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Lots and lots going on around the Hurst household these days!  I just spend this past weekend in Chicago with Jess (my soon-to-be sister in law) for her bachelorette party.  It was so much fun just to be in such a huge city; and to dress up and go out on the town was a nice change of pace for this stay at home mom!  The weather was perfect and I think I could have stayed and hung around by myself for a couple of extra days.  ;-)
Coming up this weekend is our FIVE year anniversary!  CRAZY, right?  My mom is headed up tomorrow morning to spend the weekend here watching Khloe while Kellen and I head to Hocking Hills, OH for a relaxing vacation away.  We've heard great things about Hocking Hills and plan on doing some hiking, seeing a few waterfalls, relaxing in a nice little cabin, and even doing a little zip-lining to throw a little action in there!

As far as the baby creating process goes, we've started our "calendar" given to us by the doctor.  All that means right now is that I'm taking a couple pills a day and going about my regular life until the dreaded shots start in less than 2 weeks.  I'm kicking up my crossfit workouts and pounding the weights because I know I'll have to take it easy during the month of December.  I know it could be easy to use IVF or pregnancy as a great excuse to take some time away from the gym, but I'm really, really going to miss it.  For me, the biggest "con" of enduring in-vitro fertilization is the inability to continue your everyday life like a normal person.  I get angry when I think about all those people who get pregnant without trying and don't even notice for God knows how long...months, sometimes!  Nobody tells them to sit their butt on a couch for the "dreaded two week wait."  (If you don't know about the dreaded two week wait, google it -- it's "fertility talk")  But it's ok - I snap back to reality and realize that I am LUCKY and FORTUNATE to have the opportunity to go through IVF.  I can make the necessary sacrifices because I'm strong enough to handle it.  And God wouldn't give me more than I could handle, right?

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