Another Adventure

Merry Christmas Everybody!!!

So much has gone on since my last posting I don't know where to begin. I guess I'll start with our follow up appointment with Dr. Filer, that was last Monday. As usual he couldn't tell us that anything went wrong, in fact once again he said that it was a perfect cycle; for some reason my embroys just won't latch on. Nat and I then explained to him that we were going to quit for a while and he said that physically and emotionally that was a good idea. After all nerve damage wasn't what I wanted after this whole process.

I also talked to Dr. Filer about some research I had been doing online about Metabolic Syndrome. I have picked up self diagnosing myself from my mother-in-law and this time, unlike most, I hit the nail right on the head. Basically some women with PCOS develop an insulin resistance that along with lowering your metabolism increases your risk of heart attack, stroke and diabetics. I seemed to fit the symptoms and when my blood work came back with raised insulin levels it was confirmed. I am now on a medicine called Glucophage that should help my body regulate it self.

29 years old and I'm falling apart!

I guess I should say we are falling apart, Nat and I. Soon after the meeting with Dr. Filer Nat started getting sick, or I should say sicker. I won't go in to details but I will say it ended up with Nat being home from work for two days and it was capped of by an "emergency" colonoscopy on Friday. He is mostly well, we are awaiting some test results but the scary things like cancer have been ruled out.

Well that's been the excitement around here; add a little snow and some Christmas decorating you have the rest of our days.

On a brighter note Nat and I have decided that we are going to pursue adoption, specifically from China. We are so excited! There are a ton of agencies that handle adoptions from China so right now we are weeding through all of the brochures to try to find one that best suits our desires. So far there are two standouts, Adoptions From The Heart and Great Wall. There is a ton of information on both of their websites if you want to take a look, I don't want to bore you with all of the stuff I have been learning. The government of China does require that both parents be 30 years old to adopt so Nat and I will have to wait until June to submit any paper work, but in the meantime we have scheduled two meetings to find out how much we can do in the interim.

So it looks like we are undertaking yet another lengthy task, but one that will be completely worthwhile. The two meeting are in January so I might not have anything new until then, but if I do I will keep you all posted.

Again I would like to thank you all for every thought, prayer and email that you have sent me and Nat this year. It has been a rollercoaster ride that I am definitely glad to bring to an end. Keep your fingers and toes crossed that 06' will be our year! (finally!)

I wish you all a very heartfelt Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, especially to our 1st timers Ben, Emma, and Makenzie. Enjoy!!!