We are so grateful

Justin and I feel that we have a lot to be grateful for right now.

1) We are grateful to Dr. G, the infertility specialist that I started seeing in February of this year. Unlike Dr. T in Tampa who I saw for 8 months, his office did not lose test results or test samples and he didn't make me wait around to see what happened - he took action! And unlike Dr. M (not an infertility specialist) who I started seeing last year, he didn't put me through yet another HSG to check my tubes. Again. By the way, 3rd time is not the charm - that test is terrible every time they do it.

2) We are grateful for all the advances in infertility treatments over the last 20 years, and even over the last 5 years. And we are grateful that if we were going to be in the situation we have been in, at least it is when we had options and didn't have to leave everything up to chance.

3) We are grateful for Justin's company's choices for health insurance and for choosing to cover infertility treatments, including in vitro. Otherwise, we would be saving for the next year to be able to afford to try to get pregnant (something most people do for free).

4) We are grateful that although the injections made me pretty miserable, we were able to get so many good eggs from one round. So many, that we had 7 embryos survive long enough to be frozen, waiting for when we are ready to go for baby #2 (and #3).

5) And last of all (and most importantly) we are grateful to be in the 60% of people who have success with in vitro. And that by the end of January our home will be home to one very special little baby.