Moo Moo

Happy Halloween to everyone!
On the IVF front ... how quickly things can change: went in Monday, had cyst on left ovary so will be waiting for remainder of week and going in next Monday to see how things have progressed ... sort of in holding pattern and continuing on Lupron ... no new meds yet ...
as far as Annie's Moms' Day Out, she is loving it and adapting extremely well ... definitely a win-win situation for both of us ...
she'll be going trick-or-treating as a cow tonight, which is ironic because I feel like one these days with all the bloating ... wonder if cows feel that way?

Panic and Prayer

IVF Update:

went in Thursday for suppression check and, just like last time, had not yet had period (lowers estrogen level) and was not suppressed, which will lead to a return visit Monday or Tuesday with the hopes that I'll have a period very, very soon ... went to Anthony's office to meet him for lunch and, of course, started my period there. As far as IVF goes, this is a good thing. I go in Tuesday for an appointment, Wednesday for an appointment, and Friday for an appointment. In the meantime, Annie has Moms' Day Out on Tuesday and Thursday, and we start all new shots this week. For review (what a nerd I've become) the new meds are the stims meds whose purpose is to stimulate my ovaries to produce tons and tons of follicles.
On the personal front (as if it could get more personal,) I've found myself in a rather constant state of panic ... our last cycle was such a shock (in a bad way) that I'm so scared this one will be, too. And yes, favorite people who say "let's cross that bridge when we get there," you're absolutely right. Still, IVF is nothing if not panic-inducing, so please, please keep us in your thoughts and prayers because we're definitely heading toward the finish line ...

Annie In Black and White

Saturday

Mom's Day Out not even remotely traumatic, even for me ... no tears were shed ... teachers said Annie acted like she'd been there forever ...
IVF rocks on ... what can I say? don't always feel good but is to be expected ... will go in Thursday for my suppression check to make sure everything is "shut down" and then will proceed to the stims phase ...
must return to SEC football ...

Annie in October

The Drama Goes On

ah, where to begin? has been big few days ... first, Annie has finally made it to the top of one of the waiting lists she was on for a moms' day out program at one of the churches in Franklin ... she starts Thursday and will be going Tuesdays and Thursdays ... this is a good thing, but when I was buying all her little supplies at Target over the weekend, I almost started crying and then threw myself into the kitchen floor when I got home and did have a complete breakdown ... and yes, I know I am prone to drama, but even Anthony can vouch for the breakdown ... maybe she could just live here forever and never leave ... she could be educated by me (except for math, science and duh, geography) ... so that only leaves English but whatever ... must be brave on Thursday ...
started Lupron shots this AM so IVF goes on and on ... hit me, hot flashes and nausea ... oh wait, they already did just today ...

Annie and Kayla

This is Annie with our favorite babysitter, Kayla ...

Press Your Luck

think the IVF "crazies" may be on the way ... have image of Anthony in the "Press Your Luck" game but instead of hollering out "no whammies, big bucks," he's screaming "NO DRAMA, NO DRAMA"

Touch A Truck

spent part of the afternoon at "Touch A Truck" which is exactly what it sounds like it would be ... kids get to check out everything from ambulances to fire trucks to trolleys, etc. ... I personally was fascinated by the inside of the ambulance ... since when did I become not a kid anymore?

The Beginning Again

joy of joys, IVF has officially begun again ... started birth control pills last night (still an ironic way to begin everything) so have approximately two weeks before I become an insane person ... last cycle during my proudest moment I felt Anthony should have married someone else, someone who did not have endometriosis, and this seemed perfectly logical at the time ... heaven help us, especially him ...

Annie, Annie

This is Annie hanging around the house, reading with Mary and Hope and, of course, at the Vanderbilt game.