My name is Darah.
I’m
a 31 old year old wife, daughter, sister, friend.
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| That's me, at work, working hard! |
I have been married to my husband Jordan for
just over six years.
Jordan and I met
our freshmen year of high school.
Not a
day goes by that I don’t thank God for such a great best friend.
We have been through many ups and downs, but I could not have chosen a better partner to do life with. He is such an amazing man.
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| High School Senior Prom |
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| High School Years |
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We have two little dogs named Bella Rose and Carter Bear.
I think they are the cutest dogs ever to walk
the Earth.
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| Bella Rose |
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| Carter Bear |
I got Bella when I was 22 and
living by myself.
She is such a little
diva but has been a really good companion. Carter, we got almost 5 years ago to keep Bella company while we were at
work during the day.
We thought they
would become great friends.
Turns out, Bella never wanted a friend. She apparently enjoyed ruling the house all on her own. Who knew!
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| Bella pouting the night we brought Carter home. |
To this day, she really doesn’t want much to
do with Carter.
They are complete opposites,
and for Bella, I know she has a love/hate for Carter….she loves to hate him.
Jordan and I bought our house in 2010.
We live in a suburb south of Denver, Colorado.
When we purchased our home, we planned to
fill it up quickly!
Nearly 5 years
later, our dream of starting a family isn’t going quite as we thought it
would.
Just this past September, we had
our first meeting with a Reproductive Endocrinologist.
After many doctor appointments, several vials of blood drawn, a few
ultra sounds, two
HSGs, and one semen analysis, the Docs have come to the
conclusion that I have a
low ovarian reserve.
The short and sweet version of my diagnosis is that my egg count compares to a woman in her 40s.
After listening to our options, and a lot of
praying, Jordan and I have decided to begin the journey of
in vitro fertilization.
This was no easy decision
for us and while there is no guarantee that we will get pregnant and have a
baby, we would hate to look back years later and think the ole "what if". So, we're going to give is a try.
I’m not starting this blog with intentions of it being all
about our infertility struggle, more of a journal of the path that gets us into
the future, a future God already has planned for us.