In the beginning...

Welcome to my blog!

This is my first blogging experience so here's to hoping you find my story interesting.

Who I am and how I got here: I am 28 and live in lovely New England. I met my husband (we'll call him Y) when I was a young child (age 8) at a wedding. It was instant puppy love for me but not so much for him. I was the cootie-infested girl that wouldn't stop chasing him.

Ten years later... I am in college at an all women's college in New England and out of the blue get an email from someone I haven't thought about since that wedding long ago. Y is asking if I would like to chat on the phone and potentially get together the next time I am in our home state. And so our courtship began.

Seven years later... I marry Y on the rainiest (more like a monsoon) day in October. It was still a wonderful day!

Two years later (15 months ago)... We start trying to have our first baby (Feb 07). I had been diagnosed with PCOS in 2004 after an annual physical with a brand new primary care doctor. She walked in the room and asked when my last period was. I said I hardly ever get periods and she said given your facial hair and excess weight, I am thinking you have PCOS. This was later confirmed. So back to the baby-making, we knew that it might not be easy. I started eating fewer simple carbs and working out more regularly and while I did not lose any weight but by September my periods started coming a little more often (every 60 days rather than every 5 months). Still no baby though. In January, I spoke with my OB about making a plan. We started testing, CD3 bloodwork indicated PCOS but otherwise looked fine, Y's sperm analysis was great, and my HCG showed all clear. So now the answer is some fertility help, which I will elaborate on in the next post. Other interesting things about me: I am an economist and love my job though it is demanding at times and the hours can be long. Since January I have been on We.ight Wa.tchers and have lost 35 pounds!! So you might see some posts about the struggles with weight loss.