Non Sequitur Chica: Almost the weekend

1.21.2011

Almost the weekend

Wow I feel like I haven’t been at work all week. Monday was a holiday, Tuesday we had a snow/ice closing, Wednesday I worked from home as usual and then today we had a two hour delay because of the new snowstorm that just came through. I definitely can’t complain- except about all of the snow shoveling. That, I am not quite a fan of. At least it is good exercise!

Tonight CP and I will be making shrimp, eggplant and mushroom stir fry for dinner. The best part is that we grew the mushrooms ourselves! For Christmas I found a mushroom growing kit through Gardener’s Supply and gave to CP as one of his presents. Since we can’t grow any other veggies during the winter and our perennial herbs don’t do too much, I thought that the kit would be fun. It promises a couple of large crops and last night we picked our first batch!

Can't get much fresher than that!

Even after picking a bunch we have more growing!

Tomorrow we are headed up to NH to see our friends that are visiting from Guyana. CP and I would LOVE to visit them down there as they are only stationed there for a year or two, but based on our money situation, I don’t think that it is going to be possible. But it will be great to see them and I can’t wait to hear all of their interesting stories!

I have then been promised a trip to the candlepin bowling alley. I think that CP truly believes that he is going to be able to beat me (he grew up on candlepin bowling), but I’m going to try my best to embarrass him. :-)

Do you have anything exciting planned for this weekend?

5 comments:

Amy Jo said...: I'm jealous that you get "snow delays and closings from work. Here in Michigan they don't believe in that sort of thing!

Have a great weekend with your friends. My older sister is in town so we are going to shop until we drop tomorrow!!; January 21, 2011 at 2:53 PM
Christina said...: Cool growing kit!

We are renting a van and buying furniture. We have finally decided on what we are doing with or bedroom. I am so happy (I will be happier when we are done with it though); January 21, 2011 at 3:03 PM
Stevie said...: Ooooooh, fantastic! I LOVE fresh mushrooms. I'll have to look into a kit like that. Your stir-fry sounds delicious, except for the shrimp part (I'm deathly allergic).

Nothing much going on here this weekend. We're laying low since next weekend will be a big weekend, the weekend after that is the Super Bowl, and then we're going to Vegas!; January 21, 2011 at 3:05 PM
Jess said...: Wow, those mushrooms are awesome!

No exciting plans for the weekend (other than the NFL playoffs)... unless of course Piglet decides to show up!; January 21, 2011 at 3:18 PM
funderson said...: COOL! I've gotta get one of those kits.; January 21, 2011 at 5:16 PM

Infertility Timeline

Trying for Baby #1

May 2010- Stop taking birth control. Figure that it might take 6-10 months to get pregnant. Do not tell friends or family that we are going to start trying to get pregnant.

October 2010- I start charting and taking my temperature every day.

February 2011- Nine months into trying to conceive with no results, I head to my GYN and discuss our next steps.

March 2011- I have a Hysterosalpingogram (HSG) test which came up negative for any problems.

April 2011- CP has a sperm analysis which indicates a lower percentage of "good sperm" than normal.

May 2011- CP heads to the urologist where they don't find anything and has another sperm analysis which indicates an even lower percentage of "good sperm". After a year of trying we are officially infertile.

August 2011- We have our first meeting with a fertility doctor and SURPRISE I have a big fibroid in my uterus. At the end of the month I was injected with a three-month shot of Lupron to shut down my ovaries/drop my estrogen levels to shrink the fibroid before surgery. Three months of hot flashes and headaches start.

November 2011- I have surgery to remove my fibroid and SURPRISE the doctor also found endometriosis and a cyst. He removes everything and tells us that we must wait three months before trying to have kids.

February 2012- Still waiting for my period to come back- the three-month dose of Lupron in August really messed with my system. Doctor prescribes Provera (a progesterone) to jump start my cycle again. I take 10 days of Provera and then on the 11th day I get my period!

April 2012- IUI #1- Negative despite great sample from CP.

May 2012- IUI #2- Negative despite great sample from CP. This month makes it two years of TTC.

June 2012- IUI #3- Negative despite great sample from CP. Consult with doctor before move to Chicago and decide to pursue IVF using the ICSI technique. TTC put on hold as we are living in two different states for most of the summer.

October 2012- First consult with new doctor in IL. Ultrasound reveals two new fibroids in my uterus. Bloodwork comes back normal.

November 2012- Saline sonogram shows a normal uterus. Surgery to remove fibroids was cancelled.

December 2012- Find out at IVF consult that my CT clinic never told me that my FSH and AMH numbers are showing possible poor egg quality.

January 2013- One-month Lupron shot in preparation for IVF #1.

February 2013- After two weeks on birth control, I start daily Lupron shots for IVF #1.

March 2013- IVF #1 results in 11 eggs retrieved. Fertilization report shows 6 eggs were mature enough for ICSI, only 3 fertilize. Transfer 1 perfect blastocyst and freeze another. Find out on March 26th that I am actually PREGNANT!!

First Trimester Recap

Bump pictures through Week 19

Second Trimester Recap

Bump pictures from Week 20-28

Third Trimester Recap

Bump pictures from Week 28-39

November 29, 2013- Our beautiful daughter was born!

Our Quest to Complete our Family with Baby #2

December 2014- Saline sonogram shows a normal uterus. On the 31st I start daily Lupron shots prior to FET #1.

February 12, 2015- Transfer a BB frozen embryo from our first IVF cycle.

February 22, 2015- BFP! First beta the following day- 55. Next beta- 132. Third beta- 249.

March 6, 2015- First ultrasound didn't go well; gestational sac measuring four days behind. A week later it was confirmed that I had a non-viable pregnancy. That day I took Misoprostol.

Sept 2015- After waiting for an OK to resume treatment after a CMV infection, I start injections after a few months of birth control. I am slow to respond and only have two mature follicles.

Oct 9 & 10, 2015- Cycle has been transferred to an IUI and I am inseminated. BFN.

Nov 2015- I start the flare or "Schoyer" protocol with Minivelle patches and Ganerelix shots. I head into my RE's office on Day 39 to figure out why I don't have my period and the ultrasound tech says that I have either a cyst or a gestational sac! A home pregnancy test confirms that I am pregnant naturally!

First Trimester Recap

First Trimester Bump Pictures

Second Trimester Recap

Second Trimester Bump Pictures

Third Trimester Recap

Third Trimester Bump Pictures

July 15, 2016- Our handsome son was born and our family is now complete!