Ok, well this post wont include any pictures, just an explanation to the whirlwind of events that have happened recently. About 3 months ago, we were minding our own business living in our townhome in Spanish fork, when an AMAZING opportunity came along to buy a new house in Eagle Mountain! We were SO excited....ready to start our new phase of life in a home of our own. There was just one problem.....selling the townhome we currently own. You see, I had NEVER imagined how hard it was gonna be to sell this place, being that it's only 1 year old, new paint, 2 car garage, 3 beds, 2 1/2 bath....blah blah blah. The townhome is GREAT! And we really never anticipated such a problem with selling it. Well....turns out, we did have a problem selling it. In order to sell, we had to drop the price down SO MUCH below what it's worth....and what we owe on it. So, long story short.....if we sold it, we'd have to pay about $9,000 out of pocket just to move out! CRAZY, huh? But we were willing to do it....if it meant getting to invest in an even better property. So anyway, they would begin building on the NEW house once we SOLD the old townhome. The waiting game began. In June we moved out and started living with my parents because we knew that once we started building our NEW house...it'd take 3 months to build and we'd have no place to stay! We were doing just fine there......Kaden LOVED seeing gramma and grammpa so much every day! We shared so many fond memories there that will always be fun to look back on.
Then.............................the curveball came. Most of you don't know this but Austin and I have been trying to have another baby since February. I know Kaden's still young, but we felt strongly that it was time to make our family even bigger. Unfortunately, something was wrong. We weren't seeing any success for about 5 months! So, we went to a doctor, who prescribed me some medications that might do the trick. 4 months of that.....still no success. After all those months of roller-coaster-like emotions....we decided to see a Fertility Specialist. I was tested and diagnosed with PCOS. Turns out Kaden was sheer luck that we had him so naturally. Apparently I've had this "disorder" since I was 12....and didn't know it. It makes it difficult to conceive children. Anyway....after debating on what routes we can take at this point, we feel like our best option is to do the procedure our doctor referred us to do called In Vitro Fertilization. This is the route we'll have to take now EVERY time we are ready to have another child. Kinda frustrating...but having children of my own has always been extremely important to me, and Austin agrees. Whew! So after all these months of heartache...we find out we've got a real problem on our hands. I am SO thankful we have Kaden....the sweet joy in our lives, to help us get through this hard time. We love him to pieces and just want so badly for him to get to have siblings! Anyway, In Vitro is going to cost about $10,000....and we really can't afford to pay the $9000 from selling the townhome AND the $10,000 for the In Vitro procedure. It's one or the other. We feel that right now, it's important to put our family 1st...before getting a nice new home. So, we've decided to move back into the townhome for another year or so....and try to enjoy ourselves until the time comes that we can finally get that new house! The frustrating part is....we can still afford the new house just fine! It's just we can't afford to SELL the townhome! Crazy how the economy screws things up huh?! I'm most likely going to be doing the In Vitro procedure at the beginning of December. Hopefully this works. We're so emotionally drained from this whole experience...we're trying to put a lot of hope into this procedure. We've really reached the end of the line of options here...and we're just hoping for another miracle. We appreciate everyone's support while we've been struggling so much...we love you all!
Anyway, we just wanted to keep everyone updated...so no one thinks we're crazy for moving out and then moving back to the townhome again! Wish us luck as we go back to live in Spanish Fork....and hope to further our family soon!
Then.............................the curveball came. Most of you don't know this but Austin and I have been trying to have another baby since February. I know Kaden's still young, but we felt strongly that it was time to make our family even bigger. Unfortunately, something was wrong. We weren't seeing any success for about 5 months! So, we went to a doctor, who prescribed me some medications that might do the trick. 4 months of that.....still no success. After all those months of roller-coaster-like emotions....we decided to see a Fertility Specialist. I was tested and diagnosed with PCOS. Turns out Kaden was sheer luck that we had him so naturally. Apparently I've had this "disorder" since I was 12....and didn't know it. It makes it difficult to conceive children. Anyway....after debating on what routes we can take at this point, we feel like our best option is to do the procedure our doctor referred us to do called In Vitro Fertilization. This is the route we'll have to take now EVERY time we are ready to have another child. Kinda frustrating...but having children of my own has always been extremely important to me, and Austin agrees. Whew! So after all these months of heartache...we find out we've got a real problem on our hands. I am SO thankful we have Kaden....the sweet joy in our lives, to help us get through this hard time. We love him to pieces and just want so badly for him to get to have siblings! Anyway, In Vitro is going to cost about $10,000....and we really can't afford to pay the $9000 from selling the townhome AND the $10,000 for the In Vitro procedure. It's one or the other. We feel that right now, it's important to put our family 1st...before getting a nice new home. So, we've decided to move back into the townhome for another year or so....and try to enjoy ourselves until the time comes that we can finally get that new house! The frustrating part is....we can still afford the new house just fine! It's just we can't afford to SELL the townhome! Crazy how the economy screws things up huh?! I'm most likely going to be doing the In Vitro procedure at the beginning of December. Hopefully this works. We're so emotionally drained from this whole experience...we're trying to put a lot of hope into this procedure. We've really reached the end of the line of options here...and we're just hoping for another miracle. We appreciate everyone's support while we've been struggling so much...we love you all!
Anyway, we just wanted to keep everyone updated...so no one thinks we're crazy for moving out and then moving back to the townhome again! Wish us luck as we go back to live in Spanish Fork....and hope to further our family soon!
4 comments:
oh sweetheart! i had no idea all of that was going on! im so sorry! i wish i was there to give you a BIG hug! stay strong! :) miss you...
That's so sweet...thanks so much! Life can be so crazy hard sometimes, huh?! We miss you guys tons....be sure to call when you're in the area next and we'll get together for sure.
Katie...I've been trying to post a comment forever but my Internet hates me...but you know that I am here for you and Daniel and I love you guys! (And I know it's super selfish, but I'm glad you're back in SF for a while, even though I'm super sad about why you're back...) You are making the right decision, I am sure of it:)
Wow, sounds like you've had a crazy past few months. Crappy economy! It's so great you have Kaden though and good luck with the invitro. I'm sure everything will work out for you guys like it's supposed to :)
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