Everything happens for a reason

I've been following Shanna's blog for awhile now and she just started a new one introducing the most precious angel I've seen in some time. Just makes my heart melt.

Our TTC efforts to date:

2007
- Started TTC September
- Oct. '07 - started temping
- Dec. '07, threw in the saliva scope too

2008
- Mar. '08, OPK's used most months but not every
- Apr. '08 - stopped temping
- couple sessions of reflexology here and there
- May '09 - 1st visit to naturopath re: fertility + started Traditional Chinese Medicine (TMC)
- July '08 - handful of sessions with therapist
- Aug. '08 - stopped TMC, tired of taking 18 pills a day
- Oct. '08 - both started taking Fertile Aid

2009
- Feb. '09 - stopped taking Fertile Aid
- Mar. '09 - started adding acupuncture to the mix + yoga 2x/wk.
- June '09 - 2 session of lymphatic massage + reflexology
- saw family Doc May 1, 2009 (SA requisition for DH and thyroid bloodwork for me)
- June 13 - found out little sister is pregnant, seriously hurt!
- June '09 - bought ov watch
- July '09 - 1st cycle using ov watch, no luck
- July 24, DH still hasn't done SA and I have not followed up on my bloodwork but will cross both those things off the list this cycle.
- Aug. 5 - drop off DH specimen for SA test!
- Aug. 12 - SA results in (low motility)
- Aug. 16 - 1st consult with Fertility Clinic (decided to schedule an HSG)
- Sept. 8 - 3rd cycle using ov watch
- Oct. 4 - 4th cycle using ov watch and 1st after HSG clean out
- Oct. 8 - HSG was awful but the good news is all clear and looking normal
- Nov 3 - CD 3 of my first cycle monitoring (all looks good - 2 follicles at 7mm) (our 5th month using ov watch)
- Nov. 19 - 1st appointment scheduled with fertility Dr.
- Nov. 23 - cycle monitoring continues 1 dominant follicle at 15mm
- Dec - bloodwork reg.looking for PCOS
- Dec 17th - Doctors appointment scheduled (my 'O' day is around CD 21 so onto Clomid we go)

2010
- Jan. 7 - clomid + ov watch cycle
- Feb. 4 - clomid + BDing starting on CD 10
- March 2 - another cycle (ended at CD 45)
- Apr. 16 - CD 1 - clomid + 1st iui ever
- May 13 - CD 1 - clomid + iui
- June 9 - CD 1 - time for change
- Oct. 29 - LAST day at f/t JOB!!! wahoooo!!!!
- Nov. - crazy busy month of holiday photo shoots
- Dec. - reading with clairvoyant (2011 should be the year we conceive.. finally!)

2011
- Feb/Mar - Reiki with clairvoyant
- May - still no baby but joined networking group and business is growing.
- June - using clearblue's new digital ovulation test strips this cycle

2012
- February, start doing Crossfit
- May, Lap surgery (endo removed from left side, 1 simple cyst drained from right ovary)
- Onto Cycle monitoring
- June, Metformin started..
- Stopped crossfit in August (really felt that the stress of crossfit - my own mindset/anxieties likely - was probably building too much stress in my body)
- October cycle we used femera and tried on our own
- November cycle we used femera again but also cycle monitoring and an IUI and here we are today.. due August 13th, 2013.
- Dec 21 - at 6 weeks and 3 days we get to see peanut and hear our little ones heart beating. MAGIC!!!

Everything happens for a reason

Thursday, September 11

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