Sunday, February 24, 2013

Tough People

Just wanted to put in a quick post to update everyone on our journey for Baby Kunkel.

We met with a specialist in Austin last Thursday. She is awesome! She did an exam and had me go to a lab and do some extra blood work. On my exam, she saw a decent egg that she thought may grow this week and that there is actually a chance for us to still conceive this cycle even though this is later than a normal cycle. If we don't get pregnant this month, she wants to do the provera/clomid for two more cycles but with a higher dosage and for a long period of time. If those two cycles prove to be inadequate, we will move on to IUI - intrauterine insemination.

According to the American Pregnancy Association, Intrauterine insemination (IUI) is a procedure that involves placing sperm inside a woman's uterus to facilitate fertilization.  This fertility treatment does not involve the manipulation of a woman's eggs; therefore, it is not considered an assisted reproductive technology (ART) procedure. For more info:  http://americanpregnancy.org/infertility/iui.html

Although we would love to become pregnant without IUI, we have faced the possibility that it may come down to that or even something more advanced like IVF. We have learned on this journey that knowledge is power and we will keep learning!

Speaking of infertility, have I told y'all how much I HATE that word?  I think it is an unfair label given to people. To me, infertile means you are not fertile as in NO eggs or NO sperm. Infertile in medical terms means you could not become pregnant within 6 months of not taking precautions.  Being told you are getting treated for infertility is a hard pill to swallow.  I never thought I'd have to go through this and it is very isolating. I hope that I can provide some sort of support for those in the same journey.


I'll leave this post with a quote I reference everyday - "Tough times don't last. Tough people do." We will face our challenge with courage and conviction.  Before long, we WILL have a Baby Kunkel!

Saturday, February 2, 2013

Just a perfectly, lazy Saturday night

I just wanted to share part of our lives on a Saturday night. Here is one of the recent pics we took together at a park here in town. It has to be one of my favorite pictures of us and it was cheapest being that a friend took it with my digital camera!


Michael and I love nights where we can stay at home, be lazy, and just enjoy each other's company. Tonight it one of those nights. We've rented four movies, made some pizzadillas (basically a quesadilla but with pizze stuff on the inside), and had some caramel delights with milk. I have also worked on some more nursery letters for some friends of ours. I love my Crafty Kraut Creations! Here is my latest work:



I purchased tickets for the New Kids on the Block, 98 Degrees, and BoyzIIMen concert in June tonight. I cannot wait to go! My cousin Kalynn and I saw NKOTB and Backstreet Boys two years ago in San Antonio and we had a fabulous time on the Riverwalk and at the concert. Cannot wait to go again this summer with my sister, Kalynn (cousin), Sarita (one of my best friends), and Heather (co-worker). It is going to be an awesome time! 


Michael and I also took the next step in taking a trip of a lifetime this summer to Germany. We have not officially decided to go, but we are taking giant steps towards it each day! 

On a personal note, we are waiting to hear back from the Fertility Specialist in Austin that we were referred to. We have been praying constantly for God to give us hope and strength as we figure out our next step together. This whole situation feels like a blessing and a curse. We see the love and support from our friends and family which shows us how blessed we truly are. But, I have also found that friends of mine are struggling with the same situation. I absolutely hate that ANYONE has to go through this struggling journey, but it is nice knowing there is someone out there that truly understands the struggle.

We have chosen to start being vocal about our journey because we need all the prayers we can get and we hope to help those that are going through the same thing. Our hope is that God hears all of our prayers and grants us the desires of our hearts. If you have any words of encouragement, please feel free to share them below. If you know of anyone struggling with infertility, please feel free to give them my contact information and we can help support one another.