Introducing...Sally

The do-gooder, social worker in me won out yesterday. Dan and I volunteer for Str.ay R.escue of STL. Up until now, our volunteer work has been fairly minimal, consisting primarily of taking shelter dogs to adoption events in the area. This gets them exposure, and ultimately, hopefully a forever home:-)

Well...Dan has decided to devote more time to the organization and had an orientation yesterday which will allow him to help out in different ways. Guess what?!?!? He asked the shelter organizer which dog was "most needy" and then convinced me to foster her. She really is a sweet girl. She's 1/2 pit bull, 1/2 Boston terrier (we think), about 50 pounds. She was found on the streets "nearly dead" and definately has some scarring on her muzzle that appear to be dog bites. She's also extremely leary of men. Dan's taken it upon himself to change that perception:-)

I'm not really sure why she is the most needy, except that she was sharing an "apartment" with a much louder, bigger, obnoxious dog.

So now she's sharing a condo with us. We do not intend to keep her. We were merely getting her out of her bad environment, which also allows the rescuers to pull in another homeless dog off the streets.

She and Sierra seem to be getting along, although I feel horrible for Sierra. I feel like we're not giving her as much attention as she's used to. I feel bad about that. But I'm also glad that she has a playmate:-)

So there you have it...this appears to be my way of getting my mind off of IF and the upcoming IVF. (It's working so far!!!)

And here's Sally!! Any STL peeps...she's up for adoption, just let me know if you are interested!

In IF news...finished my first pack of BCP this morning. More progress!

TGIF (February)

I'm so glad that February is here. It brings me one teeny step closer to the next step in my protocol. I'm on day 19 of BCP, and got a new script filled last night. Guess I'll only be using about half of that pack. I will be SO glad to be off them. Other than some teenager pimples it hasn't been bad....but still it's the PILL. Who would have thought I'd have come full circle after 4 years of trying. All Dan can do is laugh and roll his eyes when he sees the tell-tale BCP case.

I've started reading book #2 for 2009 and have been ploughing through it. It's called If You Lived Here by Dana Sachs...http://www.amazon.com/If-You-Lived-Here-Novel/dp/0061130494/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1233613031&sr=1-2

It's about IF and the quest to adopt a child and the subsequent chaos caused by that. I believe it's fictional, but there are some sentences that are just SPOT ON. I had to read them a few times b/c they were SO accurate. I don't have the book with me, but I'll try to remember to pull out a few sentences for this entry. Anyhoo...I'm not done, but so far I would highly recommend it.

I can't get away from it

OMG. I just got back from a business trip. It was a conference my boss was invited to, but couldn't attend, so I took her place. It was on Aging for God's sake, and 4/7 presentations mentioned infertility. Holy crap. Really. I was in another state, secluded in a nice hotel, and really thought I could "forget" it for a bit. One quote I remember (b/c I wrote it down!) is that 20% of women in their early 40's are childless. Now, this obviously doesn't account for those that are childless by choice...but STILL. Do you really need to bring this up at a conference on aging???

Whatever.

My IVF plan has changed a bit. Turns out Dr. K is out of town 2 weeks in March. So, to ensure that I am ready for ET when she is in STL, they put me on bcp for 23 days. It seems SO counter-productive, but it is what it is. I'll start Lupron on 2/11 and stims on 2/27.

At least the BCPs feel like progress. At least I am doing something.

Blah. Not having a good day.