Sunny Sunday!

Today was a great summer day!!

I woke up this morning and my DH had made me coffee, then relaxed a bit before offically starting my day. Headed to my house to meet my mom so we could work on some of the painting, cleaning, and lawn mowing stuff. Came home to take the best shower ever (always the best after a hard days work, right!). Went to our nephew Gabe's championship game, which they won the whole tournment with five straight wins!! Went to dinner with the in-laws, shopped at Target, and finally home to catch you up on my fullfilling, and plain Sunday.

Also want to say "Congratulations!" to Gabe for being Duluths Player of the Year!! We are all so happy and proud! They did a hugh article in the paper that took up most of the front sports page!!!

In other updates, here are the pics of our newly decorated bedroom. Still clean enough for me to take pictures and new enough for me to still love it!!














I'll try to update sooner this week since we will be camping on the 4th and then working on the house when we get back on Sunday again.

Take care!!

How 'bout a Quickie!

Not that kind! Here is just a quick update. If you checked out my chart you will notice that I ovulated on Thurs. (thats the red vertical line on my chart) and am currently in the 2ww (two week wait). I am actually enjoying it this time since:
A) Busy getting my "Thank Yous" done and in the mail soon!
B) Working on my house so that we can possibly get it sold before I have to pay for heat this winter!!
C) This is actually the most relaxing part of my cycle, no worring about when to take meds, temp, pee on something (OPKS)!! Just wait! AAHHhhh!

I was really excited to see my BFF Ali on Sat for the Land of the Loon Festival, but she had an aweful morning. Going out to her car that morning she noticed that her tires had be slashed, not just her car though . . . the whole block had its tires slashed!! How horrible, we had this planned for months!!

Today my DH and I worked on my house all day. Glad to say we got alot done, but still lots to do. I'll sleep good tonight for sure!!

I'll post more later this week! Hope we are all off to a great summer and good health!!

Lots to catch up on!!

Happy belated Fathers Day to all! Sorry I don't have pics yet, I do have video of my dad with Zoey from over the weekend, just haven't gotten to that part in my instruction manual.

Next post to come is pics of our new bedroom, while its still clean.

OK, now the good stuff . . .
Had my Follicle Study Ultrasound today. I have to say "I LOVE MY NEW DOCTOR" she is awesome. Her looks remind me of Dr. ???? (I forgot her name, older blonde surgeon, kisses Kaley at the end of the last season) on Greys Antomy but younger, and she has a great sense of humor! Well the first good news is that my 4cm cyst on the left is still only 4cm. Thats good and means that it is uneffected by the Clomid. Second good news is that on the left along side the 4cm cyst I have TWO mature follicles, yeah. Third good news was the funny part, my Doc almost screamed she was so suprised when she zoomed to the right side. I have THREE (possibly four, one was hiding) mature follicles!! WOWWIE!! Normally they take the total number of follicles and divide them by 2 and that is the possible number of babies we COULD have if all works right. This gives us very good odds and my Doc said that she is pretty positive we will become pregnant sometime in the next three cycles since I responded so well to the clomid this time.

On another note, I'm currently reading a new book. I had to buy it after staying up till midnight one evening watching Oprah. She's good. "You Can Heal Your Life" , by Louise L. Hay. Just another one about positive thinking, kind of like "The Secret". I don't necessarily agree that you can heal cancer but I like the mantras and techniques to reprograming your thinking for better outcomes. What can it hurt?!?



My guinea pig, my muse! Notice I will be posting random photos now since I need to find new subjects to master my new camera!! The last one will show just how desperate I am!!







Here is my newest success . . . RADISHES!! From our very own garden!! They were delicious and I have two different produces under my belt. The first is tomatoes from last year!! Two small steps for us, and soon one giant savings at the grocery store, ya right!

Just a quick update . . .

Talked to my Doc today and I will be having my Follicle Study Ultrasound on Tues, June 17th (Next week). Doc will be doing the task herself so I am happy to get to know her a little better. From there I find out if I will be getting the HCG shot and when my next appointment to check my progesterone levels will be.

I have been looking into other blogs lately and will hopefully be compiling some as a list on my blog. I notice that alot of bloggers do this and its a great way to promote specific issues, topics, and interests. Love IT!!

Also coming soon . . . pics from my new camcorder (Thanks Dad and Steph!). I may even have a video to show off!!

Take care everyone and stay tuned!!

I can't seem to get going . . . Monday!!

