Back to school...

It's been a while since our last post, and we have lots of updates...

I'm back to school now and trying to adjust to not getting to use the restroom when I want to, getting up early etc. Scotty is in Haiti right now on a mission trip with a group of guys including his dad, brother, and best friend. They are building houses and staying at an orphanage. When he gets back I'm sure he'll send an update telling all about his trip.

We found out on the tenth that our cycle of IVF didn't work. It was very difficult news to hear since it was such a long road. Now, we wait a couple months for my body to readjust and get back to normal then have some testing done to see what went wrong. Our doctor is shocked that we didn't have a successful cycle and thinks that there must be something going on with me. He has a few ideas in mind, so we'll do a sonogram, bloodtest, and biopsy. The best case scenario is that we find what the issue is, and maybe has been all along. Then we'll have a better idea of where to go next.

So to keep me company while Scotty is gone, my best friend Whitney came down! We went to paint pottery at practically pikasso with my sister and friend Jess.



Whit and I were able to fit in a quick trip to Magic kingdom and MGM....




She's back home now, too short of a trip. But I am lucky to have such a good friend!

5 Funfilled Years!

On Thursday, August 5th Scotty and I celebrated our 5th wedding anniversary. What an amazing journey it's been so far. I feel very lucky and blessed to have found such an awesome guy at such a young age. Anyways, we're 5 years in and loving it!! Here is a pic from our dinner at the melting pot, there are two reasons why you don't go there often. Obvious is the price, but the second is how much freaking food you eat!!! Ohhhhhh it was SOOOOOOO good!

On our way...



Dessert....yummmm



Love you all!
Tera

What a week!

So it seems like just the other day Scotty and I were standing speechless in front of the large box of medicine that had arrived. Also on the counter was a calendar for July that had everyday full of things to do, remember, and inject. Now, it is the week after the transfer. We waited for this day for months, years if you count from when we decided to start a family. We are both in disbelief.

The transfer went perfectly. They were nice enough to give me a valium to relax (although I was much calmer having done a practice run-mock transfer-and knowing what to expect). Too bad we waited for about an hour before going back and the valium was gone by then! I didn't think I would be emotional-ha, that's funny- but it was a very surreal moment. I've been told that you can see your embryo being placed, which is an incredible experience. Scotty did see this, I was having a hard time picturing it, I was looking for perfect round little things on the sonogram. What we saw was...."See that little dash? Those are your babies". What really hit me was while I was being prepped they brought in what looked like an incubator, glowing green and humming loudly. That was where our embryos had been stored for the last week. I guess I didn't realize that they would be in the same room with me, duh.

So now, we wait. I have a couple appointments over the next couple weeks, and a pregnancy test at some point! When we know we will send out a blog/email to let you all know.

Other than that, we are just wrapping up our summer. Scotty's been working of course, enjoying having a clean house because I have time to clean! I just met with Matt, the History teacher from my team at school who is also a dog trainer. He is helping Scotty and I gain back control of our house from Sera and Midas. The verdict is, Sera is going to be easy to train, Midas will be the challenge. Not surprised!!

We'd love to hear from all of you guys, let us know what's happening in your lives. Thank you for continuing to pray for us, we still have a lot that needs to happen before we find out. Most of which is out of our control now and we're relying fully on God!

Love to all of you!