IUI Round 4 Result: Negative

I had the blood test on Saturday and unfortunately it was negative.  I had suspected that it would be, and thought I was prepared, but the result hit me a lot harder than I expected.  I had to flee work and then spent the rest of the afternoon swinging between raging and bawling my eyes out.  I tried to make a chocolate cake to make myself feel better and the cake mix exploded everywhere.  In short, it was not a very pleasant day!

After discussing the result with each other and with my Mum, we've formulated a plan.  We are going to take a year off actively trying to conceive.  If we get pregnant in that time with no assistance, great, but it won't be our focus.  Instead, we are going to save up for a big overseas trip in September with my parents.  It's my Mum's 60th birthday in early September and she is very keen to go to Italy while my sister is there and see some other sights in Europe also.  Obviously a Europe trip is very expensive, and so I also suggested an alternative could be Asia.  In either case, we will have an extended holiday around that time.

In the mean time, this blog will be fairly quiet.  I may occasionally post updates here, but it will essentially be dormant for a while.

If you read my personal blog you'll know I'm a fan of the game Dragon Age II.  There was recently new Downloadable Content (DLC) released for this game.  While playing through the DLC, you encounter the following quote:

In uncertainty, find infinite possibility.

        - An old Orlesian saying 

I really love this quote and I am making it my touchstone for the following year.  I'm uncertain what my future holds, but that simply means there are infinite ways my future can play out.