BABY BUSINESS

I've had several people ask me about the doctor's appointment and I know even more people praying for us, so I wanted to give y'all an update on where we're at (I'm getting much better about talking about it =)). First, thank you all so much for praying for us and for the words of encouragement I've received from so many of you. As hard as it was to talk about all of this initially and the feelings of embarrassment I felt, it truly has helped knowing there are so many other people who have felt the same way and to see the different stages other people in this situation are at. Makes it less scary.

So, I finally had my first appointment yesterday. I say first because there are already 3 more on the calendar! It's going to be a process and a few months before I have any real answers, but I am already feeling much more optimistic just to have a definite plan now and have the process started. 

At my appointment, my doctor checked my cervix and took my blood for lab work. My cervix is good and I will get the results from my lab work next week. I am going in next week to have a sonogram of my ovaries to make sure there isn't any abnormalities there. 

What I learned yesterday was I have an almost-abnormal cycle. No surprise there. An normal cycle is 28-35 days. Mine is on average 34 days with several cycles skipped altogether. This may be causing me not to ovulate at all. Which is as easy a fix as taking a pill every day. So before anything my doctor wants to find out when and if I am ovulating every month. A large part of the problem is what I was using to track ovulation times before was based on an average cycle. [[ I feel really stupid for not realizing this! I can't help but wonder if we'd have a baby right now if I had. Especially if that ends up being the only problem. ]] So for the next couple months, I will be taking ovulation tests and tracking everything the old-fashioned way- on an actual paper calendar. =P Then I have a follow up appointment in January to go over that info and come up with a plan based on that and the results from the other tests. 

Also, my doctor told me to start taking Similac prenatal vitamins. Similac specifically. I already had some prenatals (that I never even started taking) but I got the Similac ones anyway. Doctor knows best. =)

And that's where we are now concerning Baby C. Again, thank you all for your thoughts and prayers. I appreciate them so much.