Blast from the past

Well, I don't know if you could call it a blast but while Matt was cleaning out our desk he found lots of files and folders that brought me down memory lane.  Half the desk was filled with color coated folders of every avenue you could think of to have a baby.  Plus, labeled and organized file folders of medical records, research, and inspirational quotes and stories - all dealing with one common theme- BABY!  Plus, even more folders of tens of thousands of dollars of medical bills to try to achieve our dream.  Man, that was not a happy time.  Reading through all those papers, I realized the desperation we were going through.  We grasped at any and every straw that was thrown our way.  All I can think of is thank God, thank God, Thank.you.God. that this is over with. 

But, hey, it was all worth it and I don't regret anything because it all led to our boys (oh, and a little person called Aunt Jamie played a big part too :).  Are we lucky or what?  


Our lives went from this:

To this:

So what did we do with all that paperwork?  Did we keep it as a token of all we've been through to get where we are now?  Hell no!  We threw it out!  Who wants to be reminded of that?  That is the past and this is now: