After A Break...

I think it's been about two and a half months since I posted. I think that qualifies as a "break". A lot has happened lately, but most significantly would be the passing of my grandpa. Of course there is never anything good to say about people we love dying, but I know he isn't suffering anymore. I know he's at "The Next Place" :-) (if you haven't read that book, I'd recommend it...I got my copy from a cousin "in law", and it was one of the sweetest gestures during all of this.)
Also, about two months before my grandpa passed, he made the decision to close the Ben Franklin store. So, that's been the majority of my time...working to close the family business. It's sad. It's really, really sad. I'm very sad that my children will never know the store like I know the store. They will never have that place to run up and down the aisles, to get any color poster board they may want for their school project, or to earn their very first paycheck. But, just like everything else, we shall move on. We shall move on, appreciating the things we do still have, and the people we still have.

Well, in our attempt to move on, we've continued to talk about baby making. We made an appointment for October 22nd to discuss IVF. And we went. And we left feeling a little overwhelmed, but we got some answers we were wanting.

So, here we go! Beginning November after my period starts, I will start taking birth control pills. Sometime before the beginning of the year I will have to order all my hormone drugs (more about this in another post!), have a water sonogram to be sure there aren't any abnormalities in my uterus, do a mock transfer to be sure the catheter for the transfer of the embryos isn't to large for my cervix, and schedule the IVF lecture at the fertility clinic. The next few months are not only busy, but will move fast! I'll continue to post as we move along in our journey. First step, get my birth control prescription filled and call the doctor to ask about the hormone medication prescriptions.

While we were waiting we appreciated the people and things we are still lucky enough to have, we worked hard to help at the family business and "we" turned 29 on October 30th :)