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Thursday, March 22, 2012

Pregnant!

Still can't seem to gather my thoughts from the post before...but I'll take a shot at it :) Last Thursday (March 15th) I got up in the morning mad and upset at the world because I just knew that my period was on her way. I could feel it...I decided to roll out of bed and head to work. All day long I waited for it to come. I literally ran to the bathroom every 30 minutes. Much to my surprise by lunch time nothing had come yet. So I decided to run to the store during my break and buy a pregnancy test. I tested....and saw a WAY faint line. Like, so faint I didn't even feel like I could get even the slightest bit excited because I didn't want to be let down again. Later that day I decided to go buy another pregnancy test and take it in a couple of hours. Well, I ended walking out of the store with seriously six pregnancy tests...all different brands. Every test I took began to have darker lines

**side note- even though I could see something I still couldn't believe it**

We were out of town Thursday night, so first thing Friday morning I gave RCC a call to see if they would allow me to do a blood test later that day when we got home. At this point I needed a definite yes or no! Even though my dear Sister-in-law said I was pregnant...John and I just couldn't believe it. After some long, excruciating hours we finally got a call that I WAS PREGNANT! My fourth IUI and my third round of Clomid finally did the trick! I really have no words to explain the feelings I felt...for one whole year I have waited for this day. Nobody thought that after a miscarriage it would take that long to conceive again. Month after month would pass, I would hope and pray to be pregnant, but it never came for us. So for it to finally come was a surreal moment for us.

This past year had been a tough one. We had gone through a TON of medical stuff, and shed a lot of tears. But honestly at this VERY moment I realized that all of that was worth it to get to this point. I feel a sense of accomplishment...that I was able to make it through one of my toughest trials I feel I will ever have to endure.

I feel blessed...and sure I am completely scared right now, but if I have learned anything in this process it's that things will happen the way they are supposed to. We are so excited, and though we are still nervous, John and I want to enjoy every single minute of this. I know my Heavenly Father did not forget me. At times I felt as if he did, but this has reassured me that he keeps his promise and truly desires that John and I have happiness in our life and our marriage together.

RCC will do an ultrasound for us at six and a half weeks and then they will send us on our way. I will miss them, but am glad we are able to "graduate" back to a normal OBGYN :) We will be seeing a new Doctor, different from the one we went to the first time around (too much emotion there) We are excited! He will do an ultrasound at eight weeks. (lucky me! two ultrasounds in a two week period)

Something else pretty awesome...
my due date with my last pregnancy was November 22nd.
my due date with this pregnancy is November 22nd.
Now, how did we manage to do that.... :)

I think this is the day Baby Huston is supposed to come...what do you think?!


Tuesday, March 20, 2012

No Words...



I have no words...just a feeling of complete amazement. Wow...we sure am blessed! So, until I can actually gather my thoughts, here are a few pictures :)




Monday, March 19, 2012

Jazz Game

John called me on his way home last Wednesday and told me to get ready because we were going to see the Jazz play. His boss gave him 7th row seats! The game sure does look and feel different when you are sitting that close. We enjoyed some good ol' Energy Solutions food and finished it off with some ice cream. The jazz won by six and man was it an intense fourth quarter. I love the spazz! (that's what I call them) and I loved going out on a date with my husband :)



(he hates when I take pictures)

Josh is HOME!

Okay...So I am a little late. Josh got home from his mission on March 9th and we had his homecoming on March 11th! It was a busy weekend, but so much fun to have the clan back together. Since Josh's flight didn't get in until 10:30pm we went to the Huston's for Cafe Rio, and some chatting. Waiting at the house was started to make us all crazy, so we decided to head to the airport early and wait there instead. We took a lot of pictures of ourselves...we were getting extremely antsy!







FINALLY Elder Huston headed down the escalators after a LONG two years away from his family. We sure missed him! He looked like he lost a lot of weight...and well, we all looked fatter to him ;)





After the airport we headed back to the Huston's for a sleepover...by this time it was about 11:30 and we knew we would want to stay up and talk with Josh. He showed us all his awesome souvenirs , and he even brought us all furry Russian Hats. (mine is a white snow fox, and John's is a normal fox)


(They were trying to hold serious Russian faces, but John couldn't stop laughing)

(Josh brought home this coat, and John modeled it for us all)

At about 2:00am we decided it was time for bed. The next morning John and I went to pick up Charlie so he could meet Josh. Charlie and Josh got off on a little bit of a rough start (Josh spoke Russian to Charlie so he thought Josh was yelling at him). After some time together, they like each other now.

Saturday was spent preparing for Josh's homecoming and Sunday was perfect! the weather was fantastic, Josh did so good with his talk, and lots lots of family and friends were there to support. It was a great weekend! It will be exciting to see what Josh decides to do with his life next...date? get married? school? We look forward to seeing where life takes him.

Monday, March 5, 2012

3 Year Anniversary

So, first I must start off by saying that I have absolutely no pictures for this post...how horrible am I? I am making a promise to myself to be better at taking pictures of what's going on in our adventurous life.

John and I celebrated our three year anniversary on Saturday. We had planned the entire day out and decided we would go for a massage in the morning. Well that didn't really work out...you see John thought I was booking the massages and I thought he was taking care of it, so by the time we actually got around to making an appointment, they were completely booked. So Saturday morning we got up and decided instead to head to Park City and do some shopping! (can't argue with that). We found lots of good finds (mostly for Josh because he gets home in five days), but all in all it was a lot of fun to hang out with the hubs, shop, and grab a bite to eat.

