WHEW!!!

Holy Cannoli (I love cannoli!!!!) I haven't written a blog in forever. Wow! And there is so much to share. Jeremy and I had our surgery last week. We were pretty sore, but doing great now. Now we are playing the waiting game. We won't know if we are pregnant until May 1st. If you are reading this, please post any signs of pregnancy that you have experienced/heard about. I am just wondering what I should be looking for to know whether or not I am. Sometimes feel nauseous, but I am not sure if this is in my head or not, but I can definitely let you know that my tatas are killing me, which I have heard is a good sign. Plus, they look a lot bigger (which I could definitely use some help in this area!) So basically, I am analyzing everything and hoping that it means were pregnant!!!

Some great things that happened to me this week:

I passed my comp papers (thesis). Thank you so much to all of the wonderful ladies who proofed them for me!!

I had my last observation by my professor. All 5s (the best you can do)

I passed my last certification test!!!

I am scheduled to graduate with my MAT on May 2nd.

Jeremy starts at the fire department May 18th

The tile is almost finished (although our house is majorly out of order)

Everything is going great. Praise the Lord!! Just keep us in your prayers and hopefully May 1st will be a very exciting day!

Can't believe its Friday!!!

So I think this is a first. I am dreading the weekend!! Because Monday means back to work. How is it that Spring Break has flown by and I have gotten virtually nothing done? I basically spent most of my spring break in the doctors office. The only morning that I did not have to get up at 5:30 am to beat the traffic to make it to Tampa or St. Pete in time was Thursday (and even then my dogs woke me up at 7am). Oh well, from what I hear, you don't get to sleep in once you have a baby so I might as well get used to it.

We picked out tile for our floors yesterday and marble for the bathrooms. I am super excited. I know its going to look fabulous. I also got the best pillows at TJ Maxx for my couch. I am slowly but surely getting my house decorated. :) Its difficult because we have twice the amount of room that we did at the condo, and its super expensive to get everything we want. I found the most beautiful table that I want for our kitchen nook (we have a dining room, kitchen nook, and eat in counter, there are tons of places to eat in this house).

Doctor update: I went today, and half to go back tomorrow. My eggs are really big, lol, which I think is good, but they are still worried that I might be ready to early so they are keeping a really close eye on me. Hence me going to the doctor on Saturday. My doctor asked me today if my ovaries feel heavy? She said from the size of my eggs they should. I told her no, I hadn't noticed anything. She said, "Wow" you are the toughest woman I know. Your ovaries should be feeling super heavy. So guess what happened as soon as I left the doctors office (power of suggestion ladies) my ovaries feel ridiculously heavy, like they are getting ready to fall out. So I know I am being ridiculous because I hadn't even thought of it before, but now, I feel it like crazy. Otherwise, I think we are all on schedule and doing well. Still taking shots which is not enjoyable, but everything else is good.

We are going to Jeremy's play tonight (the Lord's Supper). Jerry is Simon, and did amazing job last year, so I am bringing friends tonight. I am super excited to have Samantha, Amy, and Javier going with me. I am ready for a great night. If I don't post anything else, have a wonderful weekend!!!

Yay!!!

So, I am super excited that I have a follower!! I didn't even think anyone read this :( But now my old friend found me (which is super exciting, and I can follow her too!! and one of my favs, Sophia, reads my blog too).

I basically started this because I had a friend recommend writing down what I am going through in the invitro process. There is a lot more to it than I have written, but I just recently felt comfortable enough to share, and I thought a blog was waaaaay cooler than keeping a diary. Hopefully, one day, our son or daughter will think that it is super cool to read what their daddy and I were going through during this process.

This week has been pretty good. Our renters left peacefully. Although they didn't tell us, just took everything left the doors unlocked and the keys on the entertainment center (which we left with the condo). However, they left a huge mess!!! A gigantic pink stain in our fairly new carpet (which we shampooed and it still didn't come up, but we put a nice area rug to hide it :) The bathrooms and kitchen were disgusting but Jerry and I cleaned them all up, and its ready to rent again. Jeremy pointed outed, its probably good they didn't pay and stay. If they did this much damage in a month, could you imagine what it would look like in a year???? The only thing that stinks is now we have to find another renter. Anyone need an apartment right near USF????

