Growing up I always thought if something bad happened to me I had done something wrong in my life. I did all the things required as a good christian: What I’ve learned since is that bad things still happen to good people, that’s just life. We all are given trials. When Chase and I were …
Having Strength to Move Forward after IVF
The two week wait requires lots of patience and strength. The days following Embryo Transfer are known as the dreaded Two Week Wait (TWW). You wait until your period starts or your hCG beta blood test to determine if you’re pregnant or not. About 5 days after Embryo Transfer I started getting period like cramps. …
Things that are Starting IVF: Embryo Transfer
The wait for embryo transfer (Friday to Sunday) wasn’t too bad. Trying to get a lot of cleaning done at home so I didn’t have to do it the following week. I was wanting to attend church but Chase was worried that our embryo’s would be affected if I went and had all those smells …
Starting IVF #1: Injections
IVF starts with Shots, Shots, Shots One Wednesday January 6th, I started injections for our first IVF cycle. Starting Lupron was hard, I got hot flashes and it really stung when I gave myself the shot. We were in Orlando for the Dopey Challenge. I gave myself my evening dose of Lupron, in the Steak …
Things that are Starting In Vitro Fertilization (IVF)
Our IVF Journey first started when our RE said it’s time for us to move to IVF. Never thought we’d hear that. Our First Appointment We met with our IVF coordinator and she gave me a fertility medication calendar. This calendar would tell us when we’d start and stop medications as well as when we’d …
Race Recap of the Dopey Challenge: Mickey Marathon
Race Recap of the Dopey Challenge: Mickey Marathon Okay, Okay, Okay – you are going to get picture overload today for this recap (I think 71 total) and #idontevencare Like all the other days we got up at the same time, and were out the door by like 3:30-3:45ish. Dan and his wife weren’t going …
Dopey Challenge The Donald Half Marathon
Sharing my experience of the Dopey Challenge The Donald Half Marathon. Updated 3/26/2026. Be sure to check out my other race recaps of the Dopey Challenge. We all decided that we were going to be out the door by 3:30am. We knew there would be a lot more people running the half. I was up …
Dopey Challenge Race Recap Minnie 10k
Sharing my Dopey Challenge Race Recap Minnie 10k. This post was updated 3/31/2026. Be sure to check out my other Dopey Challenge Race Recaps. Day 2 of the Dopey Challenge running the Minnie 10k. We got up (or at least I did) at 2:45am and were out the door by 3:15am. The 10k started at …
Supplements Taken Before IVF Cycle
In November we met with our RE who wanted me to start taking supplements. He was concerned about my egg quality and egg reserve wanting us to have the best chance for our upcoming IVF cycle. Even if I was getting the proper nutrition daily, he felt that I needed to use supplements to increase …
Things that are “It’s time to move towards IVF”
We didn’t know going into meet with our RE that he would suggest IVF. But after our 3rd failed IUI cycle that’s what happened. Unfortunately, it only took a month to get in after our 3rd failed IUI. This is what we talked about: There are three pieces; the sperm, the egg, and the uterus. …