We hope this post finds all of you enjoying the cold if you are here in Florida, or staying warm wherever you are. It has been bitterly cold here recently, like 40s and freezing at night! I know several of you reading may think that's nothing but for us thin-blooded Floridians-it's COLD!
Scotty and I just got back from our trip to California, we had an amazing vacation. It hadn't been since our 1st anniversary that we went on "vacation" just the two of us. We usually use our vacation time to visit family or go on family vacations but it was really nice to just be with each other!
Our application for adoption was approved! So if you are a scrapbooker I need your help! I'm starting to work on our portfolio and I am soooo indecisive. It took about an hour last night to choose the scrapbook paper for each of the pages! We start MAPP class in January and will start paper work to apply for our home study during that process.
We are also continuing on trying to get a diagnosis on our "issues". My biopsy came back and showed that, in short, my lining is not maturing fully. So my test done on day 28 on showed that the sample was matured through day 24. If you want to know more details on what that could mean get in touch with me, I have lots of theories.
Knowing this, we are starting Chlo-mid this month. It is a fertility drug, I will also be on progesterone which is a hormone that helps sustain pregnancies. My doctor said if they'd known about the immaturity in my uterine lining (I couldn't help but giggle that he called my uterus immature-how dare he!!) they would have tripled my progesterone during IVF. Why didn't we do these tests before IVF???? That is an excellent question!
It may sound crazy to pursue two very different routes, but Scotty and I know that God's plan is going to become clear very soon. Whether it is getting pregnant or adopting and getting pregnant-we just want His will for our life, and our baby's. And yes, if we were to get pregnant in the process of our adoption, we'd continue with our adoption if they'll let us. Babies are blessings, right? I hope some day I'll be looking back on these posts thinking, "would I have ever thought I'd be sitting here?" with all my kids sitting around me :)
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Sunday, November 14, 2010
Papers, papers, and more papers.
Exciting things are happening! We finally, and when I say finally, I mean after getting on a waiting list in September, we finally have our application! I got an email Thursday night on the way to church from the agency we are adopting from. It included LOTS of information, and several documents. One of which was the schedule of fees and as it looks now, we may qualify for a state grant towards our adoption fee! The other document was the application!! This is SO encouraging!
Of course, because I am me, it was filled out within the hour. I had emails sent out to our accountant, pay stubs printed, forms notarized by the next afternoon. I may be a little anxious :)So here is the pictoral journey....
It is printed and in hand!!
Shortly after, Scotty fell asleep. It started out as 7/8 pages.....
And ended as a TON of pages!
So, because we (Scotty) are overachievers it will be dropped off on Monday to the agency. I don't know if my filling everything out SUPER quickly will come off as excited or annoying-but it will make me feel better!
On a related but separate note, we should be hearing from the doctor tomorrow hopefully on our test results from my biopsy on Monday. We aren't going to let that side postpone our adoption though. I know God is capable and will point us in the right direction-whatever it may be!
T & S
Of course, because I am me, it was filled out within the hour. I had emails sent out to our accountant, pay stubs printed, forms notarized by the next afternoon. I may be a little anxious :)So here is the pictoral journey....
It is printed and in hand!!
Shortly after, Scotty fell asleep. It started out as 7/8 pages.....
And ended as a TON of pages!
So, because we (Scotty) are overachievers it will be dropped off on Monday to the agency. I don't know if my filling everything out SUPER quickly will come off as excited or annoying-but it will make me feel better!
On a related but separate note, we should be hearing from the doctor tomorrow hopefully on our test results from my biopsy on Monday. We aren't going to let that side postpone our adoption though. I know God is capable and will point us in the right direction-whatever it may be!
T & S
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Playing catch up......
It's been quite a while since our last post, mostly because we needed time to recover from this summer. I still think (almost daily) did I really go through IVF? First, because it seems like so long ago, secondly, because I think back on exactly WHAT I did go through and it seems surreal.
In my last post I told you guys (if anyone ends up reading this, lol) that we were waiting to have some testing done to see if there were any issues on my end. We had one test done, a saline infused sonogram. If it sounds like fun, you're wrong. It is not. But thankfully, everything was normal. They were looking for blockages in the cervix and everything was as it should be. Our next test will be a biopsy this coming Monday. When we get the results I will keep you posted.
