tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61022659936278392912012-02-16T09:26:46.796-05:00experiences and daily life while on our way to becoming parentsSarah & Jeri Hullhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09860564826101942739noreply@blogger.comBlogger541100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102265993627839291.post-19435186916729801862011-04-04T16:12:00.002-04:002011-04-04T16:15:28.966-04:00

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On March 16, 2011 we took in our 2nd foster child. Her name is Amberleigh and she was 11 months, 12 days old when she came to us. She is a very sweet and happy baby, though our 1st few days were touch and go... it took a little bit of time for her to get used to us and all the other new people in her life! Luckily for us, our good friend Megan agreed to be her at home babysitter. Amberleigh loves

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As it's been almost a full year since I last posted a "real" blog, here are the highlights:*We fostered Tristin for 1 month.*We went on hold for foster care.*Our nephew Elliott was born.*We took 2 vacations to the beach. *We celebrated our 2nd anniversary.*We moved to Dublin.*We rented our old house, and the other half of the duplex we bought.*We came off hold for foster care.*Olivia, our 4th

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Donation Process: Egg donation is more complicated than sperm donation. Eggs cannot be frozen effectively yet, so the donor and the woman receiving the donation must have their cycles adjusted so that they egg can be removed from the donor and implanted into the intended mother. Both must take medication to adjust their cycles. The donor must undergo a minor surgical procedure to extract

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Keiko Zoll, who writes the blog Hannah wept, Sarah laughed, and is the author/director of the infertility awareness video that's inspiring thousands: What IF... Keiko and her video are also the Winner of Best Viral Video (Team RESOLVE Choice Award) and Grand Prize Video (Wellsphere.com). She is currently in the midst of a giveaway via her blog. Keiko is an advocate for infertility who is quite

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Last week on Wednesday our new case worker came to our house to meet us and certify us as a foster care home. We showed her the green room aka the kids' room. We told her the crib was back in the corner because we had been told it is highly unlikely we would get a baby. She scoffed at that and said you'll probably get a baby. 5 days later, at 3:30 am on Monday, that statement came true. We

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Thanks to Rachel from "Anything's Possible" for the Beautiful Blogger Award!The award comes with the following rules:Thank the person(s) who nominated you for this awardCopy the award and place it in your blogLink to the person(s) who nominated you for this awardTell us 5 interesting things about youNominate 5 bloggers and link to their blogs5 things about Sarah...I have been approved (with my

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This start to our year has been such a whirlwind of events!Early January brought us news that we had (yet another) missing component to our foster/adoption application through Franklin County. We needed a land-line. This came as a shocker to us because we were initially told by FCCS and by our local fire department that we would not need a land-line. We researched our options, talked to our

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Thursday was our LAST home-study! I'm SO glad to be done with all the classes (for now) and home-studies. Not that it was such a headache or chore... they did just become part of our schedule, but there is so much more free time now that we aren't doing all of that. Now we are just waiting to be approved (hopefully by beginning of January). After that happens we'll be licensed and ready to

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Well the end is drawing nearer (the end of my OSU classes that is!) I am really excited about being finished, now if I can only stop procrastinating long enough to get my assignments all finished... :) Jeri's homestudy was on Thursday this past week, and he seemed to think it went really well. We, on our 2nd attempt, passed the fire inspection. We did not pass it the first time because we had

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It's been forever and a day since I've written a post here, but I just wanted to post an update! Jeri & I have been taking our duel licensure classes for foster care and adoption for 5 weeks now. Tomorrow is our last day! We have learned all kinds of things from these classes: sexual abuse, physical abuse, ADHD, emotional disturbances, etc. We have learned that the chance of getting an infant

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Part of the stigma associated with adoption comes from the language that people have traditionally used when speaking about it. The following lists examples of positive adoption language that you should use and negative language you should avoid.

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statistics about adoptionI was curious about adoption statistics. I found this on a fellow blogger's website. She has sourced the Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute site.Author: Susan SmithPublished: 2006 November. Revised with Forward 2007 January. New York NY: Evan B. Donaldson Adoption InstituteThis publication, released in November for National Adoption Awareness month, represents the most

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Rule #1 - Be a foster parent first. This is the single most important thing to do. If you don't follow any of the other rules, do this one. We didn't intend to be foster parents, but being so made all the difference. Even if you only want to adopt, do the foster training... you'll never regret it. I remember being mildly resentful that I had to do parental training. After all, we had raised four

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WAITING FOR BABY: Understanding ‘open’ adoptionBy Ann Tatko-PetersonWednesday, May 7th, 2008 at 6:30 am in Adoption.(”Waiting for Baby” is a closer look at adoption and my family’s personal experience as we go through the process. It will appear every Wednesday in the aPARENTly Speaking blog.)The idea of adopting initially played on a major insecurity of mine: What if the birthmother changed her

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After much agonizing and consideration, I think Jeri & I have decided to forgo egg donation (for now) and try adoption on for size... I've been trying to find out how to start the homestudy process without using an agency (I did read you can do it through the state for FREE), but I'm finding it very difficult to find any information on the internet. We are also considering a foster-to-adopt

