Guess what?!
I have a semi good excuse for not posting for.. heh.. a really long time! And she's in that picture right there ;)
Last post, I mentioned putting off the attempt for a baby. Well, two weeks after that, my OB/GYN was seeing me for my annual and asked if we might be interested in trying an IUI. Well, after some discussion with my dear husband, we did it. During that month I took some medicine to help my body do what it's supposed to do when producing eggs and getting ready for pregnancy. The Friday after Thanksgiving I had an ultrasound to make sure my follicles (contain the eggs) were looking good and reacted well to the meds. You don't want to have too few or too many! I had one great one and one smallish one, which was great news. I had a shot to induce ovulation and then Saturday morning.. IUI. That began a very long 2 week wait.
December 14th I had been feeling tired and achy for a few days. I suspected something was up, but after having my hopes up every month for years, I didn't really expect anything. I took a test that afternoon and had a very faint positive!! Over the days that followed I had blood tests and ultrasounds to make sure that it was in fact a viable pregnancy. And it was! I got to see her little heartbeat when I was barely over 6 weeks pregnant. I didn't even know you could do that! Exactly 8 months after that first positive test, on August 14th 2009, I gave birth via c-section to a 6lb 15oz baby girl!
Today she is a happy, healthy, beautiful, 7 month old! She loves to keep her mommy up all night long and also adores her daddy and big brother.
God has blessed my husband and me with this little daughter of ours. Sometimes I'm thankful that I had to go through what I did to have her. As hard as it was, it makes me all the more grateful for all those sleepless nights. I wouldn't wish this roller coaster called infertility on even the worst person, but I came out on the other side with a fabulous prize. My daughter.
