Joining the Blogging World

So, I'm new to this whole blogging thing. I think I've only ever read two people's blogs before, but I thought I'd jump on the "blog" wagon and give it a try. My sweet husband and I were married this past June 11th. We (well I won't speak for him), I have had the best 9 months of my life being married. But along with those 9 months of wedded bliss, have come some unexpected heartache.

Jeremy and I decided not to wait to have children. This decision wasn't taken lightly but because of our ages and my medical history, we were advised "the sooner the better," by my doctor. We were definitely okay with that because we both love children and have always known we wanted to be parents. After a few months of not conceiving and several bouts of tears, I made an appointment to see my doctor. After several tests on the both of us, we were told (I'll spare the details) that our chances of conceiving on our own were about 5% and IVF (in vitro fertilization) was suggested as our most likely route to conceiving a child.

My emotions with this news were all over the place. I had tried to prepare myself for this news, knowing my history, but any mental preparation I told myself I would do, did nothing to console our heartache. We remind ourselves, as often as we can, to focus on the positives (our love for each other, our situation isn't hopeless, a 50% chance of conceiving with IVF, etc), and to try to find humor along the way. Jeremy and I have both been poked and proded in numerous unmentionable places and have had some embarrassing and laughable moments along the way. I've also learned more about the human reproductive system in the last 2 months than I'd EVER want to know. (I'm thinking I should earn some extra college credit, or at least a certificate, for all I've researched, studied and learned!)

On February 7th, we got a call from my doctor's nurse informing us that Sarah, the fertility specialist from Little Rock would be in the Johnson office all day. She had a cancellation at 10:30 and we were able to leave work to meet with her. She was wonderful and helped to alleviate some of our stress and answer so many of our questions. It was after meeting with her that we decided to go ahead with the IVF process. So, the second phase our journey to parenthood should start the middle of April. I've never been much of a writer, but here's to hope that blogging helps us to document our journey and maybe provide us with a written account of a story worth repeating! Until next time...Much love! ~Melissa