Trusting & Believing

We know there are many of you out there praying for us and wondering how things are going.

We just want to say:

"THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU for TRULY caring!"

There is not a day that goes by that someone doesn't call, text, email or stop me and ask how things are going or to tell me that they are thinking or praying for us.

So here's last cycles details:

I took 2 pills of Femara CD 3-7. CD 8 went in for an ultrasound and had 5, yes you read that right 5 eggs!! They ranged from 14mm-10mm. He had me do 2 Bravelle injections to help them mature CD 8 & 9. I went back in on CD 10 for a check.

They had grown with only 1 not being a mature size.

So I responded REALLY well to the medicine!

Now your thinking oh that's wonderful. Well... Yes and No.

Dr. Miller gave us 2 options:

1.) We either had to reduce 2 of the smallest eggs due to health risks because this chick can't carry 5 babies! Although I would love to think I could, with my size it is TOTALLY out of the question.

Followed by artificial insemination

OR

2.) Cancel the cycle because he didn't want to risk it.

After much discussion, option 1 was it. Now the egg reduction is like an egg retrieval. We were not really for this procedure but after our discussion, we decided that would allow us to continue with this cycle since we had a already paid for and taken the medicines to get this far.

So on CD 12 we went in and had an egg retrieval followed by artificial insemination. Everything went well with the procedures and the rest of the day was spent on the couch resting. Mike was on full maid service! HA

The two week wait was the HARDEST! One minute you think you are and your hopeful and the next minute your not!

You can thank the HCG trigger shot and hormones for that!

This past Friday we found out that the cycle failed. Our hopes were SO high with this one because I had responded so well and everything was looking positive.

BUT

God has a bigger and better plan for us!

So here we are....

Our doctors appt. today got our plans and meds. going for this coming cycle.

I will still do the Famara pills but the the dose of Bravelle injections will be halfed in hopes of no more than 3 eggs maturing!

Please say a BIG prayer that this cycle works and that this is His perfect timing!

I MUST trust Him completely with every part of me—even the parts that He has yet to create.

Tis The Season!

Sometimes we just need a little cheering up.... and boy does Christmas not do just that!

So with that said......

The Christmas tree and decorations will be making their debut this week!

Tis the season to be jolly! Fa la la la la la la

Aren't these trees fun? They would be so easy to make!

I love lime green and red together!

Our tree was done in this last year and will be this year too!

Love these stockings! Cute Cute!

Be on the look out for the finished product!

Pumpkin Pumpkin What Do You See?

I see a little boy digging in me!!

I call this picture "Jack-O-Lantern Jeremy"since he is a snaggle tooth these days!

Thanks to Uncle Mike our Jack-O-Lanterns had faces!

We were very tired after all that but had a BLAST!

Halloween 2009

Quack Quack!

Oh the joys of being married to a hunter!

This is what I get to hear until January! HA

He practices til duck season and doesn't quit until it's over.

(Mute my ipod down below!)

They are SOOO loud and they echo throughout our house! I usually boot him out to the garage when he starts in...... I'm sure our neighbors love that! HA

So I suppose he's given up on calling the Hogs and now he's calling in the ducks!

Hope ya'll have a SAFE Halloween!

Wonderful Weekend

After our appointment yesterday, that went GREAT by the way!!

We had to make our usual stop at Target. I bought a few cute tops and

Mike.... well he bought a LOT of candy!

He assures me that this will ALL make it into the precious hands of little

trick-or-treaters and NOT into his tummy!

Hmmm.. we'll see how that goes! HA

As we pulled into the house later that day, I noticed my little bush had turned

a beautiful shade of red. It amazes me how it can change color over night!

Mike and I would like to ask you all to please pray for us this week!

We have a few more doctor appointments and are hoping and praying that they all go wonderful and are filled with great news!

Have a great week!

We Have a Delivery

Okay so....It's Probably not the most exciting delivery to some of ya'll but it is to me!

The meds have arrived!!

We are gearing up for what we HOPE and PRAY will be the last time enduring all of this.

I don't totally enjoy having my husband inject crazy hormones into my tummy but the end result is what gets us through!

Today is day 5 on Femara. I think I am having a few more side effects this time (headache, moodiness, etc.), but if it gives me a good, healthy follicle, then who cares!

We go tomorrow for cd 8 ultrasound and praying hard for a good response to the meds. I should start the injections Saturday evening if all goes well!

On another note.... I have discovered Yarnell's Pumpkin Pie Ice cream!!!

I am a BIG fan of pumpkin pie, so I couldn't pass this up.

It is SO yummy and has bits of crust mixed in!

You should give it a try!

Hope ya'll have a great weekend!

GO HOGS!!

Next Month, Maybe?

Here we go again... You haven't heard much from me for the past month about all of this. I just haven't been in the mood to talk about infertility stuff. I honestly hoped that the next time I discussed this with you it would be about what worked for us and we would be announcing some wonderful news, but that isn't the case. However I continue to believe that we are getting closer and closer as each month passes. So here is the recap of this past cycle.

We used Letrozole cycle days 3-7 and Bravelle injections cycle days 14-18.

I responded somewhat well to Letrozole. I began using Bravelle injections because my follicles weren't maturing like they should. At my last follicle check they hadn't grown. So this cycle was a lose. He started me on Provera and told me to continue Estradiol to get us started on the next cycle. Then I will double my dose of Letrozole cycle days 3-7 and will begin Bravelle injections earlier in the cycle and see what happens.

So heres to another cycle of these lovely meds!

This will ALL be worth it in the end, when we are holding our bundle of joy in our arms!

Hope ya'll have a great week! It is suppose to rain most of the week here! YUCK