Moving on...

I spoke to Nurse C and my fabulous OBGYN Dr. M yesterday. I told them that I wanted to either do an IUI on the next cycle or I want to, at least, have a post-coital test. My doctor replied that post-coital tests are not recommended anymore, but she is comfortable with us progressing to an IUI. BUT, she wants me to wait until tomorrow to see if my period finally arrives (as of right now, it still hasn't). If by, say, Wednesday afternoon, Aunt Flow doesn't show, then I have to call Nurse C to schedule me for a blood beta test. It's exciting to think that I might make it that far, but I'm not really holding out hope at this point. My back hurts and I feel like my period is just waiting for midnight to show up. UGH.
Anyways, I did email my RE, Dr. A, as he's out of the office this week. I'm hoping he checks his email while he's out, but if not, it's not a huge deal. I'll just talk to him when he gets back. God, a vacation sounds great doesn't it?
OH! And I called Walmart to make sure that they have Clomid in stock and ready for me. Haha. I am NOT playing that game again. The lady said they have about 20 in stock and she "doesn't think they're going to go that fast...". Hahaha. I'm popping those like tic-tacs for the last two months. I'll clear that supply by summer time!

Welp, there's the daily update. Hi to new readers!! Good luck and baby dust to all of you :)

1 week left

This 2 week wait is going by SO SLOW. I have spent as much of it "relaxing" as I could, hoping that it will help, but I think that's only making it drag on. This past weekend we went camping with my brother S, his fiance B, my other brother Z, his girlfriend J, and S's friend J, and J's girlfriend K. It was...ok. It rained all Thursday night and most of Friday with temperatures around 30 degrees. Saturday was warm, but I'd had all I could take so we left that day. Sunday we bought a pontoon boat, which I was stressing about because $5,000 was a lot to drop in one purchase, but I really think it will be worth it this summer. We spend SO MUCH TIME out at the lake or river during the warmer months, but it's always a hassle because we have to fish off the shore. We can go out to the other side of the lake or troll around islands and see what we can catch. Now, with this boat, we can! I also think my stepson is going to LOVE it when he comes out this summer. I can't wait to see his face! Not to mention just see him in general. I've really missed him, as has Curtis, and judging from pictures we've seen recently, he looks like he's grown so much! That makes sense as it's been almost a year since we've seen him....

In other news, all I want to do is pee on a stick. I've refrained, of course, because I don't want to jinx it, but every time I go to the bathroom and wipe, I make sure there's no blood. In this next week, everyday I pass without that will be a tiny victory. Crazy, yea, I know. I'm still staying optimistic, well, as optimistic as I can. I'm feeling no symptoms whatsoever. If anything, I feel exhausted, but that could be from the cold I have and the lack of caffeine. Other than that my boobs are fine, I cramped a bit the other day, I've seen no blood, and I have no nausea. I keep hoping those things, besides the blood, will creep up soon. In the meantime, my fingers are still crossed and I'm asking everyone who knows for a little baby dust. Hey, it couldn't hurt!

Also, there has been quite a bit of activity on my page...most of it is from Tumblr and Pinterest. If you're following me, or reading this periodically, I would LOVE for you to introduce yourself or just give a quick, "Hi!". I promise I'm really nice person and I love to meet new people! C'mon....

As always, keep the prayers/thoughts/baby dust coming this way! We've got just a handful of days left before I'm confident on testing... Thanks so much for sticking around! You guys will be the first to know!

Cycle Update - Entering the 2 week wait

This little sucker cost us $90!! 

As you can see from above, our ultrasound yesterday went splendidly! Doctor found 3 follicles on my left ovary, all around 15-18mm, and one follicle at 18mm on my right ovary. He said while that is still a high number, he felt ok with us going ahead for the month. He also said that we could even go down a smidge on the Clomid next month, but I'm, of course, hoping that there won't be a treatment plan next month! 

Anyways, for those who don't know, that little shot in the picture above is called the infamous "trigger shot". 36 hours after injection, I will ovulate and potentially drop all the mature eggs I have growing. Since we've gone the trigger shot route, we will not need have timed intercourse (every other day). We only have to  have our marital relations, like, three times in the next 36 hours. Anything after that is pointless because the egg only lives for 24 hours. That is one reason I decided to ask for the shot. The other is that I HATE those over the counter LH tests (ovulation predictor kits). When I was taking them in November, it said that I ovulated, when we all know that I was not responding to the Femara at all. I told my RE yesterday that I really didn't want to have to rely on those to narrow down my ovulation date. He completely agreed with me. He said those tests are horrible and misleading. So he called me in the shot and here we are! 

Now, you can't get this shot at just any pharmacy. You have to go to a special one called an Apothecary. The wait was pretty fast (about 20 minutes) and the pharmacist is super nice. It was right across the way from another fertility clinic, so I'm sure they get orders like mine on the regular. They also gave me an ice pack, since I'm 1,000 miles away* from home and the shot needs to be refrigerated. Of course Curtis just had to be the one to give me the shot, since, ya know, he's an EMT and that makes him the most "qualified" in our house for any and all medical needs. (Sorry for the sarcasm honey! You know I'm just kidding...). Regardless, he did a great job, even though he was really nervous about "sticking me". The injection didn't hurt at all and I have no redness or anything. I'm sure that's expected as this isn't like Lupron or Progesterone, but I figured I would let those of you who were curious know how it went**. 

The next step is to do the dirty and wait. As of Wednesday morning, we will be in what most call the 2 week wait (2WW). If Aunt Flow doesn't show up by February 29th, I pee on a stick and pray for two lines. If she does show up before then, well, we have our answer. But I'm not allowing myself to think those thoughts! I'm staying super positive and telling everyone we will be pregnant this month. Yesterday, I had nothing but positive thoughts in my head. I told everyone that it was going to be a good day, and we kept saying that we were drawing the line at 4 follicles. Low and behold, there were 4 follicles! I feel that it's all a sign for good things this month and I'm so excited! I also had a stern talking-to with my Pop. I told him that he's had almost 3 months with my kiddos up there in heaven and it's time he send one or two home or I was going to be very upset with him. Pop never liked it when I was upset, he always did everything he could to make me happy, and I know that this month will be no exception. 

So I hope you all are ready for this blog to turn in to a pregnancy/mommy blog because, We're getting pregnant this month!!

*Okay, that was an exaggeration. I'm only like 90 miles away, but 1,000 just sounds so much more dramatic. 

**Sheesh, did that sentence make any bit of sense? I am entirely too tired to function right now.