A New Chapter in Our Lives

I am already VERY ready for this week to be over for several reasons:

1) Husband and I will be heading to Tulsa, Oklahoma this weekend to visit some of our best friends! I am so excited and cannot wait to get away for a couple of days! Our friends, J and K, are such wonderful people and I think both Husband and I could really use this fun time with them! I will make sure to take plenty of pictures and will likely post about the trip next week :)

2) Husband will be going in for his one and only fertility test on Friday (I am saying "one and only" because Husband is ABSOLUTELY sure they will not find anything wrong with his "swimmers"). I am very anxious for this test because once Husband is in the clear, we can focus on me and start treatment sooner.

3) Probably the most important reason........Husband starts a new job next week! Upon returning from our trip, Monday morning Husband will begin training for what we hope will be a great new career! We keep saying this new opportunity is actually a blessing in disguise because with the new job comes a great benefit package- including infertility coverage! It has been very hard to continue paying for all the tests up to this point- without coverage, fertility testing is not cheap! Hopefully, this is a sign of good things to come!

With the new job, I can't help but think that this is a new chapter in our lives. Husband and I have been going through a few major changes in our lives lately and this just adds to the list: Husband graduated from college in May, we started pursuing fertility treatment, and now a new job! I am both excited and nervous for this "clean slate"!

So with that being said, I am looking forward to the month of June! Summer has always been my favorite season and this summer is already off to a great start!

--Cait

My Very First Post!

After much debate and discussion with friends and family, I have decided to create a blog as an outlet to discuss our struggles with infertility. Hopefully, soon (very soon!) Husband and I will be blessed with our very own "peanut" and then I can devote this blog to all of our stories as first time parents- as I am sure there will be many humorous stories to share! Until that time comes, though, there will be many stories of doctor visits, consultations, fertility tests and all the other "exciting" things we will experience over the next undetermined amount of time.

Since being diagnosed with infertility over 3 months ago, I have learned that many people in our daily lives have never experienced what Husband and I are going through. Our family was shocked, to say the least, and our friends shared similar reactions when we told them we were having trouble getting pregnant. Husband and I decided from the very beginning that we would not hide what we are going through- especially since we feel there is nothing to be ashamed of. We both tend to be very open people (it is still up for debate whether this is a good or bad thing) and why would we change that now?

I have considered blogging about our journey for a while now, but kept thinking "what in the world am I going to talk about?" Trust me, my life is not THAT interesting, and I am sure there will be days when I will have to rack my brain to think of something to post- although, secretly, I hope this blogging thing will come a lot more naturally to me than that! But with some much-needed support from Husband and a couple of friends- including another fellow blogger, Taylor at The Undomestic Momma- I finally gained enough confidence to start one! My hope is that, by writing this blog, I can meet others who are struggling with infertility too, inform those who have never had to go through it, and let our friends and family know that while Husband and I may be going through a hard time now, we know that we will come out of this as a strong and happy family!



--Cait

PS- For those of you who do not know "our story" yet, I hope to have a page created soon, detailing all the events that have led Husband and I to this point!