Rematch

In loud, echoing voice of a boxing ring announcer:

 In this corner, coming in at 18 mm, the Fightin’ Follicle(s?).

 In this corner, coming in at 10 ccs, the Mighty Swimmers.

 

(Didn’t your families play “All-Star Wrestling” too; each member of the family with their own “wrestling name” and every game starting with the ring master announcing the wrestlers?)

 

Yesterday we did IUI #1. It went very well. Dr B did it and she is what we would call a “smooth operator.” L didn’t have any pain or discomfort at all. Afterwards, L and I called in sick to work and went to the beach for a couple of hours where we read and watched the water. It was really nice. Then we went home, made and devoured guacamole, finished the second quilt (pictures coming soon-they are cute!), and then rode our bikes to see the Sex and the City movie. The movie was really good, though pretty sappy. L and I both cried multiple times throughout. On the way home we took the long way through the park and then stopped and shared a hot fudge sundae from a new ice cream place in our neighborhood. All in all it was a great day. Any baby would be happy and proud to be conceived on such a day. (Did you hear that baby?)

 

So, this morning we went for IUI #2. Unfortunately, Dr. B wasn’t there so the nurse did it for us. She is a nice person, but she certainly over-shares. On the way there I suggested that we adopt a strategy for dealing with her- be nice, respond to her comments, but under NO CIRCUMSTANCES ask any questions about her, her family, her thoughts and feelings, etc. Fair game was any question we had about our process. This worked fairly well. She was very restrained until the very end when she started talking about her own fertility issues, how hard the process is and then described it as “emotional trauma.” I am sure it feels that way for some people, but we are thankfully not there yet.. Other than that, it went pretty well. L had more cramping today, but overall felt good. Sadly, today we just had to get on the subway and go to work. Blech.

 

Now we are officially in our TWW. L will have a blood test on the 18^th. I was hoping I could get out work early so I could be there when she gets the results, but when I got to work today I saw that I have a meeting that day. For real, I am tired of work interfering in my life. Maybe we will be able to work something out though.

 

So, please keep your fingers crossed for us. Hopefully in two weeks I will be able to run around the house like my brother, The Bruiser, used to do when he won a match, singing, “Victorious, victorious, victorious!”

p.s

How did I not manage to discover that I NEEDED google reader until this weekend.   I am in love.    I love to keep on top of all of your blogs, and also in addition to lesbian TTCing blogs, I read some lesbian pop culture ones (I love me some Dorothy Surrenders), and then throw in some design blogs and Gluten free cooking blogs it was simply getting too much to handle in one sitting at the computer.     Now I just check see who has posted all from the luxury of gmail.   Thank you google.

Soon to be Spermiated… i.e. IUI tomorrow

We went to Dr. B’s today and I have 2 follicles (one is 16 and the other is 18 ) so she did a trigger and we go back tomorrow for IUI number 1, and then Wednesday for a followup IUI.     I am really happy to be at this stage again.   I feel all full of hope and joy, although I did have a dark 30 minutes at work where I googled HCG triggers and timing of IUI’s.   It looks like we are okay, since we are having one at 24 hours and another at 48.   But I got really nervous and sort of obsessive, okay really obsessive.    H. talked me down and convinced me that Dr. B must know something, being that this is her job.    So I have two questions for you out there, what has your IUI timing schedule been like and do any of you take baby aspirin to help with implantation?    Those are my google searches this morning.  (Hello to anyone who finds me with those searches – I have no answers, just so you know.)  

I think we are both going to take a mental health day tomorrow and I am really excited about that especially because I worked on Sunday all day.    I think that we are going to go to the beach for a while to just sit by the ocean and read.   I can’t even begin to explain my excitement about that prospect.    Also we plan to see the Sex and the City movie, which I am also really (embarrassingly) excited about.   

Other then that I worked all day on Sunday, we had a really relaxing weekend – we are almost done with the baby quilts for our friends K+K (a lesbian couple who are going to have twin boys at the end of the summer) and I will post pictures of them as soon as they are totally done.    They are modern and yet still very baby.    These are my first quilts, and H.’s first major sewing project - I have to say I am a bit high on quilting right now.   I just love it.  (Really guys – I know that makes me sound like a HUGE dork, which I am, but I also am a fun person, who does not wear her hair in a bun or dress in prairie dresses – I just like all things crafty and often wonder what in the world made me go to law school.)