It's been years (literally YEARS) since I've written anything on this blog despite my best intentions. I could come up with lots of excuses...IVF, having a baby, being sleep deprived, getting pregnant, having another baby...but really I just didn't have anything to say.
We did tons of projects in the house, but I found myself just wanting to get them done and not having any desire to draw out the process by documenting it for a blog. This is the point where I should apologize for deserting you, but I'm not going to. I would be lying to you and to myself and I don't believe in lying. I'm nothing if not brutally honest. I'm not sorry that I took the time to really LIVE the last two years. It's been a crazy ride. We went through IVF in order to become pregnant with Gus (which was a hard choice and worth every single minute of blood tests and injections) and then were surprised to learn that I was pregnant with Sofia without needing any reproductive intervention. Now we have two under two and a very active 7 year old. I'm insanely busy with navigating food allergies (Gus has 10), life with a baby (Sofia is 4 months old) and a toddler (Gus turned two a couple of weeks ago) and trying to be sure that Emma (our 7 year old) doesn't feel lost in the shuffle. I wouldn't trade a minute of it. I consider myself incredibly lucky that I am able to afford to be a stay at home mom.
But lately I have felt like maybe there is something that I want to say, maybe want to try to document a few of the projects we have going on, maybe I want to have somewhere to vent about how frustrating it can be just to logistically get Gus and Sofia in and out of the car- forget about in and out of a store!, maybe someone else will read what I have to say and feel a little less like they are the only one who feels like they are chasing their tail. Some weeks I'm sure that I'll have tons to say and some you may not hear from me at all. I'm not making promises this time around- not to you and not to myself- about how frequently I'll show up. But I am promising to always be authentic. If I'm taking time away from my husband and my kids, it won't be to waste your time reading a blog post about nothing just because I need to fill up some space and make some self imposed deadline.
I hope that you'll still join me on the ride...
Showing posts with label IVF. Show all posts
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Wednesday, September 10, 2014
Monday, July 30, 2012
Excuses.... (aka Our "Positive" Experience with IVF)
I know I've been away from the blog for ages... and I apologize. I've kept up with the projects and with my challenges for turning South Carolina into our home. Unfortunately, I haven't taken the extra time necessary to actually POST anything new. I'm sorry.
I figure the best way to apologize is to explain WHY I've been M.I.A.
Back in November 2011, I started the process of undergoing In Vitro Fertilization (IVF). My husband and I had been trying for almost two years to give Emma a sibling and this was our last resort. It was not a decision that we came to lightly. To anyone who would attempt to take this opportunity to make a negative or unkind comment, feel free to post whatever you would like, but know that I will delete them immediately. "Let he who is without sin cast the first stone."
I consider myself incredibly fortunate. First and foremost, because our medical insurance actually provides coverage for Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART). The amount of money that we were required to pay out of pocket was minimal. I actually cried while speaking to a customer service representative from the insurance company when I learned how comprehensive our coverage was. Secondly, because we were able to become pregnant on our first IVF cycle. I have friends who have spent thousands of dollars and considerable time and pain to undergo several cycles of IVF. Having gone through it, I honestly do not know how they had the strength to do it more than once. I would have been heartbroken.
We learned that the cycle was successful, and that I was pregnant, on December 23rd. Needless to say, it was a very Merry Christmas in our house. That being said, we were still very cautious and only told those people who were aware of the fact that we were undergoing IVF that we were pregnant until we were safely past 15 weeks.
It has been a relatively easy pregnancy thus far, with the exception of a pretty nasty case of hyperemesis gravidarum that lasted from Week 6 until Week 32.
I only have 3 1/2 weeks left and we are very excited to meet our new little man soon.
I promise that I will be posting more regularly.
I figure the best way to apologize is to explain WHY I've been M.I.A.
Back in November 2011, I started the process of undergoing In Vitro Fertilization (IVF). My husband and I had been trying for almost two years to give Emma a sibling and this was our last resort. It was not a decision that we came to lightly. To anyone who would attempt to take this opportunity to make a negative or unkind comment, feel free to post whatever you would like, but know that I will delete them immediately. "Let he who is without sin cast the first stone."
I consider myself incredibly fortunate. First and foremost, because our medical insurance actually provides coverage for Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART). The amount of money that we were required to pay out of pocket was minimal. I actually cried while speaking to a customer service representative from the insurance company when I learned how comprehensive our coverage was. Secondly, because we were able to become pregnant on our first IVF cycle. I have friends who have spent thousands of dollars and considerable time and pain to undergo several cycles of IVF. Having gone through it, I honestly do not know how they had the strength to do it more than once. I would have been heartbroken.
We learned that the cycle was successful, and that I was pregnant, on December 23rd. Needless to say, it was a very Merry Christmas in our house. That being said, we were still very cautious and only told those people who were aware of the fact that we were undergoing IVF that we were pregnant until we were safely past 15 weeks.
It has been a relatively easy pregnancy thus far, with the exception of a pretty nasty case of hyperemesis gravidarum that lasted from Week 6 until Week 32.
I only have 3 1/2 weeks left and we are very excited to meet our new little man soon.
I promise that I will be posting more regularly.
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