We spent the weekend hanging out with our nephews. My adorable nephews can melt my heart in split seconds with a hug & "I love you." And when we are in a room full of people and they choose to sit on my lap or show me their new toy makes me feel so special and so full of love.
I love you both, little guys! I love watching you grow and learn. I look forward to watching you explore life.
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Monday, January 24, 2011
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Fertility Sock shopping
Aunt Flow has decided to grace me with her presence and I still have a week and a half before our consultation. So, to keep my brain occupied I have decided to purchase some new "good luck" fertility socks to wear to my procedures.
It may seem silly, but it makes me happy to have a funky pair of socks on my feet while I sit half naked on a table with everyone and their brother taking a look into private regions.
Here is what I ordered:
So, when I get home tonight, I will be throwing a few old pairs of socks out. (I have many old, sad, worn out pairs...so that won't be hard to do!) Hopefully, these will arrive before my first appointment!
It may seem silly, but it makes me happy to have a funky pair of socks on my feet while I sit half naked on a table with everyone and their brother taking a look into private regions.
Here is what I ordered:
So, when I get home tonight, I will be throwing a few old pairs of socks out. (I have many old, sad, worn out pairs...so that won't be hard to do!) Hopefully, these will arrive before my first appointment!
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Celebration
We're going out for an official "Happiness is 23 million swimmers" dinner. It's not going to be anything fancy. Just me, hubby, and a cheap dinner. We know it's not a BFP, but any improvement in our fertility needs to be celebrated!
Monday, September 20, 2010
We're going to...
Disney!!
I booked our trip on Friday. After a lot of consideration about where we want to travel to next, we decided on Disney. We want to explore Disney as adults and hopefully our next trip to Disney will be with our child. I am super excited to explore Epcot, relive old memories in Magic Kingdom, and just relax. It may sounds silly after our other travels to London, Ireland, etc, but it just sounds like so much fun right now. We can relax or be as active as we wish.
We find it helpful in our IF journey to have other non-baby related things to look forward to. That is why we have been planning trips even though we are TTC. Our trip to London last year gave us something to look forward to when Dh's count came back poorly. Disney is our next thing to look forward to if DH's count comes back poorly again. It just helps to know we have an escape coming up in the future when we are down and out.
I booked our trip on Friday. After a lot of consideration about where we want to travel to next, we decided on Disney. We want to explore Disney as adults and hopefully our next trip to Disney will be with our child. I am super excited to explore Epcot, relive old memories in Magic Kingdom, and just relax. It may sounds silly after our other travels to London, Ireland, etc, but it just sounds like so much fun right now. We can relax or be as active as we wish.
We find it helpful in our IF journey to have other non-baby related things to look forward to. That is why we have been planning trips even though we are TTC. Our trip to London last year gave us something to look forward to when Dh's count came back poorly. Disney is our next thing to look forward to if DH's count comes back poorly again. It just helps to know we have an escape coming up in the future when we are down and out.
Thursday, September 9, 2010
Lucky girl...
Limitless undying love which
shines around me like a million suns
It calls me on and on across the universe
I am so fortunate to have such a wonderful partner in this whole infertility gig. My husband is a wonderful, strong man. He picks me up when I am too broken by IF to continue on. He brings a heating pad to bed for me when my belly is bloated from PMS and progesterone. When I am too tired to do much of anything (either from work, PMS, or life in general), he makes me dinner and puts me to bed. He puts up with all my whining and never once tells me to shut my trap.
I am so lucky...and I know it!
shines around me like a million suns
It calls me on and on across the universe
I am so fortunate to have such a wonderful partner in this whole infertility gig. My husband is a wonderful, strong man. He picks me up when I am too broken by IF to continue on. He brings a heating pad to bed for me when my belly is bloated from PMS and progesterone. When I am too tired to do much of anything (either from work, PMS, or life in general), he makes me dinner and puts me to bed. He puts up with all my whining and never once tells me to shut my trap.
I am so lucky...and I know it!
Monday, June 7, 2010
Things I LOVE...
my nephews...
We stopped by to see my sister-in-law and nephews after our appointment on Friday. The oldest was taking a nap, but we got to see the baby. He was just smiling and talking away at us! Holding him I just felt so much love! Nothing beats that feeling.
