SOLD!

Yep, that's right. We sold our house! I can't believe we finally get to move onto building our very own home! I know people sell their houses everyday, and it's no miracle, but I feel so unbelievably blessed. Here we come Mom and Dad!! ;)

While we are patiently waiting for our lovely, little house to sell, I keep myself encouraged by visualizing rooms in our future, newly-built home. These are a few things I'm pining for. I love this riad print fabric for curtains or pillows, as well as this lovely linen bedding. Love the simple chic-ness of it. I think I underestimate the power of white (probably because I envision Teddy's dirty paws jumping onto white things). My goal for my new home will be "less is more."

El Paso Imports is such an amazing furniture place. While I want MANY items in this place, I love this beautiful armoir. Preferably for our bedroom.

Absolutely in love with these little drum chandelier shades. I am currently trying to convince my sister to put these on her beautiful kitchen chandeliers. Which I, of course, will later copy for my own home. :)

I am really starting to love all of these fun, modern fabric prints. I found a new website that I am hoping will be my inspiration for decorating my new home.

I am loving anything in this quatrefoil pattern, lately. My sister just recently painted a lovely canvas that looks a lot like the mirror (linked above).

Oscar-worthy Quote

As I watched the lovely, humble, and well-deserving Sandra Bullock claim her Oscar on Sunday, I was reminded of a quote I heard once of hers that stuck with me. It's interesting that when I heard this quote of hers, I had no idea it would perhaps one day really pertain to me in the way that it does now.

Obviously, as she ages, the inevitable questions of why she and her husband have not tried to have children have come up. In response to all of it she said in an interview with Harper's Bazarre, "You don't have to give birth to someone to have a family. I'm not going to spend two seconds of my life wishing I had something I don't. It's hard to do it your way when you hear everyone else telling you to do it their way. I just want people to admit there is no one way to live your life."

It's that part where she says that she's not going to spend two seconds of her life wishing she had something she doesn't. I can't even explain why that part stuck with me when I heard it, but I think it is so very wise of her to say that, and perhaps so very relevant to my situation. Although I have every reason right now to believe that the fertility treatments I am on will help me in getting pregnant, nothing is 100% certain. While we will do everything in our power each month to make it happen, we cannot control the ultimate outcome. And, if after whatever period of time, I am not pregnant, I can't imagine wasting years of my life willing it to happen. I realize I am getting WAY ahead of myself, but it's a reality we need to prepare for. I hope I am as strong as Ms. Bullock, and that I don't waste too much of my life wishing I had something that isn't meant to be.

This past Sunday, while sitting in church, a thought came to me. As I listened to our pastor and other members of our church speak about going through unimaginable seasons of grief, I realized that my worst day with God is infinitely better than my best day without Him. And I know this because I've experienced both. When and if I am ever lucky and blessed enough to see a positive pregnancy test, that will be my best day. And I hope the first person I thank, in my own personal acceptance speech, is Him.

cute + fun

I realize this is kinda artsy fartsy, but I just couldn't resist. I think this is such a cute idea! So I ordered one of me, Kyle, and Teddy today. :) I'm hoping it will look the the one of the couple with their cat at the bottom; but instead of a kitty, it will be Teddy. I have been seeing these custom, fun portraits on several blogs lately, and I think it's such a fun way to capture Kyle and I at this stage of our lives. For an 8 X 10, it's only $40. And she gives you a digital copy to reprint whenever you like. She has some pretty cute stuff if you want to look for fun.

More eggs than the Easter Bunny!

God has a way of surprising us.

Yesterday I went to Dr. Craig's office for my mid-cycle ultrasound. I had been hoping and praying that I would get good news-that I had some mature follicles that looked hopeful to create a pregnancy. On my last dose of Femara, she had informed me that mid-cycle showed no mature follicles. While I do believe I ovulated (later in my cycle), it just appeared to take a week or so longer than normal, which was good. So this dosage I was hoping would be the magic number. Low and behold, it was...and then some! As I sat there so comfortably during the vaginal ultrasound, I listened to my Dr. count 1...2...3...4...5...6, yes SIX mature follicles that, when I ovulate, could produce SIX fetuses (if you're picturing Kyle and I on the cover of People magazine with our sextuplets, you wouldn't be far off). After I regained consciousness, my Dr. informed me that it would be best to not only NOT try, but to AVOID intercourse altogether for the next week or so (when he expected me to ovulate). While you would think I instantly agreed, the psychotic person in me wanted to take on the odds. After all, he said there would only be a 10-15% chance that I would have a "higher order multiple pregnancy." Once my husband, and several other people, convinced me I would be CRAZY for even considering it, I agreed to begrudgingly wait another month. So, now we are back to playing the waiting game. I know you think I'm nuts for risking our sanity permanently for the rest of our lives and, let's be honest, our happiness as a married couple, but it has been truly AGONIZING waiting patiently week after week for even just the chance at getting pregnant. I do, however, consider this a huge step in the right direction. Next month, my Dr. will adjust my dosage (ie. no more octo-mom possibilities), and from there on out it will hopefully just be a matter of time. :) The great, wonderful, terrific, amazing, fantastic news is that I DO respond well to this fertility drug, and that is a huge relief to know that.

So, for now, we wait. Which at this point, has become the norm. For now, I will leave you with this...