One year ago (actually on February 21) this was Emelia, along with her twin. Microscopic. A bundle of cells. When I hear people diss fertility treatments, namely IVF, this is what I want to show them.
One of these became a real live squishy baby. And that blows my mind. We will never know which one actually became Emelia, but I have to assume she’s the hatching blast on the left.
And this is who that hatching blast became:
Not really too sure what’s going on. Knows she’s cute. Probably doesn’t understand she was microscopic at one point.
I remember that day so clearly a year ago. It was honestly really freaking stressful and traumatic. But it was worth it, clearly. The whole journey trying to get Emelia was hard, with one concern after another. I guess nothing good ever came easy, right Baby Girl?
This year may not have flown by, but at the same time, I’m in awe that here we are, 365 days after that transfer when we had no idea what the outcome would be. We wanted a sibling for Olivia so bad. We had no idea we’d get this beautiful little darling.
***True confession: I can’t find her embryo photo. Thank God—thank God—I have a blog and took a photo of it to put on here. Because I can’t find the original. And I don’t know how I could have been so careless with something so precious, but I’m praying it turns up. #secondchildproblems but seriously. I’m kind of a mess over it.
Here are both my miracles on their first transferversaries.
Same shirt. Same weirded out look. I’m so grateful for them. I’m so grateful for the science and the doctor that helped get them here.
Emelia, thank you for sticking around. For making me a mama of two. For being Olivia’s little sister. You are one loved little girl.
I still have the photo’s from the beginning like these, all the way thru like 8 weeks of ultrasounds, at the front of my bible. Can’t bring myself to remove them from that place, it’s where they have been all of this time 🙂
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That’s a great place to keep them!
Happy transferversary! So amazing, and what beautiful girls you have now.
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Thank you!
She is sooo cute! Worth every single bit of this process
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She sure is!
Oh, I so deeply love reading this. These must be the best possible ‘before’ and ‘after’ shots! Both of your girls are beautiful
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Gah! Thank you!
They look so alike, very cute! We don’t get embryo photos here in Germany unfortunately
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I remember my first IVF, I had NO idea they would hand me over a photo of my embryo.