Caution: Free Range Children

2017

Our year started off a wonderful year. My husband and I were focusing on our marriage, and finding a new home. After 6 months of trying to live in California. We found a cute apartment, and we bought me my own SUV. Life was good! Everything was getting back on track.

Let’s have a baby!

We had been unofficially trying to get pregnant since our first born Letty was born in 2014. Nothing ever happened. By 2017 I was DONE with “wait and see”. I made my very first appointment with my OB, I started tracking my ovulation. I was bound and determined to get pregnant!

Unexplained Infertility

You read that right. Between my OB and the ovulation testing and BBT temperatures. I was officially diagnosed with unexplained Infertility. My body wouldn’t release a egg. I don’t know which is worse. Not having a explanation, or being diagnosed with SOMETHING. Now our next decision was continue trying, or take medication? It was hard for be to decide which to do. I didn’t want to feel like I was playing God. We prayed, and I found council with my women’s group at my church.

Medication

July 10th, 2017 I started my first round of 50mg Clomid. If your unfamiliar with what Clomid is: its 5 pills that trigger your body to ovulate. It forces your body to release a egg. Without a egg you won’t get pregnant. On cycle day 3 I took my first pill, prayed the side effects would be gentle on me.

The side effects

The first week while taking the pills was a breeze. I thought I was lucky enough to not experience the nasty side effect Clomid has. WRONG. Night sweats, heat flashes, nightmares. I can’t even begin to tell you how many times I’ve woken up from a dream. The thought of having to take these pills again freaked me out. The vivid dreams really messed with me. They felt so real!

Ovulation

Confirming ovulation was our next step after the pills. A blood draw on Cycle Day 21. My results was a 16! Most doctors consider a 10 ovulation. A 16 is fabulous! The pills had worked! I ovulated. I finally had a chance at becoming pregnant. Sadly that blood draw didn’t tell me if I was pregnant or not. I still had to wait another week before I could take a pregnancy test. Fingers crossed!

Staying Positive

The day had finally came! I could take a pregnancy test. My stomach was in knots. As I got everything ready, I thought to myself “What if this didn’t work.” What would we do? How badly did I want another child? Would we do IVF? What were our options? Could we afford to continue seeking help to get pregnant if these pills never worked. Pushing all my thought aside. I dipped the test and set the timer for 5 minutes.

Negative. The test was stark white. Not even a dye run or faint line. Nothing..

I’m Late

After feeling defeated by the negative pregnancy test. We decided to not torment ourselves with negative tests, and wait for my period. A few days later we went out for dinner. I sat down at the table with my food and immediately felt sick. I couldn’t even chew my food.

My husband made a side comment about me possibly being pregnant. We finished dinner, I grabbed a fortune cookie. We headed home.

The Luck I have intended for you

That night I went home and took a pregnancy test. There it was! A faint line! After a negative. I finally had a small tiny faint line. I never thought I would be in the situation of “I might not get pregnant.” We conceived our daughter within 3 months of trying. I’m very blessed and beyond happy that God directed me to seek help. The outcome was a beautiful baby boy.

I leave you with this. Don’t give up. ❤️

March 6th 2019. My husbands 28th birthday! We had joked all day about how I’m married to a “older man” (im 24.) we made dinner plans and had our evening set in stone. Once all of my daycare kids left we warmed up our car and headed to our favorite Mexican restaurant in town. After we ate and cleaned up the kids. We headed to our local store. I needed milk, toilet paper and bread.

Now in small towns it’s not uncommon to walk around the store for a hour or so to blow time. This is our favorite thing to do. Walk around see what’s new in the store. Enjoy each other’s company ! I bet you can’t guess my favorite isle! Ha coffee cups! 😍 As we turned into the isle excitement hit me! A single French press sitting on the shelf for $20! 8cups of glass and stainless steel! I had been wanting to buy a French press so I could retire my sad little coffee pot and be done with coffee pods. But like most mothers I put off buying one. NOW I have my very own French press coffee makers ❤️.

As we headed for checkout I imagined the wonderful taste of coffee the next morning. How smooth and creamy my coffee was going to be. I felt like a little kid alll because I finally got my French press.

We paid, loaded up in the car. Decided against ice cream because we were still full. Pulled into our driveway. Unloaded the car. Put the kids into their pj’s and started to settle down for the evening. When all of a sudden a loud “ding dong” at the door.

It’s not uncommon for my neighbor gal to come over. We immediately thought “hmm maybe it’s Dantrea..”

NOPE. A cop stood at my door..

Now we all know of how crappy February was for Me. Sick kids, drama with friends, a daycare parent that couldn’t pay me (she paid me!). Two weeks ago my husband was let go and is now unemployed.

That day was suppose to be perfect. It was a day we had been waiting for. I had made it my goal to make his 28th birthday something to look forward to.

Instead of cuddling on the couch and watching a movie. We were chatting with a cop about a “tip” that had come in that evening. Accused of something 100% false! “Is it okay if I have a look around?” With nothing to hide we say “yes.”

Have you ever had someone completely look through your house? Find all your personal items and go into your bedroom AS IS. I haven’t. Even though we didn’t have anything to hide. The embarrassment that came with trying to prove the “tip” wrong. This might seem silly to most but I love my privacy.

While the cop was looking around I felt betrayed. Who would do this? Accuse US of something so horrible. After everything that had happen. I texted my bible study ladies told them what was happening. They lifted us up in prayers. ❤️ I’m so thankful for those ladies.

2 hours later. We laughed and joked with the cop that came. He left finding NOTHING. Our evening plans ruined because of some jerk. Instead of enjoying our evening together. We were busy getting the kids settled into bed and calming our nerves after everything that had happen.

03-07-19: the police Chief called my husband. Apologizing for any embarrassment. The tip that came in was detailed enough that they were concerned.

While on the phone the Chief offered my husband a job! 😍 When the tip came in he knew he recognized the name. My husband has applied for a job 8 months prior, but sadly he didn’t get it. A new position had opened up and he was offering my husband the spot!

😍😍 you guys! After EVERYTHING that had happen! I’m still in shock. Background check, finger print, drug test. Then off he goes to Police Academy ❤️😍!!

If you made it this far. Your awesome! ❤️❤️

AND that is my story of how a Birthday started with a French press, and ended with a cop !