Here we go again...one last IUI

We went to the doctor today and had a baseline u/s to make sure everything looks good to push forward.  Good news...the cysts are gone!  We are going to do one more IUI this cycle.  Hopefully, this is OUR month and we will get our first ever positive on 11-22-10!  If this isn't the case then we will meet with Dr. B on 11-22-10 (not wasting any time) to plan out IVF. 

So, until 11-22-10 we will carry on with medicine this week, u/s, trigger shot, and IUI next week.

Wish Us Luck!

P.S.  There is no one else in the entire world that I would rather share this crazy, frustrating journey with than my amazing best friend/husband.  Thomas gets me through the tough times and keeps me smiling.  He never misses a beat...at every doctors appointment and always has a positive outlook and a smile.  Thank you God for blessing me with this man of great character!  I love him more than I can express in words!

Back to the "Real" World!

Our vacation with Thomas's family was AWESOME!  We all had such a great time and made many memories!  Although, it would have been even more fun if the Vikings had pulled out the"W"...at least, it was a very exciting, nail biter type of game!!!

We arrived back home mid-day and are back to the real world of work and doctor appointments.  I called my nurse this morning to tell her that day 1 was Sunday.  She said that Dr. B would go over my chart in the morning and for Thomas and I to come in at 11:45 to find out where our fertility journey is headed next.  If she thinks we should do another IUI then I will have my base line tomorrow...which is what I'm a touch nervous about.  I'm scared that the cysts from last month are still lingering.  I guess only time will tell. 

Well, I'm callin' it a night...early I know, but the Vikings/Packers kept me up until 12 followed by waking up at 4:40 to catch a plane.  I'm exhausted and have to get some rest in order to be pumped up and ready to teach my awesome 6th graders some social studies in the a.m.!!!!

Lambeau Leap...Go Vikings!!!

Thomas and I are in Green Bay WI for the Packers vs. Vikings game!  We flew up on Friday and met his family and are having a great time!  We're relaxing at the hotel for a bit before heading to tailgate at Brett Favre Steakhouse.  I have just enough time for a quick Blog Post.

Update on the "Hardy Baby":  Friday before we went to the airport we stopped by the Fertility Center for the blood test and while waiting for our plane to take off the phone rang with results.  We were so excited to be able an announce that we were pregnant to Thomas's fam in Green Bay, but God had other plans....our nurse let us know that it didn't work yet again :-(.  All I could say to her was, "Surprise, surprise another negative".  It sure made for a long sad plane ride and beginning of our trip for the two of us.  She said that Dr. B was going to look over our file and let us know what she thinks the next step of our fertility journey should be: either another round of IUI or on to IVF.  We're just trying not to think about it too much while here on vacation...easier said than done, but were TRYING. It's looking like we'll go to the doctor tomorrow afternoon after landing back in OK.

Well, I wish I had better news....I guess all I can say for now is "Go Vikings"!!!

2ww = 1/2 down!

Thank goodness it's Friday!  All in all this week was a really good week.  My students were motivated and ready to learn which makes my life as a 6th grade teacher way more enjoyable!  What tops that is that this week rolled in at a "2" on the drama scale from 1-10 and my friends...that is IMPRESSIVE! 2's don't make an appearance most weeks....6th grade girls are all about the drama!

Update on the lil' pea we're praying so hard for: 
Day 22 - 7d piui
      I went in this morning to have blood drawn to measure progesterone.  Thomas got the results on the PRN line this afternoon and our nurse said it was 18.8 which is good.  That's high enough that I don't have to take suppository supplements.  So now the countdown keeps on keepin on until next Friday when we go in for the infamous pregnancy blood test!  I've got to emphasize how much I am not a fan of the 2ww.  Time crawls no matter what is on the agenda and it's always lingering in the back of my mind.  I think only those that have experienced or are experiencing infertility can relate to the 2ww time capsule.  The only way I can explain it to an outsider is that it's like somebody pressing a button to put our lives in slow motion or like when you're 7 years old and Christmas is only a couple days away.  Patience and sidetracks are key!  Thank goodness for mom's and good friends. This weekend is girls weekend at a friends cabin!  My mom, myself, and three other amazing friends who I teach with!  I can't wait for all the laughs!!! My boys "Thomas and Gus" are going to hold down the fort while I'm gone.  I think they are also a little excited for some guy time which will probably consist of lots and lots of football, naps, and walks in the neighborhood so Gus can eat some frogs and pick up some girl neighbor dogs with Thomas as his wing man!

A first time for everything!

I've been telling myself that I was going to start a blog for way too long!!! So, here I am...FINALLY...writing my first post! 

Throughout the first 23 years of my life, I prayed and prayed for the man that I would one day meet and spend the rest of my life with.  I'll never forget the day I met him.  I guess one could say that it was love at first sight.  Within a month I was smitten!  He was it for me, he was that guy that I had been praying for my entire life.  The morning of our wedding I remember praying as I drove to the church...thanking God for blessing me with the man of my dreams.  I also had to pray to ask for some forgiveness for losing my patience time and time again...from time to time or ALL the time I had been tired of the waiting game.  When am I going to meet him? Is he really out there?  Well, God taught me an awesome lesson about good ol' patience: I can't live on my planning and my time, God has his plan and I have to trust in him and HIS timing!!!

That brings me to the title of my blog, "We've got the pod...praying for the Pea".  God is sure testing my patience once again.  My husband and I have been trying to get pregnant for what seems like ages (17 months to be exact, but who's counting).  It's turned out to be a bit of a struggle.  We have been refereed out to a specialist and have been with her since June.  We are on our third cycle of clomid with trigger shots and we just had our second IUI on Saturday.  So I am three days into the 2ww...which once again is a patience tester!!!  If it doesn't work this time we are meeting to discuss our next move...more IUI's? Dif. drugs? IVF?  Let's just hope that our lil' pea or pea's are already in the pod, so we don't have to have that meeting!!!

Well, that's the update and the end of my first post!  I would write more, but I've gotta be honest....Parenthood is coming on in a couple minutes and I can't miss it!!!