Hills & Valleys: Our Faith Journey

Just thought I'd share a bit of an update on what's going on with me health-wise. Yesterday I received an email with all of my test results from my recent bloodwork with my new doctor, Dr. Poppy. The testing showed several deficiencies--magnesium, iron, and vitamin D. I've heard many people are deficient in magnesium, and I've been vitamin D deficient multiple times, so neither of these shocked me. Being low in iron was a little surprising, though. I have recently started taking a prenatal that includes iron, so hopefully given time, all will be up to par again. The test revealed some other information as well. The first big piece of that puzzle was a progesterone deficiency. Both myself and Dr. Poppy suspected this, but it was "nice" (if nice is the right word) to have some sort of definite information on that. For those who may not be aware, progesterone is *hugely* important in getting pregnant and sustaining a pregnancy. Essentially, it prepares the lin...

(PLEASE NOTE: This is *not* a pregnancy announcement.) As many of you know, we have struggled to get pregnant, both before and after Selah. This has long been a silent battle as far as FB is concerned, but I feel like transparency is important in this season as we've had lots of questions of late. The past five-ish years have held lots of tears and grief, waiting and crying out to God for the fulfillment of our desire for baby #2. I have battled depression at times and it has been anything but easy. My months of infertility testing (in 2010-11 and again in 2013) were a huge rollercoaster of emotions that ultimately left me frustrated and feeling like a human pincushion, albeit with some answers. Not wanting to relive that, I've hesitated to be seen by a doctor again, especially since the closest specialist is an hour away. (School was obviously also a factor that left me without the time to devote to the many appointments such doctors require.) Anyway, quite awhile back (...