Well, it's been two years since we've posted on the blog. I guess now is as good a time as any! Major events over the last two years include:
- The birth of our first niece! (She is now a year old)
- Our apartment flooded in a freaky flash storm
- I finished up my Montessori teacher education training!
- Adam got a promotion and has been able to do a bit of international travel for work - I got to tag along for the second Japan trip
- We both lost a lot of weight as participants in an infertility and weight loss study (I lost 35 pounds, Adam lost over 150! We are now working to keep it off)
- We spent a week at a beach house in North Carolina with my family this summer, soaking up the sun
- My sister, Samantha, went on a mission. Since being back, she got engaged and is getting married in Oregon next month
- We are both very involved in our church callings. Adam is the new executive secretary and I am working with the beehive group (12-14 y/o) in Young Women's.
- Adam ran his very first 5k race in May and did it in under 25 minutes!
- We've completed a few hikes around Utah this year. The most rewarding one was probably the hike we did last week - Squaw Peak, elevation of 8,000 feet.
Now that the crazy busy summer (Kansas, North Carolina, Japan, etc.) is over, we're getting back into a "normal" routine. My school year started in August. This year I have the smallest class size yet. Only 20 students! Our school was awarded a grant to fund preschoolers. As part of the grant, we are allowed a maximum of 20 students per early childhood class. I'm excited to see how the smaller class size will benefit everyone involved.
As far as the baby-making business goes, we've started a new fertility drug (letrozole/femara) this month in hopes of inducing ovulation. All prayers and well wishes are greatly appreciated! This journey is starting to wear heavy on us... in the last 3 years we've now tried - 6 rounds of progesterone, an intrauterine scan (which revealed what my subconscious was afraid of - Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome- aka PCOS) 3 rounds of metformin, an HSG test, herbs, vitamins, acupuncture, 2 different fertility monitors, weight loss, vacations, talked a lot about adoption, lots of prayers, lots of tears, and a partridge in a pear tree!
As a fellow infertile has said, “We rob ourselves – and those around us – if we let our infertility struggles define us and dictate our lives. As huge as this is, chances are that there are still a lot of other things in our lives that are good and going right – and we should fully embrace those as well.”
While in the throws of infertility and constant disappointment and meltdowns, this thought is sometimes hard to remember. It's been a lot to handle but, even through all of the literal emotional roller coasters, we've been able to turn to each other for strength and support. I'm lucky to have such a great man by my side through all of the trials that this life throws at us!
Happy Sunday everyone! Be good. Do good. Feel good.
