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We have quite a lot of new faces around here so let me introduce us! 💕 We are Rissa and Garrett. We’ve been together since 2008 and have had quite the road traveled together. In 2009, Garrett was diagnosed with cancer. We were long distance at the time (me being in California and him in Dallas). It was the most challenging year of our lives. Thankfully, he kicked cancer’s ass after multiple rounds of chemo and a few surgeries. Unfortunately, though, that’s what caused our infertility struggles.
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We were TTC for many years after we got engaged in 2012 (Married in 2014!). We had tried every home remedy in the book and eventually turned to IUI. After our IUI failed, we were heartbroken. Another holiday season without a pregnancy announcement or baby in our arms... that year was the worst. We knew IVF was our only option and the costs of it were out of reach. In March 2019, we got the incredible opportunity to do IVF! After several months of confusion and heartbreak, we only had 1 embryo. We transferred that embryo in June 2019 - We are now pregnant with our first baby!!! We are expecting our little boy in February 2020. 💕
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I know a lot of you are still on the journey - and I want you to know that there is light at the end of the very dark tunnel. The fight is incredibly hard and I know the pain that comes with it... but it’s all worth it. I promise you. Please use our story as hope. You are not alone! .
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🍂 Feeling Grateful 🍁 This past week has been great. I feel my son’s kicks getting stronger everyday. Watching Husboy’s face light up when he feels it has been one of the best feelings and something we’ve waited for, for so long. .

It’s getting real now, y’all! I’m 22 weeks along and can’t believe how fast everything is going. We started the nursery, calling him by his name, and talk to him every single day. I can’t wait to meet him. ❤️
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💙I can’t help falling in love with you 💙 My sweet boy.

It’s finally feeling like fall here in Texas, which means we’re getting that much closer to meeting our little boy. Crazy to think that this Holiday season will be the last we celebrate before adding two little feet to our family 💕 I’m already looking forward to next year. 🍁🍂
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IT’S CONFIRMED ✨ Baby Mazzuca is really a BOY. 💙⁣
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Today we had our 20 week anatomy scan. Baby is 100% healthy and is well on track! He’s measuring right on schedule and everything looked great. Even saw him do some flips and yawn a few times 💕 Then he stopped being shy and showed us the goods 😂⁣
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My doctor said I’m the only patient she’s had where the blood test was wrong 😂 I knew it. ⁣
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In other news: I was also told I have an anterior placenta (meaning the placenta is at the front rather than the back). It’s no big deal, just can make us wait longer to feel baby move. HOWEVER, I feel him moving and grooving more lately and last night both G and I felt him kick on the outside! 😭 Such an amazing feeling. ⁣
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💙20 Weeks💙 Tomorrow marks the halfway point through this pregnancy. I can’t believe how quickly (and how chaotic) these last few weeks have been!⁣ Anatomy scan coming up next!
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Now I sit here with a blank canvas for a nursery. I think I have what theme I want to go with... it’s not too far from what I wanted to do with the nursery before when we thought Bean was a Girl 🙈. Any guesses on the theme? I’ll give you a hint: NOT woodland 🙅‍♀️ ⁣
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We have never been conventional, that’s for sure 🌱 Our story continues to be wild and chaotic. But there’s no one else I’d rather be on this crazy ride with. Our baby is already taking after us 😂

@RissaMazzuca

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