Time went on again, and again we waited and waited. Of course we distracted ourselves with other things, but (at least for me) it was always in the back on my mind....will this EVER happen for us.
At some point during the Spring of 2007 I injured my back and found a chiropractor that would hopefully help. Not only was he a chiropractor but also did some alternative health practicing. During the initial visits I filled out paperwork about all aspects of my health, which of course included my fertility issues. He had me take a test that would measure different hormone levels, but did this using saliva instead of blood. There were reasons behind this, but for the life of me I can't remember what they were.
The test came back and showed some imbalances, and so he gave me supplements to help bring these back into balance. Some of these supplements were bio identical hormones. I can't remember exactly how long I was taking these, but in May 2007 we found out we were pregnant again.
Jeff and I had planned a vacation with my mom, her husband Les and some friends of theirs to the Cayman Islands. This was right after there was a change in passport policy that lead to a back log for issuing new passports. We had applied for them back in April, but had yet to receive them. The week leading up to us leaving was when we found out we were pregnant. So as we waited and made calls and worried about our passport situation, I went to lots of doctor and ultrasound appointments. The day before we were to leave, after yet another ultrasound, and still no passports and no way to change our already purchased plane fare, we miscarried again. We never made it to the Cayman Islands (but of course our passports showed up a few days later), though we did end up going to Port Aransas on the Texas coast just because we both needed a little break and some time to unwind. Thinking back, that was one of the most depressing vacations ever.
That summer I made the decision to go back to school full time to work on my PhD in Math Education. The program was in San Marcos at Texas State. I had been going back and forth for years debating about whether to do this or not, and I finally decided to take the plunge. Jeff was VERY understanding! We sold the house in the Woodlands and moved to Canyon Lake in August of 2007. But I didn't actually start the PhD program for another year, in the Fall of 2008.
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