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.

So, my mom did all the cooking in our family until I was about 9. At that point, my dad took over. My dad, much like myself, likes feedback and encouragement on his endeavors. A running joke in our family is something my dad said after every meal: "well, it was marginally better than Applebee's."… Continue reading Marginally better than Applebee’s

Well, I had my second appointment with a blood draw and ultrasound yesterday to revisit my body's progress in responding to the stims. It was not super positive. She stated that they have "standards" for IVF and you have to have at least three mature follicles for them to even attempt the harvest. I have… Continue reading It only takes one?

Today was my first appointment to see how my body is responding to "stims." I was unaware of how much slang there is in this IVF bullshit, but I'm learning quickly. I'm thinking of making a cheat sheet and putting it on all of their counters so that new patients can feel hip to the… Continue reading Harvest Update