I'm practically normal!

Over the past 2 years, Mark and I have been on an emotional roller coaster. Right after we got married, I stopped taking birth control (August 07). When my period didn't show, we started on the progesterone (October 07). A few months later, we added Clomid (December 07). A few months after that, we added Metformin (March 08) while continuing to increase the dosage of Clomid. Another few months, we switched from the Metformin to Fortamet (May 08) after our first visit with the fertility specialist, which didn't have a large impact considering everything else I'd been through.

We moved back to Texas (August 08) and got new jobs. Met with the new fertility specialist (October 09) and began IUI immediately. All of the shots and other medications were a real doozy. IUI was on November 7, 2008 and we found out it took a few weeks later. So, after all the medications, doctor's visits, etc., we were THRILLED to be pregnant...but, I was a hormonal wreck still. We moved into our new house in early January and I started a new semester at school. Mind you, I struggled with bronchitis from November-January, so that was another stresser.

Long story short-- (too late)-- I'm finally feeling better physically. "Just say 'yes' to drugs!" And now that we're in the second trimester, the hormones have really settled down. For the first time in a year and a half, I feel like ME- Molly. The gal who enjoys life, likes to laugh and actually looks forward to things. I didn't realize how far away from my normal I was until I started coming back. I feel terrible for putting Mark through all this crap, but I'm very thankful that he's willing to stick by me when I'm not at my best. I guess, in some odd way, it makes me love him more simply because he put up with me.