Infertility boards and other stuff....

I still read them...all the time. There are 2 reasons why I still read them and that is:

#1 - to offer support for woman who are trying to conceive and are facing IVF
#2 - because I never want to forget how it feels to want a child and month after month stare at a negative pregnancy test.

Whenever I read the blogs or chat boards of woman who are still trying for their sweet baby I remember exactly how they are feeling....and I don't want to forget those feelings because it makes me treasure and be thankful for every moment I have with Cassie. Of course its easy to be thankful and enjoy the sweet fun moments with her but it reminds me to be thankful when I am dealing with a temper tantrum, cleaning up a plate of food that a sassy little girl threw on the floor or what have you. I think as time passes it can be easy to forget how you would have given your right arm to have a child when you are in the midst of dealing with a temper tantrum and are trying to control your patience, reading the blogs reminds me how lucky I am to be able to hear my child whine/scream instead of having an empty, quite house. That's all part of being a Mom and I am so thankful I am one.


Morgan and Cassie formed their own band on our play date yesterday

Now on to our day.....
This morning Cassie helped me dump and mix a slew of spices together for our rotisserie chicken tonight. She loves to help Mommy in the kitchen. Once our chicken was prepared I put it in the fridge to sit. I bleached the kitchen sinks and disinfected the counters then did a load of Matt's dress shirts. After that we went to Target for a few things and ran into our friends Traci, Jackson and Morgan there! After our Target run we met Daddy for lunch. We checked out his new office digs and went to Qdoba for tacos.




After lunch we dropped Daddy back off at work and came home. Cassie fell asleep in the car 3 min before we got home. I transported her to her bed but as I type this I can tell she is not asleep....she is making a bunch of racket! I have the chicken in the stove where it will roast for 5 hours and make the house smell fantastic!! I love being a Suzy homemaker!!

We will head to Nana's and Papa's later for a quick visit...if she is in a good mood after her nap and depending on what time it is.


This was the view when I looked out our bedroom window the other day. There were 5 deer that I couldn't get in the picture.

The past few days Cassie had diarrhea. It was like water. She would hold her tummy and start to cry, we would rush to the bathroom and it was a disaster. I lost count of how many times I had to clean up the bathroom floor. Other than that she was fine. She didn't act sick. Maybe something she ate?? I didn't give her juice for 2 days because I know that can make it worse. Yesterday she was fine and today she had a normal bowel movement. All better!!


Cassie loved this baby boy. She was so good with him....yep..she is ready for a sibling. We are going to be making our first appointment with our new doctor soon to discuss the IVF plan.

Gotta run....someone is out of their bedroom and just told me that she doesn't want to take a nap. That's what happens when you sleep for 5 min in the car!!