An Incredible Day! April 23rd, 2022

What an incredible day! 

Thank you to Kansas City Infertility and to the speakers at the Family Building Conference.  This was the first family building conference I’ve been to in a long time, and I am so thankful I decided to attend.

Today was an educational experience and very helpful in learning what is available currently for family building through IUI/IVF, and so much more.

I had the opportunity to chat with a few of the speakers before the conference began and was excited to begin making some phone calls over the next few weeks to see about our family future.

Once there was a break for lunch a few attendees were blessed with a free lunch, I was one of the lucky few and enjoyed my complementary veggie plate lunch from Hawaiian Bros.

Then at the end of the conference there was a drawing for those who attended, and still remaining at the end of the conference.

I was beyond words at that moment, however I’m excited to announce that I won a gift basket from Kansas City Infertility, filled with so many nice comfort items. 

Then was the big drawing everyone had been waiting for all day. I couldn’t believe my ears when my ticket was announced, I won a grant to use towards treatment or adoption costs! Instant tears of joy. 

And then another one of my tickets was announced… I won not one, but TWO grants!!!!  Speechless, I was in tears, many more tears.

I spoke to so many kind, caring, and thoughtful people today. Many of which congratulated me afterwards. I’m humbled and honored to have won such wonderful gifts. There are not enough words to express my thanks. 

When I was driving home I had a similar feeling, like that after a few of my prenatal visits with Noelle years ago, this was not a feeling of fear of the unknown for the future but one of joy and hope.
In my heart and mind I thought of this next sentence.  “And then today felt like the first day of the rest of my life…”
I can truly tell you, it does.

So here I am, emotions full of happiness, joy, hope, and a feeling of peace.

I continue to hold onto hope and look forward to what awaits our family in the future.

Thank you for your continued support for our family, for following our journey, and remembering our babies gone too soon with us. 

Here is to Holding onto Hope.