• Journey to Parenthood

    thank you, 2017

    What. A. Year.  2017 has FLOWN by. To give this post perspective I read my “goodbye 2016” post again, and recommend that you do the same if your heart is currently longing for that pregnant belly. http://hopemeetsjoy.com/index.php/2017/01/02/goodbye2016 I welcomed 2017 with a hopeful, yet weary heart.  I felt that so many decisions were in my hands in terms of pursuing fertility testing in the remaining months with the OB practice that I trusted.  In the end, in the months of January – April, I chose to take clomid, and have follicle study ultrasounds done each month learning how “ready” my follicles looked for ovulation.  In March and April, I had Tony give…