Thankful Thursday

wanderlust508

A quote that I have saved on my Pinterest a while ago really struck a chord with me this morning.

"Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory." - Dr Seuss

One thing I fear is losing myself so completely in IF that I don't see the good in my life that already exists. Please join me today in taking a moment to practice gratitude for the good things in our lives

wanderlust508

In spite of all the crap I went through with him earlier this week, I am so thankful for MH. He makes me laugh every day and always wants to see me happy. He may mess up sometimes but he's only human. And I wouldn't want to go through this challenging phase with anyone but him.

Last night I came home from work to him sitting in bed reading "What he can expect when she's not expecting". He said he almost finished it all in a few hours and wished he'd read it earlier. He said "You have your online support group. What group can I post on as Mr East bay to get support for all this?! I want to learn." Something about the way he said it was so earnest and adorable ... I just had to kiss him and snuggle up next to him in bed.

wanderlust508

@rainbowbridge14 - It's so wonderful that you and your family were able to come together and pay tribute to your aunt.  When my grandma passed in March of last year, it was painful but felt so good to get together with all the extended family in Pennsylvania for her funeral and tell funny/sweet stories about her.  

@kensie5226 - I'm so grateful for my pup too!  What would we do without our furbabies?  

I have another one.  I just saw that I hit 500 comments on TB.  It made me stop to reflect how thankful I am to have become such an active regular part of this wonderful community.  I have never even lurked on any other IF boards ...I'm sure others are great too but I don't feel the need to.  This is my home and I love you ladies so much.  I do hope that I'm on to PAIF by my next 500!  But however long I'm here, IF is made a whole lot easier to deal with because of all of you.  

deelopi9

@eastbaybride508 - The comment your DH made me smile. I can only imagine how much pride you felt in him in that moment. Soak it all up.

I am so thankful for my good friend K. She is so positive, never questioning, just supportive. She sent me this beautiful text yesterday and it just touched my heart.   

bookworm40

I'm thankful for my mom this week.  With all the craziness dealing with TTC and going through testing and everything, she has always been right by my side.. She herself relies on me for a lot, raised me on her own since I was 3 when my father passed and for the last 3 years has been dealing with sight problems so doesn't drive long distances anymore or at night.. I'm thankful that we have the relationship that we have where we are always there for each other no matter what. I'm also extremely thankful that she is close with my DH, they have a wonderful relationship and I can't thank him enough for every time he has run to the grocery store for her or picked her up when she needed a ride someplace.  I'm blessed for these two people in my life... 

BunnyBerry

I'm thankful for the nurse who just called to say she talked to our insurance company, and they will not count the cancelled injects IUI cycle - so they'll cover 2 more instead of just 1 more. The extra meds will be a lifesaver, especially if we need more than one IVF cycle, and/or I'm really excited to pass them on to someone who needs them!!

bumpuser5823822

I am so thankful to be married to a man who values marriage as much as I do. Someone willing to put in the hard work. And I'm thankful for the way infertility has allowed us to strengthen our marriage.

I am thankful that I have a job, even though some days it makes me want to jump off a cliff. That job gives me health insurance and helps keep a roof over my head and food on my table.

I am thankful to live in a country where quality health care is available and in a time where there are treatments that can (hopefully) allow me to still have a child of my own. If I had been born hundreds of years earlier I would have just been considered broken.

Remylove1011

Today I'm thankful for my best friend R. She's always there for me and knows just the right thing to say to help me calm down or just be with my freak out. I feel very blessed to have a friend I can talk to about all the things that are so hard. 

I'm thankful to you 3T ladies. I've never felt more support or that I've learned more than in the last week since joining this board. Thank you for embracing me and being there with me as I begin this journey. 

MustangChic

I am thankful for my DH! He is so supportive of me in all aspects of my life. At home, IF, my career, my direct sales business, and all of my crazy quirks! He is also one of the hardest working people I have ever met in my life. I am thankful he works so hard to make sure we're taken care of now and in the future. I'm also thankful his company realizes how hard he works... He just won 2014 Sales Manager of the Year!

I love this thread! It can be so hard to stay positive while dealing with IF and all of your thankful posts are such an inspiration to remember the good things in life.

typo31

I love reading about all of these supportive husbands and family members!  So glad to hear that everyone's feeling the love lately.

wanderlust508

Ohhh @murrt .....I am SO jealous of you on that!  That is so awesome!!  I wish we had some coverage for IVF.  One of the reasons I am inclined to try at least a couple more IUI's is that they are pretty cheap for me (about $120 per cycle in the last 3 cycles I did with Clomid).  On the other hand, IVF will be completely OOP for me ....