I am so trying to give up my morning coffee!! I gave up pop/soda no problem, started that for my new years resolution! I have had a can on occasion, but can never finish and I get an upset stomach in about 10 minutes. BUT my coffee is my morning luxury! I look forward to getting out of my comfy warm bed just for a cup with a little flavored creamer! I am an addict! Today I truely made an effort, even had my special tea out and ready to make, but I decided on water for todays ultrasound. I was so groggy and out of sorts that I actually took a nap!! Finally had to go to work and I made it til 3pm when I broke down and had to get a capp/coffee and the market!! Its amazing stuff, I felt like I could do anything and had energy and motivation. I can't BE without it!!

So back to the ultrasound, I was told to drink 40 oz. an hour before my ultrasound. I did, got to my appt. 15 mins early with my recommended FULL bladder. My appt was at 10:15am they finally called my name at 10:35!!

The tech started with the regular lower abdominal ultrasound, since the new Doc wanted a thorough check on everything (uterus, and both ovaries). That went well, I was allowed to get up and PEEEEEEEEEE! OOOOoooohhhhhhhhhHHHH . . . . that was the best part of my morning!! Then I had to have the vaginal ultrasound for a more personal and detailed examination of whats going on down there. It is very interesting, especially when the tech asks "Do you want to insert the wand or should I???" Don't get asked that everyday, so I had to think about it. Contemplating the fact that I knew I could do it, but professionally isn't it her job to just take charge, is she afraid to do it wrong, its probably more comfortable if she does it since I would have to hunch over and find my way through the sheet thats covering me, and then how do I hand it off to her? what's the etiquet here?? In the end I just asked her to do it. All went well and unoffically the cyst on my left side is still there averaging 4cm, the same as the last two ultrasounds. I will hopefully find out more tomorrow when my Doc is in. I will be set up for another ultrasound (vaginal) probably next Tues. to count follicles!! This weekend I start doing my OPKs the check for the LH surge (usually postive on CD12, next Tues).

I'll be posting pics later this week of our NEW and IMPROVED bedroom that I painted, organized and decorated last week when DH was out of town. Its like our little version of While You Were Out. I get all the say and no hassles, DH gets a nice suprise and then cleans up my mess. Works well! It's moments like these that I love the fact he is an obsessive/compulsive cleaner (not diagnosed, just my opinion).

I"ll find out who's reading my blog now!

It's time to let you in on the future plans of Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert.

As I posted back in a prior entry, since we are newlyweds the question has been "Are you going to have children? and When?" I have been vague in my answers but now I"ll level with you. I talked it over with the DH (dear husband) and got the okay to update those who read this blog.

The answer is "Yes, we would like to have children." Now its a matter of when. It hasn't been lack of effort, we actually have been trying and are currently on our 14th cycle.

Timeline:
FEB 2007 - Dr. check up and started prenatal vits.

APRIL 2007 - 1st month trying

NOVEMBER 2007 - HSG (procedure that injects dye into uterus and tubes, while x-rayed, to check for abnormalities or blockages) All clear, very interesting to watch also. DH also had SA (semen analysis) done and very good, super sperm!! He's very proud.

MAY 2008 - New OB/GYN. Previous Doc moved back to hometown and took my time finding my new one. Really like HER, first time having a female Doc. Talked about our next step and I have been placed in the "unexplained infertility" category. May be due to 4cm cyst I have had on my left ovary for at least the last two years.

Now it is JUNE 6,2008 and we are all set up for our first cycle using CLOMID!! Normally used to treat people with irreg. cycles or random ovulation. I have neither, pretty "textbook" cycles and with temping and using OPKs (ovulation predictor kits) the doc and I are sure I'm Oing. This will hopefully up my chanced of conceiving, with only a ten percent chance of twins, one percent of triplets. I can deal with that, DH not so much. He tends to look flushed and feel faint when I bring up the topic of multiples!!

Now TMI (too much information) may follow . . .

I got my period today!! Yippie. Yes, kind of excited since we have everything set up for this cycle. I will start taking my Clomid on cycle day 3 (Sun), then on Mon I have a vaginal ultrasound. Since I have that cyst and a new doctor we need to get a baseline size because this medication causes cysts and/or current ones to enlarge. I will be monitored very close during the cycle so that I don't end up with emergency surgery which would be necessary if the cyst grows to large and the weight causes my tube/ovary to twist. Painful and requires removal of ovary.

If you really want to get an insight of this cycle I have my chart online at:

www.fertilityfriend.com/home/19be1c

Abbreviations: CD= cycle day, BD= baby dancing (sex), CM= cervical mucus, OPK= ovulation predictor kits, green highlighted areas= possible ovulation days, red highlighted areas= possible arrival of Aunt Flow, the rest is pretty self explainatory.

Well, wish us luck and keep us in your prayers!!