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Today as I was driving home I saw the person driving in front of me smoking. of course I think it's totally disgusting to smoke, but if you have to do it, that is your prerogative. However, then the person tossed their cigarette OUT the window! Ew, litter bug!! I were more ballsy I would drive up next to the guy and say "hey quit littering in my city!" or "LITTERBUG!!!" or "Dirty your body,

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The reason I'm writing this blog is to ask for your prayers.I've had 3 appointments in the past 3 weeks with our new Reproductive Endocrinologist. We decided to see a new one because some friends of mine had success with them getting pregnant. Anyway, through these appointments we found out that I (along with Turner's Mosaic!) have also a Uterine Septum. Basically there is an extra "skin" in

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ART: Step-by-step guideEvery cycle of ART involves multiple steps, and each occurs at a specific time during a four to six-week period. The procedure begins in the month preceding the actual ART cycle. Each patient will require a personal calendar for her individual schedule. The following is provided only as a general guide. Remember that you will be following an individual protocol designed

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This was one of those days when an event occurs that just makes life seem miserable. Jeri and I visited the new Reproductive Endocrinologist today, Dr. N. We had a short discussion with him about what we've done thus far towards having a baby, including but not limited to how long and how many times a week we've been having sex... After the talk we were taken to an exam room where the Doc then

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This past week was pretty fun...Jeri & I took Kate to THREE different dog parks. We first went out to Gahanna's Dog Park. They have 4+ acres and an agility course. We were most interested in trying Kate out in the agility course because she did so well with them during our training at the Humane Society. However, she wasn't so into doing them... definitely WAY more interested in playing with

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WHO CAN BECOME AN EGG DONOR? Not all women can donate eggs. Programs vary in the qualities they prefer, but some criteria are fairly standard. Certain rules are set for legal reasons. Other policies are designed to increase the chance that a pregnancy will result and that the process will be safe for both donor and recipient. Commonly, egg donors must be a certain age, usually 21, and be no more

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Knowing that Jeri & I want to go the route of egg donation I've decided to do a series of posts related to the donor and recipient sides of the donation process. This article gives some great basics of egg donation:1. KNOW WHY YOUR EGGS ARE NEEDEDBefore you start hunkering down into your nest to produce some eggs, you should take a minute to get a refresher course in basic human biology. All egg

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Thursday night was a Resolve meeting- I learned about this vitamin called Optivite. its main use apparently is for PMS symptoms, but I guess it helps with other issues as well like anxiety, depression, menopause symptoms, and menstrual pain.

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This past week Jeri finally arrived at the beach. He was here for 4 days and 4 nights. While he was here we made these pretty sweet (literally & figuratively) cakes. They are called Raspberry Guauex (or some other complicated name), and this totally counts for one of my gourmet attempts for this summer, though I do have to credit my cousin Derek with the idea. We've also spent quite a bit of

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If you are reading this on or before 7/7 go out to a redbox and get yourself a free movie!  All you need is this code: 7HE79B and your credit card.  

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This Sunday started 2 of 4 classes that I am taking online via OSU.  It has been a very stressful process, part of which (a large part) due to that we were supposed to start classes on the 22nd, but did not get registired by OSU until the 27th, leaving me (and all my classmates) with 2 weeks of work to do in one week.  Major pain.  I'm slooooowly making my way through all the assignments.  Of the

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I've just realized that it is MUCH easier to find out that your resolve friends are pregnant compared to other people you know.  I hate the way that it makes me feel: like I wish other people would find getting pregnant at least a little bit of a difficulty.  Like, "oops! we're pregnant", should definitely make me feel happy for the other people, but instead I just feel sick to my stomach.  It's

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Two of my Resolve friends are now pregnant!  :)  I'm so excited for them!  

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Right now I can hear 1 dog running back and forth jumping onto the deck, then back out into the yard, and it makes me SO thankful that we have a completely fenced in yard. I can also hear 1 dog barking everytime the other jumps on the deck. It makes me laugh. Kate loves to play with Henry (tease him really) and Henry is having none of it!For four nights and four days Jeri & I (& Kate) will be

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Until 25 years ago, the only available option for starting a family for women with ovarian failure was adoption, but advances in assisted reproductive technology (ART) changed that perspective forever.Previously uncommonly used, egg donation is now considered mainstream and is offered by most fertility programs. Although seemingly straightforward in concept, the steps involved in a successful

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As I was searching for an article about multiples I came across another article.  It details ethical concerns about payment for and cost of the donation of eggs.http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/15/health/15cons.html

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This is a great article discussing the risks vs. rewards of transferring more than one embryo at a time.Multiple embryo fertilization improves odds, raises risksBy By Marie McCullough The Philadelphia InquirerMonday, December 3, 2007PHILADELPHIA -- Fertility doctors are under pressure to reduce the number of twins produced by in-vitro fertilization because dual births are riskier and costlier

