Our baby boy, Garrett is officially 3! Saturday we celebrated “Adios Dos” and said goodbye to two! It was his last day ever as a two year old! I made the famous hat and we played games and sang songs. I will post those pictures soon (hopefully). Our Mom Squad Luncheon was also that day and it was beautiful! You can check out the slide show at: www.Themomsquad.blogspot.com.
Garrett’s birthday fell on Mother’s Day this year and it was wonderful. We went to Olive Garden with family and it was de-lish! No cooking or clean up and everyone had full bellies!:) Happy birthday to our buddy.
Karen says
Hi Brooke, I just wanted to let you know that you are in my thoughts and prayers. I know how infertility can be such a sad and lonely place and you should not feel guilty just because you have three beautiful boys. Unless you have dealt with infertility yourself, it’s hard for most people to truely understand what you are going through. We too have dealt with three years of infertility and miscarriage. I also think that women should talk more openly about it, it’s the only way we can share in our successes and failures, and also lend each other our support. Talking about it also raises awareness and that it is more common than most people think.
My husband and I are both Catholic and have still decided to pursue IUI and other infertility treatments. With the grace of God, these treatments have worked for us. I pray God blesses you again with another child. I just wanted to let you know that you are not alone and that you are in my prayers.
Karen
Anonymous says
Dear Brooke, thanks for the article you posted on infertility on your blog….I’d never really thought of it like that before-infertility as a gift. I had struggled with infertility for years while my sister who bounced on and off drugs, alcohol and bad relationships, gave birth to 3 healthy children. That was hard to swallow but I gave it all to God and knew that he must have something else for me. Well he did–my Mom ended up raising my sister’s first 2 kids and when she gave birth to a little girl and could no longer care for her, my husband and I took her in when she was 8 months old. What a blessing our little Grace is and if we had our own children we may not have been able to take Grace. God sometimes feels hidden but He is never hiding. He is always there sometimes in the background working things in our lives to his will. We may not know the reasons for years but rest assured He knows what will happen to you and is laying the path to take you to his precious sovereign will. God bless you and give you peace as you travel through this uncertain time.
BTW—the Mom’s day luncheon rocked!!! My Mom and I had a blast.
With much Christian love
Shelley
Tracy says
Hi Brooke,
Was reading your post about infertility and Catholic teaching and just wanted to encourage you and your husband to put your trust in God’s Word, not the Catholic church’s teachings. There is liberty in Christ and if you search the scriptures which we will be judged by of God…(there are many things held by the Catholic church that are not even biblically accurate)…I think you will see that God does not condemn those methods and you could be missing out on a blessing. Just a thought!
Love in Christ,
Tracy