We are trying to get our house de-cluttered/ de-bulked to put it for sale soon (relatively soon, we've been at this for a couple of months now!) and in doing so I had to filter through a drawer we've used for all of our Christmas cards and birth announcements for the past, probably, 8 years. In going through them I wanted to make sure there wasn't anything we wanted to keep like pictures that also found there way into that drawer. I certainly did not open every card, but occasionally I saw one that caught my eye and I would open it to read who it was from. Well, one particular card definitely caught my eye, being a NICU nurse, because it had little premmie feet stamped in a circle to make a wreath. I opened it to see who it was from and found that a friend of mine sent it Christmas of 2004 (yes, 6 years ago!), and she wrote a message about praying for us with our upcoming IVF (for my son in January 2005) and included a scripture, Romans 15:13. The scripture read: "May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit". Could this have been more timely in my desperate search to stay hopeful with this current IVF?! As I've said before, I do not think there are coincidences in life and I'm going to consider this a note straight from the Big Man himself :)!
I started growing my half of our babies today with my triple med cocktail. The shot was nothing, just a little pinch, but I got a whopping headache this afternoon. I suppose it could have been from the heat (moving furniture in 100+ degree heat index), but hormone shifts notoriously give me horrible headaches. Hopefully they won't happen often or get any worse. Luckily, I'm going to bed now to sleep it off (I hope!).
Love the "Baby in a Box" post on your meds. It's too funny and very true. Knowledge is power but knowing what you know certainly does make it a little scarier. Hang in there, keep positive, my prayers are with you!
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