1. What is to your immediate right?
2. What is to your immediate left?
3. What are you wearing today?
4. What jewelry/accessories are you wearing?
5. What is the weather like where you are?
6. What will you have for lunch today?
7. What are you looking forward to this weekend?
8. What is your all time favorite TV show?
9. What are your favorite style of shoes (sneakers, heels, flats, ect.)?
10. Are you focused today and being productive? Or distracted and unproductive?
11. What are you listening to right now?
12. Who are you going to be cheering for Monday in the College Football National Championship Game? My Auburn Tigers or the Oregon Ducks?
TI, IUIs, IVF = c/ps and BFNs
Re: Random Poll!
1. What is to your immediate right? my water bottle, my Blackberry and my planner
2. What is to your immediate left? a schedule of our student workers for the spring
3. What are you wearing today? dark trouser jeans, a light grey tank, a light purple cardigan with silk ruffles down the front, brown heels
4. What jewelry/accessories are you wearing? diamond studs, diamond journey necklace, my Fossil watch, E-ring and wedding right and righthand ring
5. What is the weather like where you are? cold and sunny...high in the low 50s today
6. What will you have for lunch today? I have a Lean Cuisine pizza but I really want a sub sandwich
7. What are you looking forward to this weekend? SLEEP!
8. What is your all time favorite TV show? ER
9. What are your favorite style of shoes (sneakers, heels, flats, ect.)? heels!!
10. Are you focused today and being productive? Or distracted and unproductive? very, very unfocused...all I can think about is our IVF cycle and the football game on Monday! I have been fairly productive, though.
11. What are you listening to right now? Pandora--Kenny Chesney station
12. Who are you going to be cheering for Monday in the College Football National Championship Game? My Auburn Tigers or the Oregon Ducks? OBVIOUSLY my AUBURN TIGERS! WAR EAGLE!
TI, IUIs, IVF = c/ps and BFNs
1. What is to your immediate right? lab bench
2. What is to your immediate left? wall/window
3. What are you wearing today? purple sweater and jeans
4. What jewelry/accessories are you wearing? e-ring/wedding band, my wishbone necklace (lucky charm for this cycle), and the earrings Yoda gave me.
5. What is the weather like where you are? 40s and sunny
6. What will you have for lunch today? salad
7. What are you looking forward to this weekend? nothing in particular, getting closer to testing!
8. What is your all time favorite TV show? probably Friends
9. What are your favorite style of shoes (sneakers, heels, flats, ect.)? sneakers
10. Are you focused today and being productive? Or distracted and unproductive? very distracted and unproductive, have been all week.
11. What are you listening to right now? nothing, but about to start the new glee cd on itunes
12. Who are you going to be cheering for Monday in the College Football National Championship Game? My Auburn Tigers or the Oregon Ducks? typically I would cheer against Auburn, but I think it would be neat to have b2b national champs from alabama plus the whole b2b heisman too... so I guess, begrudgingly, I'm cheering for your Tigers.
1. What is to your immediate right? desk
2. What is to your immediate left? cabinets
3. What are you wearing today? jeans & sweater
4. What jewelry/accessories are you wearing? e-ring & wedding band, and a necklace
5. What is the weather like where you are? cold but sunny
6. What will you have for lunch today? soup
7. What are you looking forward to this weekend? football at my brothers on sunday
8. What is your all time favorite TV show? hmmm... not really sure
9. What are your favorite style of shoes (sneakers, heels, flats, ect.)? depends... I love heels but rarely wear them... but uggs or flats are more appropriate for my daily activities
10. Are you focused today and being productive? Or distracted and unproductive? extremely distracted!
11. What are you listening to right now? myself type
12. Who are you going to be cheering for Monday in the College Football National Championship Game? My Auburn Tigers or the Oregon Ducks? I'll vote Auburn... just for you Madelyn
TTC since 2008 dx PCOS & MFI
Clomid/Femara no "O"
IVF #1 BFN
FET #1 cancelled for biopsy
FET #1.2 c/p, July 2012 c/p
IUI #1 & 1.2 canceled
IVF #2 ER 12/1, Freeze all due to OHSS
FET #2.1 cancelled due to DVT risk, FET #2.2 Jan 2013
my blog
1. What is to your immediate right? My work phone + headset and catalogs
2. What is to your immediate left? my calculator
3. What are you wearing today? Jeans, shirt and light cardigan with flats
4. What jewelry/accessories are you wearing? my rings, watch, hair tie and a necklace to match my outfit
5. What is the weather like where you are? flurries
6. What will you have for lunch today? leftover spaghetti
7. What are you looking forward to this weekend? having no plans!
8. What is your all time favorite TV show? ooooh hard one. Maybe friday night lights
9. What are your favorite style of shoes (sneakers, heels, flats, ect.)? slippers!
10. Are you focused today and being productive? Or distracted and unproductive? VERY distracted! I cant focus on my work at all!!!
