"Belief makes things real." It's why faith exists, it is why people are able to gather around a central idea and bond.  It's a line from a song I really like. Most infertility blogs have a common theme relating to faith through religion. As you can see from mine thus far, that's not a rampant… Continue reading Signs vs. Science

I did my second shot last night after an already challenging day. These shots don't really hurt but it is proving to be a challenge to do it one-handed with my abnormally small hands. Since you dial up the dose, the end sticks out further when you are giving yourself more meds. So, what I… Continue reading Day 2 after effects

One of the things that I'm sure people with whom I work get tired of hearing is that every second, we have the opportunity to have the best 24 hours of our entire life.  Will it happen? I don't know, but the possibility that we are allowed by living another day is exciting. Understanding that… Continue reading First day of the rest of my life (and yours)

I've been feeling uninspired, slightly.  To write more about things that aren't related to my uterus feels like a betrayal of my blog. 😉 Anyway, that's not true, I've just never spent a lot of time writing about things that are daily occurrences.  If you recall, I said that this process seemed to be going… Continue reading The slowest month ever and the words “at least”

Spoiler alert: it's my reproductive system. Warning: Not a positive post. Disclaimer: Mom, I'm fine. I'm not in danger of going into a dark state and life goes on. Today, I went for my first baseline ultrasound of what should have been my second try at attempting to get to the egg retrieval stage of… Continue reading Guess what’s uncooperative?

Well, it's a wonderful Sunday here in our household. We spent yesterday at the pool with our friends and their kids. That was quite fun. Last night, we went to STL to celebrate J's grandma's 96th birthday. We got to see his grandma, dad, step-mom, sister, and brother-in-law. Today, we went to a different pool… Continue reading New house and three periods AKA Why can’t I predict the future?

Limp Bizkit formed in 1994, but didn't start getting commercial success until 1997-1998.  Most people's first experience with Limp Bizkit was the song Nookie which was released shortly after my 12th birthday. My mom thought it was inappropriate, but I'm pretty sure we had already come to the conclusion that music didn't control me and… Continue reading Chocolate Cysts and the Hot Dog Flavored Water

So. For those of you who know me (almost all of you), you know that I'm controlled, controlling, and "curious" (incredibly invasive). I tend to be aware of most of the reactions that my actions have and am rarely surprised (I really don't like surprises, as a side note). When you start taking HCG injections… Continue reading Preventable crazy. 

For those of you who read only for conception updates, skip this entry (all 6 of my readers exit...). So, as I mentioned previously, I'm a big fan of the Oxford comma and I came across this article tonight: https://thewritelife.com/is-the-oxford-comma-necessary/ Anyway, mom, at the very least, you will appreciate this! Tonight, I saw two lightning… Continue reading Lightning bugs and the oxford comma

I got my first Eminem cd when I was 11 years old. Before that, the only rap I listened to was Tupac. My {musical} life changed the day I got that album. Much like my current self, I thought to truly understand someone/something, you have to know everything you possibly can. So, Em's (we're tight,… Continue reading F.T.P.