Worries and blessings

Hysteroscopy was Monday and that went well...I didn't remember updating the blog Monday  night!  Oops.  Tuesday I was home to rest and recover, which meant the DVR, the couch, and the kitties.  I was beginning to worry about how the cost of the surgery was going to impact our make a baby budget.  We no longer have the rock star coverage, so there will be some expenses on our end.  I just was sad, and figured all I could do was pray for peace about it and that I would remember the whole not being anxious about anything.  Wednesday I was back with my munchkins and the craziness of the end of the school year.  By the end of the day, I was beat but I did love the fact they missed Jones for two days!  
Thursday morning I woke up feeling a little more relaxed.  Joe called Dr. Bopp because we hadn't heard anything about his tests.  At one point in the morning, I realized I had a voice mail from Midwest so I zipped to check it.  Wonderful news, things are in the normal range for Joe!  Dr. Bopp feels that with the updated results, we will not need to do ICSI that they will let our stuff fertilize itself...and that saves us about $1300!  It was a definite answer to prayer and a reminder about having faith!  We will have to meet with Dr. Bopp and talk to the Cade Foundation about definite costs for our IVF cycle with this great news.  
Friday morning came with another voice mail from Allison....this one was to report that the pathology report on the polyps came clear.  No cancer!  They weren't too concerned, but they test everything they remove just to be safe.  We ended the week with blessings to be thankful for without a doubt!  Back to Dr. Bopp on June 7 for post-op check in.  In the mean time, we just are thankful for good results and improvements!  
On a side note, Go New Jersey Devils!  Joe has introduced me to the hockey playoffs, and I must say it's pretty fun.  There's a lot of rules that I don't quite get, but Joe is kind enough to relate it to football and things I relate to....anyways, Go Devils!
Five more student days, only three at preschool!  :(  June 5th is the last official contract day, but there are two classrooms to close up this year.  
Thanks to everyone for the thoughts, prayers, and encouragement this week!  It was a week of ups and downs, but this the life of an infertile couple.  We are thankful for great news and look forward to moving ahead!
Love,
Sarah & Joe

Thanks for the prayers and love!

I appreciate all the love and prayers from our friends and family today!

Our journey moved ahead a little more today.  I had my surgery to get rid of the polyps Dr. Bopp found last month.  After making sure things were ready to go for my munchkins, I got to focus on no food or drink after midnight!  Joe, being the awesome husband that he is, suffered without food and drink with me.  He rocks!  We had a pre-op with Dr. Bopp at ten, just to touch base and go over everything.  Since surgery wasn't until one, we got to hang out in the surgery center waiting area for a bit.  (They have a TV, Midwest doesn't.)  I'm really not sure what we did before smart phones to keep occupied in waiting rooms.  Once I got called back, my phone was under my hospital bed and I was having some withdraw!  The nurse was kind enough to let me wear my Colts socks instead of the itchy ones they offered.  After what seemed like eternity, Dr. Bopp came and they wheeled me back.  Joe went up to Midwest while I was out.  Good ol' Dr. Bopp told me to think of a warm vacation spot, they gave me oxygen, and that was that!  Next thing I remember was sipping a diet coke.  :)  We have some nice colored pics of before and after...guessing nobody will line up to see those!  Dr. Bopp said there were a few more polyps than originally thought, but he cleaned house and we are good to go.  He is sending them off to pathology, just to to check.  So, now we just wait for Joe's count update and then it's just a matter of paying our share of the IVF expense.  

Dr. Bopp just called to check in on me, I really appreciated that!  He said he's glad we did the procedure since there were more polyps than we thought and my lining is good to go!

Looking ahead, be sure to join us for the Cade Foundation Race for the Family on June 23 in Chicago.  If you can't join us, but would like to support the Cade Foundation let me know!

So, now it's time just to rest and relax.  Not heading back to the munchkins until Wednesday, so it's the kitties, the DVR, and I until then!

Another step forward....

Before I get into our update for the week, please be sure to check out the Race for the Family coming up in June.  We are looking forward to participating and helping raise $ and awareness for the Cade Foundation!  If you know someone in the area that would like to participate, please share the info.  We want this event to be a huge success, the more money we raise the more families that can be helped overcome infertility!

The book has finally closed on ISTEP!  Oy vey, it is not my favorite aspect of teaching for sure. We have my hysteroscopy (surgery) scheduled for May 21 @ 1:00.  At 10:00 we will meet with Dr. Bopp for our pre-op appointment.  While I'm in surgery, Joe is scheduled for his count update.  It's nice they were able to schedule it all in one trip.  From what I understood at the last ultrasound, the procedure is pretty minor I will just have to be out for it.  The part I am dreading is the whole no food/drink part!  Pray for Joe because I do get whiny when thirsty and hungry!!  I am thankful for our nurse Allison, who calls back quickly and answers all my questions.  :)  Based upon her recommendation, I'm going to take Tuesday off to rest and recover before returning to my munchkins.  Nothing like adding sub plans and a surgery to the end of the year crazy, but this has to be done.  Other than that, nothing new to report from the Jones' front.  Joe is working hard between Walls and Great Sounds and I was able to pick up another tutoring job after school.  Thanks for the continued love and prayers!  Thanks to Steph for finding some new quote pics that fit the blog perfectly!

Have a wonderful Mother's Day and week!  We are heading to Marion to have lunch with Mom after church, Mother's Day isn't always the easiest day for an infertile person but we are so thankful for our mommas!

I'm looking forward to taking my little munchkins to the Fort Wayne Zoo this week.  Hopefully the rain stays away!

   

Sarah and Joe