My family

Better late than never-it's been a busy week! Here are pictures of my little family. I think I introduced myself near the start of the blog, but for newbies who don't feel like going back to read....My husband and I will have been married for 5 years in June. We met through Institute while we were going to school. We have an adorable (if I do say so myself) daughter Skyler, who is 28 mos. old. She is the joy of my life, and I cannot even remember what life was like before her! My husband recently started his own landscaping business, and I am a nurse. I dropped to part-time when I had my daughter, but I still work two nights a week in the neonatal intensive care unit. Home with my daughter is still my favorite place to be, but thankfully (since it's necessary for me to work at least part-time) I love my job as well. Some of my other hobbies and interests include scrapbooking, reading, being outdoors, and exercising.

As far as fertility issues, we ttc for about 6 mos. with our daughter. It was longer than I expected, but once we did get pregnant, I didn't think too much about it. I still thought we could be one of those couples who gets pregnant the first month, with the next child. Well, we have long passed the 6 month mark now, and discouragement is setting in. Like so many of you, I didn't imagine having a big gap in between my children. I try to hold onto the hope that at least I know we can have kids. I know that there is something going on though, so that is what we are in the process of trying to figure out now. I recently started doing accupuncture, (see the post below), and it looks like I may be getting some answers there.

I appreciate having a place to vent, to receive love and support, and to just know I'm not alone in this. So many people act like we should just be satisfied with the child/children we already have. It's always nice to know there are people that understand what you're going through!