Hello good ol’ blog! Been a while good friend! So….Happy
2017 to start! It is so crazy thinking about how fast the year flew by! Taking
a moment to reflect on 2016….it was a decent year. There we some huge changes
and quite a few disappointments, but all in all, it was good. The worst moments
of the year were by far my failed IUI’s and the slew of medical bills that followed.
Feeling that kind of failure and depression was like anything I had
experienced. I was so thankful to have tons of love and support to help me
through all of it. The best moments of 2016 had to be all of the time spent
with my family and friends. Really getting to spend good quality time with
everyone, and making so many great memories with my love and step daughter. I
had plenty of wonderful moments to drown out the bad. But, as we say every year….Here
is to a better year! Let’s hope 2017 is the best year yet!
Going back and re-reading my last post was so interesting. I
could feel the positivity flowing from it, and it is carrying over to this one
for sure! Last time I updated, I had given a presentation about hopefully
changing our fertility policy to include comprehensive fertility benefits.
Well, like most things this last year, I was let down. It would have cost an
increase of 1% and I guess that was too much. I mean, I kind of get it. Our
company is composed mainly men, and women who have grown children or are out of
their child bearing years. To ask something like this didn't make much sense to
the majority, but I am still proud of myself for asking. You never know unless
you ask.
On the other side of this, we got some amazing news! D’s
company sent him a letter saying he was eligible to sign up for their benefits.
He brought home the information and I flipped right to the good stuff. His
company pays for IUI’s and IVF up to $25,000! We could not stop crying! This
just opened up the door for us to have a fighting chance at having our baby. I
filled out the forms, got ourselves enrolled, and I am not on comprehensive
fertility benefits! I cannot believe that this happened! It was truly a gift
from God! Our plan for the new year is to start again with an IUI and if that doesn't work, we will start on IVF. I feel so good about this and hope and pray
with everything I have that I finally get to experience being pregnant, having
a baby, and being a Mom.
On top of all of this good news, I decided to try a little
something adventurous in my life. Well, nothing too crazy, I ain't that adventurous!
I started a YouTube channel. I had been obsessed with YouTube the past few
years, and it always looked like so much fun! I bought a camera, some editing
software, and launched my channel in October. I have had sooooo much fun with
it! I do everything from beauty reviews, un-boxings, crafts and baking
tutorials, chat about life and have fun! Hoping to possibly do a side channel
that is just for fertility, but we will see.
There are so many great things on the horizon and I am
beyond excited to see what this year holds! I promise to update more regularly!
I hope whomever reads this has an amazing new year! We all deserve it! Lots of
love and hope to all!
