Baby Blake

Sarah (my best friend that I sewed the quilt for) had her baby on Tuesday morning- Blake Parker Rodriguez, and he is beautiful.

Garth and I are currently seeking out adoption. It's a daunting task and there is a lot to it. We first have to decide if we will look for a private infant adoption (extremely costly) or there is one agency that is 4 months-4 years (again, really pricey). Or we could go with a child older than 4 years and it is quite affordable at that point. It's hard to let go of the infant idea though. So we're doing some research to find a good agency and then we will need to start the classes. I think its like 8-10 weeks for the classes. It's almost a weight lifted off my shoulders to not be doing the IVF anymore. It's so stressful wether you try and avoid it or not. We did try a second time and got all the way to the surgery. I was sedated and the surgery was performed only to not find any eggs- I had already ovulated. Thats the thing with IVF meds, you really can't predict how well they will work. When we went on Labor Day to get my scan the follicle was very large and I was nervous about them waiting until Wed. to do the procedure but I really dont know much about it. Unfortunately, that was the last try we could afford. I then found out only 3/10 couples in the study got pregnant. Not so great odds if you ask me for thousands of dollars spent.

I'm just hoping all these medical expenses this year will help offset the homeowners credit we will owe back in taxes this year. We've been taking extra steps to try and help with that so it's not so daunting.