After Park City we headed home to get refreshed for the evening. We put on our fancies and headed to The Roof for dinner. It's one of our favorites and we have some great memories at that restaurant. After we had completely stuffed our faces full of food and more sugar then we could handle, we headed home and watched our wedding video. The rest of the night was pretty low key. It was a great 3 Year Anniversary! Here's to many more :)

Thursday, March 1, 2012

Number 4...

We headed to RCC today for our FOURTH IUI...and it went really well :) I actually couldn't be happier with the fact I walked out of the doctors office in absolutely no pain. Now...we wait...two weeks! We did Clomid again with this IUI, and are hoping that with the two combined, plus working with a new awesome Doctor who specializes in this crazy stuff and did this procedure a little different from what we are used to, that we will have some luck. The Nurse practitioner who performed the IUI said if it works we must give her credit! I WILL... GLADLY!!

The Clomid wasn't too bad this month. I would say I am pretty lucky when it comes to side effects with this stuff. I have heard many horror stories, but my only side effect is hot flashes...and these babies are bad enough for me!

March is a LUCKY month for us...so we are hoping and praying for some serious LUCK OF THE IRISH!

P.S.- Our 3rd year anniversary is on Saturday! We have a fun day planned (more on that later). and Elder Joshua Huston gets home in ONE WEEK!!!

Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Disneyland 2012 (Pictures)


We had such a great time in Disneyland...can't wait to visit again next year!











Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Memories

I'm sitting here in the Long Beach Airport...we are on our way home from the happiest place on earth (DISNEYLAND) We had a lot of fun as usual and sure enjoyed the nice weather. Though the nights were a lillte chilly, we didn't mind bundling up! Since I'm not at home yet, I'll save the pictures for the next post, but here is a few things that have created lasting memories and traditions that we want to keep with our children...

Chocolate covered bananas
Splash mountain
Racing to catch the rides as the parks open
screaming on California Screamin
Gardenwalk Restaurants and SHOPS!
Carmeled apples
Tired feet and legs
Lots and lots of walking....long distances
Unbelievable firework shows
Indiana Jones
John beating all of us on Buzz and Toy Story Mania
Coke Cola (a lot of it)
Magical parades
The World Of Color
Tiffy's Restaurant (the best cinnamon French toast)
Ice Cream
Space Mountain

The list could go on and on...We have made a lot of memories at Disney. We have gone every year since we have been married and plan on continuing the tradition and making memories...See ya again soon!

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Happy Valentines Day

Tonight will consist of eating Cafe Rio, cuddling up in the basement, and watching Lady and the Tramp :) It's a classic, and well...it's Disney! Nothing better then spending a nice,laid back night with the hubs.(and Charlie of course)

Happy Valentines Day!

Friday, February 10, 2012

Coming Home...

Elder Huston comes home in just one short month! We are so dang excited and can hardly contain it! John's been waiting for March 9th for...well TWO YEARS!!!

Thursday, February 9, 2012

Unexplained...

We went back to RCC today after all our tests to have a follow up appointment with Dr. Hadaska. I was nervous the minute I got up this morning...wondering what our next step would be. I had taken a look at the patient portal where all my test results where listed for my hormone levels, pictures, and blood work were. I couldn't handle not knowing what all the numbers and names meant. It was killing me! And I did not want to go read a bunch of stuff online because that just gets you in trouble. With much patience I made it until 3:00 for our appointment. Dr. Hadaska went over all the tests we have done since this fun journey began after my miscarriage. Everything has come back normal and some things, better then normal! The only out of whack thing was my thyroid hormones, which actually is at a normal level for those women not trying to conceive, but since I am, they would like it to be lower at least while I am trying to have children. So in all reality my thyroid really isn't what's causing our infertility. So what is?.... NO CLUE! We got diagnosed with something 15% of couples deal with when trying to conceive...UNEXPLAINED INFERTILITY. Believe me people, this is a blessing and in a sense it bothers me. What is causing us to not be able to conceive? What isn't it happening for us? It happened once, so why is it not happening again? So many questions...and no answers. But even though I have absolutely no answers to all these questions, I do have a a reassurance that the lord will provide us with children...in his time.

So our next step...in a month I will be on clomid again and doing another IUI. This will be my fourth time undergoing this procedure. They do it a little different at RCC and have a better success rate then most places. If this one is unsuccessful, we will try our fifth and last IUI . We are hopeful one of these will work and if not in-vitro will be our final option.

*Update on my thyroid problem*...I should have been taking this medication a LONG time ago. I have only been taking it for two weeks and maybe it's just in my head, but I already feel a lot better.

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

We Have a Birthday...

Today is a VERY special day in the Huston household because this little guy has a birthday! Charlie is two years old today. I cannot explain just how much we love this little guy. There are those out there that are "Dog Parents" and understand just how much you can love them. Charlie is our best friend. Not only has he stolen me and John's hearts, he has also stolen the hearts of our family. We love you Charlie and look forward to celebrating many more birthday's with you.

Charlie will celebrate his birthday with a trip to PetsMart to pick out some treats, a walk in the park, and a courtesy vanilla ice cream cone from Arctic Circle (his all time favorite)