The oldest called his Uncle (my hubby) to thank him for a book he dropped off and to tell hubby that "going poop on the potty is tricky." He's almost 3 and has just started the potty training process...that kid always makes me laugh!
We stopped by to see my sister-in-law and nephews after our appointment on Friday. The oldest was taking a nap, but we got to see the baby. He was just smiling and talking away at us! Holding him I just felt so much love! Nothing beats that feeling.
The oldest called his Uncle (my hubby) to thank him for a book he dropped off and to tell hubby that "going poop on the potty is tricky." He's almost 3 and has just started the potty training process...that kid always makes me laugh!
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Thank you, my friends...
What do I do when my love is away.
(Does it worry you to be alone)
How do I feel by the end of the day
(Are you sad because you're on your own)
No, I get by with a little help from my friends,
Mmm, get high with a little help from my friends,
Mmm, gonna to try with a little help from my friends
I have to admit. I was VERY down yesterday. I think it was a combination of working too hard and PMS. I just felt like I was in a complete funk. I mentioned this to my online friends at an infertility board I frequent and they gave me such wonderful support and suggestions. It is truly helpful to be able to talk to these girls. They all understand how I feel...something that I don't have IRL. They are in all different stages of the IF fight and using all different techniques. It's nice to have someone who can answer my questions or help me work through my feelings on those rough days.
Last night when I got home from work I climbed into the tub for a nice long soak. Then I made us some dinner (some soy noodles with tomato sauce...first time we ate them...they were good.) We popped Best In Show into the DVD player and laughed our butts off. It was nice to just sit and laugh with hubby. It seems like we haven't done that in awhile and it was just what the doctor ordered. I felt so much better after having that time to just allow myself to relax and not worry about anything related to our situation with infertility, job hunting, etc.
Thanks to my online friends and hubby I am feeling much better today. Optimistic. Ready to go another round and kick IF right in the butt. I spotted all day yesterday but it is starting to turn more red today. I have a feeling AF will be visiting me by the end of the day.
(Does it worry you to be alone)
How do I feel by the end of the day
(Are you sad because you're on your own)
No, I get by with a little help from my friends,
Mmm, get high with a little help from my friends,
Mmm, gonna to try with a little help from my friends
I have to admit. I was VERY down yesterday. I think it was a combination of working too hard and PMS. I just felt like I was in a complete funk. I mentioned this to my online friends at an infertility board I frequent and they gave me such wonderful support and suggestions. It is truly helpful to be able to talk to these girls. They all understand how I feel...something that I don't have IRL. They are in all different stages of the IF fight and using all different techniques. It's nice to have someone who can answer my questions or help me work through my feelings on those rough days.
Last night when I got home from work I climbed into the tub for a nice long soak. Then I made us some dinner (some soy noodles with tomato sauce...first time we ate them...they were good.) We popped Best In Show into the DVD player and laughed our butts off. It was nice to just sit and laugh with hubby. It seems like we haven't done that in awhile and it was just what the doctor ordered. I felt so much better after having that time to just allow myself to relax and not worry about anything related to our situation with infertility, job hunting, etc.
Thanks to my online friends and hubby I am feeling much better today. Optimistic. Ready to go another round and kick IF right in the butt. I spotted all day yesterday but it is starting to turn more red today. I have a feeling AF will be visiting me by the end of the day.
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Ten things that make my day
It's too easy to become bitter and negative with IF. You have to remain grateful for the blessings you do have rather than the ones you don't. So...
Ten Things I am grateful for today (in no particular order):
1) That my husband is so wonderfully supportive and understanding. I know that sometimes my hormones make me so miserable that I don't even like me...and yet my husband never says a word about my mood swings.
2) For my dog...look I don't have kids so she is my baby! I love that when I come home she is sitting there ready to greet me and genuinely happy to see me. I love it when I sit on the couch and she just snuggles on up to me! There is a mutual contentment that is fantastic.
3) For our health...while our reproductive health may have gone to poop, our overall health is great. Neither of us have any life-threatening conditions and THAT is something to be very grateful for. I have been through cancer with loved ones...it's not fun to go through or watch someone go through. I am so grateful to be healthy!
4) For my faith and God...IF requires a lot of faith: in God's plan for us, our doctors, and ourselves. Faith keeps me from being totally depressed. I am grateful that I have a God to rely on and that all of this isn't on my shoulders because I could never bear it alone.
