So if you are reading this you probably already know who I am. And for those of you who don't my name is Ashley and I am living in OH-IO, with my husband Joshua and there is currently a child inside of me. Lol. I cannot wait to find out what we are having! Everyone swears its a boy, but Josh and I think that were having a little girl. We find out for sure on December 28th! The names we have picked out are Lilly Cadence and Parker Mason. I'm sure everyone back home in Texas thinks that I am completely crazy for wanting a child so soon but I cant help it.
In October of 2009 I was told that I have poly cystic ovarian syndrome (or PCOS). Having PCOS means that I don't ovulate normally, which in turn means that it is really difficult to get pregnant. Everyone who knows me well knows that all I have ever wanted to be is a mom. So obviously this news was devastating to me and my husband. So we started actively trying to conceive. I took numerous medications and ended up in the hospital as a result of some of them. After seven months of trying I decided to take a break. The stresses of finding out seven times that we had failed was taking a toll on me. I gained a lot of weight, I was always crying, and it was putting a strain on our relationship because I was never happy.
So I stopped focusing on that and starting focusing on other things, like finding a house! We had been living in an apartment for too long. So I searched high and low for a good deal and finally came across one on none other than the wonderful craigslist.com. It was gorgeous! Newly remodeled, super awesome landlord, lots of yard and we could finally have our own washer and dryer! So we moved in three weeks later on August 20th. After moving in I felt so relieved, I had something to occupy my time besides "A Baby Story" on TLC. A couple weeks went by and I started to get sick. GREAT! I was hugging the toilet on my birthday! I just knew something was wrong so Josh drove me to the hospital. The doctor came in and did some blood tests and told me that it was probably my gallbladder and that it might have to be removed. I was so upset because in March I had already lost my appendix. So after all the blood tests were done the doctor finally came in and told me what was wrong. I WAS PREGNANT!!!!!!!!!!! You can just imagine the tears. Both Josh and I start sobbing and the doctor looked at us like we were mental. I was so overjoyed at the thought that we had finally done it, without medications, or schedules, or body temperature charts. It just happened!
Leaving the hospital I called everyone I knew and spilled the beans. Everyone was surprised and happy for us. And now four months later, here we are. About to be Christmas and planning a nursery. I couldn't be happier!
Love and Rainbows,
Ash Bash =)
Congrats on the blog Ashley, and congrats on the baby. I know your trouble with PCOS too. When Jason and I finally decided to try to get pregnant, nothing was happening. We went to the doctor and sure enough that's what they told me. We started the chlomid treatments, which were horrible. I was more emotional on that than I was when I was pregnant with the girls, but finally on the last month that I was eligible to take it, we got pregnant, and it was a blessing.
ReplyDeleteNow, we would like to have another, but I swore that I would never go on any treatment again. If we can't do it on our own, then it just isn't meant to happen. It is quite disappointing to keep getting the negative pregnancy result, but we just have to remember how blessed we are with the girls.
On another note, I'm glad you're happy; you deserve it!
Well Im excited for you being pregnant too!
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