Why Start a Blog?

For many years I went through one of the most emotionally painful things I could have ever imagined.  Infertility challenges the most basic truths.  Ask a 5 year old what the difference between a  man and a woman and they will tell you that "women have babies."  There I was, a woman, desperately trying to get pregnant, and was not able to.  I read every book, article, blog, etc. looking for hope or suggestions, and was always inspired by those also struggling with infertility but could keep a positive attitude.  There were a few of my friends that were also struggling with infertility, but most were trying for months, not years.  I felt completely alone.  I had a wonderful support group of amazing family and friends, but I still felt like no one really knew what I was going through.  It is so easy to get caught up in the negativity that it can eat you alive.

The second reason I wanted to get my story out there is because there are a lot of misconceptions on adoption.  I thought adopting domestically would take forever if I wanted a healthy newborn.  I couldn't stand to wait years, when I had already waited years to get pregnant.  Boy, was I wrong!  It is the most amazing experience of my life that I HAVE to share it.  Really, I think I have one of the coolest stories ever :)  If it helps one person thinking of adopting, that is one child who could end up with amazing parents. Do you know that there are 132 million children in our world waiting to be adopted?  Heartbreaking...