Calendar

First of all, where did February go? I'm loving the weather, but is it supposed to be in the 80's already? Today I got a lesson on how to give these shots. It's a little bit different than the ones I took with the IUI's because the medicine is in powder form, so you have to mix it with water. I'm pretty sure I can do it myself, but Aaron's jumping at the chance to stick me, so I'll probably let him :) Anyway, I start the "Menopur" tonight, and then next week I'll be going to the doctor every other day for blood tests and sonograms. That's about it! As if I don't have enough going on, our preschool program is next Thursday. Each class will be dressed up as a different bug. I've been working on the songs since last summer, so I'm ready to finally see the end result!

Katie's Corner

Last week Katie spent the night, and I found her in the morning like this:

I always make her a bed, but this is the second time she has ended up in the corner. I guess she likes sleeping by the golf clubs!

Even dogs are sorry!

I love Rudy, but let me tell you what he did last night. Aaron went to bed probably 30 minutes before me. I was watching the rest of ER (between that and LOST, this has been a good week for tv). So, I hear Rudy chewing in the bedroom, but it sounded like he was biting his nails, which he does a lot. I stayed in the living room watching my show, but when I finally went in the bedroom I saw what he had been working on. Our comforter had a hole, which was now a much bigger hole. The stuffing was out (and my husband's snoozing right next to it). I, of-course, say no more sleeping with us and put Rudy in his cage. Yeah right...at about 3 or so in the morning I can hear Rudy whining. It sounded so pitiful! I ignored it until he got louder, so I got up, took him potty, and once inside he immediately ran onto our bed. He cuddled and licked both of us as if to say, I'm sorry! It reminded me of him as a puppy. Here's some flash back pictures of our Rudy, who has always been a chewer!

Phase Two

I turned in all the paperwork today, paid, and everything looks good to do our first sonogram next week. I'll start the medication (shots) after next week's appointment, and our IVF will be in the next 2-3 weeks. Wow! It's all happening so fast! I know we've got MANY people praying for us, and we're so thankful for that. I'll keep y'all informed as we go through this crazy time in our lives!

Phase One

I went back to the Center for Assisted Reproduction today. They did another blood test (I didn't faint), and I'll start taking the birth control pills tonight. Then I go back on Thursday morning for a "mock transfer" where they take measurements before the actual IVF procedure. That's the end of the first phase! Basically I just follow the nurse's instructions and follow my calendar. So, Aaron and I were going through our files yesterday, and we found some disks with pictures from high school graduation...May 31, 1999! This one was my favorite :)

Us with Rachael, Jackie, and Julie

My Valentine

For those of you who like my "blast from the past" blogs, here's part of the slide show we played at our wedding. I thought y'all might enjoy seeing pictures of Aaron and I in our younger years. And to my valentine, I love you more and more every day!!

Blog Stalkers

Just wanted to say hi to all my blog stalkers :) Just kidding...it's funny how many people tell me they read my random thoughts, but y'all need to leave comments! So tell me, what do you like reading about the most? Is it my tv talk, pictures of my niece and nephew, funny stories about Rudy, or the details of us going to the doctor? Well, we're one month away from a new season of Dancing with the Stars! If you're interested in the new cast, check out:

http://abc.go.com/primetime/dancingwiththestars/index?pn=about.