1. Nathan turned 2 on October 10. We celebrated by visiting the cemetery and going to a family party. As usual, we had a birthday cake to remember our sweet boy. It still baffles me how we've made it through the past 2 years without Nathan, and I know we've been busy, but we always feel Nathan's presence with us. I'm sure he celebrated in Heaven with Stella, Bastian, and our family and friends who are already up there.
2. I sat for my Professional Engineering exam on October 30. From August 15 up until October 30, I spent all of my free time and all of my busy time studying for this exam. The pass rate is right around 50%, which isn't great, so we'll see how that goes. Some parts of the exam were easier than I expected, some harder. It's really a crapshoot. Fingers crossed that I don't have to sit for it again. Also, thanks to Chris for really helping out those months and being a single dad as I studied. I couldn't have done it without him. I'm excited to be back to spending my free time with both Chris and TJ.
3. TJ's big. TJ will be 11 months this month. This past year has flown by. At his 9 month appointment, he was 23 lbs. He is working on his 5th and 6th tooth this week (why do they always come in pairs?). He sleeps 12 hours a night so Chris and I can't complain at all. We love watching TJ learn the world around him and he's getting quite the personality. His tantrums rival mine from when I was little so I'm afraid of what's to come in the next couple of years. :)
4. Chris and I went in on August 17 to get set up for our next round of IVF (sigh). Well, it turns out I was already pregnant at that point! How the hell did that happen? I'm not quite sure if Nathan played a part in it or what, but I seriously cannot express how happy I was to possibly avoid another round of IVF. Not to mention, this pregnancy, due to the lack of medications I'm on, has been a breeze thus far. Knock on wood. Also, we had our Level II Anatomy scan this morning and we are expecting our THIRD son! Whoa! I imagine that life with two boys who are that close together will be a lot of fun, if only Nathan could be here as well. This baby will be named Ryan Donald (Donald after my grandpa who passed away 3 years ago and meant the world to me and all of my cousins). We can't wait for baby Ryan to join us in April!
As exciting as it was to conceive without help, I still feel attached to the infertility world. It's weird and I'm not sure if it's because I have friends going through it right now, but I am eternally grateful for where Chris and I are today. After being told that having our own children would be close to impossible, to have 3 sons is a dream come true and I will always continue to pray for those on that familiar journey.
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