Fun stuff for Friday

TGIF!!!!! I spent all night obsessing about my low E2. Praying for at least a doubling number at tomorrows monitoring appt. If it keeps doubling, I'll be happy.



I *am* starting to feel some stuff going on in the ovary area. I'm getting a little discomfort, almost like constipation. Also, my EWCM is kicking into gear, so seeing that this morning made me feel a little bit better. Here's to hoping I'm just starting out slow. Worse case scenario...they cancel my cycle. So far, all I've had is b/w, so it would be a relatively cheap "mistake." Another worst case scenario is I guess they might convert me to an IUI, based on how many mature follicles I may have.



Alright, enough of that.



A very good friend of mine is due around the time of my ET. Her shower was a few weeks ago, and I made this blanket for her new little boy:-) It's a bittersweet situation, in that she got pregnant with Dr. K's help, on her first IUI + Clomid cycle. It's hard for me to grasp why I am still trying when it worked for her the first time.






In book news...I just read a really great history fiction book about Mary Lincoln. I highly recommend it! http://www.amazon.com/Mary-Janis-Cooke-Newman/dp/015603347X/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1236357924&sr=1-2

I started The Bluest Eye by Toni MOrrison, but could just NOT get into it. I hate to not finish a book, but there are so many other good ones to read, so I threw in the towel.

I'm now reading The Girl Who Stopped Swimming, and like it so far. I've read the authors other 2 books and really liked them. http://www.amazon.com/Girl-Who-Stopped-Swimming/dp/0446579653/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1236357997&sr=1-1

The family drama continues. I want to write about it here, but I just don't want the wrong eyes to see it. Technology is scary sometimes.

I'm hoping to have a good weekend, and maybe get Sally adopted:-)

Amy's gift

I just wanted to say a big thank you to everyone who donated money to Amy and her family. Her shower was this weekend, although she was unable to be there. And despite the guest of honor being absent, it was a really nice shower. Yummy food, yummy cake:-) And wouldn't you know it that me, the infertile girl, wins a baby shower game. Go figure:-)

We gave Amy a check for $1100. Amazing. Truly. She was so thankful, but there's no way she can thank everyone individually so she asked me to do that for her. Despite Matt's cancer, she feels so blessed. People have been so generous in buying off the registry for baby Mattie.

My friend Sara's office has "adopted" Amy and her family for the holidays:-) I got a little emotional when she told me. It's still up in the air, but I think they will mainly be helping them with food, whether they hire a service, or co-workers offer to cook meals and drop them by. Amy told me they are just so tired that no one feels like cooking. I think they may also help with Matt's feeding tube food, which apparently isn't very cheap.

Thank you again to all who donated! She is so grateful. Below is a pic of the baby blanket I made for Mattie. It was my first stab at a "rag" quilt, but I wanted it to be special. I'm still not sure what I think about it:-)

So far...

so good:o) Not sure what to think, but so far I've had no spotting. Not even a hint of spotting. Trying to keep myself in check, I'm working on the assumption that the PIO is actually working this time. Thus, holding off the spotting. I supposed it could also be the Estrace, but I haven't seen any documentation that Estrace holds off a period. So we'll see...

Here's a pic of me in the recovery room after FET. Note my ANgie bracelet, and my hands holding the FertilityPerson

In other news...I dyed my hair red this weekend; intense auburn/spicy salsa to be exact. It's a little too crazy for me, although Dan likes it:o) The pics below don't do it justice, I need to get one taken outside.

Here's the quilt I made for the wedding this weekend. And Sierra helping me sew:o)

Some fun stuff...

On the day before my FET. Since I have nothing much to report, just waiting for nurse to call to tell me what time to be there tomorrow, thought I’d mention some fun stuff.

1) My friend Jeni, who I met through the Nest and is now a real life friend (:o)) sent me her Angie bracelet yesterday. Jeni had 2 beautiful twin girls this summer, and passed her bracelet on to me…I certainly hope the good luck continues. When I realized what was in the package I just started crying. Um yeah, holy hormones:o) Gretchen on the Nest (and currently pregnant with TWINS!!) made the Angie bracelet; she is a fabulous jewelry designer. You can find her here…http://www.gretchenleighdesigns.blogspot.com/, along with a picture of the bracelet and a description on what the stones represent. I love it. Since we have no insurance coverage for anything IF related, I was never able to buy my own Angie:o( But I have one now and am confident it will bring me lots of luck:o)

2) My friend Sara’s son turned 1 recently. Below is a picture of the blanket that I made, and Kelly and I gave to Grant for his 1st b-day. It’s actually more a present for mommy:o) The flags at the top spell out Grant with the nautical alphabet (Sara decorated his nursery with a nautical theme).

3) A more recent picture of me and Dan, and another of me and Kelly, all at the game on Sat night. I have to find somewhere to take pics other than the baseball game:o)

One of my therapies

I love to sew! I started in high school, well jr high probably, and then it fell by the wayside. I picked it up again about a year ago. My favorite thing to make (thanks to my friend Sara:o)) are quilts! Spring 07 I made my parents a quilt for their 35th wedding anniversary. They loved it so much, I made a few for Christmas presents last year. I haven't actually made one for myself yet...maybe I need to add that to the list. And yes, I have a list of quilts I want to make for special people in my life:o) Also on my to-do list is to make some smaller quilts to donate to a local NICU.

I swear I am the youngest person in the fabric store but that is OK.

It is very therapeutic for me. It's not completely mindless work, but it's involved enough so that my obsessive thoughts (IF and otherwise) have to be turned down for a while. They are still there...but are managable. I've tossed around going to an IF therapist, but not sure that it would be helpful for me. I mean, it couldn't hurt, but I don't know what more I'd get out of it than someone just actually listening to me. I have plenty of people who do that, without me paying them!

This is the one I made for my parents anniversary.

I made this one for my grandparents. It is probably my favorite (colors, design, etc), plus my grandparents cried when they saw it. The pictures date back to before they were married. (Same with my parents quilt above.)

My friend Jeni, who I met on the Nest, and have since become friends with in real life recently had twin girls!!!!! Below are the quilts I made for Olivia and Sydney:o)