I told Joe last night that I’m really feeling good. The constipation cramps have pretty much gone away (hooray!), and I’ve just been incredibly happy and at peace.

I really feel like God gave me the opportunity to go through infertility for a reason. It has made me a stronger person, it had brought me and Joe much closer and strengthened our relationship, and it has brought us both closer to God. I’ve always been a Christian, but I’ve found myself wandering away, especially lately. Now, I spend time with God every day in devotions and prayer, and Joe and I have started praying together, which is especially important to me.

I also feel blessed in that I will know my baby(ies) much earlier than most women. I know them from the time they were conceived in the lab, and I have their first picture — as embryos. I think that’s pretty awesome.

We have eight days to go until the pregnancy test, and I’m not at all nervous or scared like I thought I would be. I’m incredibly calm, and I think God is giving me this peace for a reason.