The ABC's of ME!

Ok, I am a huge slacker. I realized it had been awhile since I had last posted, but geez I didn't know it had been THAT long!! Sorry, I am going to try and shape up.

Me real quick: On BCP's, started 9/14 while on vacation (post about vacation coming), doing intralipid infusion this Thursday, 9/24, and starting Lupron on 9/29.

I am also currently in the throes of a cold or of allergies that are not liking the change from CA, to MI and back to CA. Ugh.

Anyway..........

A - apples, I like them and I was so excited to get some while in MI, but the bag we got were mealy, so disappointing!!

B - bed, I am dreaming of bed right now because I feel icky!

C - cookies! Now that fall is "here" I am craving some pumpkin cookies.

D - depressed, sometimes being infertile really, really depresses me.

E - excited, for my bday my friends and H got tickets to go see Journey in concert!!

F - Fall, one of my favorite seasons, I miss the crispness and changing colors that MI offers

G - Grandparents, it was really nice to see our grandparents while we were on vacation

H - Home is truly a double word for me. Home is CA where our kitties and our jobs, house, and new friends are. But it is also MI, the place where we grew up, where are parents, memories, and childhood friends are.

I - IVF, a HUGE part of my life and for some reason, still a surprise even though it's my second go-round.

J - jelly, petroleum that is, for my poor nose, ha!

K - KITTIES!! We have two, a black kit and a tabby kit, they are our babies. :)

L - Love, one of the most important things in the world.

M - Money, something I have always been "worried" about, saving, etc., but something that bothers me more now as we use so much of our savings for IVF.

N - new haircut - I got one while in MI, bangs for the first time since 6th grade!

O - Out of Pocket - infertility is not covered AT ALL by our insurance

P - Purple, my favorite color

Q - Queen-size bed

R - Restricted, we talk about moving back east, but we are restricted by our contract with our RE and the need for jobs wherever we move

S - Sneeze, I hate it when you feel one coming on and it goes away. It leaves me feeling so stuffy!

T - Twix, one of my favorite candybars!

U - Unfulfilled, how I feel at my job

V - Very difficult to think of things for some of these letters!

W - Worth the wait, how I think we will feel in the end when (see positive thinking!!) we have our baby.

X -xylophone, just because I can't think of another X word

Y - Yarn, I am trying to teach myself to knit, but I have been bad and haven't picked it up in awhile. We were so busy for a bit, I need to get back into it.

Z - zzzzzzzzzzzzz that is what I want RIGHT NOW!!

Yay, I did it!! I will write a more worthwhile and up-to-date post soon. :)

ICLW

So this is my first attempt at IComLeavWe and I am pretty excited. I have started reading up on some blogs and posting comments and I am enjoying it. I am trying to be more involved because usually I am more of a spectator. I read, but I don't really comment much, so this is my challenge to get going on the commenting.

In case anyone checks out my blog to leave at comment here's a quick rundown of where we are at in our IF journey.....
A and I met in 2002 at the department store that we each worked at - strangely we went to the same HS but didn't know each other as he was 3 years ahead of me. Started dating about 3.5 months after we met.
Got engaged on Christmas of 2003, married in May of 2005.
I was diagnosed (after pretty much being told it was the case w/out the lap) w/endometriosis in Feb of 2005 via lap.
Went off BCP's in Dec of 2006
Started thinking there might be a problem within the year, but before the year mark got busy - both got new jobs in a new state, which means new docs, new insurance, etc, etc.
Went to the OB/GYN in April of 2008 - began charting, temping more, started testing.
All normal
A got tested, all normal
Went to RE in Aug 2008 - more testing, all normal other than SLIGHT clotting factors and possible issues with the "friendliness" of my ute to a fertilized egg
With no definite known answer told to pursue IVF as best bet
Took some time, decided we would and got started in March 2009
IVF#1 cancelled right before transfer in May - our 5 (8 eggs retrieved, 7 mature, 5 fertilized) embryos experienced cleavage arrest (death) on Day 4 which was to be our transfer day-devastated
We have since had karyotype testing, which has come back normal for each of us and are planning on beginning IVF#2 which is set for ER/ET (hopefully ET!!) in early-mid October (we will be 28(me) and 31(A) at that time).

That's us in a nutshell. Otherwise we have two kitties that are our babies and try to find fun, fulfilling ways to live our lives and keep our minds off of our IF problems. For example, this weekend we are going to a garlic festival, which hopefully will be fun, as I LOVE garlic and am looking forward to eating lots of garlic bread!

Thanks for reading!!