7 days and counting...

With a week to go to find out if this was our lucky cycle, I find myself looking back in each cycle passed. Twenty-three cycles to be exact. That's a bit hard to believe. Has it really been TWO YEARS of us trying to have a baby?? Wow. This has been quite the ride of ups and downs. Mostly downs if I'm being honest. However, it's taught me so much about myself, my relationship with my husband, and my relationship with God. So, in reality I have come full circle with this, realizing that I'm becoming the person I was meant to be. I want to be a mother more than anything I've ever wanted before. I know that the child I bring into this world will not be perfect, and I won't be a perfect mother...but I also know that my child will learn the importance of having a relationship with God, learn to respect others, especially their elders, and that helping people in the best way they know how is the secret to true happiness. If by chance I am pregnant this cycle, it will be the best Christmas of my life. If by chance that I am not, I will keep the hope in my heart that 2013 is the year that my most desired dream comes true.

The hardships in life...

My best friend had a miscarriage. It's surreal to know one day she had a precious angel in her body, growing and thriving. And then the next moment, it's gone. I feel so heavy hearted for her. As I do for all the women who suffer a miscarriage. I've known quite a few people who have had to go thru this. Each one of them, a person of strength in my eyes. I'm not sure why things like this happen, but with faith, I know that it happens for a reason well beyond our knowledge, that there is a reason for everything. Prayers for my best friend who now has an angel baby watching over her.

Why can't I just learn to be patient?

Hours after I published my last blog post...

Ovulation Frustration

Cris and I decided that December 2012 would be our last month of giving it everything we got to conceive naturally. That means baby dancing every other day...drinking red raspberry tea, taking our Fertiaid vitamins 3x a day, and testing with OPKs during my ovulation window. So I noticed that last month I did not get a positive OPK, but I thought that was just because I had only tested during the morning hours. I'm on cycle day 14 so I should have received my positive yesterday or last night and I didn't. I'm not freaking out just yet, as I have a regular 29 day cycle. But what the hell...seriously? I have this deep underlying gut feeling that being on the 50mgs of clomid in Aug and Sept did more harm than good. I'm wondering if anyone else has had a similar experience if not getting positive OPKs after stopping fertility medications? This is so frustrating!!! I know, I know...I'm preaching to the choir.

New Doctor = Restored Hope

We found a new doctor. This doctor is out of state so it will be quite the ride for us to see him, but hopefully, very worth it. I think what is most exciting about this doctor is that we got in on a cancellation. Otherwise we wouldn't be able to see him until 2013. Our appointment is December 18th, 2012. I'm really looking forward to this consultation. Even though it sort of feels like we are starting over, Cris and I both have a good feeling about this doctor. A good feeling is hard to come by in this journey...we are going to roll with it!

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Nothing wrong with that...

I notice that every (failed) month that passes I literally say, "I can't wait for (insert current month) to be over." This month, November, has been no exception. However, I realized that even though that sounds really pessimistic, that it is my own way of staying hopeful. Once the month is over I have a fresh start to a new cycle and can begin the process again. So with that said, December may bring new things and for that I'm thankful.