And the new waiting began…

My first trimester was a bit challenging.  I really can’t complain too much because I know lots of moms who have gone through far more difficult pregnancies than what I did, however… it still wasn’t a walk in the park.  I was trying so hard to conceal my pregnancy, at ...

Could our dream come true?

We didn’t give up trying to have a baby of our own.  I had always said that whenever we decided we were ready to have kids, that we would likely be the couple that would just “let it happen” and that I couldn’t imagine actively “trying” to get pregnant.  Any ...

Should we travel a new road?

As we struggled to get pregnant, our earlier conversations about adoption began to resurface.  We talked about different treatment options for the infertility issue, and while we desperately wanted a biological child, we knew that invitro fertilization wasn’t going to be an option we would choose.  We have several friends ...

Beginning our journey towards parenthood

For as long as I can remember, John and I have known that we eventually wanted to have a family.  We never really knew when we’d be ready… we didn’t get married and have a “5 year plan” or anything like that.  We just figured that at some point, we’d ...

And then came puppies

We moved into our new home about two months later. It felt like a dream come true! John and I had both been wanting a dog for a long time, but we knew that the conditions in our mobile home (especially the heat issue) made that impossible until after we ...

Our new home

John and I spent our first 2 married years scrimping and saving every penny, or so it seemed.  We wanted desperately to buy our own home, but were determined to make certain that we didn’t jump in too quickly.  We wanted to be sure that we could afford our mortgage ...

How I met the love of my life!

Welcome to my new blog!  I’m not sure exactly where to start, so I’ll take these first few blog post to give a bit of a background on who I am and how I came to this point in my life. In June of 1998, as I was about to ...