The Craig family is growing!!!

We are so excited to finally announce that our little family will be growing in September! This is a big thing for us because we have been "working on" this since last summer!

The Story:
Those that knew what was going on often gave advice of "don't stress about it" or "just don't think about it". Let me say, that advice is easy to say and easy to think, but when you are trying to get pregnant, it is NOT possible! I really feel like I did a good job not totally obsessing about it, but you simply cannot get it off of your mind. You begin to notice that everyone around you is having a baby or announcing that they are pregnant! There was something just about every day to remind me that I was not the one having a baby.

In December, I went to the doctor to discuss some issues with what was happening. She put me on Clomid, but I could into start taking it until January. I was a bit nervous about this. I had not gone in to get on a medication like this, but my doctor had a great plan and this was the first step. I made a choice at that point. I was going to completely stop all "monitoring" that month and do my best not to think about it. I literally had a day when it hit me. This will happen in God's timing. Not mine. I had to give it all up to him.

So I decided that Christmas break was going to be just that. A Break! School had stressed me out so much that I knew it was effecting my health. When that day came, that we left school, I made sure that I logged out of all email. I shut down everything that had to do with school on my computer. I was not going to touch any of it until I walked through those doors again in January. And let me just say, it was soo nice! I know I could've been a super teacher and gotten ahead and made a bunch of stuff or organized, but I wanted a break from it all.

My break was wonderful! I was able to spend time getting things cleaned up, wrapping presents, and getting ready for our trip. We went to OKC, La Junta CO, and Divide CO. We got to see almost all of our family! I really enjoyed not having the thought of an email coming across my computer that was going to ask me to do something or something I needed to remember. It is now my new policy for breaks. Totally worth it!

So needless to say, just like everyone says, when you least suspect it, it will happen. I had decided to take the month of December as a break and start back in January when I took my medicine. For clomid, you have to know your specific cycle days to take the pills at the exact time. I was ready.

I was waiting for my "day 1". I woke up one morning as I was waiting, and my first thought in my head was to take a test. I have done this many times, with great disappointment. I've had my nights of crying alone as Bella brought me all of her toys to comfort me. I was nervous but I decided to do it. It was a Sunday morning. My policy from the beginning had been that I would never take a test if Justin was not home. He was home, but still asleep. I took the test. Almost immediately, that infamous second line appeared. I was stunned. I walked in to Justin and woke him up saying "I can't believe this". And I hardly could! I took another later that afternoon and it was positive as well! This was the happiest day of my life! I can't promise that I didn't take a few more tests over the next week to make sure I wasn't crazy. The best part about it all was that I didn't have to take the Clomid! I personally think that since I knew I had "help", I could truly let go of it. And what do you know, it happened when we least expected it!!

The proof is in the . . . . .

Sorry the story was so long! I am just glad I have a story to tell now!