Let the waiting begin!

In two weeks we will find out if we're pregnant. Everything went well with the IUI this morning. The doctor said there's four follicles (where the eggs are), which is more than last time. Hey, did you know on the show "Jon and Kate Plus 8" they had their multiples doing IUI's? This whole time I thought they had done in-vitro. I added their website to my links if you want to read more about them.

Here we go again :)

We'll be doing our next IUI on Wednesday morning. I haven't worked in like a week because of all my doctor's appointments, and then I think, there's no way I could have managed this if I still worked at CES. It's been a true blessing to work at our church preschool. Not only is everybody so nice and understanding, but I don't have to worry about making lesson plans and getting sub after sub to work for me. Next week I'll be working every day getting ready for our program. I think it's going to be super cute! I'll definitely have to get pictures of the kids in their costumes. It's a mother goose theme, so the different classes are dressed up as cats, mice, sheep, pigs, etc.

Who watched the Oscars last night? I didn't know many of the people who won, but the writer of Juno did win. Very cool! I also thought Jon Stewart was a funny host.

My Boys

We took Rudy over to Aaron's parents' house last night to play with Max and Papi. Here's a picture of all of them together. They're waiting for me to give them a treat.

The other picture is from this morning. You can see Rudy at the end of the couch. He likes to cuddle! He sleeps in our bed too...all 56 pounds of him. It looks like it's going to be another lazy Saturday. We'll probably go to the dog park since it's supposed to warm up later. Hope you all have a great weekend!

Moody

Is it bad when the CVS pharmacy knows you by name? Well, I went to the doctor today. He told me to keep taking the shots (at a lower doasage) for three more nights. Then I go back on Monday, and hopefully he'll schedule us for the IUI by the end of next week. I was talking to a girl in the waiting room, and she's on her second IUI too. She was saying how the medicine has made her really moody. I'm so glad to hear it's not just me! Aaron says it's easy to see when I'm in one of my moods because I'm usually so bubbly. I guess if you REALLY know me, you've seen one of the "Amber moods" he's talking about.

Here's something funny I'll leave you with (Aaron doesn't think it's so funny). I had Rudy's face trimmed, even though it's fun to put his long, shaggy hair in a mohawk. I told Aaron it would grow back, but he's already warned me if we have a son he'll be shaving his head at some point in time. I don't think Rudy looks too bad :(

New Cast

Check out the new cast of Dancing with the Stars!

http://www.tv.yahoo.com/slideshow/224/photos/1

You know I'll be watching! I'm also planning to watch the 80th Oscars Night on Sunday, but thanks to DVR, I can fast forward through all the boring parts. Half the fun is to see what the stars wear as they're walking down the red carpet! I actually haven't seen a lot of the films nominated, but I did see Juno. It would be neat if she won...or even the movie.

American Gladiators

Who watches the new American Gladiators on NBC? Evan and Monica won last night. Way cool! Okay, I haven't updated in a while about our doctor visits...so here's the scoop. I'm taking Clomid and injections to stimulate the follicles. Meaning, Aaron gets to give me shots in my belly for the next four nights. I go back for an ultrasound on Friday to see if we're ready to do the IUI, which will probably be next week. Then we just have to wait again. Want to see all of my medications:

The red thing on the left is to put the needles in afterward. I take some stuff at night and some in the morning, so it's not all at once :) Rudy's getting groomed right now, so I'm enjoying the peace and quiet, as well as having the day off for President's Day. How nice!

Puppy Love

I hope everyone had a happy Valentine's Day! Aaron came home today and gave me this cute Hallmark dog, which pants and the ears wiggle. Rudy didn't know what to think of it! We tried to capture his reaction on camera :)

On another note, we're going to the doctor tomorrow afternoon, so I can have an ultrasound, and we can talk to the doctor about what we want to do next. It looks like we're going to try an IUI again. Maybe, just maybe, it will work the second time around!