Oh Boy! Or should I say girl?!

Lots has happened around the Nigro household since the summer when I last updated our previous blog that chronicled the last three years of our lives.  You can still view that blog and get caught up on past happenings at www.thenewlywedfiles.blogspot.com. 

Isaiah: The Grad!

I took a break from blogging as we had a very eventful summer.  Isaiah finished up at Miss Tina's daycare, and the school year came to a close.  We had reopened our foster home and had a beautiful one year old little boy with us that we had hoped to adopt.  He lived with us for 4 months, and then we were informed that we were NOT going to get to adopt him.  He went to another family, and is doing well.  We miss him dearly, but things happen for a reason, so we tried to take everything in stride.

I am not too sure how many people know our struggles of the past couple of years in terms of trying to expand our family.  We were informed in September 2010 that we were infertile, and that there was less than a 1% chance of us getting pregnant on our own.  After much discussion (both emotional and financial) we did not feel it was in the cards for us to pursue infertility treatments.  We hung up the hat on trying to expand our family, and that is when we looked into fostering again with the hope to adopt.

With the whirlwind of fostering, and caring for two little ones at the time, summer was upon us.  I turned 30 (YAY!) and we celebrated with close friends and family.  It was a blast. 

Next up...Fourth of July.  We got to get over to Port Saint Lucie to visit my aunt and uncle and their kids, and my grandmother.  It was a blast, and we spent the night over there and really got to enjoy our visit.  When we returned to Lakeland, I was not feeling very well, and exactly one week later on July 11, 2011 I found out I was pregnant.  Miracles really DO happen!!!!!!!

Sonogram: 8 weeks Pregnant

I had a very rough first 16 weeks of pregnancy.  I was diagnosed with Hyperemesis (SEVERE nausea and vomiting), and had to have IV fluids and IV meds to try to help it.  I lost 20 pounds, and my blood pressure was up.  It seemed it was going to be a rocky road, but it was all worth it.  We were pregnant!!!!

Kelly: 18 Weeks Preggie

Luckily, at 16 weeks pregnant I began to feel better.  Things were looking up.  Pretty soon we would find out what Baby Nigro was!  We had an ultrasound scheduled for October 27, 2011 when I turned 20 weeks pregnant.  We were sooo anxious about this appointment, because we just wanted to make sure everything was progressing okay with Little Nigro.  I had mother's intuition that it was a girl...all signs kind of pointed that way; or at least the Old Wives Tales did!  But, really we weren't sure, and either gender was OK.  We went to our ultrasound to find out that Baby Nigro was indeed A GIRL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



Here is a shot of the sonogram where they pointed out her three little lines and hamburger looking privates lol.  she has a cute tush too!!!!!!!!!!  So, we are very excited to welcome Camryn Noelle Nigro around March 18, 2011.

Camryn with her hand on her forehead

Camryn looking at us!

Playing!

The doting big bro!  Pre K Pic- October 2011

Of course everyone was really excited about the addition of a little girl.  My coworkers were very excited as well.  When I returned to work the next day, after they had been informed of the big news (I called them as soon as I left the doctor!) this is what I found...

My office decorated so beautiful!!!!!!!!

Needless to say it has been a very fun and eventful time here at the Nigro's.  More to come soon!  In the meantime...HAPPY FALL!