Baby BooHeini #2: I can't believe I just typed that

I used to be annoyed with people like me.  People who "accidentally" got pregnant.  People who it happened for so seamlessly.  I would be happy for them, of course, but in the back of my mind I'd be thinking "wow, I wish I could get knocked up for free."

And now I am one of those people.  Yes, you heard me correctly.  We are pregnant with Baby BooHeini #2!!  Naturally.  The free way.  Unexpectedly.  Shocked.  Ecstatic. Disbelieving.  Thankful. We've gone through all realms of emotions.

We did IVF 17 months ago because we were told it was our only option to have children.  Our doctor wouldn't even let us try IUI (a less invasive and less expensive procedure) because we were "not good candidates".  Our chances were slim enough that our only chance of success was IVF.   So we did the meds, the shots, the procedures and our miracle baby, Cantley, finally arrived April of 2015.  He has been absolutely a joy and blessing in our lives.  We look at each other and think "is he real"??  He was definitely prayed for- on our knees at home, with our families huddled in a circle at church,  with friends who saw how desperately we wanted to be parents, strangers who happened upon our story- we had an abundance of prayer warriors on our side.  I think those prayers were so abundant in fact that they kind of spilled over onto this 2nd little miracle baby.  God was up there laughing thinking "Oooook..you want babies.  I'll give you babies."

We found out right after Cantley turned 7 months old.  I was feeling sick and was having major pregnancy brain (i.e.  locking my keys in my car TWICE, losing my Costco card INSIDE the store).  I took a test and it was negative.  Ok, that's happened so many times.  Not a big deal.  We were just wishful thinking that we could get pregnant on our own without even trying.  But wouldn't it be cool?  So we waited another week & the signs were all still there so I took another test and it immediately turned positive.  I could not believe my eyes.  How...who..wait what?!  I just put my head in my hands and did a weird/creepy laugh-cry-sob thing.  Then I walked out to a waiting Brett & Cantley and said "uhh it's positive".  Brett said "That's not funny, Megan.  Don't joke about that."  Then he looked at the test and jumped up and paced around the den for a good 5 minutes.  Then we both hugged and squished little squishy face Cantley and cried and laughed and celebrated with our little family of three, soon to be four.

What does this say? I don't know why this is here, so I'm just going to peel it off like so... :)

Once the shock and disbelief wore off a little bit, feelings of guilt started to creep in.  What about all those other couples who are still waiting on their miracle baby?   How were they going to feel when I announced we were pregnant naturally with our 2nd baby when so many are still waiting on their 1st?  What about the people who were going to think we should've just skipped the IVF and waited for it to happen on it's own?  A lot of these thoughts have been running through my mind over the last few weeks until I finally decided, you know what, no.  People who know our story know that at the time we did IVF, it was our only hope of having a baby.  They know we were told that there was an almost 0% chance of us conceiving naturally.  But the science of it all usually dis includes and does not attest for God's plan.  He knew our story and was waiting for it to unfold in His timing.  Even if that timing is spacing the babies 15 months apart.  :)   Hey, we'll take it.

We know that this may never happen again like this, and that's okay.  We still have 2 frozen embryos waiting to be used in a few years in the future, and they may not be transferred successfully, and that's okay.  We are just going to put our faith and trust in the Lord and know He is in control, and we don't have to be.  We are so so thankful, humbled, and excited about this baby and although having 2 kids is not something we planned for right now, we are very happy that we know Cantley will get to have a sibling.  Please pray for this sweet miracle baby as he or she continues to develop and grow.  And you know I have to give a shout out to my mamas reading this and thinking "why not me"?  Exactly.  Why not you?  Miracles happen every day.  Don't give up.  Keep trying.  God's got it.


 “Everything is possible for one who believes.”  -Mark 9:23

Cantley's 7th Month and a Family Engagement

We traveled to Charleston for Thanksgiving and had so much fun.  The best part was getting to see my brother, Blake & his girlfriend Chelsea get engaged!  Her family was there, our family was there,  and it was just a really great, wonderful time.
          Blake & Chelsea are two sweet souls.  Just a little shout out story about these two: Unknown to us, they held a BBQ fundraiser for Brett in Indianapolis after he was so sick this summer and was in the hospital for 10 days.  Our medical bills were crazy, and their little event helped us pay a big chunk.  It was such a generous and selfless act.

