Although going through IVF is extremely hard on a woman's body, Tim admits that the process also did a number on him emotionally.
"At certain points, I felt there was nothing I could do to help the situation," he said. "We both had [fertility-related] surgery, and then we had an IVF fail. The second round of IVF was pretty overwhelming. Candace keeps saying that I was her support system, but really, we were a support system for each other. It is heartbreaking and frustrating to be put in a situation and have no control over it."
After completing the second round, Candace took a pregnancy test and saw something she'd never seen before: two pink lines.
"It's definitely a mix of emotions because you're so excited when you see those two lines, but they don't always mean that it's going to be a viable pregnancy," Candace explained. "Inside, I was so excited because I had never seen those two lines on a pregnancy test. But I was still guarding my heart because there could be a possibility that when I get my blood work done or we go to an ultrasound that they won't see what they need to see there."
She continued: "I wanted to be so excited, but it had just been such a long journey and I had been disappointed so many times before. It was a mix of emotions. I was trying not to set myself up to be disappointed. But I also enjoyed that moment and basked in just that joy of seeing those beautiful two lines on that pregnancy test."
Image Source: Candace and Tim Farris