It is finally here; it feels like Christmas! I am so exhausted but can't sleep. Tomorrow means so much for us...and I have learned a great deal through this entire process. I have learned what I am capable of, and really what we are both capable of as a couple. Who knew that M was such an amazing injection giver? Who knew that I would be such an amazing injection taker? This experience has definitely brought us closer, fortunately, because I know there are couples who have been torn apart by lesser trials than this.
Since this coming Monday, May 16 is our third wedding anniversary, I can't help but reflect on how far we have come and what we've been through. Three years ago this week we were preparing to start a life together after a tumultuous courtship lasting the better part of six years. Two years ago this week we had just moved into our new home and were envisioning how it would accommodate our growing family. One year ago this week we were taking a trip to Maui and officially "trying"- ignorant to the concept of inverted chromosomes, PGD, IVF, and infertility in general.
These were simpler times, in so many ways, and there is no going back. There was our life before infertility and our life after; we view the world through a completely different set of eyes now. And we will never, ever be the same.
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