So after almost 2 years, lots of going back and forth, many tears, and a little bit of drama, I have picked up the phone and made THE appointment. I'll be having my consultation with a "real" RE on March 3rd!
I put real in quotes b/c as most of you know, I had a brief relationship with my ob/gyn's infertility department back in Jun/Jul 2010 and had a so-so experience. The nurses were great but I never once met the "RE" and really there was no RE at their IF dept. Nope, it was an ob/gyn that ran the dept. and basically several nurses that did EVERYTHING. I'm ok with nurses taking care of me, but to not ever meet the Dr. that has my IF care in her hands?? Unacceptable. I understand them being busy, and I understand the I wasn't at the level of care that required a doctor's intervention, but it would have been nice to meet the person who decided my 6.7 TSH was "fine." Do I know if she even saw the results? I never got to address my concerns with her. So yeah, after a bad experience on Clomid and them basically shrugging my concerns about my thyroid off, I said "no more!" and just quit going.
And now I've gone off and ranted about a facility, which for the most part I have LOVED. Just not the IF dept. so much. Anyway, so new RE is a real RE and I'm actually going to get to meet her and sit down and talk with her and go over what she thinks will be best for me. Interesting concept that is, huh? So I'm excited to get the ball rolling b/c it seems perfectly clear that I will not get pregnant on my own. And so I'm taking a leap off the high dive and hopefully making a beautiful swan dive into the pool of infertility treatments. May the needles enter smoothly and leave little to no bruising, may my emotions remain in tact, and most importantly, may I end up with a nice round belly by the end of the year.
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Why?
Today a friend of mine said goodbye to her sweet little boy and girl. I don't know why this happened as I know many prayers were sent for their safety. I cried for several hours today, but my heart is still burdened with the fact that she still is crying. Its so cruel.
I hate that this has to be the way it is. I hate that my wonderful friend is hurting so bad.
Your angels will always be remembered. I love you.
I hate that this has to be the way it is. I hate that my wonderful friend is hurting so bad.
Your angels will always be remembered. I love you.
Saturday, February 5, 2011
Almost forgot...
My lovely friend Papps over at Our Arduous Journey gave me an award a week or so ago and I totally forgot to post it.
Thanks sweetie! So I'm supposed to share 7 things about myself so here goes:
4. I am a tomboy. I've loved Alabama football for some time now, but the guys have also gotten me interested in basketball, baseball, and hockey over the years. I love to go watch the games and I love hanging out with my guys (including DH). I don't mind getting dressed up for a special occasion, but most days you'll find me in jeans and a comfy shirt with hair pulled back in a ponytail and minimal makeup. That's just the way I am.
5. I am usually very energetic, loud, talkative, opinionated, and animated. I don't like to annoy people, but I know I do sometimes. I really do try to take it down a notch if I realize I'm being over the top. But again, that's just the way I am.
6. My 10 year high school reunion is coming up in June and I'm so excited to see all my classmates again. We were a really awesome group of about 560 graduates. Obviously we didn't all know each other or were even friends with everyone, but even though there were cliques, we all got along and everyone truly cared about each other. Go Falcons!
7. I would really, really like to be a mom. I know DH and I will be good parents, but it does scare me sometimes how much our life is going to change. I can't wait for it to happen, but since its taking so long to get pg, I've had a lot of time to sit and think about how much things will change instead of it just happening after a surprise BFP. I don't resent it though (at least most of the time), I hope the waiting is going to make me better prepared.
Thanks sweetie! So I'm supposed to share 7 things about myself so here goes:
1. I have 3 families (including my stepdad's family). I love that I have 3 families, I get that much extra love not to mention an extra set of grandparents and a whole load of aunts, uncles and cousins!
2. Said families were all together for mine and my oldest brother's high school and college graduations and my wedding and everyone got along perfectly.
3. I was born in Germany (my parents were both in the Air Force)
4. I am a tomboy. I've loved Alabama football for some time now, but the guys have also gotten me interested in basketball, baseball, and hockey over the years. I love to go watch the games and I love hanging out with my guys (including DH). I don't mind getting dressed up for a special occasion, but most days you'll find me in jeans and a comfy shirt with hair pulled back in a ponytail and minimal makeup. That's just the way I am.
5. I am usually very energetic, loud, talkative, opinionated, and animated. I don't like to annoy people, but I know I do sometimes. I really do try to take it down a notch if I realize I'm being over the top. But again, that's just the way I am.
6. My 10 year high school reunion is coming up in June and I'm so excited to see all my classmates again. We were a really awesome group of about 560 graduates. Obviously we didn't all know each other or were even friends with everyone, but even though there were cliques, we all got along and everyone truly cared about each other. Go Falcons!
7. I would really, really like to be a mom. I know DH and I will be good parents, but it does scare me sometimes how much our life is going to change. I can't wait for it to happen, but since its taking so long to get pg, I've had a lot of time to sit and think about how much things will change instead of it just happening after a surprise BFP. I don't resent it though (at least most of the time), I hope the waiting is going to make me better prepared.
I'm also supposed to give this award to so many people who haven't gotten it before, but since I'm still fairly new to the blogging world I'm just going to list some of the blogs I like to keep tabs on. In no particular order:
...And Baby Makes Three
A Day in the Life of Jenn
Missing Baby Carriage
What's left? There's life.
Maybe if You Just Relax
Our Journey...
...And Baby Makes Three
A Day in the Life of Jenn
Missing Baby Carriage
What's left? There's life.
Maybe if You Just Relax
Our Journey...
I'm sure I've missed some, but like I've said, I'm still getting used to all this blogging stuff. :P
Turtle Seizures *TMI warning*
On Saturdays, DH likes to sleep in so I will usually feed our two turtles (yellow belly sliders). Well I feed them normally without any problems, besides them trying to bite my fingers off. They act like they haven't eaten in weeks, but we feed them every morning!
Anyway, so I'm finishing feeding them and Squirt goes crazy and eats like a ton of the veggie sticks so he's having a hard time swallowing. I look away long enough to put the food up and when I look up he's thrown the wad of food up. Gross, I know. Then I notice Squirt doing this weird movement that looks like a seizure. His head twists to the left real rigid and his right arm also does this rigid movement.
I watch him for a little while to make sure he's ok and he's still doing it so I run and get DH (and like a good turtle dad, comes running!). Squirt does the movement a few more times, then takes a poo. Apparently he was constipated or something! He seems to be fine now thank goodness.
It's not like I've never seen them poo, when they were little they would surprise us right when we would be watching them...but they never had the seizure like movements. Ok. so you get pictures for reading the grossness of turtle poo. (Not a pic of the poo!! A pic of the turtles, silly!)
Tibey & Squirt
Anyway, so I'm finishing feeding them and Squirt goes crazy and eats like a ton of the veggie sticks so he's having a hard time swallowing. I look away long enough to put the food up and when I look up he's thrown the wad of food up. Gross, I know. Then I notice Squirt doing this weird movement that looks like a seizure. His head twists to the left real rigid and his right arm also does this rigid movement.
I watch him for a little while to make sure he's ok and he's still doing it so I run and get DH (and like a good turtle dad, comes running!). Squirt does the movement a few more times, then takes a poo. Apparently he was constipated or something! He seems to be fine now thank goodness.
It's not like I've never seen them poo, when they were little they would surprise us right when we would be watching them...but they never had the seizure like movements. Ok. so you get pictures for reading the grossness of turtle poo. (Not a pic of the poo!! A pic of the turtles, silly!)
Tibey & Squirt
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