Giving Thanks

Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; His love endures forever.

Psalm 107:1

I have a lot to be thankful for this year. Even though it has been one of the most trying years of my life, it has been one full of many blessings. I've learned to always look at the light at the end of the tunnel, even if the light is as small as a laser pointer. There is always a light, and things could always be worse. These are some things I'm incredibly thankful for...

My husband.

I am thankful to have Glenn as a husband. He strives every day to be the man God has called him to be. He is most definitely the head of my household and I am so thankful to be blessed with a man like him. I respect him and it's easy to respect a man of God. I'm just so thankful he has chosen that path and works so hard to be the man he is meant to be.

My pets.

My pets have been my loving children and filled a void I had in my heart most of this year. We got Falkor in the spring when the PCOS diagnosis was getting worse and I didn't see much hope for me. Having a puppy helped put more joy in my heart than I could have asked for. My other pets have been wonderful, too. Yumi is the only problem child I have, but even she is one of the most loving cats I've ever seen. My pets humble me and love me unconditionally... I'm thankful to have them and to be taught the value of love through them. (Note: Falkor is now much bigger than the above photo... I'm talkin' 102 lbs at 9 months old, but he's my big baby!)

Our house.

Glenn and I worked very hard on the house all year... back in January, we didn't even have a floor! Since then we have renovated the entire upstairs and only have a few minor things left, plus the nursery. Eventually I'd like to redo the floors in the bedrooms, but that will come in time. I'm thankful that we got such an incredible deal on this house and that we can stay here for many years to come. There is room to expand and for our family to grow. We are very blessed with this house.

My Pregnancy.

It really is a miracle. I didn't exactly expect it to happen this year... the way things were looking, we were going to have to stop in October for the rest of the year, save some money, and pick up with more aggressive fertility treatment in January. Now I'm so thankful that I can say I will be 6 months pregnant in early January. Sometimes it still doesn't seem real, but now I am starting to feel a little more movement.

I'm thankful for a lot in my life, but this year these are the things that come to mind the most. I've been looking forward to being pregnant for Thanksgiving because I will get to devour more food than ever. What makes it even better is that baby will be size of a sweet potato the week of Thanksgiving. Is it morbid if I inhale 3x my body weight in sweet potatoes next week?

Random Updates for this first week in June!

Well, first of all, my puppy Falkor is getting massive! He is creeping up on 14 weeks old (yes, 3.5 months old) and is almost as big as Lily, who, by the way, is 65 pounds and 5 years old. Falkor is going to be a horse, and I absolutely love it. Here are some picture updates so you can see how big he is compared to our full-grown dog...

I love seeing them play together. Falkor is such a love and has filled the "baby void" in our hearts for now. :) I'm totally in love with these 2 furbabies!

Speaking of fur, we have a critter in our attic that I am going to hunt down tonight. While getting ready for work this morning, I heard one of my cat's meowing obnoxiously and looking up at the ceiling. I stopped for a second and looked to see what she was meowing at, expecting to see some kind of fly or moth. But there was nothing in site... then, I heard a hopping and scurry sound. at first I thought maybe it's a bird because it was hopping around... but the scurry sound leads me to believe that it's much bigger than a cute little bird. So my imagination is running wild right now. What could it be?! A squirrel, mouse, chipmunk, or even a raccoon? And better yet, HOW in the world did it get up there?! In my mind, I'm imagining going up there and seeing a critter from the 1980s movie Critters. Better guard my neck from getting pierced by flying poison darts!

On the realm of PCOS, there really isn't much to report. I'm trying to not over-analyze every symptom like we PCOS ladies tend to do. I admit, I'm one to research how I'm feeling every month if I suspect a bouncing bean. Most of the time I don't suspect a thing.... With this month being up in the air due to the Soy trial, I try to remind myself that this cycle will probably be longer than Clomid cycles (since I think I ovulated later). I'm very encouraged by all the success stories I'm reading on SoulCysters.com. I can't believe how many of my fellow cysters are conquering PCOS with pregnancy, even some soy cysters! It's so so so encouraging and uplifts me to see the BFPs (big fat positives) roll in. My day is coming, this I know for sure. When? Eh. I can't be for certain. But I know God intends on me becoming a mother. He's given me enough practice with other people's babies over the past 5 years. :)

Speaking of other people's babies!!!! My best friend Emily is having her baby as I type this. Last night, she got checked into the hospital to start softening her cervix and now she should be dilating! Poor thing is 12 days late today... I can't imagine how she must be feeling. I think I'd have my doctor's head on a stake if she let me go 12 days late. I should probably warn my doctor in advance that I cannot promise an ugly side of me won't arise if she even dare let me go more than a week past my due date. Emily, I'm rooting for you and can't wait until baby Mia is born into this world. She's going to have a lot of love from all of us!

Coldplay concert is on Saturday and I'm so excited I could cry. I've been listening to Coldplay since before everyone else was! lol... no joke. I've been a loyal fan and never got to experience them live... and now, in 72 hours, I will get to. I know I'll cry. Their music is very emotional and holds a lot of special memories in my life. I can't wait to experience them live with my husband by my side. :)

That's pretty much it! When I have something else of substance, I'll post again. I hope for a BFP in my future. Oh, how I hope for it. :)

Lily + Falkor = BFF

My two pups are officially best friends! Here is a video I posted on YouTube of them playing... it's just over 4 minutes long, not really any sound, just a lot of playful cuteness. I filmed it through the back door because I didn't want them to stop playing if I stepped outside. As soon as you think they're done, they go back at it! I just kept on filming... :)

Meet Lily

Lily is a 5 year old Husky-mix. She is already spayed, house broken, very well behaved, and well... just the perfect dog. We adopted her from Critter Calvary Rescue. She was origionally in a house that got foreclosed on, and instead of the family finding a friend or other family member to take her, they just let her go to a kill clinic, and that is when Critter Calvary took her in to a foster home. We adopted her December 5. The kitties aren't exactly thrilled to have a new sister, but she is doing well in her new territory and we couldn't be happier.