Monday Monday ...

As Monday has rolled around and I sit at my desk dreaming of outdoor adventures and what our baby will look like, I can't help but wish this process would just hurry up!  We actually wanted to start the process of getting pregnant a year ago, but when I called to make an initial appointment at Columbia Women's Reproductive Center, I got a rude awakening.  I had NO health insurance!  I left my salaried job the December before and filled out all the paperwork for COBRA insurance coverage.  I assumed (never do this) that I was covered and hadn't needed to go to the doctor, so when I found out 6 months later that we couldn't even start the process, I was devastated!  Part of the reason I left that full-time position was so that we could start trying to get pregnant, and I could have a more flexible schedule.  So began the search for a full-time gig that provided health insurance.  In the meantime, we had to put our SUPER GAYBY dreams on hold for a bit.

I searched and searched.  The waiting and longing and wanting and wishing took longer than we had hoped (as seems to be our pattern over the past year), until finally I started a new job in mid-December.  When the insurance kicked in on January 1st, we were off and running!  We headed straight to Columbia again, and started the process for real.

After many visits, blood tests, a HSG (Hysterosalpingogram) that went terribly wrong (I passed out in the dentist's office 4 hours later), and multiple ultrasounds to check out my ovaries, we finally made it to the point of insemination... on May 14th.  It was our first, and while the test was negative, we are so incredibly happy to be finally IN THE PROCESS. 

So, we wanted to document this process and share it with you.  Because we feel a bit like we're in a cosmic waiting room, and it would certainly be nice to have a room full of happy and supportive people to be a part of this whole adventure with us.  So, join us, won't you?