CD2....

Hello beloved readers!

Today was my CD2 bloodwork and U/S and my lab values were so much better!!  I guess last cycle was just an all around mess due to the BCP's that my body hates!!  

My labs today showed:

LH:  5.4

FSH:  4.5

Estrogen:  60-something I think....

I am pretty psyched because those are totally normal numbers!!  Yay!!  My ultrasound looked good too -- lining was 5 and each ovary had about 8 follies of normal size for CD2.  Tomorrow I'll be picking up my Clomid from Super Target and beginning what I hope will be a really positive cycle with a happy ending!  :)  

In other news....my amazing wife's birthday is today!  I thank God every day that she is mine.... I have never met a more internally and externally beautiful person.... I'm a lucky girl....

And in other cool news....my cousin and his wife had their first baby today!  A little girl named Kate!  

All around a pretty darn good day!!  :)  

"I am Spoticus!"

Well, maybe not quite as dramatic as the 1960's Stanley Kubrick film, but exciting nonetheless!   Ha!  Yes, that's right faithful readers, AF is right around the corner getting ready to wreak havoc on the upcoming work week....yippee!  I expect her to be here in full glory by Tuesday or so, so the cycle will begin anew!  Hopefully this time it will proceed appropriately and we can give it a go at the baby-making.  :)  


Speaking of which, the wife proposed an exciting game for all of my blog fans and beloved lurkers.... "NAME OUR SPERM DONOR"...lol.  


We are hoping you gals/guys can help us out and find an appropriate name for our donor so that we can make the experience not quite so anonymous!  Maybe we can inform the RE clinic staff of our donor's new "name" and when we go for our inseminations, we can proudly walk up to the check-in counter and tell them we're here to retrieve a vial of our friend "Alan" or "Bob".   OK...just kidding about the second part, but we did think it was pretty funny to play name the donor, so hopefully you all will too!  I'll post the winner on my next blog entry...I'm sure you all can hardly wait!  


So, here's some background on Mr. Wonderful....


Brown hair/Blue eyes
Around 6 ft. tall 
About 160 lbs.  (Skinny bastard probably eats anything he damn wants and doesn't gain a pound...lol)
Spanish/Scottish 
Light skin tone
He is currently in the military.
Enjoys sports, reading, and apparently jerking off in little cups for money. :)


Whatcha think?  Ideas?


Hope everyone had a great weekend!!!  

All Hail....Mighty and Powerful Ovulator

Hello to my 6 faithful readers in Blogville!  Just wanted to post a quick update....I had my progesterone level checked today, allegedly CD 19, and it was 6.7.  They said that number indicates I ovulated about 3 days ago, so that means the Clomid worked!  Timing was bad this cycle, but at least the meds grew me an egg (or eggs)!  Yay!  So...I'm supposed to call the RE when the red crusader shows up and start the ultrasound, bloodwork, Clomid cycle over again!  Hopefully with some better timing and a positive pregnancy test in April!  :)

In other aspects of life, things are going pretty well.  Spring is beginning to show itself here in NC, so that's been a nice change!   The pups have an appointment on Friday with the dreaded veterinarian...ick...  I'm looking forward to it almost as much as they are (note sarcasm).  My darling little Madeline, the 9 year old miniature wirehaired dachshund insists on embarassing me each and every time we go to the vet.  Without fail, and no matter how many times she "does her business" before we arrive, she conjures up the most revolting and putrid diarrhea possible and deposits it on the floor of the vet office mere minutes after entering.  It is so horrific that on more than one occasion, the staff of the vet clinic has had to light candles to "deal" with it!   So humiliating!!  Perhaps she creates her masterpiece in anticipation of the vet bill....God only knows the vet bill is usually high enough for me to want to create a little pile of my own on their floor...whew.... things to look forward to at the end of the week....sigh.... :)


Maddie....aka The Little Shit....

Nope...not this month...

Well today kinda sucked....I went in for my CD 12 scan and there were a few follies that looked to be growing. I had 2 14's, 1 13, and a couple 12's, so I thought all was good....until I got a call from the RE's office that my progesterone is too high for them to feel comfortable doing a donor sperm IUI cycle.  I don't completely understand what that means, but I'm guessing they think that my eggs aren't developed enough to trigger and my progesterone is too high for them to feel comfortable in us trying an IUI and wasting $400 in sperm.  I guess I should be thankful they aren't letting us waste our money, but I am disappointed we won't be able to try this month.  Hopefully things will be different next cycle...


My oral surgeon appt. went OK.  The doc seems pretty nice and he said while my wisdom teeth do need to come out, it's not an emergency situation, so I scheduled an appointment for the end of April.  All I can say is, they better give me A LOT of drugs....

Next Step: Egg Check

Tomorrow morning, at the ass-crack of dawn, is the official "egg check"! I'm so excited to see what's been growing in there! I'm really hoping the Clomid worked and grew us some nice plump, perfect little eggs that will soon join with some of the super manly sperm we ordered!! I'll let you all know...I'm sure you're waiting with baited breath! LOL

On another note, I have another super exciting appointment tomorrow -- a consultation with Dr. Yankum. Yep...looks like the old wisdom teeth are going to have to bite the dust :(. Honestly I am less nervous about the possibility of child birth than I am about the removal of my wisdom teeth. Ugh... I'll let you all know how that goes too....

All in all...fun day comin' up!! Hope everyone in blogland is doing well!!