Giving Up Is Not An Option - IVF Starts Now!

As many of you know, we have been trying to have our own child for a little over 2 years now. We have gone through years of medications, thousands of dollars worth of trigger shots, ultrasounds, testing, blood work, 4 failed IUI’s, and 2 pregnancy losses.

We have both been diagnosed with infertility - and our last and final option, is IVF.

IVF is In Vitro Fertilization. This is where our mad scientist of a Fertility Doctor will take our sperm + eggs and make embryos in a Petri dish! <— definitely the watered down version. The science behind IVF is mind blowing, and also comes with a pretty hefty price tag, rightfully so.

Giving up is not in the cards for us. We will do whatever we have to do, to make it work. To FINALLY have our baby in our arms, hopefully someday soon. Infertility comes with a lot of weight. Mentally, emotionally, physically, and financially. Asking for help is a last resort, and something that we had to think long and hard about. We know that we have a village behind us - a village that has been following us from the very beginning. Seeing all of the ups and downs, the excitement and then the heartbreaks we have endured trying to be parents.

Parenting is unlike anything we have ever experienced. We got to experience being parents the past 6 months, and I think we can both say - those were the best 6 months of our lives. We got to witness how both of us parent. We got to see how much we both could LOVE. We got to see how we both disciplined. We got to see how great of a team we were when it came to being parents. We got to learn how to compartmentalize being parents, and being husband and wife. We got to see each other be strong despite the many wrenches God threw at us. And most importantly, we got to love and let go, together. We have each other, we have so much love to give, and we are so good at being parents - we deserve this. And sometimes, in the middle of your darkest valleys, it’s hard to know and admit that you DO deserve this, that you WERE meant to be parents - but we know we are, and we know that whatever child God chooses us to be the parents of, they will experience and feel the most love we could ever give.

If you have read this far, thank you. In todays world, it’s almost too expensive to even survive yourself. We get that, we really do. And if anyone wants to give, whatever they can, we will be forever grateful. We are planning something special for all of the support - monetary or just prayers, good vibes, thoughts. We appreciate each and every one of you who have supported us, prayed for us, and helped us along this journey of parenthood. It is not for the weak - but we are SO ready.