Getting Here

In June 2006, Randy & I decided to try to start a family.  We had been married about 2 years and were ready to have our own little one.  Getting pregnant didn't prove to be as easy as we thought.  After about 2 years of trying on our own, we started seeing fertility specialists.  We underwent all sorts of tests that all came back normal.  We tried 4 cycles of intra-uterine insemination (IUI) without success and were then told we needed IVF.  I tried everything "natural" that I could think of or that Dr. Google recommended.  Nothing was working.  In short, we were devastated - we wanted a baby so badly.  During this time we also moved, changed jobs, and our life together kept moving forward.  Throughout all of this our relationship grew stronger and our desire for a family of our own never changed.  We finally turned to acupuncture in August 2010.  I was skeptical, but figured that I would have to go to acupuncture for 2 years straight to equal what one cycle of IVF would cost and I wasn't ready to put my body through what IVF required.  My acupuncturist, Crystal, immediately set my mind at ease and we have become good friends throughout this journey.  I truly believe we couldn't have done this without her.  In June 2011 we found out that I was pregnant.  Amazingly, I didn't even feel pregnant!  There were probably 30 other cycles where I felt more pregnant than when I actually was.  I was so happy that I had the "surprise" pregnancy that I had always wanted - not the "wait 2 weeks after the procedure to see if it worked" pregnancy.  Pregnancy wasn't exactly easy on me though - I'll write more about that later.  But we finally had what we worked so hard for - a baby... OUR baby... on the way.  This blog will be full of little glimpses and updates on our life with baby boy Dillain so that our friends and family can share this journey with us.  Hope you enjoy!