Everything happens for a reason: a picture

since I am a photographer I thought a picture might be in order to brighten things up on my blog.

iPhone snap shot with camerabag filter (love my iPhone)
This was taken on one of our many trips to my dad and step mom's place just outside Hanover, ON

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

Monday, June 15

a picture

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