Information Overload

Wow. I don't think that I have ever received so much information in one setting. We had our amazingly long appointment with Dr. B and her team. We have decided that IVF is probably going to be our best option. We were explained the process very, very thoroughly. IVF involves a semi-truck full many different medications, ones that will alter my personality and mood! Oh joy! I am hoping that my husband, family, friends, and co-workers will please bear with me during this time, as I am sure it will be like riding a hormone roller coaster. :D

So we are going to patiently wait for my next cycle to start the process. In the mean time, we are lining up our finances and squaring away many things to ensure that the process will run as smoothly as possible and that the crazy doesn't bubble over in Jody!

Hubby and I are overjoyed with the prospect of becoming parents. Now that the process is underway, we can only keep all things crossed and say our prayers!

Until next time... (p.s. Merry Christmas!)

Waiting Games

Well, here we are... Waiting, and waiting, impatiently very patiently. For another post? For more info? For a baby? My answer, is yes! To all three!
Obviously this is another post, so there is the first.
The second, more info. I received a phone call on Friday from Dr B's office regarding our appointment in December. Basically the patient care coordinator let me know that what I was hoping for was not going to happen. :( Bummer. Yes, there were tears, yes, I realized that it wasn't the end of the world. But still, blegh. We are on the road to having a baby, just not in the lesser-expensive-of-options way. So, we move on to a more open mind, more expensive, more of an emotional roller coaster. We need to weigh our options and decide carefully. And quickly, because the crazy in Jody is starting to bubble up!
Hubby and I are still very excited with the prospect of becoming parents; there's the answer to the third question, yes, still waiting for a baby!

Until next time...(ps Waiting games are not fun :(   )

Here I Am!

OK, I know. Everyone who can type has a blog. So why do I even bother? Well, I think that this may help myself from going crazy. "Why would Jody be going crazy?", you might be asking yourself. Well, the short of it is, is that my husband and I have been trying to start a family for 3, yes three, years now. I know, it isn't that long. But we are 28. It seems like every friend of ours is pregnant. Everyone on Facebook is pregnant or already a parent. Boohoo! Right?! Yeah, yeah. I know. But the kicker is, I am a pediatric nurse. You know who I am. The nice, wonderful woman that calls your child back from the waiting room, asks how your children are, measures your child, watches your child grow up from a distance. YOUR child! Do you know how many times a day I am asked, "do you have children?" A lot. But it's OK. I reply politely, "No, not yet; but we are still young! I have lots of children here to watch grow." But um, excuse me for being blunt, I want a kid! So there it is. I'm writing this blog to help me from going crazy. (I hope the hubby won't mind...)

So, I'm sure you're wondering, "Well if you want a kid, why don't you just have one?" Well...sure, we hadn't thought of that. Thanks, problem solved. :\  What was that word they used back in the 90s? Oh yeah, "Duh!" I'll stop blogging now. But seriously. We can't. Plain and simple, we can't. No one is to blame. I have some problems, hubby has some problems. My OB/GYN says it's going to be a long road, and hubby's doctor says it's going to be a long road, so why not take a shortcut? So after three years, we are on to the next step.

I've heard about this miracle doctor, Dr. B. She is supposed to be the best! Highest success rate in the city! OK, a few hitches. Insurance, not so great. Schedules are busy, but when is it a good time? Finances, if you're rich enough to have a baby, then you are probably too old.... bazinga! So, who cares...we are moving on! Dr. B has scheduled an appointment with us! WOOHOO!!

Well, if you haven't caught on, this will be my journey blog. Hopefully with some support, I won't go crazy, we might get pregnant, and we might become parents! If no one reads this, oh well, at least it is outside of my head and some of the crazy has been let out. Thanks for listening, comment if you like.

Until next time... (ps the appt is 12/19!)