Another little Update

Well I just got back from another ultrasound. And... Good News! Things are coming along nicely and my IUI is scheduled for Tuesday, May 4th. So I'm praying that I will ovulate on time and that it works. :D Only time will tell... thanks for your love and support!

A Little Update

Today I went in for an ultrasound to see if all the hormones I am taking are working. The goal of the meds thus far was to stimulate follicle growth. I have 2 that are maturing so that's good news. I go back in on Friday for another ultrasound. Hopefully from that I will find out what day the IUI will be done. My doctor predicted either Monday or Tuesday. More to come later...

A little Detour

Wow! What a whirlwind of a weekend Matt and I had! We went to a fertility Dr. on Thursday to talk about the frozen embryo transfer (FET). However, we ended up talking about our other options and she wants us to do an IUI or Intrauterine Insemination. I will spare you the details and let you look that up if you'd like. ;) So, in a few weeks we will be trying that to see if it helps us get pregnant. That's a HUGE prayer request by the way!

Then on Friday and Saturday we went to our Adoption classes all day that are required under CO law. It was so eye-opening and really gave Matt and I a heart for these children and the (most often) teen mom's who give these children up. We learned everything from the challenges you face raising adopted children, to infant care, to child development.

So where does this leave us? Well it certainly brought a LOT of confusion and some tears as we tried to decide where to go from here. We want to adopt, but we also want to try to have our own children. So we have decided to take a little "detour." We will try IUI's for a few months to see what happens, then if it doesn't work, we will get back on the adoption route. I cannot tell you how unexpected this was, but exciting at the same time! So now we get back on the infertility roller coaster... AH!

Disappointment and Discouragement

We all have our highs and lows, and yesterday was one of my lows! I called the agency that is doing our Home Study to find out that even though they've had our paperwork for 2 weeks, they won't look at it until our fingerprint results come back from the FBI and CBI (Colorado Bureau of Investigation). So... I called the CBI to see what was taking so long. Afterall, we'd sent our fingerprints off on March 19th! So almost a month later, they gave me the heartbreaking news that it will take them about another 3 weeks until they get to ours! What?!?! (You can bet that I was ticked off at having to wait on the government.) Then they send them off to the FBI and I guess they have a 72 hour turnaround. So even after Matt and I worked so hard to get our autobiographies, background checks, physicals, blood work, etc, we have to wait at least 3 weeks on the CBI, and then another 2 weeks on the adoption agency before they will start our interviews. :( Our prayers are that it doesn't take as long as the lady from the CBI said.

We are hopeful that even though the Home Study is taking longer than planned, we will hear from the Adoption Agency in CA and be able to get started on all that paperwork to keep us from going crazy and doing *nothing*. Okay... to keep ME from going crazy! Matt's just fine.

Tomorrow I meet with the fertility Doctor that would perform the embryo transfer and Friday and Saturday Matt and I will be in Adoption classes. So we do have lots of things to look forward to! Thank you for all your love and support!!

Our Story

My husband, Matt, and I have been trying to start a family since October of 2007. We've been through the rollercoaster of emotions that goes along with infertility, and are now on the journey towards adoption. But not just any adoption- Embryo Adoption! We are so thrilled to have the opportunity to not only adopt, but go through the pregnancy process as well (God-willing)!

Embryo Adoption means that we will adopt embryos (already fertilized eggs) from a couple who also went through infertility and did In-Vitro Fertilization (IVF). Often times, when they are done having a family, they will have left over embryos that they don't know what to do with. These tiny little lives can be placed for adoption, so couples like us can adopt them and have a family too.

So this is the beginning of our adoption journey! We are currently in the middle of the Adoption Home Study (a local agency screens us, evaluates us as good candidates, and trains us in how to be adoptive parents). We have also submitted our application to the Adoption Agency in CA where we hope to adopt embryos from. Thanks for sharing this with us! :D