11. What are you listening to right now? the microwave outside my office door
12. Who are you going to be cheering for Monday in the College Football National Championship Game? My Auburn Tigers or the Oregon Ducks? Your Tigers of course!!
iui #5 2/7 + 2/8 = BFP!! 11 dpiui
Beta #1 2/18 11dpiui= 46, Beta #2 13dpiui 150, Beta #3 16dpiui 584!!
u/s revealed triplets! Baby B 3rd loss 8w2d. Twins! EDD 10/31/11 * c/s scheduled 10/12/11 My NEW BLOG
1. What is to your immediate right? student papers that I graded
2. What is to your immediate left? my lunch bag
3. What are you wearing today? khaki pants and a green long sleeve shirt with a tank underneath
4. What jewelry/accessories are you wearing? my Tiffany starfish necklace, small silver hoops and my watch
5. What is the weather like where you are? rainy and gross, getting cool again (not that I can complain, it's like 65)
6. What will you have for lunch today? just ate it...toasted ham, cheese and tomato with Italian dressing on sourdough, baked salt and pepper kettle chips and a pomagranate fruit strip
7. What are you looking forward to this weekend? not having plans to be out of town! movie night Friday, dinner with friends Saturday night, church and trip to Whole Foods Sunday
8. What is your all time favorite TV show? Of the moment, Glee Of all time, 90210 or Party of Five
9. What are your favorite style of shoes (sneakers, heels, flats, ect.)? flip flops for sure
10. Are you focused today and being productive? Or distracted and unproductive? my students are in the media center today so I'm not doing too much, but the lesson is productive
11. What are you listening to right now? students changing classes in the hall
12. Who are you going to be cheering for Monday in the College Football National Championship Game? My Auburn Tigers or the Oregon Ducks? I'm going to plead the 5th I had picked Oregon in college pick em pool, but I'm not going to win so I just hope it's a really good game
After 2+ years and multiple treatment cycles,
including an IVF vacation in Costa Rica/Panama,
IVF #2 brought us our miracle baby!
Surprise! Baby Boy is on the way!
1. What is to your immediate right? a whole stack of papers, my calculator, paperclip holder, stamps
2. What is to your immediate left? Pen holder, stapler, digital picture frame, blackberry
3. What are you wearing today? fuscia and grey striped v-neck sweater, grey pants, black boots
4. What jewelry/accessories are you wearing? wedding set, diamond studs, a ring DH gave me for our first Valentines day in 1996 that i never take off, my locket necklace from tiffany's with a K in the lock.
5. What is the weather like where you are? sunny but cold
6. What will you have for lunch today? whatever MIL is fixing
7. What are you looking forward to this weekend? After 12 excruiating days my MIL and GMIL leaving
8. What is your all time favorite TV show? Saved by the Bell, friends, Sex in the City
9. What are your favorite style of shoes (sneakers, heels, flats, ect.)? flats
10. Are you focused today and being productive? Or distracted and unproductive? extremely distracted and unproductive
11. What are you listening to right now? my heater
12. Who are you going to be cheering for Monday in the College Football National Championship Game? My Auburn Tigers or the Oregon Ducks? Your Auburn Tigers of course!
TTC #2 since June '08
~*DD 10.21.07*~
dx unexplained
IUI #1-4 BFN
IVF#1 June 2011 BFN
IVF#2 Dec 2011
Beta#1 12/21 : 812 Beta#2 12/23 : 1634
EDD 8/25
*PAIFW/SAIFW*
1. What is to your immediate right? My TV remote
2. What is to your immediate left? My water bottle
3. What are you wearing today? PJs right now, still debating if i am going work out before work or not
4. What jewelry/accessories are you wearing? nothing right now
5. What is the weather like where you are? cold and sunny
6. What will you have for lunch today? Tuna salad sandwich
7. What are you looking forward to this weekend? I am looking forward to my IVF consult next week with my RE, this weekend nothing really.
