ICLW stands for International Comment Leaving Week, and it is something I used to participate in pretty regularly when I was writing on my other blog. Basically, it is a way for people who have/are affected by infertility to network. You can learn more about it here. I stopped participating for a few different reasons, but decided I wanted to give it one more try this month. Funny that this would be the month that my family would actually end up being affected by a pregnancy loss.
Anyway, if you are visiting my blog because of ICLW, welcome! Here is a little snapshot of me, my experiences with IF, and my family:
We started TTC in December 2008 and I was able to get pregnant immediately. Unfortunately, I ended up having a miscarriage at about 10 weeks. Fast forward to spring 2010 with no real success, and I decided to see an RE. I was pretty quickly diagnosed with a chromosome inversion, and my husband and I decided to pursue adoption. We were blessed with a very quick wait to adopt, and we welcomed Jaxson into our family in November 2010. After a month or so, I noticed that I wasn't feeling too well, and was surprised to get a BFP when Jaxson was only six weeks old! We welcomed our daughter, Aynsley, into the family in September 2011. Jaxson and Aynsley are only 10 months apart in age. Since that time, we are taking a break from TTC, and I am sure that we will wait quite a while before looking for baby #3. Right now I am just enjoying my role as mommy to these two sweet kids!
10 comments:
What an amazing story! Its funny how life turns our :) so glad to hear you got to welcome TWO beautiful babies into your home...
It's good to hear from you again, Lisa! I'm glad to see you and your two little ones are doing well. :)
How wonderful to have grown your family so much so quickly! What a whirlwind for you all!
(ICLW May)
Hello from ICLW! LOVE your STORY and am SOOO glad that you decided to join ICLW for this month. Beautiful, beautiful story. It is so encouraging and what cute pictures!
I'm so glad your story has had such a happy outcome.
But, my heart is breaking for your sister. One of my best friends went through a loss at 34 weeks along and I remember how devastating it was. Your sister and your entire family have my prayers while you deal with this tragic loss.
ICLW #65
Hello from ICLW! What a lovely story you have - congratulations on your two little ones.
Hi from ICLW. Your children are so beautiful, and what a story of their arrivals!
What a great adoption / BFP story! You have a lovely family. I was born and raised in Utah although I now live in Cali so its fun for me to read about you guys meeting at a singles ward ;)
Hello from ICLW. Congrats on your beautiful family. I am so so sorry to hear about your sister's loss. Wishing peace to you and all of those affected.
I have had a friend who decided to pursue adoption after a miscarriage, or actually - towards the end of her adoption she found out she was pregnant and miscarried. This is after having 4 successful pregnancies. She was heartbroken and thrilled all at once.... she was adopting a little girl but she was suffering from the miscarriage also ... she decided to adopt another................ and found out, she was pregnant again .... this time, she was blessed with another child. Shocked and blessed, they thought they were done at four, and felt their hearts tugging towards adoption ... so they did.... and ended up with another biological child. It's funny how that works out. I am so glad that you were blessed with both of yours!
Happy ICLW from #3 :)
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