Time for new address labels.

Hi, friends and family who read our blog! We've got some very exciting and special news we want to share with you!

If you've ever gotten mail from us you might know our address labels currently read:

The Baskett Family
Made of Three
(address, state, zip)


I ordered these when we were expecting Tristan for use on our baby gift thank-you's and baby announcements. Guess now I'm going to have to order some that say:


The Baskett Family
Made of Four...

(Here is where you either "get it" or you sit and stare at the last line for a few minutes before my message sinks in.)

It is no secret that it has been necessary for us to enter the realm of ultimate modern reproductive science in order to start and build our little family. While at times I have hated feeling like a pin cushion and lab rat for months on end, I am grateful this advanced science exists and that we have had the resources to "experience" In Vitro. I cannot even begin to share what it is like, emotionally and physically, to go down this road - so I'll just wrap up the whole she-bang by saying the process has been trying and stressful, heartbreaking at times, humorous, hopeful and joyful at others. We'd do it all over again in a heartbeat if it were the only way we were able to have Tristan in our lives, and come August 4th-ish a new little one as well. It is an understatement to say that every single little step along the way is highly calculated by a huge team of specialists and that nothing is not monitored well. It is down right crazy what they can do when a little eggie and sperm-myster enter the picture! One of the "perks" in the whole process of getting pregnant through IVF, it is the fact that we get to see our baby at 6.5 weeks through ultrasound instead of having to wait until the usual 20 weeks.

This is an ultrasound of our wee one taken today. Okay, so he/she might not look like much at the moment, but we know that this babe has big things in store for his/her future! For those that just think they are looking at a blob of jelly let me explain what you are seeing. The small dark oval in the center of the photo is the sack the baby is in. To the lefthand side of the sack you see a little grey-ish round part. THAT is the baby's HEART caught in a still frame as it flutters away in a flurry of 122 beats per minute! Is that cool or what?! And yes, to clarify, there is only ONE baby in there (whew!).
It is always fun to tell our families such news (the whole 2x we've told them!). This time we put this shirt that I made on Tristan and let him run around our parents until someone noticed...Pretty clever if I do say so myself! It reads: "I'm the big brother" in case it is hard for you to see due to the coloring.

So please stay tuned to our blog! We'll keep you updated on my pregnancy and of course the continued antics of T-man.