8. What is your all time favorite TV show? Buffy
9. What are your favorite style of shoes (sneakers, heels, flats, ect.)? ballet flats
10. Are you focused today and being productive? Or distracted and unproductive? I am being unproductive so far, but hope to snap out of it soon.
11. What are you listening to right now? I am watching Spies Like Us
12. Who are you going to be cheering for Monday in the College Football National Championship Game? My Auburn Tigers or the Oregon Ducks? Def. Auburn
1. What is to your immediate right? Mouse, water cup
2. What is to your immediate left? phone, calculator, hand sanitizer
3. What are you wearing today? brown pants, teal sweater, brown shoes
4. What jewelry/accessories are you wearing? just my wedding/E ring
5. What is the weather like where you are? flurries and cold
6. What will you have for lunch today? salami sandwhich and pretzels
7. What are you looking forward to this weekend? sleeping in on saturday
8. What is your all time favorite TV show? Anthony Bourdain No Reservations
9. What are your favorite style of shoes (sneakers, heels, flats, ect.)? sneakers all the way
10. Are you focused today and being productive? Or distracted and unproductive? distracted, big time!
11. What are you listening to right now? the hum of the printer
12. Who are you going to be cheering for Monday in the College Football National Championship Game? My Auburn Tigers or the Oregon Ducks Sorry, the Ducks. Please don't hate me. DH doesn't like your coach.
After 2 1/2 years TTC, 3 IUI's, endo, and a lap, a surprise BFP brought us Alexandra Marie!
1. What is to your immediate right? mouse and pad
2. What is to your immediate left? a post card from OB, AL that I use as a ruler
3. What are you wearing today? black tweed slacks and a red sweater
4. What jewelry/accessories are you wearing? watch, diamond bracelet, hoop earings, diamond stud earings and glasses
5. What is the weather like where you are? 47, sunny w/ a slight breeze
6. What will you have for lunch today? toasted ham sandwich and sun chips
7. What are you looking forward to this weekend? Sushi & DQ date w/ DH
8. What is your all time favorite TV show? FRIENDS
9. What are your favorite style of shoes (sneakers, heels, flats, ect.)? heels
10. Are you focused today and being productive? Or distracted and unproductive? pretty productive
11. What are you listening to right now? praise & worship music
12. Who are you going to be cheering for Monday in the College Football National Championship Game? My Auburn Tigers or the Oregon Ducks? I guess I will be cheering for Auburn. I mean it would be great for the state and the SEC. BUT, I wouldn't be dissapointed if Oregon won. Roll Tide!
Forever our's October 17th 2012
1. What is to your immediate right? Cube Wall with 2 hanging pictures I put up.
2. What is to your immediate left? Other cube wall.
3. What are you wearing today? Grey long cardigan, white flowy shirt underneath, black pants, black flats.
4. What jewelry/accessories are you wearing? Long necklace with blue-ish crystal-y things on it. wedding/e-ring. Large diamond studs (My fake ones that I love!.)
5. What is the weather like where you are? About 18 degrees-light flurries.
6. What will you have for lunch today? I just ate my ham and cheese sandwhich.
7. What are you looking forward to this weekend? My parents coming to town, and my Mom helping me decorate my new house!
8. What is your all time favorite TV show? Friends!
9. What are your favorite style of shoes (sneakers, heels, flats, ect.)? I love heels-any kind. And my DH is freakishly tall so I can wear them as high as I want
10. Are you focused today and being productive? Or distracted and unproductive? Not so focused
11. What are you listening to right now? Pandora-Ingrid Michaelson station
12. Who are you going to be cheering for Monday in the College Football National Championship Game? My Auburn Tigers or the Oregon Ducks? Have to admit I will not be watching....sorry Madelyn! But I will root for Auburn
Is your wishbone necklace from Banan Republic? If so, my BFF gave me the same one for Xmas and I love it!
water bottle
2. What is to your immediate left?
pen
3. What are you wearing today?
leggings and long sweater
4. What jewelry/accessories are you wearing?
glasses, wedding rings
5. What is the weather like where you are?
pre-snow
6. What will you have for lunch today?
meatballs and rice
7. What are you looking forward to this weekend?
not working, loafing around, cooking
8. What is your all time favorite TV show?
mad men obsessed, but nature/nova/this old house for decades
9. What are your favorite style of shoes (sneakers, heels, flats, ect.)?
clogs
10. Are you focused today and being productive? Or distracted and unproductive?
massively unproductive
11. What are you listening to right now?
people outside my office
12. Who are you going to be cheering for Monday in the College Football National Championship Game? My Auburn Tigers or the Oregon Ducks?
