The Conception and the Call

Whether you are a Bell woman by birth, marriage, adoption or some other fashion, you will carry a resolve and determination that will get you through anything. Bell women are survivors. We have true grit. It was time to prove I was worthy of the name. I felt God’s prompting and it was time to try again. My parents upped the ante. They did not want us to go into debt and helped us financially.
We began the entire IUI process in July. Looking back this was a crazy idea. My parents were both in the hospital for hernia procedures. I was visiting my mom and giving myself shots in the hospital bathroom. I had to leave to take a blood test and it was time for the procedure. The final ultrasound was a little disheartening. Instead of having two healthy ovaries with multiple follicles, I had one working ovary with just two follicles.
I did not get my hopes up. The odds were against us on this one and I had psyched myself to expect bad news. I was sitting in Marcie Beasley’s office when Tammy, Dr. Jabara’s nurse, called me. She was so excited and the results were positive. Again, Marcie said: “I can’t believe it. You are pregnant?” I have to apologize to Chris that Marcie was there for both calls. But, this was not an accident and in a subsequent post, I’ll reveal why.As I said, Bell women have resolve. We also don’t have many secrets. We talk about when babies are conceived, it’s just something we do. My cousin Shelby Kate was born on the day we conceived. I got the call about her birth on the way to my procedure. Shelby has taught our family so much about love and she must have an extra dose of Bell blood—she is amazing.