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I am going to start by saying that Tuesday, the 2nd day in Utah, was the worst. We woke up and started the day thinking that the pregnancy counselor would be arriving by 3pm to help us figure out the next steps along this journey. By late afternoon, after a breakfast at Cracker Barrel and…

Monday September 2nd, 2013 started off just like any other normal day at the Gurrad house. Our five pound Yorkie, Usher, woke me up by hitting me in the face. I went through my morning routine. Took the dog out, got my coffee and read my bible. I had just finished reading when I heard…

Yesterday, Labor Day, Ben I and were both off work. Students at my school started back today, and Ben would be back at work at the credit union. We had big plans for Labor Day. At the top of my list, sleeping until I wake up. This is generally at the top of my list…

I’m not sure where to start. Ben did an excellent job of catching everyone up, but of course I have my own perspective to share too. Like Ben mentioned, we officially began the wait for baby at the beginning of June. We were told that waiting was the most difficult part. The average wait was…