Tigers!
Worrying does not empty tomorrow of its troubles, It empties today of its strength. ~Corrie ten Boom
Courage doesn't always roar. Sometimes courage is the little voice at the end of the day that says I'll try again tomorrow. ~Mary Anne Radmacher (thank you beadinglady)
It's been a long journey. TTC since 9/06. multiple IUI's and IVF's and 4 m/c's. IVF#3 = BFP, twins, induced at 34w6d due to baby b passing away (no explanation). Delivered on 35w1d, Baby A - baby girl, and Baby B - baby boy, our little angel.
MTHFR A1298C & C677T, Immune Issues and Factor II
1. What is to your immediate right? papers/notebooks
2. What is to your immediate left? water bottle
3. What are you wearing today? black pants, grey tan, black sweater & black Dansko's
4. What jewelry/accessories are you wearing? e-ring, wedding ring, wishbone necklace, tiffany ball earrings, 3 bracelets I wear everyday (cape cod bracelet, convertible bracelet and bead bracelet)
5. What is the weather like where you are?
6. What will you have for lunch today? I had a turkey sandwich
7. What are you looking forward to this weekend? nothing
8. What is your all time favorite TV show? The Vampire Diaries
9. What are your favorite style of shoes (sneakers, heels, flats, ect.)? flip flops
10. Are you focused today and being productive? Or distracted and unproductive?
11. What are you listening to right now? The people in my office talking
12. Who are you going to be cheering for Monday in the College Football National Championship Game? My Auburn Tigers or the Oregon Ducks? Since I will not be watching I'll silently be rooting for The Auburn Tigers!!!!!!!!
1. What is to your immediate right? My calculator & stapler
2. What is to your immediate left? Stacks of government reports to fill out. Yuck !
3. What are you wearing today? A babydoll kimono looking top and comfy black slacks. I always try to dress comfy on "follie check" days.
4. What jewelry/accessories are you wearing? E-Ring , wedding band, my normal watch & the necklace I wear now as a (hopefully) good luck charm. I think it looks like a pregnant woman with her arms around her belly ( arms being the silver part) and the little rhinestone looks like it's an egg/embie/baby. It's not supposed to be that, though, but I think it looks like it. The best part? The name of it is "Sure Thing"
5. What is the weather like where you are? It's cold. According to my Vista Widget, it says it's 28 degrees out. ::brrrrrr::
6. What will you have for lunch today? Burger King This was before the nurse called & eased my mind so I was feeling very down in the dumps.
7. What are you looking forward to this weekend? What will hopefully be my last follie check & possibly doing the trigger on Sun ! Other than that, we need to go get the dogs their rabies shots & hartworm test done. I need to get them licensed every Jan so I only have until the 31st to submit the proof of rabies shot. The clinic we go to only does the 1 year shot ( vs the 3 year) but we need to get them their other shots, hartworm test & general physical every year anyways.
8. What is your all time favorite TV show? Full House
9. What are your favorite style of shoes (sneakers, heels, flats, ect.)? Flats. I have weak ankles so the only heels I can really wear are wedges.
10. Are you focused today and being productive? Or distracted and unproductive? Distracted & Unproductive. Our monthly "3 days of hell" just ended yesterday so today I can actually breathe.
11. What are you listening to right now? The sound of my space heater. Seriously, it's quiet in here right now.
12. Who are you going to be cheering for Monday in the College Football National Championship Game? My Auburn Tigers or the Oregon Ducks? Honestly, I'm not a college football fan ( unless my alma mater is in it), but I'll say Tigers. They just sound more scary than a cute little duck.
"Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all." -- Dale Carnegie
"Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time." --Thomas A. Edison
1. What is to your immediate right?my water bottle
2. What is to your immediate left?my bowl with lunch scraps left in it
3. What are you wearing today?red sweater, jeans, cowboy boots
4. What jewelry/accessories are you wearing?wedding ring and the "b'shert" necklace DH gave me. it's the only jewelry i wear 99% of the time.
