Update (This is Robin)

So, here's the update on where I'm at in this process.  (It's been pretty boring for me the last month--hence the no blog posts).  I had an appointment with the fertility center on Thursday, and I received my new medication calender. It's INTENSE AND INTIMIDATING!  June has been full of MORE birth control and prenatal vitamins.  Still boring.  Except I'm angry again.  I'll blog more about that in a minute.

July looks like this:

All the fun will begin for me in two short weeks!!!  I won't have to take Lupron because they don't need to put me in a "holding pattern" because we're not doing a fresh transfer.  All my shots will go in my hips, and supposedly the Estradiol shots are painful if you don't massage and heat the area.  Lovely.  And I'll have to have the progesterone and oil shots through the first trimester for the most part.  So, the transfer is set for JULY 28, which means if it all goes well, and I get pregnant, Baby will be here in April.  PLEASE cross your fingers, pray, and send us good vibes because I REALLY want this to work the first time around.

This process has been VERY educational for me.  I have learned so much about the medications and why I have to take them, and I just can't help but see God's hand in all this.  How AMAZING is it that science can imitate what my body would've done on it's own if it had been a natural occurring pregnancy?  It's INCREDIBLE!

I've been on the birth control for a week, and feel a difference pretty much right away with my mood.  I really do feel bad for my husband and children because they receive the brunt of it.  We're also in a fairly stressful situation.  We're currently living with my in-laws while we build a home and that's stressful in and of itself.  Our house should be finished in late August-early September.  I'm praying for August!  Here is said house:

It's so exciting, and I'm so grateful to be in the situation we're in because we can do this, but I'm ready to be OUT.  I think the birth control just magnifies the stress I already feel in my life.  I have a child who is the epitome of the TERRIBLE THREE'S and dealing with her is enough to make me want to scream.  I have a dog who has a serious incontinence issue and we FINALLY got her on medication, but I sure as heck am not taking her to a new house until I know the problem is solved.  It's GROSS!  And then part of the stress is that moving will happen within weeks of doing the transfer and trying to move and unpack a house while being pregnant with someone else's baby is a bit nerve-wracking.  Anyway, that's were I'm at these days!