Praise for our Miracle!

Hey guys! We are ready to start sharing our story! Today, we are resting comfortably in God's blessings. Bill and I are expecting a baby. That is the great news, but not where the story began. We were married almost ten years ago. We started trying to have a baby eight and half years ago. We have been through tons of fertility treatments which equals tons of tears, tons of disappointments, tons of frustrations, about 10 surgeries, and tons of dollars! For those of you who have been there, you know. Every month of your life starts out with high hopes, followed by being poked and prodded, followed by being hopeful, then followed by disappointment. Some months its OK and you just look forward to next month; other times, you are heart-broken and devastated. it takes a toll on everything about you: your faith, your relationships, your joy, and your life as a whole. In April 2003 and September 2005, Bill and I learned that we were pregnant. We were elated both times and both times, we were devastated when we learned that we had lost our precious children.
Fast forward to now, after taking a break and rebuilding our friendship and marriage, we decided to give this a try again. Well, I started going to the ART Fertility in August 2008. In November I had another surgery. On December 27 I started another round of shots and on January 5, 2009 Bill and I had our last round of intrauterine insemination. We had prayed and prayed and had decided that we would no longer go through any further treatments if this didn't work. Well the next few weeks were horrible. I had a reaction to the medicine, hyper-stimulated ovaries, swelled up like a whale and hurt constantly. Then on January 19, I went to the Dr. to have blood work. At 11:35 that morning, my nurse called to tell me that we are having a baby. I had just walked in the door and Bill was right here with me. It was wonderful news, but we had been here before. Now came the waiting and praying and praying and praying. After a couple of scares, I went back to the Dr. on February 2nd and saw our precious miracle's heartbeat. It was the most beautiful thing I have ever seen. Since then. we had weekly visits and and everything looks great so far. On February 17, we went in for our final visit with Dr. Housermann and ART. Bill and I saw our little miracle move. We are claiming victory through this blessing and can't wait to welcome our little one into this world!