The Easy Part

Well, setting the blog up was the easy part.  I did this months ago.  Actually writing anything down has been a great deal harder.  There seems to be a lot to say and then again, not many details.  Since this is the first real entry, I guess I should give a little background information.  I won't tell our story, as I am hoping this will only be for friends and family that already know all about us anyway.

The first major realization Cami and I had together is that we were head over heels for each other and that we were made to be together.  The second is that we wanted children.  Dreaming of babies, terrible toddlers, ungrateful teenagers and the amazing adults they would eventually become has been a part of our tapestry since very early on.  Dreaming is one thing, but making it a reality is something else entirely.  Because we have double the ovaries and zero man parts, this could pose a challenge for us in this department.  We are very blessed to live in Sweden, where the national healthcare assists in the conception of your first child.   We got the paperwork and filled it out, and just waited to hear back from them.  In the interest of full disclosure, I will admit that since I am the older of us, the initial plan was that I would try to get pregnant first.  We got a letter back saying that I would not be able to be assisted in conception because of my weight.  It was devastating, but not completely unexpected.  My weight posed several factors, despite the fact that I was otherwise completely healthy.  We decided to switch gears and take control.  For me, that meant tackling the weight.  Factoring in my age and weight and super slow metabolism, surgery was really my only option.  So, I began that journey.

This is where our double ovaries really works in our favor.  Two wombs, no waiting.  Okay, some waiting.  We reissued the paperwork, this time with Cami as the patient and were approved.  We discovered there was about a year wait.  This was perfect for us.  I could get through surgery and then we could get started.  That was October 2010.  In September 2011, Cami had to go in for a hysterosalpingogram.  Say that three times fast!  They shot her full of contrast dye and used an ultrasound to take a look at her ovaries, fallopian tubes and uterus.  She was absolutely perfect.  Duh.

Now we have to meet with the doctor and then with a therapist.  (Uh-oh!)  My understanding is that the therapist wants to make sure you are prepared for the roller coaster that is assisted conception.  Just last week we made a call to check on our status.  We've been told that if the current schedule keeps up, we should be able to be trying in February or March.  Needless to say, we are thrilled.  We're spending 3 weeks in Tennessee with family and when we come home to Sweden, we should be able to actually begin the process of turning our family of two into three.  (Esme objects to that last statement.  She says we're already a family of three and she may or may not allow us to bring a baby into her home, but that's for another blog.)

So, now we're up to date.  It's Thanksgiving day 2011 and we bought a crib today.  Part of me thinks we're jumping the gun a bit, but both of us have faith that God is going to bring  us a baby, one way or another.  It may not be on our schedule, but it will happen.  :)