Moving on...

I can't believe that it has been over a month since I last posted. I wasn't sure if I still would continue the blog but we've had a lot of people asking for updates so I decided to post again. I probably won't be writing as often as I did in the past but it's kind of a fun way to keep everyone updated.

We are doing really good! We have had some time now to really let everything soak in. It was so disappointing to not hear that news that we wanted so badly to hear. But, we both realize that we have so much to be thankful for and are looking ahead to new and exciting things.

It has actually been a really great feeling the past month to not worry about schedules, pills, tests, and appointments. I guess I had gotten so used to planning my life around it all that I forgot how much time and energy it actually took. We feel this new found freedom that we just haven't experienced before. It's a freedom to plan vacations and dates that we just haven't done in a long time. We are more thankful than ever for each other. We are the only two people that have been through this long struggle and it has definitely made us feel even closer than we ever felt before. Going through everything that we did taught us so much. We learned more about ourselves and each other than we probably would have learned otherwise.

I keep telling people that we really are doing great. I also add that I am sure that there will be tough days ahead. I'm sure that I will have good days and bad, but don't we all? I knew that Mother's Day would be rough and it was. But, we made it through and we always will.

Some people have asked if we have thought about adoption. Yes, we have. We actually were really close to pursuing adoption prior to our IVF attempt. We know so many people that have adopted and we are so happy for them. But, we just don't feel that it is right for us. If the perfect situation were to come to us, we would be there with open arms. But, emotionally we are just ready to move on. It has been 7-8 years of a difficult pursuit and we are just ready to put our energy into other things. Adoption is often a long and emotional process, much like infertility. We just want to put our energy into each other and our life together.

Plus, we are looking forward to being an aunt and uncle...soon! My brother will be getting married next year. His fiance has a daughter that is cute as can be. They live in CA so we don't get to see them very often but always look forward to catching up with them. Jack's sister and her husband are expecting their first in the fall. We we will "officially" be an aunt and uncle in November.

And, yes, we are still glad that we did IVF. We talk about it all the time. If we had to do things all over again, we wouldn't change a thing. Of course we didn't get the outcome that we wanted, but we tried. It may sound crazy because we know that it took a lot of money and time and energy...but it is so worth it to know that we did everything that we could. We left no stone unturned and will never question our decision.

So, now onto travels and adventures. We aren't pursuing that triathlon anymore. Jack got a stress fracture in his foot and I decided that the swimming through murky water isn't for me (I'm not THAT adventurous). But, we are both staying active. I had some weight to take off from the IVF process. We bought mountain bikes and have already been out a few times. We have been down to Milwaukee a couple times - once to the museum and once to the zoo. We are planning a trip to Chicago in June, Vegas in July (Jack has a meeting there), and I'm going to get together with my college roommates sometime too. So, lots of fun things on the horizon and I can't wait!