Our Journey to Three!

To say that we have been on a roller coaster the last few months would be an understatement. Daniel returned from Afghanistan in February after a six month tour. Six weeks after his return, he was in an ATV accident and broke his back in two places and a rib on his left side ... the day that he was getting out of the Marines for good. We thought that we had finished our time in the Marines - even after a recall in September 2008. We knew that God had a plan and a reason that He brought us back to the Corps - but had no idea that we weren't finished with the Marines yet! After his accident, the Marine Corps has decided to medically extend him at least through the end of the year. So for the last three months, we have been running the roads to different doctor appointments. In the midst of those appointments, the neurosurgeon found a spot on his back that was the beginning stages of melanoma. Praise the Lord - after have a 4 inch chunk cut out of his back - results came back and everything is clear! We are now awaiting a surgery date in the next few weeks for the neurosurgeon to insert rods and screws into Daniel's spine. His body isn't healing the way they were hoping that it would - so they are going to try to relieve some of his pain by doing this surgery.

In the midst of all of this, we have been trying to get pregnant since the beginning of 2008. I have been diagnosed with Endometriosis and had two surgeries to remove a cyst and polyp. In between all of this, Daniel was in LeJeune/Afghanistan from April 2009 - March 2010, so we are back on full time trying! :) Since his return in February, we have been charting and testing and trusting in the Lord's perfect timing. After many prayers and seeking His will, we are beginning our journey with fertility treatments this month with our first IUI cycle. Daniel continues to encourage me and has confidence that this will be our last month of hoping and waiting. I started taking Femara on Sunday and will continue taking it through Thursday. On Monday, we will head back to get another ultrasound to measure eggs and set up the day for the procedure based on how my body has prepared itself. I am fully trusting the Lord through this - even though there are moments of fear and anxiety. I know that His ways are higher - and that He has plans to prosper us! Even if our plans don't exactly match His ... we are fully trusting Him to provide the desire of our hearts to be parents!

We will definitely keep this updated along the way ... and can't wait to look back on all of this to see the Lord's hands at work! We decided to start this blog to document our journey to three - and all of our blessings that come along the way!