..It's been awhile..

It's been awhile since my last post so I figured it was time I post an update. Since I can't use blogger at work, I have a harder time updating my blogs. So I'm sorry for my lack of posts. I have two updates: IVF update & Life Update. I'll start with IVF.


IVF update:
Not much has changed since my last post. Yesterday marked a month since my last lupron shot. Today is one day past my normal shot day and I am now waiting for AF to arrive. I can feel stuff going on down there so I know something is gonna happen, I just don't know when. I'm hoping it's soon so that we can get started with this next cycle. Praying that everything continues to go well and as planned. So for now, I'm just waiting which I HATE DOING!


Life update:
I came home from a wonderful week in so cal to find out that I'm being laid off from my job. My last day is Friday, July 30th! I am in complete shock. They say it's due to budget cuts but I'm not sure I believe this with all the issues I've had with my boss. I found out over vacation that my boss had quit and his last day is this Friday. I was so excited to finally be free of him and to not be so stressed out at work to finding out I'm being let go! WTF!!! I was in shock for most of the day yesterday. I didn't want to think about what this all meant. First issue for me is my health insurance. As you all know, we are about to start our next IVF cycle and thought what the heck happens now. Well, thankfully I can collect unemployment. I have no idea how much this will be but at least it's something. I will be given the option to continue my health coverage through Cobra. The bad part of this is Cobra is very expensive. I will be paying whatever I paid per month plus the premium amount my employer paid. I have no clue what this amount is going to be and it worries me. How can they expect someone who is unemployed to be able to afford Cobra? We will make it work somehow. If I am paying an arm and a leg for this insurance, I might as well get my money's worth by continuing IVF. The added expense of baby would be tough if I didn't have a job by June 2011. I doubt this will be the case. I'm confident I will find something in the next few months. I just pray we can afford everything. 


My husband tends to stress about money and he seems to be okay with things right now and is being very supportive. I just hope he stays this way. I don't need the added stress of his worry about money. We always have found a way to get by when money was tight. Thankfully we have supportive families that won't see let us fall apart. God has a plan for us and I have to trust in Him and be confident that he will provide.


Then to add more stress, our house that we have a contract on is not going so good. It's a short-sale and the banks are screwing with us. They keep counter offering higher and higher and won't budge on their offer. After leaving so cal we decided to withdraw from the contract. We don't want to keep going around and around with the banks to only come to an end with no house. Our options suck right now as far as house options go. We have decided on a new plan that we are very excited about. We feel that God is opening so many doors to our new plan with the house falling through and me being laid off. Everything happens for a reason and I know that God wouldn't give us something we couldn't handle. He obviously has a better plan for us!:) I'm bummed about it all, but have to stay strong if we want this IVF to work! I can now focus on me and my body and if I do become pregnant, I can ease myself back into things without the stresses of work for awhile.


I know we will be ok. It just sucks all of this had to happen at the same time. It will be hard to stick it out at my job till next Friday, but if I want to transfer within the company, I have to keep my record in good standing. I've applied to 4 jobs within my company and 7 outside. Out of the 11 jobs, one has to come through. We shall see!


I'll update again once AF starts to fill you all in on the next steps. As of now, I'll go in on CD3 for blood work and then between days CD5-CD10 I will go in for my HSG. Then wait for our follow up about two weeks later. It's almost here and I'm so excited!:)


Thanks again for your continued support!


Talk to you all soon!
Lauren