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Friday, December 31, 2010

..Happy New Year!..

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Happy New Year!!!!
Wishing for everyone's dreams to come true and no more dreams to be shattered!
2011 will be a year of many miracles and blessings!

Cheers to all the new Mommies out there and to all those waiting for their BFP!


This is going to be OUR year!


Much Love,
Lauren

Monday, December 27, 2010

..The Holidays..

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Hello my virtual friends!  I hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas!  As hard as Christmas can be on those of us who are struggling with infertility, I had a really great Christmas!!!  Being with my niece was such a joy and was so special!  She truly has blessed my heart in more ways than I could have ever imagined!  She's the greatest!!!=)  I was lucky to spend Christmas eve with my wonderful in-laws and company.  Lots of food (too much food) and way too many presents.  Later Christmas Eve night, DH and drove to the airport to pick up my parents.  It was so great to see them!  We got to spend Christmas Day with them along with my Dad's side of the family!  We had a blast...lots of yummy food and lots of laughter!  So, I can say Christmas 2010 was wonderful!

As joyous as the Christmas season can be, it isn't for all of us.  A family in CA needs your prayers right now.  It's a friend of mines friend who's son went home to be with Jesus on Christmas Eve.  Baby Samuel was only 2.5 weeks old and passed away due to under developed lungs.  Please keep this family in your prayers as they grieve the loss of their precious son.  This story has truly touched my heart and my heart goes out to them!  You can find their story here!  God works in mysterious ways and sometimes we will never understand why he does things the way he does.

Dh & I Christmas Day - 2010


May God continue to bless you and your family in 2011!

Much love,
Lauren

Monday, December 20, 2010

..Come check out my Vlogs & new Facebook page..

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I have entered the Vlogging world....for those of you who are unaware of what this is, "vlogging (vlogs) are YouTube video blogs.  So it's basically my blog in video's.  There are times when it's just easier for me to speak what's on my mind.  I've enjoyed getting to know my friends in the Vlog world and know how much I've enjoyed watching all their video's that I decided it was time I join in the fun...as fun as infertility is to talk about!=)

You can find me on YouTube at:
http://www.youtube.com/user/toosassy1979

I've also created a private Face book page where I am able to share my thoughts and concerns without being bashed by certain family members that I just can't deal with anymore.

You can find me on Face book under:
MrsCips Ttcjourney

Note: Please don't be offended if I don't except your friend request.  I'm only allowing certain people to be my friends to avoid the drama with these certain family members!  It's a page where I can feel free to talk to my other fellow IF friends about our IF experiences.


Here is a newly posted vlog from my YouTube page:




PLEASE SUBSCRIBE....I love all my YouTube friends!=)

Stay tuned for more vlogs...my DH got me a handy dandy video camera (something similar to the Flip but much better) for Christmas so I have lots of vlogs lined up for the New Year!

Thanks for your continued support and virtual friendship!

Lauren

Sunday, December 19, 2010

..I'm Alive..

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Hi everyone!!!!

I am so sorry for my lack of posts!  I've been so busy with school and life in general that I have neglected by bloggie and youtube friends!  We haven't made a decision yet on what we want to do in regards to having a baby.  We had to put things on hold till Jan when my job becomes permanent so that we have IF coverage again.  Then everything from tests to treatments will be covered except donor IVF!  We have a lot to think about.  We really want to buy a house before our lease is up the end of Feb and then try for a baby.  But there are somethings we have to consider..that if we try my eggs one or two more times, we can't wait forever because of my Endo growing and taking over.  I am not on any treatments right now for the Endo so I have no idea what is going on inside.  I am still having pains just not as intense for the most part.

AF has been weird and irregular.  I just had my first period last week without being induced by Provera.  I've had two periods since my my surgery last March.  The Lupron really screwed my body up.  I've been experiencing some joint/bone pain which is a side effect of Lupron which causes bone loss.  It also can lead to Fibromyalgia and Rheumatoid Arthritis.  I have been having an intense amount of pain in my right arm in my elbow area.  It hurts to type and the pain is radiating down to my fingers.  My arm is in a constant dull aching pain and goes in and out from feeling numb.  I knew this could happen, I just didn't realize it couldn't happen so soon or that it would even happen to me.  I'm 100% positive this is what it is, but I've never experienced this pain before and it started after I started taking Lupron.  So once I'm insured through work starting Jan. 10, I have to go see a Rheumatologist.  I'm just trying to take things one day at a time.

The Mock Embryo Transfer is where we left off with our treatments with our new RE.  So once Jan. comes, I'll be scheduling this procedure for sometime in Jan and get everything done we need to in order to start either IVF with my eggs or Donor Egg IVF.  If we do Donor Egg IVF, we have some additional things we have to complete but I don't want to do these until I know if we are going this route or not.

The holiday's are always hard!  I just pray that I am able to enjoy myself and just think of all the positives in my life.  It doesn't matter how hard I try to avoid pregnant woman, they are every where in my life and some days it makes me just want to SCREAM!  I'm very happy for those who are close to me who are either ttc or who are pregnant, but it doesn't take the pain away just because they are my friends or my family!  Those of you struggling with IF understand this pain I feel.

I have a lot to say but my arm/hand can't take anymore typing for tonight.  I'll do an update again soon.   Thanks everyone for your continued support and love!  Praying for everyone in their ttc journey!


Much love,
Lauren
 

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