I'm a relatively private person, looking to log my experience through infertility and adoption. My husband and I met 12 years ago and have been married for 10 years. We just traveled to Texas to renew our vows in his mother's front yard! We had our son Cole, almost 8 years ago. We have been trying to add to our family for the last 6 years. It has been a long, hard road, but we continue to remain hopeful. I know somewhere up "above the clouds" there is a God who has blessed me more than I will ever know, and he has great things in store for us.
He's here! Finally! The wait is over..and he's all ours! It's been a crazy, emotional, exhausting day, but he is finally ours. Pictures below for everyone "dying" to see them!
Congratulations to you and your family! I love the expressions on your faces. They are SO the expressions of new parents :) And baby boy is absolutely adorable!
"....we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance, perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts..." Romans 5:2-5:5
Hocking Hills 08!
Thank you to those close to me who have prayed, encouraged me, and "held up my arms."
"So Joshua fought the Amalekites as Moses had ordered, and Moses, Aaron and Hur went to the top of the hill. 11 As long as Moses held up his hands, the Israelites were winning, but whenever he lowered his hands, the Amalekites were winning. 12 When Moses' hands grew tired, they took a stone and put it under him and he sat on it. Aaron and Hur held his hands up—one on one side, one on the other—so that his hands remained steady till sunset. 13 So Joshua overcame the Amalekite army with the sword."
Our long journey
December 27, 2009- Matched with Birthmom in Florida
November 2009- Discovered we had to retake hours, took classes
August 2009- Began a whole new homestudy
January 2009- surgery to fix ureter
June 2009- A Child's Waiting closed
June 2009- Joined agency, A Little Bit of Heaven
November 2008- Back in Hospital with blocked ureter due to endometriosis
August 2008- Successful laporoscopy
September 2008- Joined a new agency, Adoption Link
July 2008- Discovered Dr. Falcone at the Cleveland Clinic: Will do a laporoscopy and remove endometriosis
June 2008- Large endometriomos, Fertility Dr. says I need a hysterectomy
April 2008- Matched with birthmom: Failed adoption
August 2007- Homestudy complete!
March 2007- Began initial paperwork with A Child's Waiting
June 2006- Failed IVF
March 2006- Failed laproscopy "endo too deep to take out"
Feb. 2006- Failed IUI
Jan 2006- New infertility specialist apt.
August 2005- Began 6 months of clomid
June 2005- Went to first Dr. to find source of infertility
Congratulations to you and your family! I love the expressions on your faces. They are SO the expressions of new parents :) And baby boy is absolutely adorable!
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