In the mean time, we are pursuing other options. One of which is adoption. We are currently on a waiting list to adopt through Florida Childrens Baptist Home. It looks like the actual application process will start in January. Here is where we can really use prayers: there is only one social worker over adoptions-thus the waiting list. She can only do so much, and instead of having an indefinite wait time after applying, we are on a list. Overall they say the typical process is about 9 months, similar to a pregnancy. The more flexible we are with our choices, (race, gender, age, etc) the better chance we have to fit into the window they suggest. We don't have a preference on gender, which means we will be able to be matched with a birth mother sooner since we won't have to wait to find out the sex. And our age preference is newborn, we would love to be able to experience some of the ultrasounds with the birth mother.
Scotty and I have been praying fervently that we would be following God's plan. I still plan to get pregnant in the future, God willing naturally, but feel that adoption is another desperate need that had we become pregnant may not have pursued otherwise. I heard recently, God does not make mistakes. Is that so satisfying? Knowing that every second of your life has been planned to be the best for you? God was there through our years of not conceiving, and we've grown even closer with Him through it. He was there through our trials with IVF, and I haven't felt so intimate with him ever before. Now, we are on a new journey. Waiting patiently, if you know me this is not easy. But I have found solitude and peace knowing that where we are right now, what we have hurt for and grieved over, we are exactly made in God's perfect plan.
In the last couple months, we have migrated back to the Lakeshore campus at Van Dyke Church, which we now call home. We were attending North Campus, which sadly closed to to financial burden. We have also been attending Emerge on Thursdays at Van Dyke, and it's proven to be a much needed breather to our crazy, hectic weeks.
In other news, Scotty and I will be leaving for California in just a little over two weeks and we....are.....STOKED! We are going on a vacation, just the two of us! We haven't done that (being going away to vacation, not visit friends or family) since our first anniversary, with the exception of weekend trips. We plan to spend several days in San Francisco, take a drive over to Napa Valley, visit Alcatraz and the Redwood Forest. It will be a much needed rest, we are both impatiently waiting :)
So to close, instead of asking you to pray for us, I will be praying for you- our prayer warriors and readers! If you have a specific prayer, get at me-I certainly owe you a prayer or two ;)
In my last post I told you guys (if anyone ends up reading this, lol) that we were waiting to have some testing done to see if there were any issues on my end. We had one test done, a saline infused sonogram. If it sounds like fun, you're wrong. It is not. But thankfully, everything was normal. They were looking for blockages in the cervix and everything was as it should be. Our next test will be a biopsy this coming Monday. When we get the results I will keep you posted.
In the mean time, we are pursuing other options. One of which is adoption. We are currently on a waiting list to adopt through Florida Childrens Baptist Home. It looks like the actual application process will start in January. Here is where we can really use prayers: there is only one social worker over adoptions-thus the waiting list. She can only do so much, and instead of having an indefinite wait time after applying, we are on a list. Overall they say the typical process is about 9 months, similar to a pregnancy. The more flexible we are with our choices, (race, gender, age, etc) the better chance we have to fit into the window they suggest. We don't have a preference on gender, which means we will be able to be matched with a birth mother sooner since we won't have to wait to find out the sex. And our age preference is newborn, we would love to be able to experience some of the ultrasounds with the birth mother.
Scotty and I have been praying fervently that we would be following God's plan. I still plan to get pregnant in the future, God willing naturally, but feel that adoption is another desperate need that had we become pregnant may not have pursued otherwise. I heard recently, God does not make mistakes. Is that so satisfying? Knowing that every second of your life has been planned to be the best for you? God was there through our years of not conceiving, and we've grown even closer with Him through it. He was there through our trials with IVF, and I haven't felt so intimate with him ever before. Now, we are on a new journey. Waiting patiently, if you know me this is not easy. But I have found solitude and peace knowing that where we are right now, what we have hurt for and grieved over, we are exactly made in God's perfect plan.
In the last couple months, we have migrated back to the Lakeshore campus at Van Dyke Church, which we now call home. We were attending North Campus, which sadly closed to to financial burden. We have also been attending Emerge on Thursdays at Van Dyke, and it's proven to be a much needed breather to our crazy, hectic weeks.
In other news, Scotty and I will be leaving for California in just a little over two weeks and we....are.....STOKED! We are going on a vacation, just the two of us! We haven't done that (being going away to vacation, not visit friends or family) since our first anniversary, with the exception of weekend trips. We plan to spend several days in San Francisco, take a drive over to Napa Valley, visit Alcatraz and the Redwood Forest. It will be a much needed rest, we are both impatiently waiting :)
So to close, instead of asking you to pray for us, I will be praying for you- our prayer warriors and readers! If you have a specific prayer, get at me-I certainly owe you a prayer or two ;)
Monday, August 23, 2010
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!
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!
Friday, August 6, 2010
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
On our way...
Dessert....yummmm
Love you all!
Tera
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