And Baby makes Three
or
The incoming Wonder of Kitty
Rob:
This is the same story as here, just maybe written a bit different, and I will try to get a bit more into details.
After Copper had passed away, Cass wanted a baby even more. While it seemed that before it was more a “I hope it happens soon” mood, it was now a “I WANT A BABY!” mood. But as hard as we tried, there was no baby in sight, and we took the step and talked to Dr. J. Jack. Chan, her OB/GYN about it. I think we tried for a week or so fertility pills, but Cass is not the best person when it comes to remembering pills and taking them. Nor am I the best person to remind her of them. As Dr. Chan saw that this is not the best way, he transferred us to Dr. Kennard, a fertility specialist in Columbus.
Our first few appointments with Dr. Kennard had been about the ways we could do it. Artificial insemination, in vitro, etc. At first was the task to see what is actually going on. A few tests were made, and the result came that it was actually from both sides that there are problems. Cass had some fertility difficulties and so had I.
Thus on a nice sunny day, I “donated” some sperm to the clinic. They cleaned it out, picked out the healthy ones and a few days later Dr. Kennard did an artificial insemination. At that time, Cass was also on a hormone treatment to allow the egg to nestle better in her womb. And of course, Dr. Kennard warned us that there is no guarantee that it would work the first time, and that there is, with artificial insemination and other fertility treatments, a higher chance of twins, triplets, and even more.
A while later Cass tried a home pregnancy test, but didn't look at it. I used the restroom later and saw it on the counter and looked at it. There was a very faint, almost invisible line in the positive window. I read and reread the instructions and there was the info: as long as you see a line, no matter how faint, it is positive.
The next appointment with Dr. Kennard confirmed it and a few weeks later, with our friend Trisha along, we heard the heartbeat of a little foetus inside Cassy.
While we were waiting for
the birth, we finally got around to clean out the 2nd
bedroom and transform it into a nursery. As theme we decided on
Winnie the Pooh, as we didn't knew whether the baby would be a a boy
or a girl, and that theme would fit both gender. The one who “knew”
what it would be was Cass nephew Caleb who gave her a little girls
outfit as present, because he knew it would be a girl.
More presents came in at the baby shower and more and more ultrasound pictures were made.
One of them, finally showed that it was, indeed a girl. Cass and I had already agreed upon names, Kathryn Rose for a girl and Julian Alexander for a boy, even as we didn't knew whether we would be compatible in real life or not. Now that there was indeed a girl (and thankfully just one girl) growing inside her, we knew the name. Of course, the name was slightly altered. In honor of her mother, Velma Cathrine we added a Velma to the middle name: Kathryn Velma-Rose.
The rest of the pregnancy was not perfect. Cass had morning sicknesses almost all the time, and she couldn't handle all foods or drinks. Beef made her sick, so did cola and other stuff... She could eat salad and drink light colored pops.
There had also been some scary moments for her, when she had bleedings and cramps, so we went a few times to the hospitals, both O'Bleness in Athens, as Dr. Chan and Dr. Coats were part of their staff, and the Fairfield Medical Center where Cass worked, as it was closer. Cass was not 100% happy with the FMC maternity staff, so we decided to keep Dr. Chan and Dr. Coats for this pregnancy at least.
Another thing that I am not sure was planned or coincidence: Kittys (as I started to name the unborn girl) day of birth was close to Coppers birthday. Upon suggestion by Dr. Chan we decided to induce the birth on the day before.
For the rest of the story, about what happened to me on that day, read the Bios of Kitty.
