I have read four books in five days. I have only compared my BBT chart to other charts on Fertility Friend once a day, in the mornings when I enter my daily temperature. I have only been out of my yard once since Monday. I have been walking around the house and deck wearing the … More True confessions
Conversation between David Letterman and Geena Davis, after Dave asked Geena how “Commander in Chief” was going: Geena: It’s a hard job being pretend leader of the free world. It’s a heavy burden.” Letterman: (laughing) “Well, yeah. Just ask George Bush, for God’s sake.”
My spring break officially begins at 3:45 p.m. today. I’m not going out of town, but I’m looking forward to having no schedule and being at home and sleeping late. And reading. I’m planning to lie around on my screened porch and read. A lot. It should come as no surprise that I have a … More Got books?
“This isn’t Grand Central Station!” Someone in my family used to say this about the bathroom–my mom or my grandmother, maybe both–when she was trying do something that required concentration or privacy (like pee, or take a shower, or get dressed, or any number of other things) while surrounded by children. I never understood. Having … More Grand Central Station
The IUI went fine. My favorite nurse practitioner did the procedure, and the nurse who did the specimen analysis said they were “swimming all over the place.” Now for the waiting. Meanwhile, meet the key players. Gone are the days of Joey + Geena. They had their chance, and they blew it. When I announced … More Meet the parents
IUI scheduled for 3 p.m. I wasn’t going to tell you, but I knew you’d ask. You’re sneaky that way, you. And I couldn’t lie, couldn’t ignore your curiosity, especially after my paranoid hysteria fiasco of last week. So now you know.
My temperature did not go up today. In fact, it dropped slightly. I’m pretty sure that means ovulation is approaching…right on time. Those OPKs I mentioned–they all look pretty much exactly the same, including this morning’s. I would be embarrassed to post pictures of them, even though I know you wouldn’t laugh at me. I … More Um, yeah.
It’s over. It hurt like hell. My doctor kept asking if I was okay, even as he continued inserting things that were larger than the space into which they were being inserted. It lasted about 10 minutes and resulted in three pictures of my CLEAR TUBES and SLIGHTLY TILTED UTERUS*. Now that I’m no longer … More [H]oly [S]adistic [G]ynecologist, Batman!
My HSG is scheduled for 10:55 tomorrow morning. I am anxious–the Great Unknown scares the shit out of me–and looking forward to having it over and done with so I can move on to the next phase of this whole conception thing, which incidentally will involve many of the same tools and motions as the … More [H]oping for [S]ome [G]ood news
This morning at 9 a.m. I showed a co-worker some of my photos on Flickr. Five minutes ago, at about 11:50 a.m., I attempted to show another co-worker the same pictures and discovered that in that not-quite three hour period, Flickr had been “blocked” by my school district’s watchdog/big brother filter. Why? Because the site’s … More It’s only a matter of time
one small corner of the universe 