Going for it.

Lots of decisions have been made in the past three weeks. Initially, we were going to put ttc on hold until our new health insurance (that covers fertilit) kicks in in November. Well...we've had a turn of events.

My wife hates her job. She has for a while. I have been encouraging her to quit and go back to school for her master's in Library Science...which she really wants to do. The problem is that her job pays well, and currently, it is what supports us.

I looked over our budget and projected surplus after July of 09 (which is when we move to the Boston area) and discovered that we will have more than enough in our nest-egg for her to not seek out a job in her current field once we arrive in New England. In fact...say she did not find a job for a year...we would be able to pay our rent for a year and then some (although we would be scraping by a little). So...worst case scenario...we would still manage. Therefore...we are trucking full-speed ahead...because our worst-case scenario is extremely unlikely...and it doesn't factor in my measly residency salary next year (which will help some)...and KB will find a job doing something...hell...she'd probably be happier working at a coffee shop than in her field!

Now that we have made that decision...it is okay for us to keep trying to get pregnant before we leave...we were previously afraid that if KB got pregnant right away...she would be showing and nobody would hire her. Now that she isn't going to be looking for a professional job...we don't care! Yippee!

We have an appointment with our fertility clinic a week from next Monday...just a consult. So far we have tried at home twice, on clomid. We were going to abandon the at home tries and have an RE do IUI, but alas, we have decided to chance it. We are going to try at home for another three cycles, on clomid (perhaps a higher dose than previous attempts) and if our RE permits it, an estradiol creme to follow the clomid. We think that the clomid thinned KB's lining last time, so this time, we would like to prevent that (hence the estradiol).

So here is to our new decisions! I feel good about this. Better than I have felt the entire past 6 months!