Ready!

Our transfer is scheduled for 9am on Wednesday. Very exciting! After we get home, we plan to curl up in bed and watch FNL dvds till we can't stand it. Once the bedrest is over I still plan to take it easy and rest as often as possible. So tomorrow I have to get everything taken care of before I'm stuck in bed and banished from cleaning.

In the meantime, I've been a long time member of a chat board that's composed of nothing but couples going through infertility. It is a much needed reference and nice to know there is always someone who can answer your questions and truly understand what you're going through. They echo my exact feelings and remind me I'm not alone in this struggle.

Recently, several of the women have been posting encouraging words and reminders of what we IF women are capable of. I found a few responses from fellow IF friends while on the board:

"We will never, ever appreciate this struggle. Sometimes things are really hard and there is no reason or no lesson to be learned and no appreciation to be gained. Life can just be plain cruel and you do the best that you can given the circumstances and you just hope and pray for better days."

"We are some strong ladies......
That's it. I just wanted to make sure every single one of us realizes this.....I'm not sure that it matters or it will make us better people or better parents, but I just don't think the "average" person could go through the things that we deal with.
So, whether you're having a good, bad or ugly day (or anywhere in between), just know that you are one strong woman who deserves everything in her sights!
I hope all of our wishes, hopes and dreams come true very soon!"

"My SIL once told me that I was going to be an amazing mom b/c look at everything I've been through for my child already and they haven't even been conceived yet."