Friday, September 19, 2008

Ramblings

AF is still long & strong here so- in other news... I've asked PC for a practice guitar for my upcoming b-day. I'm not very musically inclined. Nevertheless, I do know a few notes on the piano and enjoy music & the guitar seems like an interesting new "project" to distract me from work/school/IF. That and a new label maker & I'm set (love you, PC!). PC and I got a quote recently from a builder on a modest 3/2 brick home. Um....can you say "sticker shock?" It makes IVF look cheap! To end my ramblings, a list of 5 favorites:
1. Fridays
2. Fox News
3. Sweet tea
4. Jeeps
5. Flip flops

Monday, September 15, 2008

Soy problems...

The OTC soy iso didn't work out so well. I stopped taking them on day 3. For anyone who may be curious why... first of all, I had a major breakout on and around my chin. This led to buying a new lotion which led to an allergic reaction which resulted in a doctor's appointment today to get a ste.roid to reduce the itching/swelling! Nope, I'm not looking my best right now. If that was not bad enough, AF or whatever this is (keep in mind AF was only gone for 2 days) came back with a vengeance. I started doing a little more research and think that all of this can be related to a handful of soy iso! I have officially started thinking in terms of a timeline and plan to finance IVF the past couple of days. My body just doesn't want to cooperate with the TTC naturally plan! Let me think... really need to add something positive here... PC & I declared last Fri. night a "put on pj's/bring home supper/watch a movie" totally relaxing evening & it was a great way to end the week!

Thursday, September 11, 2008

A little Soy?

Recently I came across an infertility blog of another 'anovulation' diagnosis. She talked about using S.oy I.soflavones in lieu of Cl.omid. It was linked to an article on twoweekwait.com and I didn't see what it could hurt. So, I'm taking it on days 5-9 this cycle. Wouldn't it be something if a $6 supplement from W.al Mart could do what $5000+ of meds and treatments have not done?

Thursday, August 28, 2008

In the IF world...

Nothing. Nada. Just playing the waiting game here. Waiting on every cycle to try & self-analyze if there's any chance of ovulation. When we first started TTC... I was eagerly anticipating the possibilities with each cycle & invested in too-many-to-count preg. tests. I've lost that. I need to get back to positive thinking & that same anticipation as 36 months ago. In my job, I deal with children (never thought that would be ironic) every day. I deal with some children who are angry & who have (usually) acted out or not handled their anger appropriately. One child didn't like my advice about how he was in control of his actions... so he drew a picture of me on a sticky note & stuck it on me. "This is you right now" were his exact words. I politely told him that was a very detailed picture & he should focus some of his anger on art and gave him some colored paper & crayons:] (FYI- he drew a "fish party"). So, I will now tribute this self-portrait to my feelings about the IF world!!! Thanks to a 5 year old.

Sunday, August 24, 2008

Nature & Nurture

Nature- PC and I enjoyed some time outdoors this weekend. There is a hint of fall in the air and we took advantage of it. We walked/climbed (I trudged) up 1000+ steps to see the view below, standing on a scary bridge. It was worth it to enjoy something so beautiful. Along the way I realized that one thing I love about PC is his attention to details when it comes to anything nature... "look at how that rock wall is formed" "look this way & you can see --- mountains" "this is where the old railroad used to be" "parts of --- movie was filmed here." I'm so out of shape that I'm thinking about "how much longer is it until we're back" but really it's an especially charming quality:]



Nurture- What is UP? AF finally went away, after 18 long days on Wednesday. Friday afternoon- shows up again!!! On & off now all weekend. I have an acupuncture appt. this week... & I'm going to tell him I'm in desperate need of ying/yang... chi... or whatever can bring some balance to this body! While we're not going to an RE, I would like to have the chance to try naturally... but the whole ovulation/egg release is not working out! I can't eat at a Chi.nese restaurant without seeing "Egg D.rop S.oup" and thinking... if only it were that easy!