New directions...

For those that are curious....we decided to make an appointment with a fertility specialist. Its now been 1 year and 3 or 4 months since we've been trying to get pregnant. After dealing with my issues and finding out Raymond doesn't have any issues, this is the route we are moving towards. Its not necessarily the way I want to go, but we need some answers.

I was thrown back by my mother-in-law asking me if we've "given to to God". She's not the most religious person, and this just shocked me. I was never expecting that to come out of her mouth. I told her we have, but it made me think. Was this God's way of telling us He has something better in store, or we need to go see someone who will explain what is going on? I'm confused, but content. I(we) need an answer to why this just isn't working. And trust me, its not because we're trying too hard, or we aren't doing it enough, or anything like that. I HAVE TRIED IT ALL!

And of course, you mention fertility specialist to some people and they start thinking about Jon & Kate plus 8! The Lord know I would love this, but I'm not so sure I would remain sane! Hopefully in a few weeks we will have some sort of an idea of our new direction.

Oh yeah, and Raymond is going to start school soon for a nursing program. Any prayer for us and him will be greatly appreciated. We're stressed as it is, but feel this is a needed direction for our lives.

Halloween

Since we don't have children of our own....we relish in the love of our nieces and nephews. This is the cutest PUMPKIN I've seen in a loooong time!

Update

Still no update on the pregnancy situation. Hopefully this month, if not I'm calling the fertility specialist....all your prayers are greatly appreciated!! Thanks for caring : )

Flu clinics.....aaaahhhh!

So, I'm sure you have noticed that I haven't written anything in quite some time. It's not because I didn't want to, its the fact that for some reason I can't find enough hours in the day to do everything I need to. We just finished having a flu clinic at work. This consisted of 5 days. Wed & Thurs of one week and Wed, Thurs, & Fri of the next....For some strange reason I also agreed to babysit Fri & Sat two weeks in a row....so spending 11-12 hours at work and then babysitting, I started to forget what my husband looked like! (ok, not really. He actually came and babysat with me, so we could spend some time together) Now we have the flu clinic behind us (1500 shots later) and we are anticipating the money to come fairly soon now (yea! more late days!!).

1st Anniversary

Raymond and I celebrated out 1st anniversary on Aug 25. We both took the day off (thank goodness it was a Monday, yea! for 3 day weekends!) and went to the zoo. i know it's not extravagant, but we're saving that for later! We ran our errands in the morning, checked out some local shops downtown (seriously, we need to shop in Broken Arrow more. There's some really cool stuff!) and then headed to the zoo. In the pictures below you can see that we decided to feed the birds....apparentluy if you stand under a tree you will get pooped on (I found out the hard way).

Then we decided to watch the sea lion show....that actually was very informative!

Of course I couldn't leave the zoo without seeing the frogs! (and I'm thinking I need one of these cute orange faced monkey things!)

That was our fun trip to the zoo....we didn't see everything because we had to hurry back across town to pick up our cake!!!

To be continued....

Nothing new

I feel bad that I haven't had anything to talk about. I guess that's what happens when all you seem to do is work! Raymond and I have our 1 year anniversary on Monday! We're aren't doing anything special this year.....going to the zoo, getting a new cake to eat (since our was ruined with the ice storm) and probably go out to dinner. Nothing too fancy, though I'm sure he will find an excuse to see a movie or something!

I've definitely given myself a busy weekend (AGAIN) with work on Saturday and teaching Sunday School on Sunday, but hey I'm young, right?! It seems like my weekends are busier than my week days, and yet I still don't get everything done. This being responsible stuff is hard work, but I wouldn't trade it for the world.

No pregnancy update yet....I think I got my results too late in the month for that to work for us, but September looks good to me (actually anytime does, but the more I think about it, the more anxious and overwhelmed I feel). I guess that's reality!

Oh well, better get back to work!

Doctors and Tests

Results are in! Raymond is good to go, but it seems to be that I am the one causing the delay. I had to get established with a new PCP because of an insurance change. Apparently, my thyroid is enlarged, which in turn means delay in pregnancy. I wish I new this a year ago!! It really would have helped me with stress and depression, but at least now we are the right road. We still need prayers, but hopefully this is a turning point. I know God has a plan, and I can't thank Him enough for this news.

Lola

I just had to put this picture up. This is Lola asking for more toy to stuff on top of her...she's so funny!

Testing

For those that know the circumstances, Raymond did his part today. They told us it would be about 10 days before we find anything out (which is absolutely ridiculous, since they will know today!) so now its just a waiting game. God has a plan...I don't know what it is, but He will make it worth the wait. I am sure!

Birthday Surprises

So it was my birthday yesterday....turning 24 is no big deal, right? I don't feel older, I don't look older, the only difference from turning 23 to turning 24 is, now I'm married. I have never been one that expects a gift and especially not flowers (mostly because of my allergies). So I diligently working and here comes an arrangement of flowers. They were gorgeous. All lime green and yellow in a lime green vase. I was definitely surprised. But when I open the card, it was from my parents! I don't think they have ever sent me flowers, so needless to say I was a little shocked (in a good way). So afterward I go to lunch with Raymond. We are talking, and I told him about the flowers Mom and dad sent me and just nonchalantly asked if he was sending me flowers. He said he wasn't and we went on eating (this is after I got a new sandwich, because of a nicely placed hair). I then asked if he was going to give me a card, that was the least he could do. He likes to tease me. He told me the day isn't over and I just need to wait (thats like telling a kid he can't have candy until after dinner). Just not fair. Well I go back to work, and I'm not in my chair more than 15 minutes and here comes this monstrous arrangement. Its over 3 feet tall!! I KNEW this was from Raymond! So my smile came back to my face (not like it ever left) and I am now surrounded by flowers everywhere!

Beginnings

Ok, so Jamie inspired me to try this out! I'm not big on sharing things, but this looked like fun. I'm looking forward to what all will eventually be on here! And who would have guessed that I would title it sunflowers & frogs! So here is to a new beginning.