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Jeri and I have predetermined the timeline we want to follow for Have a Baby - Plan A, and I'm hoping that we won't have to come up with a timeline for Have a Baby - Plan B, or C, or D...  If all does go as planned (not that anything else related has, to date) this will be the schedule we'll attempt to follow.Here it goes: Month Year Objective June 2009 Enjoy extra time with Jeri

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The Bride of FrankensteerMy 2,000-pound steer falls in love...By Jon KatzPosted Monday, Dec. 11, 2006, at 12:03 PM ETElvis and Luna thunder uphill for an apple Elvis settled in remarkably well, given that I've never had a steer before. An intensely social creature, he reminds me a bit of Shrek: All he wants, besides grass, is love and attention, yet everyone flees at his approach. Which is

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I absolutely cannot believe that today is our last day of school (+ one teacher work day tomorrow). This year has just flown by! I'm mostly sad to see my students go on to middle school, but there are a few odd ones out that I'm glad to not be having again next year. My case load, I've found out, is quite small next year. I will have 2 tutor students (compared to 6 this year) and 7 resource

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About 2 months ago Jeri & I took a visit to the Capital Area Humane Society. We had been regular visitors since we started dating as both of us enjoyed playing with and walking the many dogs and puppies housed there while they waited to be adopted. We found "Curiousity" and I decided upon walking her that I wanted to adopt her! Jeri said, but we're going away for the weekend, shouldn't we wait?

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Dear Family & Friends,As many of you know I have been diagnosed with Mosaic Turner's syndrome. Beginning with that and then finding out that I am unable to have children naturally Jeri & I decided it would be beneficial to me for us to write a blog. This way we are able to get out our feelings about the subject, share information, and let our family & friends know how we are doing in general.

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http://www.emagazine.com/view/?3172This is a great website that tells the what, when, where & how to recycle. Also you can visit www.wastenotcenter.org and go to 'other options' to find more information and websites which you are able to recycle through.

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Today I was signing up for the teleseminars provided by RESOLVE and read the following: "October 15. IVM, wih Jared Robbins, MD, Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility, Womens & Infants Hospital". I had never heard of IVM so I went and looked it up online. "Its main advantage is that it allows a short treatment cycle (3 days of medications) after which the immature ova are obtained. This

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http://www.iammodern.com/articles/ivf-is-not-the-enemy.html

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I mentioned playing Eurorails last weekend, and this weekend we played again...Saturday Jeri & I spent some of the day working on our yard. We had the HUGE silver maple tree in our backyard cut down before Christmas and we were distributing the trunk shavings around to our flower beds as mulch Saturday (yeah we're slow). We got most of the beds covered, but still have a crazy amount of "mulch"

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I always find the news depressing and this is just one more drop of milk on that cookie...http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122878524586490129.html#articleTabs%3Darticle If you also read the comments that idiotic people on here posted you will see why this makes me feel sad. It's not just the fact that an egg "donation" has become "you give me your egg, I'll give you lots of my money, even though

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‘Why donating my eggs is the right thing’Here is a story about one woman's reasons why she donates her eggs to infertile couples. To read about it click here.

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Hints from Another SourceDon’t push adoption. Adoption is a wonderful way for infertile people to become parents. However, the couple needs to work through many issues before they will be ready to make an adoption decision. Before they can make the decision to love a "stranger's baby," they must first grieve the loss of that baby with Daddy's eyes and Mommy's nose. Adoption social workers

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Shared Journey – A Letter to Family and FriendsDear Family and Friends,I want to share my feelings about infertility with you, because I want you to understand my struggle. I know that understanding infertility is difficult; there are times when it seems even I don't understand. This struggle has provoked intense and unfamiliar feelings in me and I fear that my reactions to these feelings might

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There are some days since I was diagnosed with POF and MTS that I feel like I've actually lost a baby. It doesn't make sense certainly because I haven't, and I feel like a terrible person because of all the women from various groups I'm in that have actually gone through miscarriages for real. I often feel like I'm the only person going through this sense of loss because most people I know have

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I have "why me" moments all the time. Oftentimes I find my self crying at random things that somehow feel related to my situation and make me think "why me!" all over again. Like at our church service for Ash Wednesday, our pastor was talking about grief and trying to wash it away with God's hope... just the mention of having to deal with this grief and trying to regain my sense of hope again (

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These were originally all sent as emails, so please excuse any repeat of information.I had trouble with missed periods back in high school so my ob/gyn put me on birth control to regulate them. Recently I decided to stop taking birth control (that was in Sept. 07) and haven't had a period naturally since. So my ob/gyn had some blood taken and a prolactic test was done. It was a little bit high,

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This is my (our, really) first attempt at being a "true" blogger, so you will have to pardon my clumsiness with writing my thoughts. Tonight I participated in an on the phone seminar (which was pretty cool actually) and learned some new information about "third party options". Therefore the following...Jeri & I have been married for almost 6 months and we are already in the planning phase of

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