The first 2 weeks of this cycle went fast...now the last 2 weeks are starting to go slow. Figures!

I'm still sore but it's better than it was yesterday so maybe I will be completly pain free by tomorrow. It'll be nice to wear my jeans without my lower abdomen feeling like a ton of pressure is being put on it.

We got a new scale today and my weight is depressing! The fertility drugs are notorious for making you gain weight. I really didn't think it would happen as bad to me (guess I'm naive) but a lot of it is water retention or so I think.

I can test on CD 28 Dr. L said but I'll prolly try to hold out til CD 30 since the longer you wait the more accurate the test is. Just praying that this cycle works...maybe 3rd times a charm (with Clomid).

If not it's on to cycle # 7....yuck!

Here's the update that some may have been waiting for. :)

Left side was lazy as usual...should we even expect it to cooperate?

Right side has one that is 20mm. So I was able to get my trigger injection this morning! Yay for that!

Also ...the tech didn't use any gel this time around...she said she has read a couple of studies that show it could potentially kill sperm. Why the heck haven't the other techs said anything? I went to the Parkview North office today instead of the Dupont office since that's where Dr. L was today. Maybe I need to educate the other girls...lol!

Now I just gotta relax and prepare for the ovulation pain/soreness.

My poor Lacy had to go to the vet today.

Her right eye has been draining yellowish stuff since Monday night-Tuesday. Today when we woke up her eye was very red. I called the vet and got her in this morning to be seen. Her regular doc wasn't in so she had to see someone else in the practice...which I wasn't too fond of but it worked out fine.

They ran 3 different tests on her eye. She didn't have any scratches on her eye and her tear ducts were fine. They then did an eye pressure test which also is how they test for glaucoma. Her pressures were high in both eyes. :(

He said it's possible that it could have been a false reading since she was stressed/excited so he wanted to keep her and sedate her to check her eyes again while she was out.

Turns out her eye pressures were fine while she was sedated. So he ended up diagnosing her with conjunctivitis which is basically pink eye. She'll be on eye drops for the right eye for 10 days. We also have to go back on Monday for another sedation/eye pressure check just to make sure everything is ok.

Whew...long nerve wracking day for her momma!

Congrats to Abbey who is expecting baby # 2 in October! Best of luck to ya chica!

Not sure why my ticker still says day 10 (it's really day 11). I tried to fix it but it didn't work. Oh well.

Working tomorrow and then all weekend (it's my weekend...I don't like working it though!).

Hopefully something wonderful happens this weekend. :)

Well we had all 5 dogs together at my parents tonight: Abbey, Larry, Lacy, Sophee, & Hadley! They actually played really well together for the most part. Abbey was pretty quiet and just watched. Larry was kinda mean/agressive to Hadley so Andy held him most of the time.

Lacy and Hadley loved each other!! Lacy finally has someone to "box" with! My mom got it on video camera. :)

Only one more night of taking this crazy medicine! Really hope it does a great job on my ovaries!

In other news ...get to see Hadley again tomorrow! :) (that's Alan's new puppy!)

So frustrated with life.

Really trying to be optimistic about this cycle working. I just am so over being depressed about it all. Taking a break sounds even more depressing but Andy thinks I'm too stressed about all this and of course thinks things aren't as fun.

This cycle is going by faster than what I thought it would. Yay for that!

Andy and I have officially decided that we are going on vacation in May for our 2 year anniversary. We need it badly. We are going regardless if I get pregnant or not.

There are 2 better pics on facebook. This blogger won't let me rotate them and I didn't want to load them sideways!

Starting 150mg of Clomid tomorrow through Saturday. Ultrasound on Feb 25th at 9:30am. Please pray for good follicle growth. This is emotionally draining.

In other news...our new stove and refrigerator are being delivered today! Andy has the day off so he gets to help the delivery guys. We decided to use part of our tax return to get a little nicer appliances to help the resale value for when we go to sell the house. We may or may not get a new dishwasher in the future...ours isn't that old.

I may just be a little dorky and post pics later when I get home from work!

Happy Valentine's Day Everyone!

We went out to breakfast and then saw the movie Valentine's Day at Carmike. It was really good! :)

We are going out to dinner at Chappells later! :)

While I'm Waiting - John Waller

I'm waiting
I'm waiting on You, Lord
And I am hopeful
I'm waiting on You, Lord
Though it is painful
But patiently, I will wait

I will move ahead, bold and confident
Taking every step in obedience
While I'm waiting
I will serve You
While I'm waiting
I will worship
While I'm waiting
I will not faint
I'll be running the race
Even while I wait

I'm waiting
I'm waiting on You, Lord
And I am peaceful
I'm waiting on You, Lord
Though it's not easy
But faithfully, I will wait
Yes, I will wait
I will serve You while I'm waiting
I will worship while I'm waiting
I will serve You while I'm waiting
I will worship while I'm waiting
I will serve you while I'm waiting
I will worship while I'm waiting on You, Lord



Mom sent me this song. It's on my playlist on the bottom right side of my blog.

Very shitty start to my day.

Woke up and my period had started. Why couldn't my body have cooperated this time?

Plan: Emailing Dr. L's nurse to have him call in a script for 150mg of Clomid. Scheduling a follicle study for Feb 25th or 26th.

If this round doesn't work then I will be more upset because Andy wants to take a break after this.

"Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus." Philippians 4:6-7

"Be where you are." - John Suici

"Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished." - Lao Tzu

Colts lost. :( Not good.


Getting soo impatient about waiting to know if I'm pregnant or not! Might go in to get my blood drawn mid to late week...just not sure how much longer I can wait.

I'll let you girls know if it's positive fairly soon after we find out. We want to tell our parents first. :)

If it's negative then I'll for sure tell ya soon so that you can continue to pray for our strength.

Go Colts! :)

Adjusted my ticker since I won't be testing on CD 30. I'm gonna try to hold out til after Valentine's Day. Wish us luck!

Starting to feel really nervous. We really want this cycle to work.

If it doesn't Andy said we could try one more cycle with the highest dose of Clomid and then he wants to take a 4 month break. :( It's hard to think about that due to the fact that I wasn't ovulating on my own when we were trying before the fertility drugs.

Thank you for the continued prayers.

Ugg...I feel bad for such a long ranting post. I did it while I was pissed off. Opps!

Anyways still trying to remain optimistic about this cycle. I am pain free today. I plan on testing 2 weeks from today if I can make it that long. Not sure if I want to waste money on a home test or just go into the office and have them draw my blood.

Wow just wow is all I can say sometimes about people that I encounter in my day to day life. I know that my life might seem to be a bit obsessed with babies and infertility and the whole nine yards right now.

Does that mean that I don't deserve to have a place to vent or to update? If you honestly don't care to read the updates or don't think that I should be upset by anything than just DONT read the blog. Duh!

While reading books about infertility, I have come across a list of things not to say to someone who is infertile. Each of the 3 books has suggested to list it somewhere for friends/family. I really don't want to do that. I don't want to seem childish/immature/coldhearted.

Yes, I understand that most questions are asked out of curiosity and I honestly don't mind answering questions and educating people. But please stop telling me to relax! and the biggest kicker...don't tell me that your life is worse than mine. I don't want to compare lives!