Baseline appointment

Yesterday morning I had my baseline appointment so I can start my IVF cycle. It was a vaginal ultrasound while on my period. Not much fun. My doctor found another cyst. I just had one removed in February. He said it shouldn't interfere with your IVF cycle. So lets pray it doesn't. I started my birth control and antibiotics today. Chris also starts his antibiotics today as well. My medicine is ordered. We will start injections in August. If all goes planned we should have retrieval and transfer in September. Like I said in my previous post I am having some anxiety this round. I am really scared. I know that God is control and I know I shouldn't have any fears, but I am human. Please continue to pray for Chris and I. Here is a few photos to lighten the mood.

 

Haha...seriously how I feel sometimes.

yep!

And so it begins again.

IVF #2

Well...it seems  like it has been forever since fertility treatments. It has only been about 3 months. Today Aunt Flow came to visit..three days early. So I called my Fertility Clinic to start my long IVF protocol. Tomorrow I have a baseline appointment with my doctor. Then I will start birth control on Wednesday. I will also get my schedule of when I will start my injections and all that stuff tomorrow. I have actually been having a lot of anxiety this time. Last time I was super excited and very hopeful that I was going to be pregnant. This time after experiencing a failed IVF and I am really scared. I am nervous because I feel like I am running out of choices and anywhere to go. Chris and I said we would do 3 IVF rounds...so here I am trying to relax because I know not to be stressed though this process. So onto more massages and acupuncture sessions. Oh, and a few pedicures here and there. ;)
So, please keep Chris and I in your prayers. We just pray that if this is in God's plan it will happen. I will update as we get more information on our IVF round #2.

Facing your Giants

Today at church we had a guest speaker. His name was Abraham Wright-he is a former Colorado football player. He is spoke today about us facing our giants and how God fights some battles for us, but others we have to fight with God on our side. This message spoke to my heart in a big way today...and I think that Chris and I both needed to hear this message more than ever today. We are facing a giant in our lives currently and that giant is Infertility. It is easy for us to lose hope and feel down and feel like we will never be parents. We have gone through a lot in the last two years of infertility. In the last two years we have gone through month after month of no pregnancy. I have been through multiple test and some of which were very uncomfortable. I had a surgery that revealed that I have stage 4 endometriosis. I have been on fertility medicines and lots of injections. We have gone through one failed IVF. We have experienced a lot of pregnancy announcements and a lot of friends who have babies now. That is why sometimes we are discouraged. BUT, God is on our side. We are fighting a battle in our lives that sucks really bad, but our God has never left our side. God is telling us to look at Him through this difficult time and to not give up on his promise to us. I know that God wants us to be parents and we will be parents one day. I know that God has a plan and a promise to us..and I know that I will still be sad and angry some days. That is natural. But, I need to remember always that God is on our side! He will get us through this journey we are going through. So, if you are going through infertility remember it is not over yet! Don't give up! If you are facing other giants in your life remember God also has a plan for you and He is on your side as you go through whatever you are going through. Listen, I am not perfect and a fail my God daily, but one thing I know is that I have a forgiving God and a God who will always be my side. He will never leave Chris and I and that is an Awesome feeling. I really needed this today since I have been down a lot...maybe because we are at a standstill in our fertility treatments...but soon we will be moving onto IVF #2! I am so excited to start IVF again and see the outcome of Gods promises.

Here is a picture of our early morning service with Abraham Wright.