Blood Work

Today I had to go in and get bloodwork. Not sure why, didn't ask, I am still to excited to do this!! I know they are checking my FSH level, getting my blood type(cause I have no idea what it is), make sure I don't have diseases or crazy things wrong with me. The nurse taking my blood today asked me a very good question. She asked me why my husband and I would spend all this money to have a baby of our own when there were so many babies out there to be adopted. I was a little surprised to be asked, but responded that we are not against adoption we are all for it, we just know in our hearts and having faith in God that we are meant to have our own.

I am sure that the decision we have made won't sit well with some people, that is their opinion(we understand completely), but we made this decision and we are proud of it. If the opportunity comes, we would love to adopt. Baby number 2 may not be biologically ours, but that baby would become every part of our being and lives. We haven't once questioned the decision; we just knew. When you know, you know.

Chris & I are so excited to start 2010 out with hormones, drugs, and excitement! Thank you once again for all of the support! We couldn't ask for better friends and family! You know who you are!! We love and hope you have a fun & adventurous just like we are going to have!

Day 1

So here we are! Day 1!! Isn't it amazing how mother nature works?? Being a woman, we all hate when "that time of the month" roles around. Cramps, being pissy, tired, just feeling blah - not for me this month! In the past I would start my "time" and cry and cry. I was so sad that we couldn't get prego. Well - not this month!! My "time" came and I started crying because I was so happy!!! Having my cycle starts mean we get start our process for Baby Remkes! What a great way to start the new year!! Now that my "time" has started we start with some blood work and birth control. The blood work is to check my levels and make sure everything is ok and the birth control helps kick start my body into creating follicles(eggs). We will do birth control for a couple of weeks and then start the fertility meds (this when crazy Holly will come out and play!) So by March, we could be prego!!

It is just simply amazing to Chris & I that we are able to do this. We thought we were defeated. Thanks to medical studies and God helping these medical studies, we get to have a baby - with the help of a petrie dish!! HAHA!!

There are lots of questions everyone has and I don't know where to begin; so if you have one, leave a comment and I will answer it!

Thanks for all your prayers, love & support! We couldn't do it without you!

Update #1

A little background for everyone - We met, got engaged, got married, decided to have a baby. Easy enough right? Wrong. It all went really well until "decided to have a baby" part. I already knew that I had a female problem, Polycistic Ovarian Syndrome or PCOS, which in English terms, I have sits on my ovaries that prevents me from ovulating. Now my problem can be solved with medication. Easy enough, Wrong. Chris & I headed to the Doc to make sure we took all the right steps to start the process. We knew about my problem, but wanted to make sure that was the only one. Chris gave his "sample" and we found out that he had no sperm in his siemen. Now at the time all we saw was a wall. We were heartbroken. We thought we would never be able to have our own biological children. About two hours later we bounced back. Adoption was a great service and we had no problem with it. Now when the Doc told us that there was no sperm, he referred us to a Doc at the U of U. We figured, lets go talk to them and see what they have to say....what's a $35 co-pay, no harm in hearing what they have to say. That is really when it all began. We went to our appointment, gave a quick blurb about our families medical history and we had a diagnosis. Cystic Fibrosis(CF) runs in Chris' family. Chris is a carrier of the gene and he has a side effect called Absence of the Vas. English - the tube that move the sperm from point A to point B is missing. That was our "ah hah" moment. Invitro Fertilization (IVF). Easy enough, Wrong. Alot more testing to double check everything and coming up with the money. We started in May and finished the "prescreening" in December. It's been exhausting, but we are ready!!

Baby Blog

Chris & I finally made a decision - we want to track our process(sometimes daily). We have already gone thru alot of ups and downs deciding what to do. We will update our feelings, financial issues, and mood swings. Starting this month, we will plan on doing one update a week and work up to when we start the medication and process. We are so thankful for the friends and family that we have and we are so happy to share with you what we are going thru. We love you all!