HAPPY BIRTHDAY HONEY!!!

Happy Birthday to my amazing husband! I love you more than words can say! I love that you make me laugh, every single day. And not just polite little chuckles, but big hearty guffaws that come straight from the depths of my soul. I hope that you have a great day!

Calling all Prayers!

Our IUI is at 2:30 tomorrow, Tuesday the 18th! They say third time is a charm right?!?!

Quick update

In fertility news, I had another round of blood work and ultrasounds on Friday. Things are progressing...fine, I guess? I can only assume, because I was herded through with the rest of the infertile cattle and told to keep taking the long list of meds, take my trigger shot Sunday night and we will have our IUI on Tuesday (just in time for Matt's Birthday). Not sure what time yet but I will post as soon as I do know!

Stinky Feet

I believe that winter exists partly to provide me with an excuse to only shave my legs once a week (maybe) and partly to give me an excuse to wear my tall boots with dresses and skirts. So what good is winter when you have to shave your legs every other day for daily meetings with the ultrasound wand? What good, I ask you?The first appointment of this cycle caught me a little off guard and I had not shaved my legs because hello?! I just shaved them two days ago, and it is WINTER people! WINTER! Not only that but being that I had just started my period and was feeling like crap and I overslept I just threw my hair in a ponytail and slipped on some old shoes to run out the door (Also note that I had no time to put on socks and that it was casual Friday and I don’t normally dress like a slob at work). When I get to work I call the nurse to let her know that I started and to set up an appointment for the next day. Well she insists that I must come in that day!!!! Yes THAT DAY!!! Not only did I not shower and had sasquatch legs I could almost smell my stinky feet from my desk (remember - no time for socks?) Ahhhhhh! Well, I guess that it wasn’t that bad because the doctor didn’t pass out from the smell of my feet and didn’t get one cut from my cacti leg hairs. I am sure though that now my chart has been marked “Girl with stinky feet and hairy legs”

Mmmmmmmmm pizza….

So at work I finally had to break down and tell my boss that Matt and I are trying to make a baby. The having to sneak out every other day to my appointments thing was getting to be a little hard. So now there are 2 people at work that know what’s been going on. I am wondering what the others are thinking??? If you read my other post you would know that I am so bloated that I have to wear dresses every day. So bloated, in fact, that I know there are people at work who literally think I am pregnant and are discussing it. I noticed one of the admin assistants eyeing my belly the other day! I believe chat goes something like this when I’m not around: "Man, Heather has really tanked up lately." "Yea, what a hoss." "Do you think maybe she's been eating to much pizza?" "Maybe, I heard she loves pizza. Maybe she's pregnant, too! I mean, she has been married for two years now – she's not getting any younger! Tick tock!"

Well "My Friends" there is no bun in the oven this month. The nurse called around 1:30 yesterday and let me know that the blood test came back negetive. The due date would have been in July and I guess God knows how hot is in Texas in July and he decided that it would not be a good idea to have me barefoot and pregent in 103 degree heat. So now what?? Well the doctor suggested that we go ahead and go to IFV which is the $7000 procedure, but he did say that we could do one more IUI (an IUI runs around $600). Matt and I haven't decided yet weather we are going to do one more IUI or just start saving for the IVF. If we do go ahead with another IUI this month and everything works out then it would be an Auguest baby and my Dad's birthday is in Auguest. So that makes me think that we should just go for one more try! I will keep posted!

Willpower - Yes I am the strongest women alive!

Normally I turn in to a crazy OCD pregnancy test taker around this time of the month. Like the girl in the picture above, you can find me at the local Dollar Tree with an entire basket full of Pregnancy test. I would take two to three tests a day; I told you I was crazy!!! Well this month I have not taken even one, nada, zilch, zero! I am so proud of myself! Tomorrow is the BIG day - the official test day. I have an 8:00 appointment with the doctor for blood work, then they will call with the results sometime after 4:00. It’s going to be a long day…