5) For today's sunshine...today it is sunny and semi-warm. The sunshine makes me feel energized...even after a long day at work. I am so grateful for those rays today!
6) For my family...although they don't always understand what we are going through, I know they have my back. I know that no matter where life take us, how we achieve a family, or what news is around the corner, we have people to support us through it all. When I am crying because I can't have kids and my faith is dimmest, they hold me and tell me it will be okay.
7) My internet friends...you have provided me with so much information. You have cried with me, laughed with me and continue to guide me on a regular basis. Some of you have gone through things the lie ahead of me. Some of you are behind me in the process. But I love that my questions are always answered without snarky comments, but with true caring. While I don't wish IF on any of them, I am glad that I have their company and guidance on this journey.
8) For spring...after the cold, dark winter I am grateful for this time of renewal. It gives me hope that a renewal will happen in our bodies. The flowers make me smile (and have a runny nose, but I can take the good with the bad). It is gratifying to watch the things I have planted grow and mature.
9) For my nephews...although on occasion it is difficult to be around babies, I am truly grateful for the two little boys in my life...my nephews. When I am around them I truly feel loved unconditionally. I love doing the simplest of things with them...reading stories, looking for bugs, hugs, and their little voices asking me to play with them. I love the things they say and do. I love being an aunt.
10) For my job. Yes, it can be demanding and less than ideal at times, but as someone who has a husband who is out of work, let me tell you, I am SO glad to have it. I have been watching my poor hubby work hard at getting resumes out, networking, searching for opportunities only to still be left unemployed at the end of another day. I am grateful that I have a stable income and a means to pay the bills. I enjoy some of my coworkers and the way that they can make me smile in the height of chaos. I am grateful to be working.
Ten Things I am grateful for today (in no particular order):
1) That my husband is so wonderfully supportive and understanding. I know that sometimes my hormones make me so miserable that I don't even like me...and yet my husband never says a word about my mood swings.
2) For my dog...look I don't have kids so she is my baby! I love that when I come home she is sitting there ready to greet me and genuinely happy to see me. I love it when I sit on the couch and she just snuggles on up to me! There is a mutual contentment that is fantastic.
3) For our health...while our reproductive health may have gone to poop, our overall health is great. Neither of us have any life-threatening conditions and THAT is something to be very grateful for. I have been through cancer with loved ones...it's not fun to go through or watch someone go through. I am so grateful to be healthy!
4) For my faith and God...IF requires a lot of faith: in God's plan for us, our doctors, and ourselves. Faith keeps me from being totally depressed. I am grateful that I have a God to rely on and that all of this isn't on my shoulders because I could never bear it alone.
5) For today's sunshine...today it is sunny and semi-warm. The sunshine makes me feel energized...even after a long day at work. I am so grateful for those rays today!
6) For my family...although they don't always understand what we are going through, I know they have my back. I know that no matter where life take us, how we achieve a family, or what news is around the corner, we have people to support us through it all. When I am crying because I can't have kids and my faith is dimmest, they hold me and tell me it will be okay.
7) My internet friends...you have provided me with so much information. You have cried with me, laughed with me and continue to guide me on a regular basis. Some of you have gone through things the lie ahead of me. Some of you are behind me in the process. But I love that my questions are always answered without snarky comments, but with true caring. While I don't wish IF on any of them, I am glad that I have their company and guidance on this journey.
8) For spring...after the cold, dark winter I am grateful for this time of renewal. It gives me hope that a renewal will happen in our bodies. The flowers make me smile (and have a runny nose, but I can take the good with the bad). It is gratifying to watch the things I have planted grow and mature.
9) For my nephews...although on occasion it is difficult to be around babies, I am truly grateful for the two little boys in my life...my nephews. When I am around them I truly feel loved unconditionally. I love doing the simplest of things with them...reading stories, looking for bugs, hugs, and their little voices asking me to play with them. I love the things they say and do. I love being an aunt.
10) For my job. Yes, it can be demanding and less than ideal at times, but as someone who has a husband who is out of work, let me tell you, I am SO glad to have it. I have been watching my poor hubby work hard at getting resumes out, networking, searching for opportunities only to still be left unemployed at the end of another day. I am grateful that I have a stable income and a means to pay the bills. I enjoy some of my coworkers and the way that they can make me smile in the height of chaos. I am grateful to be working.
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