As luck would have it....

The predicted dates for the IUI will be Wednesday the 21nd and Thursday the 22rd. I have to leave for Chicago on Thursday afternoon. They were thinking a late afternoon Wed insemination and a late Thurs insemination. This means I may not be present for one of them..... :( I have a meeting at 4 in Chicago so have to leave no later than noon. We are just thinking that we will be successful with the first insemination and the one I might not be able to be there for is just insurance!!!

The timing of this stuff really stinks. It seems like we can't catch many breaks. S's cycle looks great for Jan with no med help and that is good news. What I want to know though is why oh why can't the timing just be one day earlier? I am not willing to skip this month and would rather have a BFP (Dad, that means a big f***ing positive pregnancy test) than be at the insemination. Afterall....it's already taking a village.

AF around the corner!

Looks like we are still on track for the next cycle so far. I hate to jinx it but S's BBT dropped today. We expect AF to show up any minute. This will be a no Clomid, no progesterone, no try cycle that looks good on paper! WOW, what a change from a year ago!

We will be arranging for a few tests in the coming week. One to see if S's fallopian tubes are clear and the other to check for polyps in her uterus (just to make sure they haven't come back). Let's hope the good news keeps rollin' in!

Fingers crossed for AF to come today. I have to go to Chicago in two weeks for my strategic planning with my board and we don't want insemination day to land on a day I am gone.....

TKO

The boxing class we were going to take was canceled without any notification to us. We trecked out in the fridgid cold and snow last night to only find out there weren't enough people signed up for the class so it canceled. Thanks for the info!We then made a few half-hearted attempts to exercise and ended up with E watching TV and S talking to an friend she hadn't talked to in ages. Not a horrible night but not exactly what we had been hoping to do.

Today is a busy one for me. I have work, dog agility, and then a conference call tonight for work. Yuck....poor me!

Snow Day

Just as it is in many parts of the country, Madison is COLD! Negative temperatures day after day... and I feel like walking the dog is more than I can handle! Gladys is dying for some exercise and more attention than I have energy for - damn snow.

Other than that, no big shakes in Mad-town. Tonight, E and I start our boxing class. We have to buy handwraps and everything! It'll be fun to learn something new.

Visitors

We had visitors this weekend! S's sister Betsy and our niece Leah were here for the weekend. It was quite a treat. Perhaps S will post pictures of the adorable girl and Leah too.

We did all kinds of things...

1. They visited me at work and took me to lunch on Friday.
2. Went to a fancy dinner (special restaurant weekend thing here in Madison)
3. Played with the walnuts
4. Went swimming at the YMCA
5. Made soup
6. Boogied (Leah especially)
7. Colored (E mainly picked up 96 cryons)
8. Went to the Children's Museum
9. Went shopping for a nap!
10. Drove around for a nap!
11. Went shopping (E and Leah)so Mom could nap
12. Watched the Super Bowl

We can't wait to see them again. Next time Leah will have a sister!

Heading in the right direction!

We didn't write about it before but it looks like S ovulated this month without CLOMID!!!! We were taking a break this month based on our trip to Boston timing, doctor appointments, and the need for mental clarity. We did keep track of the BBT and sure enough on the 19th day S's temp dipped. Then on the 20th day it spiked and has remained high since!!!! Come on Feb....be the lucky one! Fingers crossed!

G update

G came through cosmetic surgery just fine. She returned to agility class immediately! What a sport!