Happy Halloween

I hope each of you are having a wonderful Halloween night. Mine has been uneventful but enjoyable. My husband and I have been handing out candy to precious little trick or treaters. We've also been working on projects. He's been installing our new storm door. I've been putting the finishing touches on my Golden Spoon Awards. I've just got to share them with you because they are a hoot. I started a lunch room committee at my school. Our goal is to make the lunch room a better place to eat and socialize. We've decided to give out Golden Spoon Awards to the classes that have the best manners. I have a creative side so I enjoyed making the creations!

Oh, and my cycle update: I'm on cycle day 30. I took a test this morning and it was negative. It wasn't a great way to start my day. I have a feeling I'm not pregnant. I guess I'll find out sooner than later.

Irish Blessing

May the wings of the butterfly kiss the sun

And find your shoulder to light on

To bring you luck, happiness and riches

Today, tomorrow and beyond.

Irish Blessing

Southeastern Fertility Clinic

First comes love, then comes marriage, now where is the baby in the baby carriage?

I got on facebook this morning and found out that a college friend is 7 weeks pregnant! I am so excited for her, but so sad for me. Why can't I get pregnant? What's wrong with me? I mean, I could almost be a Mommy right now if we had conceived those first couple of months. It's just hard to think about because we are beyond prepared. We are happily married. We have a home. We have good jobs. We are financially ready. We have supportive family and friends. So why can't we get pregnant?

We want answers. My husband and I decided to make an appointment with Southeastern Fertility Clinic. We have an appointment for an initial consultation on Saturday, November 22nd. Thankfully my insurance covers 70%, which leaves us to pay 30%. That makes it affordable for us right now. I can't wait!

Of course I hope the Clomid worked but we still don't know. I should know by the end of the week!

Pumpkin Spice

I'm not a huge coffee fan but I like an occasional cup. Those first months of trying I wouldn't drink any caffeinated drinks, but that changed. My days of non-caffeinated drinks are over until I get a positive pregnancy test. So anyway, I love the Fresh Market, just not their prices. But they have the best coffee, especially this flavor: Pumpkin Spice. It's perfect for the season. I just bought some last night. I'm enjoying my cup right now and so should you!

Precious!

How precious? Just a sweet picture I saw online and wanted to share with you.

Babies R Us had a grand opening today. The new store is located just minutes from my house. Since my husband and I were out and about shopping, I thought, why not check it out? My husband was a good sport. He browsed through the massive amounts of babies items with me. It's overwhelming but of course I fell in love with everything. I wanted to buy a few things but I didn't. I bought some things the first couple months we were trying because I was so excited about getting pregnant and having a baby. Sadly all those items are in our upstairs closet...untouched. Hopefully we'll be able to shop and register at Babies R Us soon.

Oh, and I'm on fall break. It's one of those teacher perks. Since my husband has to work next week, we do not have any fun plans. I am just going to relax! We are going to visit our parents next weekend. I am looking forward to seeing my parents. It's been awhile.

I hope you are having a wonderful weekend at home with your families and friends. Take care!

Two Week Wait

I'm on cycle day 19. If we've conceived, it's already happened. It's so exciting to think we could be pregnant but it's so upsetting to think we might not be pregnant. So now it's just a waiting game...

I went to see my friend and her baby in the hospital yesterday. He was precious and so tiny! I could have snuggled with him for hours. Just looking at him in my arms made me realize what a miracle! I want that miracle with my husband. Why can't my egg and his sperm be magical?

Another friend delivered a healthy baby girl today. It was a huge surprise because they waited until birth to find out the sex. She's another one of my friend's that got pregnant the first month of trying. I'm so happy for her but ahhh!

Happy Reading!

I have a lot of questions about infertility, especially now that we've been trying for a few months without success. I found a blogger that answered some of my questions. He's a fertility specialist in New York that posts a few blogs each month. He shares his patients' experiences and answer questions. Here's his blog: Happy Reading!

I'm on cycle day 17. On cycle days 14, 15 and a little today, I had short, sharp pains on both sides. I'm wondering if those were related to ovulation. I really have no idea when I will ovulate this month. I'm not using OPKs because I don't want to stress or worry during this cycle. I'm not getting the Day 21 test either. My OB/GYN said I didn't need it since I ovulated on 50 mg of Clomid last month. I am hoping and praying my new approach of less stress and worrying will help us conceive. Why not?

I just got a text my friend. She delivered a healthy baby boy tonight. She was lucky. She got pregnant the first month of trying. By the way, I teach first grade with this friend. She's going to be out on maternity leave until January. I'm so happy for her but I'm so envious.

HOPE

Last night I read a few blogs written by women struggling (or who have struggled) with infertility. I was inspired by their hope and strength. It's comforting to know that I'm not the only one. It's exciting to know that some of those bloggers are pregnant. I want to be one of those bloggers that can give HOPE.

I'm just a few days away from ovulation, well, hopefully! I'm on cycle day 12.

So far, so good!

This afternoon I finished my last of five little white pills (50mg of Clomid/cycle days 5-9). Thankfully I haven't had any side effects. I can't believe it! Last month my side effects were horrible (head aches, sore throat, chills, body aches and sleeping issues). They were so extreme that I didn't even want to finish taking the pills. I'm starting to wonder if all those "side effects" were actually symptoms of a virus. My doctor said she has never heard of sore throats and chills as side effects of Clomid. She thinks I coincidentally had virus. Since I've felt great the past five days (while taking Clomid) I'm pretty sure I had a virus last month.

My parents are visiting this weekend. We are going to try something new and exciting tomorrow morning. We are going kayaking! I'll have to post some pictures from our excursion. The intercoastal waterways are beautiful in the Lowcountry.

Update: We had to cancel our kayaking excursion. It's been pouring rain all day!

Infertility Awareness

National Inferility Awareness Week

October 19th - October 25th

http://www.resolve.org/