Kaitlin is pregnant again!
You may remember that before my stem cell transplant the doctors all said it was extremely unlikely that I would be able to father children naturally after the whole thing was said and done. And indeed, I was tested 6 months after my transplant and was found to be completely infertile.
We had prepared for this situation though - before I had my transplant I visited a fertility clinic and froze some of my "little swimmers" so we would have the option of another child in the future.
We were planning to start the (extremely expensive... as in... potentially thousands of dollars) process after Madeline turned two years old next year but it looks like that isn't going to be necessary now as Kaitlin is approximately 14 weeks along with our second naturally-conceived child!
The first ultrasound looked great, and after 3 midwife visits we were able to hear the little heartbeat as well.
It's crazy that our second child has happened this way when it was a similar story with Madeline. You may remember that when I found out my cancer had relapsed in September 2014, Kaitlin and I had three days to attempt to conceive a child before I started chemotherapy, and somehow it worked.
That's why Madeline's middle name is Grace.
I guess you could call us lucky? Or maybe we're just a super-powered-baby-making-machine?
Speaking of Madeline, she is such a little monkey! She turned 1 year old this past May, and she's constantly running around the house saying "GO GO GOOOO" and "MAMA MAMA" and "DADA DADA" and all sorts of other super cute baby words. She is honestly the happiest baby in the world, and we love her so much. It's thrilling to think that she's going to be a big sister next January!
That's all for now. Unless something terrible or amazing (or terribly amazing?) happens, my next post will probably be mid-December when I celebrate Stem Cell Transplant Birthday #2.
Thanks for reading,
Christopher
