Back out West!

Well what a whirl wind we have been on. Since we got married on Sept. 2, 2006 we have moved 5 times and we are about to add 1 more! My job has gone through a reorganization that was unexpected and my position is moving. We have been in the windy city for a short 4 months and we are heading to Southern California! It has been a long journey for me, leaving So. Cal 12 years ago and trying to get back ever since. Melisa is very excited to be in warmer weather and we are going to settle down...the moving has been fun but enough is enough.
Please pray for a smooth move and we will update soon!
Take care!

Trying to understand.....

Well we are so sorry to report that we have lost the baby....Melisa has not been feeling well and we thought that was a great sign as her HCG levels were increasing, but today we found out that they didn't increase and they actually went down. We have a doctors appointment tomorrow, but the message was clear when she started cramping and bleeding with the HCG levels decreasing....unfortunately we lost the pregnancy.
Thank you for all your prayers, we are very excited that we were able to conceive and confident that God will bless us with a child someday.

Pregnant!

Here is the photo of the test that Melisa came running out of the bathroom on Wednesday morning to tell me we were going to be parents!!! Too exciting!!!

We just spent the weekend up in Michigan telling Melisa's family and that was great...we got a ton of snow, but we made it home ok!

Hope everyone is doing well!

Baby McDougall!!!

We are so incredibly blessed!!! We just found out this morning that we are going to be parents! The doctor hasn't nailed down a due date yet, but thinking mid September! We are both just thrilled!
It is very early in the pregnancy, but we are so excited about this new chapter in our lives!
Thank you to all our friends and family who have been so supportive down our path of fertility issues over the last 2 1/2 years....it has been quite a journey and it is starting to be clear on why we had to travel down that road. We will be posting more soon, about the pregnancy and some good news around my job!
Hope all is well, and God Bless!

Uncertainty

It is interesting that so many things in life feel uncertain.....I don't want to share all the details yet, but we are confident that God has a plan for us and we should have answers soon!
Unfortunately, the adoption is currently on hold because of things going on at work, we are hoping to get back into it ASAP when we know what is happening at work.
Hope everyone is well and know that we are doing well, but we are in a waiting period for a little while longer.