Birthday Recap - The last year of my 20's.....

 Well, I’ve been 29 for a little over a week now, and it hasn’t been so bad.  I used to dread turning 29, because it meant that I only had one more year till I turned 30. I know for some people turning 40 is a dreaded birthday, but I always thought that turning 30 would be worse.  There is just something about leaving the youthfulness of my 20’s that I never liked the idea of! Recently, I’ve gained a new perspective, and turning...

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Infertility Update: Why go public with something so private?

         If you’ve read my blog lately, you know that I have started being really open about a very personal part of our life.  I’m talking about that word that I never thought I would use to describe me, INFERTILITY.  Honestly, even a few months ago, I would not have used that word in a description of myself.  It wasn’t until Christmas time, when my OBGYN transferred all of my files to an RE and put me under his care, that it really hit me….that word…that ugly word “infertility” now describes...

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Safe Haven: Movie Review

           I’m a huge Nicholas Sparks fan.  I don’t think I’ve been disappointed with anything he’s written.  I think that many would agree with me about that.  The very fact that so many of his books make it to the big screen is proof enough for me.            I read Safe Haven in the summer of 2011 and loved it!  It’s one...

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Infertility Update: Explaining an IUI

  In previous posts, I’ve mentioned our struggles with infertility.  In my last update, I let you all know that we had our first IUI scheduled for today.  For those of you unfamiliar with fertility terms, an IUI is commonly called artificial insemination or intrauterine insemination.  In today’s post, I’ll try to inform you about the process of an IUI, why we have chosen to proceed with an IUI and the differences between an IUI and IVF.The process of an IUI combined with hormone therapy:When going through...

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Valentine's Day Recap

I hope you all had a fabulous Valentine's Day! Whether you are single or not single, I hope you were able to spend time with someone you loved yesterday! Since Valentine's Day landed on a Thursday this year, we're going out to dinner tonight to celebrate. We figured it would be a great time to use our $100 Harry and Izzy gift card we have leftover from Christmas! I'm also looking forward to seeing Safe Haven this weekend. The...

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Infertility Update: IUI Scheduled for February

       Well, I haven’t been on the blog in a month.  In my last post, I briefly mentioned our struggles with infertility throughout 2012, and how we had some big decisions to make about continuing fertility treatments and/or beginning the process of adoption in 2013.  This post is just a quick update about those decisions.            Let’s talk about the adoption update first.  We’ve decided that now is the time for us to step out in faith and begin the...

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