Rambles from Sarah

We are finally moving ahead with the IVF.  It seems as though we've been waiting forever, but Tuesday marked the one year anniversary of us receiving the phone call that we received the Cade grant.  God blessed us with the Cade Foundation and this past week, He answered another prayer that helped us be able to move ahead! We have an amazing support system in our family and friends, it has helped keep us going along the way.  Being part of the Cade Foundation also provides us with a built in support system!  When I e-mailed Camille and Heidi, they both sent me a sweet, supportive note of encouragement as we move ahead.  While we haven't been in treatment, we have been part of the Cade Foundation family for the past year!    

Joe and I have to get some infectious disease bloodwork done, Joe beat me to the punch by getting it done today.  Dr. Bopp was in Africa on a mission trip (how awesome is that?!), so I just found out today that we will do another saline ultrasound to ensure my uterus is still prime real estate for our embryos.  One day in October, I will head down to Bopp for the ultrasound and to learn how to do the different injections.  The needles scare me a little more than the ultrasound! Come November, we will be rocking and rolling IVF style!   
On a side note, Joe and I were able to go the Colts game last Sunday with his dad.  It was a beautiful day for football with the roof open.  Football is always a fun event together, unless it's fantasy football...that's a whole different story!  
Please continue to keep us in your thoughts and prayers as we move forward!  We are so thankful for our friends and family!
Love,
Sarah & Joe

Back to life, back to reality

Wow, it's been almost a month since I've written!  What's been going on....just back to school crazy!  It's an adjustment getting back into the routine, but while I miss naps I do enjoy having a regular schedule.  Life in preschool is awesome, it's tiring but totally rocks!  I miss seeing my Allen family every day, but am so blessed to have the opportunity to work with the little munchkins all the time.  Teaching is a crazy, stressful, and rewarding profession...preschool has released a lot of stress from my shoulders.  The first day of school when I left, I was overcome with a sense of relief and peace.  While I loved teaching at Allen, God knew a little less stress would be more friendly for making a baby!  What's new on the baby front?  Not a lot, we still haven't started our cycle and to be honest there are days when that may bum me out a bit.  I'm a little emotionally high maintenance, but Joe maintains me pretty well!  :)  He's always the voice of reason when I get a little emotional...we are going to do our IVF, we have the year to use the grant, I needed to have the surgery to have a prime spot for our embryos, etc.  To keep balanced in all ways, I've started going to church regularly with mom and started doing a Zumba class twice/week.  
Last night at church, this was the verse that smacked me in the head...
Proverbs 16:9 The Message (MSG)
We plan the way we want to live, but only God makes us able to live it.

Yup, God said, "Sarah Elizabeth, chill out!  I've got the plan!"  Granted, that was just the gist I took away from the verse and sermon about God guiding us!  Another bullet point, Don't Hurry!  Jeremiah 29:11 was also quoted.  It was one of the moments where I was reminded that there is a greater plan for us, and my time frame isn't the one that matters.  We've been dealt infertility for a purpose.  It's brought us together through the ups and downs.  We've been able to reach out to other couples facing the same battles.  It's also blessed us with the Cade Foundation, which brought us the opportunity to do the IVF cycle this year and gave us another family of support.

Everyone will know when things are rolling, it's not like I'm ever quiet about anything!  In the mean time, just continue to keep us in your thoughts and prayers as we prepare to take that next step.  I'll close with this song from Kutless, What Faith Can Do.  Pandora whacked me in the head with that song one day when I was kind of down.

Have a wonderful week!

Love,

Sarah (and Joe)