It's here...a day late!

AF is here today! I called my doctor's office and they said I needed to come in today so luckily my principal watched my kids for their last 10 minutes and I left a little early. They did the scans, didn't really say too much except that I don't have cysts and then I gave blood. I also asked about the IUI because I read online that if you have a blocked tube and your lead follicle is on that side, some doctors won't go through with the IUI, but mine does. The nurse said that there is a chance of it being "picked up" by the other side, so they still do it.
Since it was so late I won't start meds until after they get the results from the blood work tomorrow. I will have to go in early next week to get more blood taken to send to Dr. Kwak so that she can check NK cells and other levels. Even though I'm not doing the IVIG treatment this cycle, I am still very curious about my levels, so I'm glad they're doing these tests. I'm not happy that I have to pay $50 to ship them, but what's another $50, right?
I'm just happy to be getting started again and I'm praying for our miracle.

Ok I'm ready now

Every month I start on Day 30. Except when I will it to not start. I'm telling you, the mind is powerful. I've wanted to be pregnant so much in past months that I make my period late. Then I usually take a test and it starts right away. Funny how that works. This month, I wanted it to start on Day 30, which is today, because I'm ready to start this month's fun, but of course I didn't start. I think because I want to start so much, I won't. This is really irritating to me. My RE only does scans in the morning, so even if I start tomorrow, I don't think they'll see me until Monday. I know Monday isn't too far away, but I'm ready right now! So I haven't posted in a while because nothing is happening, but I'm hoping that this changes soon.

Other thoughts - I'm really ready for the snow to go away. I'm tired of it and I feel so much better in warmer weather. I have to look for a new car soon and after this morning when I turned onto a busy road and then could barely move, I'm thinking I want all-wheel drive. I remember when my husband had it before he bought his Camaro- yes, we live in MI. No, Camaros aren't really made for MI winters. Anyway, his jeep was always fine in the snow.

I made some really good cookies last week. Although I am trying to lower my carb intake, sometimes I just need chocolate. I made a cake - triple chocolate from Betty Crocker I think. I used Egg Beaters and applesauce instead of oil to make it a little more healthy. Anyway, I made the cake mix and then dipped Oreos in the batter. I put them in a muffin pan and baked them for about 10 minutes. Then I frosted them with vanilla frosting. They were so good!

I hope things start to happen soon!

And so it begins...

I talked with my doctor today and we are set to begin our next IUI cycle at the end of February. We are following Dr. Kwak's recommendations except for the IVIG for now. He is also planning to push the dose of meds a bit. We'll see how much. With only one tube, I'm not too concerned. He always has to warn me though and I want to say, I get it, I get it. Yeah, I know there is a risk of multiples, but I'm sitting here after almost 6 years with nothing, so let's do it! I started the prednisone today and so soon I'll be puffy, just like this:



But it's all worth it. A little puffyface is okay. See that little guy up there, he's still kinda cute, right?
In other news, my friend called me last night and said she went to a psychic. She didn't tell the psychic anything about me, but he said that the "friend that she had been praying for" was finally going to get her baby this year. That friend is me! I'm super excited about that. I pray every day and I know He is listening.

Boo to insurance companies!

I got the letter today that my insurance company will not pay for IVIG. I'm a little bummed even though I totally expected it. So now I appeal.
In other news, I had a sonogram to see if I healed from my procedure in December. They said everything looked good down there (Gee thanks!) so hopefully that means we can try again with my next cycle. I have to wait for the doctor to call me next week.
So I admit it, I stalk other blogs. Some of these teaching blogs are nuts! How do the teachers find the time to do all of these really cool crafts and activities, post them DAILY and take care of a family? They amaze me! This has nothing to do with that, but I did use my crock pot for the first time the other day. The roast was SO good! The only problem is that I can't use it when I'm not at home. I have this fear that the house will burn down. I know it won't and people do it every day, but I just can't do it.
Other good news - the pink eye is gone, my throat is feeling better after taking the antibiotics and I had two snow days this week! I'm looking forward to the weekend. Go Packers!