Okey dokey. After a nice few weeks at home and being able to live in our normal routine again, we were ready to knock out part two. Day one came and I made the much anticipated call to the clinic. It was on a weekend, so I got to leave a voicemail. "Hey, just calling …
Let’s Do this
It's about bloody time!!! No pun intended of course...Day 1 finally decided to show up, which means the next stage can start. 21 days to go, then I have to wait for another period (FML). But once that stubborn SOB shows up, things really get interesting. I start taking lovely hormones again and will have …
Regulating Stress Levels
**Warning note: Many of you read these blogs to see the crazy way that I see the world, and I'm not going to disagree with you...I am pretty hilarious after all. This one is a little different and it gets pretty real and speaks to some pretty traumatic events in the recent past. Just be …
That Kid!
Recently we have been staying at my parents' place. Our room and our daughter's room are next to each other on one side of the house, and the TV room is on the other side of the house and two floors down (basement). In order to not keep the little one up past bed time, …
Gearing Down
Day 5 post retrieval came and I got another call from the egg dude. We had 13 that were ready to put into the game,5 more that were still warming up and one more said "Peace!" and dropped the mic before walking out. 13 was already a good number, but back up is never a …
Eggs are a cooking!
Got the call from the egg dude today. I'm pretty certain they have a fancier title than that, but I have not clue what it is. Anyway, he let me know that all 19 fertilized eggs are holding strong and made it to Day 3. 16 of them are just solid and taking on the …
High Score
Got a call from the lab yesterday and the egg person provided details on the 28 suckers that the pulled out the day before. Of the 28, 24 were mature. Of those 24, 19 were fertilized. It was now just a waiting game to see how things go from there. See, I'm an athlete and …
Get These Marbles Out!!!
The countdown was on and my egg retrieval was set for the following day. I had no medication to take, no needles to stab myself with, all I had to do was show up for a blood test in the morning and survive another day. All in all, I was feeling fine, but occasionally the …
Growing Marbles!
After a day off, we made our way back to the doctors office for another peek and poke (bloodwork and TEI...argh). The peek was conducted by another poor doc who had no idea what had walked in the door. It was now day 8, the marbles were growing and I was definitely starting to feel …
Progress…I Think
Day 5 of turning my stomach into a pin cushion and I am still not used to this crap. There were a couple days where I took it like a boss, but the hesitation keeps sneaking back it. That shot that I do in the morning stings like a mofo and I cuss it out …
Adventures of Offspring 