In October, we found out we were getting blessed with a new little miracle in June. We were taken by complete surprise. Many people don't know how you can be so completely surprised about a baby on the way. Well let me tell you, we never thought we would be a couple to get a surprise baby. You see, as some of you already know, getting pregnant with Hudson was no walk in the park for us...
In 2012 we decided we wanted to start trying for a family. I had known since high school that this wasn't going to be an easy accomplishment. Let me start out by saying that our road to becoming parents was quite easy compared to some of our friends and I don't want to take that for granted. However, the journey was emotionally, physically, and financially challenging and draining for us. After a visit with my Doctor, she flat out told me that I was going to require more help than she could give. I was devastated yet determined.
Within hours I had called OU reproductive medicine and learned that I would have to wait nearly 4 months to get in for my first appointment. That 4 months seemed like forever. After finally going in and getting to meet my new doctor who I absolutely loved, she gave me a glimmer of hope. It took 6 failed months of clomid and 2 failed months of femara before I got a positive test. Each month included anywhere from 2-5 ultrasounds, 1 self given injection, multiple negative pregnancy tests, several tears, and a little bitterness for everyone who was getting pregnant.
It was the day before thanksgiving in 2013 that I finally got a positive test. I had thought of a million cute ways to tell Tyler he was going to be a dad and yelling for him to come to the bathroom wasn't one of them. We were ecstatic and couldn't hardly believe it.
Most people suggest waiting until the first trimester is over before telling people but I believe that the more people who knew, the more people who would be praying for our sweet baby. We immediately told close friends and family but waited until Christmas to make it "Facebook official."
We are eternally grateful that God allowed us to become parents to the most precious boy I have ever known. Even on the long, sleepless nights we are thankful!
That's all for now! I will try to update more throughout this pregnancy. There will most likely be a post about Hudson's labor and delivery, the fact that we aren't finding out if this new baby is a boy or girl, and our plans for possibly using a midwife for this birth. Not to mention random Hudson updates since we are working on new sleeping tricks and will eventually decide to tackle potty training (oh my).
