My dogs...

"He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion." - Unknown

I just wanted to take a couple minutes and put up a post about my best buds, my furry kids, my snuggler, my snot, my homeland security defender, my ball chasers, my bed warmer, my forager, my little attack dog, my obedient office mate, my security blanket, my playful beasts... I could go on and on about how I feel about these 3 loves. But I just wanted to post some photos that I have taken over the weekend and a few from a couple months ago. I love taking photos of them. Most are done with my iPhone. I am wanting to learn more about our Nikon 5100, but haven't had the motivation (or time) to do so. But here they are. Enjoy!



Spike - December 2012



Sasha - December 2012



Risky - December 2012



3 Loves - Fall 2012

December

And now it's December...

We took a little time off from the planning, obsessing, and worrying. Sean was in New Jersey for a TDY for a month, so that helped a little with the break. I went to a State Foster/Adoption Orientation in my county, in hopes to possibly adopt. I received the class schedule and am still thinking about whether to sign up for the January classes or not. With being in the military, it is hard to say what our next year will bring. Our 4 years will be up here in June. But with the way the government is, it's all up in the air.

We decided this month to try to do an IUI at the infertility center. I started back on clomid earlier this month and now we are in that time frame where I am waiting for my morning sticks to show that I am about to ovulate. It's so hard to find the window, hard to trust the test, hard to wait. I just want it to happen and for the tests to be accurate, and the IUI to actually work this time.

Here is a pic of the app that I use on my phone to keep track of everything and to realize what certain days are. As you can see, if the IUI or us trying to conceive on our own could make for a very MERRY CHRISTMAS! That would be the ultimate Christmas gift for us. And if it doesn't happen, well, we will keep trying. I don't plan on giving up.

With the New Year approaching, I have thought more about sharing what we have been going through with close family and friends. We are still considering adopting as well, but that is way out of our price range. The foster/adoption through the state may work, but they informed me that they most likely have older children to adopt. I would like to continue doing the inseminations, but the extra $500+ a month tends to be hard to come by. I do know of a site called www.gofundme.com where people can place their story on there and hope for people to donate a few dollars. By doing this, I would be broadcasting our story, which is something that is hard for me to do and to be comfortable with. We shall see what the New Year brings.