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We have had a lot of life change in the last few months. In July, we began our first IVF cycle, and found out we were pregnant. In August, we found out we

The Lord really lavished his love on us during this time. He was there in the waiting, in the stillness, in the decision-making, and in the gut-wrenching tears. I am so grateful for

The Lord definitely ministers through music to me. I listened to a lot of 90’s Christian music and there’s so much that’s relevant. It’s so helpful that I already

We chose to name both our first two babies that we lost through miscarriage, Avery and Hayden. It was important to us to cherish the lives God gave us, even if we could

And again we have no new answers, no fresh understanding, no enlightenment to ease the pain of our sorrows and our trials. Here we are crying out to the Lord. I went to

Spotting is every woman's worst nightmare during pregnancy, and it is very common in early pregnancy, especially with IVF, and unfortunately, I started spotting. After talking with the IVF nurses, they determined that

Call me old-fashioned, but I refuse to let infertility steal away the joy of surprising my family and friends with the news that we are PREGNANT! So, I may still go a little

Here's my journal entries from the day of finding out (the post image is just prior to our conversation with Jessi's mom): Today's the day! 7:57am Today's the day that we find

After a few weeks of Evan being so adorably over-protective of me (telling me to be careful, to not stand, to not move too fast, all out of fear that I would "

Words actually cannot describe how special this day was. On Day 5, we were given the news that we had 2 healthy embryos, as well as 3 that were getting an extra day

IVF starts with stimulating the ovaries to harvest eggs that will be used during fertilization. Typically in IVF, the goal is to harvest and fertilize as many eggs as possible. Due to our