Sierra K Photography

we went over to the little bridge to feed the seagulls yesterday. obviously by the lack of NO seagull pictures, they were no where in sight! so we walked around enjoying the pretty sunset:) Belfast is Dane and I’s hometown, born and raised here.

i decided i can’t wait any longer! i can’t keep it a secret from my blog friends anymore (as all my lovely facebook friends already know)! okay..here it is..

Emma and Canon are going to be big sisters! yup you heard right, dane and I are expecting a sweet lovely baby jackson in january!! eeeks.
so i thought it’s only fair i share our journey to getting pregnant, because we are truly blessed by God:)

it started in january 2010, we decided it’s time to add to our family!
march 2010 nothing, absolutely nothing. i went to the doctors for blood tests. thyroid-was perfect, blood count-perfect, humm another test they did-perfect.
april 2010 nothing, again. i started to get frustrated because i knew something was obviously wrong. so it was time to seek out OB-GYN, but they were all booked out 2 months! gah!
april 2010 i prayed, hunted for some more OB-GYN’s and found one that took me in the next week!
april 2010 we find out i have PCOS-poly cystic ovarian syndrome (it’s a disease that can interfere with ovulation). i was completely devastated, destroyed, defeated. i had a feeling i had it, but when it came out of the doctors mouth..it was real. i thought right there and then children for us was out the window..i immediately gave in to the thought that was it.
i cried for a good 3 hours with my husband by my side taking care of me. he was there and i’m thankful for this. we prayed together, asking God what we should do next? after praying i felt some renewed spirit and knew God had something up his sleeve.
april 2010 we went back to the OB-GYN and was given two different kinds of fertility medicines. the second fertility medicine made me so darn sick..and was in a lot of pain.
april 2010 i pray..pray that God will bless us with a gift in his timing (which i hoped was around my timing).
may 15 2010 at 4am i take a pregnancy test and it was a clear positive! and yes i woke my husband up and we celebrated together.
the rest is history:)

i feel that without the support of my husband and God, i honestly wouldn’t be where i am today:) I feel so blessed to give this testimony to you all, especially to all the women battling PCOS or any other kinds of infertility. i have to admit, my case wasn’t to bad. there are women out there with PCOS trying to get pregnant for YEARS on fertility drugs, trying everything imaginable to get pregnant.i’ve learned on our journey to getting pregnant is fully depending and trusting in God (as that was tough for me at first).

here are a couple of bible quotes that got me through!
*”And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.” Matthew 17:20
*”Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.” 1 Peter 5:7
*”Trust in the Lord with all your heart; and don’t lean on your own understanding. In all things acknowledge him, and he shall direct your way.” Proverbs 3:5, 6

i hope to update the blog with belly pictures when i get a chance:) here is our journey so far! and yes i like to share my bare belly, since i don’t have any stretch marks (yet) and i’m not whale size (yet). hehe.

14-15 weeks pregnant (the most recent picture)

As for wedding/portrait photography, i’ll still be photographing:) the only changes you might see in me is snacking through out the day, taking about 20 million bathroom breaks, drinking lots of water, and needing to sit if i feel faint or lightheaded. so please don’t think i’m a over-eating, going to the bathroom all the time, lazy photographer..really i’m just pregnant. hehehe. i have to admit photographing wedding’s while pregnant is a bit harder on the body and i feel a million times more exhausted when i get home than before pregnancy.even though i don’t have a big belly yet, i’m a little slower then the usual..so please bare with me:)

i think that’s it! i hope you all come back and see us through our journey to parenthood! the next exciting thing is finding out if the baby is a boy or girl..i can’t wait until 40 weeks. the hubby would love to wait, but i’m way to anxious!! so we’re going to find out late august early september..eeeks!