It's been 8 weeks since I last blogged. Wow!!! Where has the time gone? Had our IVF worked, I would have been 14 weeks!!! It's really crazy to think about it! It feels as if it's been years since we did the procedure.
We have joined a Church and have a new Church family. We have made some amazing new friends and are going to Community Group on Sundays as well. It's amazing to sit with a group of people we barely know and feel so open and honest and just available for God to seep into our life. I am playing Bunco once a month on Monday nights. It's really a lot of fun to just get out and have some "girl" time.
I love that I feel no jealousy, no anger or even bitterness around our friends, whom all have children. It's been so tough to just let go of the resentment towards God and just to let Him have reign over us. It's been wonderful ever since. We are getting a lot closer with other family members and just honestly getting down to the real meaning of what Christ is wanting us to do.
We went to a Marriage conference two weeks after the failed IVF and it was a total life/marriage changer. It was amazing and we are doing so well. Often times, you see a lot of married couples struggling with eachother during infertility stuff due to the high stress, but we work really good together. When I'm down, he picks me back up and vice-versa. He doesn't totally "GET" what is going on, but he is there and it means so much. We learned how to treat eachother as husband and wife and we have a new relationship that is amazing. God is doing so many wonderful and beautiful things in our life. I know He is healing us and it's amazing. Sometimes people think I get "preachy", but honestly, it's my JOB as a Christian to tell you what He says!
Right now, we are fixing up our new little camper!! We've been looking for one for about 4-5 years to take with us to the River on our yearly fishing trip. We usually stayed with Jeremy's parents in their big camper, but it's getting cramped with grandkiddos and hopefully more to come in the future. =) We haven't been looking for a while now and this just fell in our lap! So, we bought it and are making her beautiful!
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| This is the bed area |
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| Kitchen area |
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Kitchen/booth primed
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| Doors are primed |
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| Pretty color on the walls!! |
It's coming along pretty good! We have all of the walls painted and most of the cabinets and seats and such. We bought new carpet and vinyl tile that looks like planks of wood. It's really fun. We had an estimate to have it installed and it was over $750!!! So, that was way out of our price range, so we spent right at $150 at Lowes to do it ourself! We are having all of the cushions re-upholstered though. I don't have that fancy machine to do it myself, or my mom and I would. It's not the biggest or the best camper, but it will be beautiful and perfect for us! I'm so thankful God has given us the ability to purchase this and use it!
I'm getting ready for a big craft show at the end of April. I have about 8 canvases made, so it's really getting down to crunch time!! I LOVE craft shows and it will be so much fun to set up at this one.
And for those who are wondering, we are for sure doing IVF again in May/June! It can't get here fast enough! I'm down 12 pounds, so I think I'll meet my 20 pound loss goal! I am more nervous about this cycle, just because I remember the heartbreak from last time, but if we don't take the chance, who knows if it would have worked? As long as God gives me the strength, then we will continue. PLUS I miss going to see my Dr and amazing nurses and the ladies at the front desk. They are pretty much like family to us during the craziness and I wouldn't trade them!
Well, this was way longer than I expected, but again, it has been 8 weeks! =) Until next time!
