As if IVF wasn't enough..

We also just found out that we're moving!

Strange way to word it, I know... But we've been looking into the possibility of renting a house for a couple months or so and haven't really found anything in our price range and the area that we want that we liked.

We actually found a house listed for sale near our very dear friends, Mike and Beth, and noticed online that it said the home had been used as an income property for the last 5 years. So, on a whim, I decided to call the realtor and ask if the owners would consider renting it again. She said she'd talk to them and get back to us... but after about a month, we still hadn't heard anything and we gave up on the idea.

Well, while we were taking a ferry boat from Magic Kingdom to Hollywood Studios in Disney I was checking my voicemail and had a message from the owners of that house! She said they were taking it off the market and decided to rent it out again!

The day after we got home from Disney Bob and I did a tour of the home. We love it! 4 bedrooms, 2 full bathrooms, finished basement, enormous laundy room, and very small yard (which we actually like because the less lawn there is, the less maintenance there is!).

The rent was a little more than we'd been looking at, but we prayed about it and really felt this a door God had opened for us. So we filled out the applications and started the waiting process. Within 4 days of the owners listing the property for rent they'd received 4 applications! They wanted to move quickly though so told us they'd let us know their decision by Monday of this week.

While in the grocery store Monday night, they called and said we got it!!!!!! And we get the keys this week Sunday!!!

So ontop of being in the middle of IVF, we're also in the middle of moving. Most of you probably think we're crazy, we think we are too at times... but are choosing to move forward with both of these things in faith.

We'd been praying about timing for IVF and moving at the same time an feel like God's answered our questions and prayers.

On the IVF front, I'm doing a little better now. I had a few days that were bad! (poor Bob). Evey time he opened his mouth, even just to yawn, I was jumping down his throat. My patience was non-existant, and everything anyone said or did made me angry! Yesterday I started feeling better. I realized that even though these are side effects, I'm not a robot and still have a choice in my behavior so have been praying a lot about my attitude. And, once again prayers have been answered. Why do we ever doubt Him?

Prayer Requests for the next few weeks:  That Bob and I would continue to choose Jesus everyday. That we'd remember who He is and what His word says. That the side effects from medications would be kept to a minimum. That the stress of doing both IVF and moving at the same time wouldn't become too much. We'd also appreciate prayers that we wouldn't be consumed by the costs surrounding IVF and moving... We've never been in a situation where we've had so many big expenses at once, and its tempting to be overwhelmed by the fear of not having enough money. We'd also appreciate prayers for the success of this IVF. While we know that God has a plan, we do still hope that this will be the time we get pregnant.

Thank you!
B&B

Vacation and IVF status

Well we're back from Disney... what an amazing vacation! I was hoping to be able to post pictures, but my computer freezes every time I try to upload them. Hopefully I'll be able to add them soon!

My favorite part of the entire trip was seeing everyone elses' reaction, espcially the girls! Evie was so excited about every single character! We were worried that she'd be afraid of them, but she loved them! Every character she saw got, not only a hello from her, but also a hug and kiss. And she talked all day about which character she got to see. Made it so worth it! And it was just awesome to have the time away with our friends!

On the IVF front, all the medications were shipped while we were in Florida, so everything was waiting for us at my wonderful in-laws. Now, $1100 later, I have all my meds. I started my Lupron injections on Friday night (great welcome home present for me!) This is the medication that everyone kept telling me was terrible, so I've been expecting the worst.

Within 30 minutes of the first injection I started developing a big welt and hives at the injection site. Of course, my first reaction was to panic. I was convinced that I was allergic to the medication and that we wouldn't be able to do the IVF. Of course I was wrong, just a local reaction that went away within an hour or so and I haven't had any sign of allergic reaction since.

As far as side effects, the biggest one I'm noticing is being extremely tired... all of the time! I've also been pretty short with Bob today, but as usual, he's wonderful and gracious and isn't taking it personal.  Are there any other major side effects that anyone else has noticed from the Lupron?