no problem, I understand."

So, we meet with the doctor and he says, you have 3 remaining embryos, we couldn't do the PGD so we have no idea if any are normal (let alone the sex), so I'm recommending you put all 3 back in. My eyes open wide and I say "ALL 3????" I turn to my mom and she says "I agree with the doctor"...LOL!! And before I knew what hit me, off I went into the surgical suite...

And the result, is the most lovable, adorable, smart little boy in the whole world...hope you enjoy reading about him even half as much as I enjoy raising him...