So, I am super excited we are having new tile put in the house and decorative tile around our garden tub and in the guest shower. I know it is going to look amazing!!!

I get to eat breakfast with Sophia in the morning. Which I am super excited about!!!!

IVF update: apparently my body is to ready and I am producing to many eggs. They had to modify my meds (I know I was hoping no more shots, but no such luck. Just less medicine in each shot). I have to go to the doctor everyday to keep an eye on my hormones. This also means I have to have my blood taken everyday. Ladies, you won't catch me in a bathing suit this summer. My legs, back, and now arms are black and blue. I look sickly disgusting. Oh well, I am guessing swim suits won't look to appealing after pregnancy either. The doctor said there is a chance that Jerry's and my surgery may be moved to Monday, which is no good because I am supposed to take my last professional development test for my masters on Monday. So, I am just praying that Tuesday will still work, otherwise I am going to have to go doped up to take the test. (My grades have to be turned in by April 24th for me to graduate May 2nd and this is the last chance I have to take it. Who said I wasn't a procrastinator???)

Whew!!! That was a lot!! Basically, I am super glad this is all happening on my spring break. I am getting super excited, and hoping that all goes well.

What's there to cry about?

Hmmm? So these shots have been making me super emotional. I have cryed more in the last week than I probably have in the last year. As I am writing this entry, I have to question "What is there to cry about?" I have a wonderful husband and parents, a great place to live (I love my new house), a great job, the best friends, a God that loves me more than anything, and icecream in the freezer :).

This week has been good and bad. I found on Thursday that my cyst had significantly decreased, and IVF is scheduled on April14th. This was wonderful news, until I had to start taking my new shot. This shot is about two and a half inches thick, and is inserted right above my butt. It is the worst pain I have ever experienced, and I have to do it every night. Even Jeremy gets quezee thinking about it, and I am always super sore the next morning. On top of the shots, our renters are not paying and won't renter our phone calls. This is super frustrating because our mortgage is due, we owe alot of money in taxes, and we just paid a butt load for IVF. Basically, we are the most broke we have ever been. We were completely relying on our renters check and they are completely ignoring us. We have sought legal counsel, and found that it costs $500 to evict someone and takes about 30 days. All of this seems completely unacceptable and very frustrating to me. I have cryed, complained, gotten mad and frustrated, but none of this has helped. In the end, I need to suck it up and know that we will get through all of this. God won't give you anything you can't handle.

Shouts of thanks to everyone who has kept us in their prayers. Nine days until IVF day.

Wonderful Wednesday

WOW!!! Its been a couple days since I posted anything, but not a whole lot has happened. Over the weekend Sam and I took a trip to Orlando to get some items donated for the Spring Fling. We had a great time, but didn't get much as far as donations go. (Oh, and on a side note, my rendition of "Hey Pretty Lady Won't You Give Me a Sign?" granted me the job of auctioner Shiloh's first ever Spring Fling. That should be interesting!!!)

This week has been great at school. I have been teaching my kids about manners. I pick a Mister and Mrs. Manners on Friday, and they will eat lunch with me on the playground. We are going to do this for the rest of the year. The kids are super excited, and it is so cute to hear them using their manners with one another. I am also trying to schedule a field trip to The Red Rose Inn (a swanky hotel) for lunch, so the kids can practice their table etiquette. I am really hoping that it works, because it would be so much fun to see them all dressed up using their proper manners!

Tomorrow should be very interesting! I have a doctors appointment in the morning and should find out whether or not IVF will happen on April 14th, this is contingent on my cysts being gone. I am really hoping that the 14th works. I am super sick of shots, and my legs look absolutely terrible! They are so bruised from all of the shots I have been taking. I will let you know the verdict, as so as I do.