We're so happy that they found each other and we are so excited to add her to the Bousson Bunch!


Cantley also had a good time in Charleston.  Horse carriage rides, market visit, good food, and great company.  We celebrated his First Thanksgiving and his 7 month birthday.

Cantley's 5th & 6th month

Cantley's 5th & 6th months were filled with a lot of football and a lot of fun.  We went to the Germantown Festival, a few of Jake's football games, and a Collierville High game too.   We celebrated birthdays, Burger Fest, and had Halloween fun!  We also got our 1st ear infection, which was no fun, but Cantley was a tough cookie.  We had the sweet Cantrell cousins over for your 1st sleepover too!  Fun, fun fun!

Do whatchya gotta do..even at the Gtwon Festival..haha

Love it. :)

Quacamole..yum!

Quadruple the fun!

2 Vols & a Tiger

Sweet Boy,
You are  really coming into your little personality and we are having so much fun with you.  You love to play in your exersaucer, take long afternoon naps, and be in the center of all the action.  (You have a mild case of FOMO- Fear Of Missing Out. :)  We love you angel baby!!

Cantley's 4th Month & an Ode to All Working Mamas

Wellll, I started back to work and I am behind on Cantley's monthly blog posts. 

This little boy re-steals our hearts every day.  He is so stinkin' cute.  He's so stinkin' squishy.  He's so stinkin' smell goody.  I just can't get enough.

Month 4th was complicated.  I went back to work (tear).  It was truly one of the hardest things I've had to do.  He had been my little sidekick for almost 14 weeks, day and night.  My little heart on the outside of my body.  And yes, he was going into the very capable and loving hands of my sister and my dad, but it still wasn't going to be me.  What if they didn't know that he likes his blankee next to his face when falling asleep?   What if he woke up from his nap looking for mama?  What if he didn't understand why I was leaving him?  All these thoughts and more flooded my mind as I rocked him to sleep the night before I had to go back.  Tears streamed down my face as I watched him fall asleep, him unaware that tomorrow was going to be a big change for us both.  How could I possibly leave this sweet angel behind?

But I did.  And I do.  Every day I wake up and do it all over again.  A lot of days are hard.  I still cry sometimes after I drop him off.  Sometimes because I'm so sad to not be with him for 8 hours, and sometimes because we had a tough night and I'm so tired I cannot fathom how I am supposed to go work for 8 hours and be the teacher I need to be for my kids at school.  This is tough stuff and I know so many can relate.   So I raise my Venti coffee cup to my mamas who are on this job-mom journey with me.  And I raise my cup to those mamas who are at home in the trenches with their babies and a few extras too, loving on them like they were their own.  Those days are long and hard as well. Because as we all know, every mama is a working mama.

I mean, I could hold squishy face all day.

Monkey overall swag.

So happy!

Ahhh...that fuzzy head!

Nuzzled in with Aunt Sissy for his nap...Nope, he's not spoiled at all.

Snuggling Saturdays are the best days.

Last pool day of the Summer.

Aunt Sissy met daddy and mama at McDonald's during In-Service week so we could have lunch with the Cantler.

Heartbreaker.

Stud muffin.

Mama's boy.

Kicky pants.

QT with Uncle Blakcy.

"Rollin down the street eatin cheerios sippin on my box of juice!  Laid back.  With my mind on my mommy and my mommy on my mind."

Sam is the best babysitter around.  He takes such good care of Cantley.  Always making sure he has toys, his paci, and a buddy to play with.

He loves those Friday Night Lights!

What he thought of his 4 month shots.

His 1st fever..broke our hearts.

"Rock me mama like a wagon wheel."

 Cantlerrrr,
    We love you so much baby boy!  Thank you for being such a go-with-the-flow baby.  You did much better than mommy did when I went back to work.  You were even a trouper through your 1st sickness.

PS-We'll get the hang of this "sleeping through the night" thing one day. :)