5. What is the weather like where you are?cold
6. What will you have for lunch today?i had some turkey soup early b/c i thought i had a meeting from noon-1. that was canceled, and out of sheer luck a co-worker brought leftover sushi from a client lunch and i feasted on that!
7. What are you looking forward to this weekend?hanging out with a friend on sunday
8. What is your all time favorite TV show?hmmmm leaning toward friday night lights. either that or sex and the city.
9. What are your favorite style of shoes (sneakers, heels, flats, ect.)?my emus in the winter, my birkenstocks in the summer
10. Are you focused today and being productive? Or distracted and unproductive? distracted and somewhat unproductive
11. What are you listening to right now?nothing. music distracts me too much!
12. Who are you going to be cheering for Monday in the College Football National Championship Game? My Auburn Tigers or the Oregon Ducks? tigers!!!
1. What is to your immediate right? My mouse
2. What is to your immediate left? Cell phone
3. What are you wearing today? Zip up hooded sweat shirt, skinny jeans and my fav. new pair of red knee high boots
4. What jewelry/accessories are you wearing? My fertility bracelet a good friend of mine made simple diamond hoop earrings, and my wedding ring.
5. What is the weather like where you are? Sunny/Hazy SLC valley gets terrible inversion in the winter
6. What will you have for lunch today? Salad and salmon
7. What are you looking forward to this weekend? I work so a whole lot of nothing.
8. What is your all time favorite TV show? Sex and the City
9. What are your favorite style of shoes (sneakers, heels, flats, ect.)? Flats
10. Are you focused today and being productive? Or distracted and unproductive? My focus is to be productive and get all my holiday decorations put away.
11. What are you listening to right now? "Runaway"--Kanye West
12. Who are you going to be cheering for Monday in the College Football National Championship Game? My Auburn Tigers or the Oregon Ducks? I typically do not watch college football, unless University of Utah is playing. However, I will be cheering for the Auburn Tigers on Mon.
::: Married June 2003:::
TTC #1 since: Aug. 2008
Me: 34, DOR, MTHFR-A1298C (heterozygous), decreased blood flow to uterus, Mild Endo
DH: 38, Balanced translocation 5&10, unexplained MFI, normal SA and SCSA
Tx History: IUI 1&2= BFN
IVF# 1 W/ICSI= BFN
IVF# 2: cancelled d/t no response
IVF# 3= 1 egg retrieved=immature/not viable
IVF# 4= c/p
***CCRM ODWU***
Found DHs BT and Me-decreased blood flow to uterus
Recommended DE IVF w/PGD, incorporate electro-acupuncture. Decided to cycle locally
***New RE***
DE IVF# 1(cycle #6) w/pgd, (freeze all): 30R, 23M, 15F, slow/poor embryo development, 4 biopsied, 1 Normal "Norm"; DE IVF w/PGD, incorporate electro-acupuncture.
IVF# 6: (OE/DS) cancelled
IVF# 7: (OE/DS) 1R, 1M, 1F, arrested day 5
Plan-DE IVF# 2 (cycle #8): DE/DS in May 2015
http://icanhazbabyz.blogspot.com/
1. What is to your immediate right? printer
2. What is to your immediate left? paper
3. What are you wearing today? sweats....don't be jealous!
4. What jewelry/accessories are you wearing? wedding ring
5. What is the weather like where you are? cold but sunny
6. What will you have for lunch today? my moms chicken soup
7. What are you looking forward to this weekend? leaving for DISNEY
8. What is your all time favorite TV show? The Wonder Years
9. What are your favorite style of shoes (sneakers, heels, flats, ect.)?Sandals
10. Are you focused today and being productive? Or distracted and unproductive? I'm sick...I have a get out of free card )
11. What are you listening to right now? the heater...
12. Who are you going to be cheering for Monday in the College Football National Championship Game? My Auburn Tigers or the Oregon Ducks? I hate football.
Me: 32 - Stage II Endo / DH: 36 - Low count and morphology (1%)
IUIs 1-3 BFN, lap Dec. 2010, IUIs 4-6 BFN
IVF w/ICSI #1 - ER 2/8: 24R 19M 9F ET 2/13 2-5 day blasts (no frosties) = BFP - b/g twins!
E & C Born 10/19/2012
TTC since July 2008
IUI 1,2,3 BFN
IVF #1 C/P, FET 1,2,3 BFN
IVF#2 BFP
it's a girl!!