"Most Likely To Become A Nun"

So...I decided to finally put to good use that high school English award and start a blog. I can't believe I just said that. I don't blog. I stalk. But alas, here I am.

My desire to start a blog stems from our current journey toward becoming parents. Back in October 2009, we (we being my husband Chris/CP and myself), decided we wanted to start trying for a baby. We met with our doctor and got the OK to go for it in two months to allow my body time to adjust to being off the Pill (read: worst cramps ever). The idea of going about it all willy-nilly seemed nonproductive to my list-planning-control-the-situation personality. Thankfully a wonderful friend gave me the book "Taking Charge of Your Fertility" by Toni Weschler.

Photo credit: http://tcoyf.com/

All girls should read this book whether they are trying to get pregnant or not. It would have been a lot more helpful than the dreaded day in elementary school when the girls and boys split up and the girls watched an after-school special on how to use a tampon. Anyway, I began charting my cycles each month, taking my temperature, peeing on sticks -- the usual -- and found that things seemed a little off. The doctor agreed. After further testing for both of us, we graduated to a fertility specialist whom I saw today.

I have finished my second round of Clomid and soon will have my first IUI. Then comes the dreaded two-week wait to find out if it worked or not.

You may be wondering about the title to this blog. Back when I was at Lincoln Elementary School we made a "Slam Book." Each page of a notebook had a title on the top page like "Prettiest Hair" or "Most Likely to be President." The book was then passed around and on the ruled lines below the category you were to write down the person who best fit the category. I don't know if the girls all knew something about my slow eggs back then, but I was selected as "Most Likely to Become a Nun."

Before we dated, neither CP or I wanted to have children, but everything changed once we came together. Whether for us that means getting a little fertility assistance or adoption, we are open to God's plan and are eager to "make it work."

xoxo
Jam