I thought I should start a blog to document our journey to parenthood. I want to look back one day and realize just how much God's hand was in the process. I'm already so grateful for how far we have come. Billy and I have talked about children since we met. We knew we wanted kids...and lots of them. :) Never in a million years would I have believed someone if they told me it would be a difficult journey.
It all began the spring of 2009. We were on a spring vacation and decided we did not want to wait any longer to have children. I took my last birth control pill that day and was excited to see what the months ahead would bring. Having been only married 4 months I remember thinking it would probably take 3-6 months to conceive and we would have a baby shortly after our first anniversary. Later that year (still 2009) I began to realize nothing was happening and started to worry. Test after test, blood work and appointments filled our days. Our first anniversary was spent getting blood work and we were instructed not to leave town so they could do so. The difficult journey began in 2010 with various cycles of fertility medicine and Dr. Appointments all timed to the day so it left us unable to plan a lot of out of town getaways. After our final devastating call on our second anniversary trip in NYC we learned that there was nothing else my Doctor could do. We were advised to think about a fertility specialist.
I am so grateful for Doctors who God has given such wisdom and knowledge of fertility treatments. However, I never-never thought I would be one of these women. I've studied the topic like I never have studied anything before. The process of conceiving is a beautiful and amazing miracle! After prayer and conversations with other women who have been down the same path to parenthood, we felt comfortable with choosing the FIRM for our place of help. Our first appointment was just before Christmas 2010. I was diagnosed and they also found I had a polyp that needed to be removed. Surgery took place in the new year and we were ready to begin our plan to pregnancy.
Here I sit in March 2011 and wonder if "this is it", our moment. Just recently I had my 4th round of fertility medication, injection shot and our first IUI. I'm praying the IUI (Insemination) works for us. Now we wait. A loooong two weeks, we wait. So while we wait I am claiming Mark 11:24, "Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours." I'm claiming, believing and praying for our little one to come soon. What an exhausting but exciting journey in hopes of having a baby Bird! I truly believe God has a particular child just for Billy and me. I believe that when God is ready, He will give us this miracle. A blessing. I will continue to trust.
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