Our first Ultrasound

We had our first ultrasound today it was so exciting!!! We got to see the little heartbeat but we didn't hear it yet, next appt. This has got to be the best christmas present ever!!! We are sooo excited! It already has it's little arms and legs. Oh and by the way there is only one baby. Just in case you were wondering! haha We go to the doctor again on the 26th of January.

We're Pregnant!

We went to our first doctors appt. today. All they did was ask a lot of questions about our family history. I have to go to get blood work before my next appt. on the 15th. I was hoping for a little more from the appt. but we will take what we get! Keep the prayers coming. I am 6 weeks along and my due date is July 18, 2009.

Positive!!!!

I took a pregnancy test this morning and it's positive!!!! I go to see the doctor on the 20th and then again on Dec. 15th. So I will keep you posted! Thanks again for all of the prayers he was listening this time! Keep them coming we aren't out of the woods yet.

IUI Today!!!!

We are sooooo excited to announce that we had our first IUI today. We left at 5:30 Saturday morning for Pittsburgh we had an appt. at 8:00 that morning. I had to have blood work to check my LH level and then an ultrasound to see if I had any good follicles. Well I had one really good follicle but my LH level was only a 6. It has to be atleast an 11 or higher. So they scheduled more blood work for 9:00 Sunday morning and a possible IUI for Monday. So we decided we better come home and drive back down in the morning because we couldn't afford to stay for 2 nights. So Sunday morning we went back in and I asked her what if it still isn't high enough and she said she would be shocked if it wasn't because my follicle was so good. Well she was right my level was an 18! So they scheduled Kevin for 8:45 this morning and me for 10:45. So we stayed at a hotel right by the clinic last night so we would be a little more rested for the big day.The procedure was so easy we were done by 11:00! I have been a little crampy all day but nothing bad. I really didn't even feel the procedure. So we will know in 12 days weather or not is was successfull. We are so glad that we are finally getting somewhere, but at the same time so glad to be home. So please keep us in your thoughts and prayers. We REALLY need them right now.

I would die for that

This video says it all!!!

TTC terms

For all of you who follow our story and sometimes have no idea what we are talking about here is a little bit of the terms that we use and there meanings.

*TTC=Trying to concieve

*BD=Baby Dance/intercourse

*AF= Aunt Flo/Menstrual Cycle

*CD=cycle day/the day your cycle is on

*DH=Dear Husband (in reference to when your talking about your husband)

*DD/DS=Dear Daughter/Dear Son (same as above)

*O=ovulate/ovulation

*BBT=Basal Body Temperature

*BFN=Big Fat Negative (neg. pregnancy test)

*BFP=Big Fat Positive (positive pregnancy test)

*OPK=Ovulation Predictor Kit

*HPT=home pregnancy test

How to grieve?

How do you grieve the loss of a child you may never have? There is nothing in this world to help dull the pain! Some do it in ways that I could never imagine. I don't know how to deal with the everyday things that people talk about when they are pregnant. There was a girl at the salon today talking about all the perks of being pregnant that people who have never experienced infertility take advantage of. They have know idea what is going on in your life and that when they talk about these simple things it makes you want to rip your beating heart from your chest! But they cannot be at fault for that because they don't know the pain that you feel inside. I appreciate peoples concern and their questions about our TTC journey. We welcome your questions! There is no feeling like that of the grieving for something you may never know month after month, drs. appt. after drs. appt. Is there ever a right way? How do you do it and still live a normal life? When you hit dead end after dead end. If anyone has any suggestions please let us know! Please keep us in your prayers we really need them right now.