UPDATE...

So I thought I would update people on what's going on with our adoption and in vitro processes. This past Tuesday we finished our last adoption class. YEA!! I have really enjoyed going and learning about the process, but it has been every Tuesday for the past 5 weeks and they usually lasted for 2-2 1/2 hours. It's nice to check that off of our list. We have finally finished all of the piles of paper work and are just waiting for Jason's background check to come back so we can schedule our home visit. In the meantime we are working hard on finishing up our birthparent letter and collage page. These two papers are the most important and time consuming thing that has to be done before we can be approved. These two papers will be what the birthmoms look at as they are trying to decide who they will place their baby with. It is so hard knowing what to say to a young girl who is considering placing her baby for adoption.
We hope to have everything completed and be approved by the first of the year. Then who knows how long it will take to be chosen. For some couples it has happened as soon as a couple of weeks after approval and for other couples it has taken several years. I'm excited to see what this chapter in our life has in store for us.
As far as the In Vitro goes we went in on Wednesday and had the embryo transfer done. They used the 5 embryo's that we had frozen this past summer, when we did a fresh cycle. I was really nervous when we went in because I wasn't sure if we would have any embryo's that survived the unthawing process. Luckily all 5 unthawed perfectly and the doctor was able to choose the 3 best quality ones. The doctor thought it was really encouraging that all 5 survived. He said they must be pretty durable and of descend quality to all survive. So we decided to transfer 3 of them, hoping that one will attach and grow. He said our chances of getting pregnant are
30 %. So that doesn't seem like the greatest odds, but we will take anything we can get. So the past 3 days I have been on bedrest and have been going stir crazy. It has been really nice not having to go to work, but I wish I could have spent my days off doing something more fun than just sitting in bed. Hopefully it will be worth it.
I just want to thank those who have shown so much love and support. Jason and I are truly blessed to have such great family and friends!!

Family Pictures

So we finally organized and planned a family picture with the Cook side. Two Christmas's ago we gave Gary and Shirley the gift of planning and paying for a family picture to be done. I can't believe how much effort it takes to organize the clothes, find a time that everyone can meet, and pull it all together. Shirley wanted a fall background and we tried to plan it around the leaves changing, but we were about a week to early. I think they still turned out great. We had Amanda Laing take them and I think she did an amazing job. Take a look and see what you think.