It's Time

I can't believe it is here. Tomorrow morning I will be 2 weeks and 5 days pregnant.

I'm excited, I'm nervous and I'm trying to be very optimistic. Even if this doesn't work, at least I will have two weeks with our little snow peas.

I am taking the rest of the week off to lounge around the house. Next week I'll take it easy. I've been transitioning myself into not lifting anything heavy. Sometimes that's difficult around here, but I will have to stop all heavy lifting now. One of our employees said he's not even going to let me lift the stapler! It's pretty funny, but he's right. We've come this far, we don't want to take any chances.

I need to get a new modem for the home computer, so unless I get that done before our appointment tomorrow, I won't be able to get back on the Internet until I come back to work. We'll update you guys as soon as we can.

We love all the comments you've been leaving and feel very blessed to have such wonderful family and friends. Thank you for your love and prayers! We love you guys!

Tuesday is Thaw Day.

Tomorrow is a big day for our little snow peas.

They'll be thawed naturally until they come to room temperature, then dipped in four solutions to remove any of the solution used during freezing. Then they will slowly be warmed up to body temperature.

We are continuing to pray that they both survive this process and will be there waiting for us on Wednesday morning.

Tagged

I was tagged to do this little survey by my friend Amanda!

What was I doing 10 years ago...
10 years ago was 1998. I was finishing up a semester at Paradise Valley Community College (PVCC) and re-applying to NAU. I was working at the snack shop at a golf course on the weekends, which turned into a position driving the beverage/beer cart during the week during the summer. I also worked Monday nights in the office at an auction. That fall, when I went back to NAU, is when I met and started dating Craig.

5 things on my to-do list today...
1. Meeting with sales rep for Stein World
2. Flexsteel Sales Training/Meeting
3. Look for a specific shirt at Kohl's
4. Go to the post office
5. Brush the dog.

5 snacks I enjoy...
1. My number one snack is Rocky Road Ice Cream with REAL Marshmallows (not the cream)
2. Anything chocolate
3. Fresh fruit
4. French Fries, I'm hopeless when it comes to potatoes (except when they have fake cheese on them)
5. Peanut Butter M&M's. Very addicting.

5 things I would do if I were a billionaire...
1. Purchase a home in every place I loved and travel between the houses.
2. Spend more time with our family.
3. Have a world renowned training facility for pets.
4. Create a charity or two that helped all the causes important to us.
5. Invest, so that the money didn't dry up.

5 bad habits...
1. Eating too much fast food. I really need to start bringing snacks and lunch with me to work.
2. Always running 5-10 minutes late, it's really annoying to always be rushing in the mornings.
3. Letting my mind wonder when people are telling me long stories.
4. Never taking out the garbage. I "let" Craig take it out all the time.
5. Cracking my knuckles. I started when I was in grade school. I don't do it as often anymore because it drives Craig crazy, but every now and then I do it without thinking.

5 places I've lived...
1. Phoenix, Arizona
2. Flagstaff, Arizona
3. Tucson, Arizona
4. Marana, Arizona (still Tucson, really, but technically a different town LOL!)
5. TBD

5 jobs I've had...
1. Beer Cart Driver at a Golf Course
2. Jewelry Store Salesperson
3. Advertising Media Buyer
4. Dog Trainer
5. Legal Assistant and Paralegal

Videos

Here are a couple of short videos for everyone.

This one is of our store. Sorry, it's a little blurry. I think I was moving too fast for the auto focus.

Then this one is of Shadow showing off a couple of his tricks. He usually gives us a long drawn out performance when we ask him to play dead. He must've realized that he had to be good for the camera because he didn't this time.

Good report.

I had another ultrasound this morning, and everything looks good.

They like too see the lining over 8mm, and mine was at 11mm. So we are set for the transfer next Wednesday.

Videos coming soon...

That is IF I can figure out how to convert the files from the DVD recorder to playable files. The disc that came with the camcorder doesn't seem to be working quite right. It doesn't have conversion software, and my CD Rom stopped working after I tried to install the software that it did come with. Grrr.

Anyhow, I have some video of Shadow and a quick tour of our store to share with you as soon as I get it all figured out.

I have another ultrasound scheduled for Wednesday to check the thickness of my lining. If I've responded correctly to the medication then it should be nice and thick and ready for the transfer next week. I'm starting to get nervous. I guess it's just seems more real now that we are so close.

Craziness!

I thought my craziness was due to the hormones I was taking to make me produce more eggs. Now I'm thinking it must have been my body's response to the increase in estrogen because I'm still saying the craziest things. Here are just a few:

Craig fell asleep on the stove last night. (should have said sofa)
Dinner has to go in the hour for an oven.
I can't watch bed in TV without my glasses.
Can you give this form to Brown? (should have said Robert)

If this is truly a response to hormone changes and I do get pregnant, it should be an interesting and entertaining 9 months.

It's a go!!

I had my ultrasound this morning. My ovaries are still a little large, but not enough to cause any problems.

So I started estrogen supplements this morning. I'm taking them in the mornings and at night. Then Craig will start giving me the progesterone shots on the 25th.

For right now we are praying for my lining to become thick and healthy, and for both of our snow peas to survive the thawing process. We'll think about the rest later. Just one step at a time right now.

Jury Duty

I had jury duty on Tuesday. Lucky me, I ended up getting picked for a DUI Trial. It was inconvenient, but I really didn't mind too much. It was fun for me to see the other side of the court room. I do have to say that the prosecutor was lucky the evidence was on his side. He was completely disorganized, almost like he was unprepared. It was pretty frustrating and confusing to follow along with him. But it's over now and I feel good that I did my civic duty.

Next week is going to be busy. We have Craig's birthday on Wednesday (which I still need to go shopping for), and I have a baseline ultrasound on Friday. That's when we'll find out if we get to go with the April 30th FET date or not.

We've decided to transfer both of our little snow peas. We have about a 40% of success by transferring both, which doubles our chances over everything else we've tried.