Quite happy! :)

From January 1st to March 1st, I have lost a lot of weight (almost 25pds). Now unto March 2nd, I got the approval to see Diane. Diane remembered who I was. I mean the lady sees a lot of ppl. She loved the fact that we learned about Creighton. We discussed going on progesterone pills after peak day #3. So we picked up my prescription and went on with our life.

Here is what is going on:  We sold our condo in 2 days. Found a house and our offer finally got accepted. We adopted an adorable puppy. Her name is Zoey. She is going to be a huge puppy. What else could you add to the mix? Let me tell you. On March 14, I felt like blah. I am tired beyond belief. We will call it exhaustion. Light-headness. I jokingly took a pregnancy test and guess what, ladies and gents? It was positive. Two pink lines popped up. Five pregnancy tests later, I had 6 positive tests total. Chris and I were excited. Now what? I had to get in touch with Diane. Unfortunately, I was not able to talk to Diane or anyone in their office til the morning. On Tuesday, March 15, I called the office and left messages. Chelsey, Diane's nurse, took the info I gave her and called Diane because she was out of the office. Diane told her we need to get into the office ASAP. It was a wonderful appt except for the reality that Chris was going to have to give me a shot twice a week. This will help us keep the baby. It will my body develop the progesterone needed. So Chris and I learned how to administer progesterone shots. And I just had my second round of shots on Friday. My butt still hurts but it is so worth it, right?

Please pray for my progesterone and hcg levels. We go in for a blood test on March 28th. We go for our first sonogram on March 29th. Looking forward to seeing the little poppyseed on a screen. So excited. :)

Losing Weight.... Could it help me?

Well I have lost 14 pounds so far. I am not sure if this is going to help.. But I am feeling more confident in my body and love seeing myself in cuter clothes. :)

Chris and I are learning Creighton as I said before... We have our third meeting on the 31st. So looking forward to talking about all our data that has been collected and what our next steps will be.

Chris has been so supportive. I am married to a great guy.

More to come later.....

Still have hope.... 5 months trying... Starting our 6 month.

Our second Creighton Model appointment.... They said we were doing great with collecting data. They said my luteal phase could be longer. It is currently a 10. Now what else can I say about our appointment? We have another appointment on the 31st which happens to be our 6 month wedding anniversary. We can have relations starting the 31st. We have been going strong without relations since January 3rd. It is a great feeling that our marriage has never been based on relations and all that stuff. What else do I know about the Creighton Model and our results? I just had/have my period. Unfortunately/fortunately, it was two days long with 3 days of brown discharge - Paul, our Creighton instructor said that is a red flag for a progesterone deficiency... Which I guess is a great thing. That the blood work and our data are matching up. Unfortunately, I cannot be on progesterone until we have collected several cycles of Creighton.

This is what we know. We are not giving up. Satan is not going to win this. One day we will have a baby!

A New Year. A New Start.

Hi Everyone!!

Well its 2011. And we are definitely a few days into the new year.

I recently started a new diet (in hopes that this might help me and the DH conceive) and I have been losing weight too. Everyone that I see says I do not need to lose weight but no one knows my struggle right now. It has been difficult seeing all of my friends getting pregnant and having their babies.

So what do we do about it? I'm dieting. The DH and I are learning a new NFP method - Creighton. We are having our second class tomorrow. I am excited to meet with Paul tomorrow and talk about the past 2 weeks. Paul said we won't be able to meet with Diane (our doctor) for a few more sessions. When we finally meet with her, she will talk about what the next steps are. I'm hoping to be put on a Vitamin B compound, estradiol, progesterone and anything else that she will prescribe.

The DH has been so supportive during these past few months. At the end of this month, we will be celebrating our 6th month wedding anniversary. It is crazy to think that six months have passed and we are going strong.

Until next time....

God Bless. Keep praying. Keep hoping.

Another Dr Appt and the Rosary

Last night I couldn't sleep so I found one of my Rosaries (actually my favorite but I love them all). And I prayed and won't let my rosary go. I did fall asleep holding onto it and woke up refreshed.
**After reading so many blogs on infertility, prayer and Mary, I felt like I needed to try it out (the Mary part that is). Chris and I pray daily together. It is quite beautiful.

Today, we had a wonderful time together. I really needed that time with Chris to help me get through tomorrow. Tomorrow Chris is going hunting and I am getting a second opinion. ***Our first appointment was canceled because the doctor was sick - Chris was with me when we found out it was canceled. The earliest appointment we could get was for tomorrow and we both knew I was going to go solo.

We want to know all our options. A lot of our friends have been very supportive and encouraging us to find more resources/supports. I am a little nervous to be going to this appointment by myself but I do feel that Jesus and Mary will be with me.

Will try my best to post something tomorrow.

Don't Feel Alone

As 2010 comes to an end, I am happy with what the year has blessed us with.

Chris and I were both accepted into grad school. One of my dear friends got married in April to a fantastic guy. So blessed to celebrate with the two of them. Finished 2.5yrs of teaching May. Then completed my first grad class through Aurora University. It was all about Autism. I love the field I work in. After the grad class, Chris and I started summer school (Craziness - That's where we met and feel in love (2008)).

I married my best friend on July 31st. We celebrated with all our friends and family. :) Then we went to Mexico and had a great time. I have been blessed with a larger family and another set of parents! Tim and Becky are great people who love me so much. Tim calls me his daughter. It melts my heart.

Chris and I have traveled a lot to Texas to visit Tim and Becky. We were even lucky enough to spend Thanksgiving with them. You know after Thanksgiving comes Christmas. This year was our first Christmas as husband and wife. It was a wonderful Christmas. We were able to celebrate with our parents, grandparents and other relatives.

After all of that, we have had one roadblock, I would say. As we prepared for marriage, we learned about Sympto-Thermal Method and started using that to try and conceive a baby. We tried for a few months then our NFP couple suggested a nurse practitioner in the area. This doctor found out several deficiencies. I was heartbroken but she never said that we would never be able to conceive a baby. In 2011, we will be receiving more support from this nurse practitioner and I feel more at ease. After hitting this roadblock, I have learned that I have several friends who are going through similar situations and will always listen/support me. I don't feel like I am going through this alone.

PS My husband has been wonderful and I am so blessed to have him in my life. xox.

My Reality... My prayer....

On November 22nd, 2010, I sat in my doctor's office with my husband. Waiting for them to call my name. They put us in a room and waited for the doctor to come in. The doctor came in and told us that I have two deficiencies in progesterone and estrogen.  She also told us that I have low level of Vitamin D and a luteal phase (not producing enough mucus). I got all emotional and the only one who saw it was my husband. My doctor also said if we did get pregnant, we would only have a few hours (less than 24hrs) get into the office before we would miscarry. She also recommended us learning the Creighton Model to help the doctors learn more about my deficiencies.

Today is Christmas Eve.... Even though we still do not have answers. I still believe. I believe that God will get us through this. That one day we will have a baby, either through adoption or our own.

We need to focus on Jesus, Mary and Joseph. How Mary found out that she was to have a baby and they were to call him Jesus.  That Joseph was going to be a father and help his Son grow in Christ. Such a powerful story.