One of my most vivid memories of our infertility journey is Father's Day 2010...
Joel and I sitting one the flowered couch in our Williston, ND house, on internship...holding hands, tears running down our faces. I remember saying something like, I'm sorry I haven't made you a daddy yet.
So much pain.
I thought about that day a lot yesterday. Remembering the pain, in the midst of smiles, joy, happiness...
We had a low key celebration of Joel's first, daddy-to-be Father's Day!
Church was a joint service in Big Sandy followed by a potluck.
Then we rested, and sat on the deck in the glorious sunshine, sipping lemonade and reading. It was so relaxing. Dinner was hamburgers, a shared baked potato and fruit. It was a really nice day.
I told Joel that this day next year we'll be sitting on the deck, each with a small child on our laps! Oh how life is changing!
We are the Skindlovs married for 12 years. We are on a journey together that we want to share parts of....our journey is life giving, sorrow filled, play filled and defining. Our hearts broke as we walked through years of infertility, our hearts rejoice at the birth of Hannah Grace & Harper Joy in Nov. 2012, our IVF miracles & in June 2015 our FET miracle Hadley Hope! Being parents seemed unreachable, but thanks be to God He allowed us a front row seat to watch our miracle unfold!
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