Birthday Parties

We had a weekend of birthday parties. Yesterday was Macee's second birthday, and Mia was very excited to go play with her. Right before the party, Mia woke up from her nap with a fever. She was so upset she couldn't go to the party, but I went and brought her home a cupcake and goodie bag. That seemed to make her feel better.

She was feeling better today so we went to the party of one of her school friends. The party was at a local inflatable party zone, so she had a blast! A lot of the parents got in on the action, including me. Mia was whooped by the time we got home, but I have a feeling she'll be talking about that place for quite some time.

Best Friend

Mia stayed with Mom and Bruce last night, in case daycare was closed due to the weather. Mom said she had some anxiety, saying she wanted her mommy. She said that her mommy is her best friend. Wow, she melts my heart... :-)

Septomom?

Well, my hot, young eggs are working for me again! I went in today for an ultrasound and I have four "lead" eggs, meaning four are nice and plump. I also have three eggs of medium size that we will continue to develop between now and Monday. I will back down my shot dosage to 100 IU and go in on Monday for my "trigger shot", to trigger release of those eggs. They like to have between six and seven eggs ready at trigger time (last time I only had four). If all seven of these get to the proper size, we hope to get one fertilized during our intrauterine insemination on Tuesday. Of course I could end up "Septomom", but we'll worry about that later!

My Sweet Little Rudolph

Fertility Update

I haven't provided a fertility update in awhile, primarily because there has been nothing to report. In September I had laparoscopic surgery to determine if there were any causes of infertility not identified during the previous procedures. At that time they did find moderate endometriosis as well as some cysts. Everything was removed and I was told we would probably be successful trying on our own. We decided to try naturally through the end of the year.

Unfortunately, I did not ovulate, and without ovulation you can't get pregnant. So I've been pretty depressed and disappointed we were unable to get pregnant on our own. Infertility is one of those things that is in your head every single day. You always know what day of your cycle you are on. You pay attention to every little twinge, mood or "symptom". You can't get away from it, plus you always hear that biological clock ticking. It has not helped things that I turned 38 this month and that sends my likelihood of getting pregnant further down the chart.

All that being said, we will start the Follistim shots again tomorrow. We did that unsuccessfully last spring, but statistics show you have the best shot of getting pregnant within three tries. We increased my dosage this time and I will also use an estrogen patch, progesterone supplements and daily baby aspirin. Please say prayers that this works...and gives us ONE healthy, happy child.

Daddy's Home

Mike is home from California, where he spent the last eight days for work. It was a very busy time for me, but I managed with the help of our parents (thank you all SO MUCH!!).

On my birthday Mom and I took Mia to see Tangled for the second time. That girl is all about "princess-es-es". She's told us she is no longer Mia, she's "Jasmine", and we are to call her such. She's also declared Grace to be her prince, Aladdin. She piles Grace with blankets and lays all over her, reading her stories.

Mia's imagination is rapidly developing. I love to sit and listen to her play with her dolls. She spins some great tales! She has become quite the chatterbox and will ask me question after question and comment on my responses for entire car rides. She's definitely about "telling stories" these days too! When she spills milk on herself she tells me Cara did it. She also tells me of the great adventures she and Cara have at school (Cara, of course, is still in Cincinnati!).

She's so happy to have her daddy home. Tonight when he picked her up from school she told him she wanted to go get barbecue, like she did with her mommy while he was gone (note: Mommy and Mia have never gone to get barbecue just the two of us!). So Mike took her to eat and I met them there. She chattered away while we ate, keeping us and the other restaurant patrons entertained. I drove her home and in the car she asked me where her daddy went. I said he was on his way home too. She replied, "Good, so we can be a family." She is so sweet.

Toenail Massacre

Mia and I just gave each other pedis. Good thing it's winter!