Hope everyone had a great Christmas.We spent a large part of the day at home in the living room opening presents and munching on turkey sandwiches (mmmm honey turkey from Honeybaked Ham Company). Later, we travelled about 50 miles to spend the evening with some friends, who I'll call the Baggin's family.Bilbo Baggins is Moo's best friend and was his best man at our wedding. Bilbo has an 18 year old son, Frodo, who was home on leave from the Navy....
I rarely remember my dreams. Or at least before I was pregnant, I rarely remembered. Now, I have crazy ass dreams almost every night. Last night, I was going to a hospital to get 3 root canals. I was a little excited about it and really looking forward to it.Crazy, right?I have to work today, Christmas Eve, which really fricking sucks. It's difficult for me to believe that anyone will have to complete their payroll on Christmas eve, but there are...
I started tapering off the Effexor on Sunday. I have to say that I didn't feel any side effects at all that day. Generally, if I miss a dose, I get really jittery and my lips go numb and I hear a lot of white noise in my head. But I didn't feel any of these side effects on Sunday.I am under a doctor's care during this tapering down. I called my medical doctor and told him that I'd been advised to taper off by the midwife at the OB/GYN. I was...
When I went to the doctor the other day, the midwife, Michael, encouraged me to begin to ramp down on the Effexor. At the time, I felt positive, but as I thought about it, I decided that I wouldn't scale down. I didn't think pregnancy, especially as anxious as I been, would be a good time to come off the Effexor.Having done a little research and thought through it, I've changed my mind again.While Effexor seems to show no signs of causing long...
Went to the doctor yesterday and now it's official!I'm 6-1/2 weeks pregnant and have a due date of July27, 2008.I'm considered to be of Advanced Maternal Age - didn't feel old til they said that! - so this will be one of the most monitored babies ever! I met with a midwife named Michael. No physical examination this time - just a pregnancy urine test and a blood test to check my progesterone levels. Since I'm old and high risk, I'll be having some...
So, we told my in-laws over the Thanksgiving holiday. They were elated! I think they were thinking that we might never give them a grandchild.Meanwhile, Moo and I are beginning to make plans and think through things related to the baby. Moo has always been convinced that he'd have a girl, so I've mostly been thinking it's a girl. It will still be a few months before we know for sure, but somehow a girl seems appropriate.So far, we're going with...
According to the software version of TCOYF, my due date is July 26, 2008 with a range of July 18 until August 4 as an acceptable delivery date range.How am I feeling? I felt pukey this morning. There was a few minutes there that I was checking out the placement of every waste paper basket as I walked thru the office. Otherwise, I'm ok.Why did I decide to do the pregnancy test?My period was late - in and of itself this isn't a guarantee with me that...
This is terrible.I want to tell the whole world that I'm knocked up! Why am I too frightened? I've told my boss and I've told a couple of people close to me here at work that knew that I was trying to conceive. Moo wants to wait until the end of the first trimester I think.. how will I live until then!?!?We're going to Moo's parent's house for the Thanksgiving holiday and I'm gonna be jumping to tell them. I've always had this fantasy of how I was...
Ok now that I'm thinking a little more logically. HOLY CHRIST! I'm PREGNANT!!! This is the most unbelievable thing EVER!! Woo Woo Woo Woo Woo!Much better.Moo has been using the testosterone gel - it looks like snot and smells like rubbing alcohol - for just a couple of weeks. According to our doc, this stuff is supposed to take 6-8 MONTHS for full effectiveness and could take that long before Moo's sperm count is up to snuff.However, with that in...
My dad would be 67 today. Unfortunately, he passed away in 2002 from complications of diabetes.He was born to Alonza Melvin and Ruby Grace Hope Melvin. He was the oldest of five children and took care of his younger siblings while his parents ecked out a living as farmers in south Georgia. He was 6'6" and, for most of his youth, was skinny as a beanpole. Dad said that when he went into the Air Force in 1960 that he weighed in at 170 pounds.Later,...
I've been taking glucophage for about a month now. While I still have trouble remembering the 3rd pill in the evenings and I am still overcome by bouts of diarrhea and/or nausea at times, I am beginning to stabilize.But the part that's exciting is the secretions!!!I am a new proponent of the Fertility Awareness Method as taught by Toni Weschel in the book and software called "Taking Charge of your Fertility". Because of this, I've been using her...
Moo has diabetes. He found out last week. I am in shock. Yes, I know that he's overweight. But he doesn't have the family history I have. I've had a grandfather, both grandmothers, uncles on both sides and a dad all with serious diabetes. Diabetes took out my maternal grandmother and my dad. Well more specifically, dialysis as a result of kidney failure that was a result of diabetes. Neither of their hearts - grandmother's was weakened due to diabetes...
Had my parents lived and not divorced, they would have been married 39 years today.Don't let anyone fool you. The divorce of your parents at any age is difficult. I was 29 when my parents got divorced and it was rough on all of us.Truthfully, I don't know why they stayed married as long as they did. They got married September 20, 1968 in the living room of my Uncle Larry and Aunt Bunny. They separated June 1998 after my grandmother passed away...
(warning: Poop will be discussed in this entry. If you are quesy or unable to read about other's pooping habits, please turn back now)I started taking Metformin AKA Glucophage this morning. Per my previous post, my OB/GYN thinks that most of my issues are from PCOS and PCOS as we've learned is the probable reason for my weird periods, lack of ovulation and long luxurious beard.Metformin is a drug that you do not want to start suddenly. Per WebMD...
I got a call from my OB/GYN office today. It was the nurse for my gyno. They got my blood work results from the 21 day progesterone tests. It appears that I am not ovulating.The first step in all this is to start Metformin - otherwise known as Glucophage. It's a drug primarily for Diabetes treatment, but there's been a good bit of success in using it with PCOS patients (I wanted to say "victims").I took Metformin for about 3 days a couple of years...
I started my period today - yes, Aunt Flow is visiting us for the holidays!In light that Moo and I are trying to start a family, this is not how I wanted to start the Labor Day holiday.Any woman who says that she feels more like a woman because she menstruates is insane. You heard me. Bleeding out of my lady bits doesn't make me feel womanly. It's sticky, weird and gross. There's nothing even remotely dignified about it - for 3-5 days, you wear...
This is Connor. He was born on Friday, August 24, 2007 to Moo's first cousin. Moo and this cousin are only a few days apart in age and looked a lot alike as children.
Connor's parents had some trouble conceiving. His Mom had two miscarriages before this pregnancy due to problems with Rh factor. They even used the same lubricant that we're using now (Preseed - it doesn't kill sperm like Astroglide and KY Jelly can).
Seeing little Connor was amazing. We got him a little black onesie that had a white skull and cross bones on it. Very goth and cool :)
But seeing him. Holding him. Seeing my husband hold this little creature that looks so much like Moo as an infant was painful beyond words.
I wish that I could say with 100% certainty that one day this website will hold photos of my husband holding our son. I wish that I could say that we'll get pregnant soon and all this will be a funny tale to tell our kids. But I just don't know.
I want this to be a picture of me holding my son. Hopefully, it will be soon.
Since 2002, I've lost both of my parents, been disowned by my father's family, disowned my father's family. Bought a house. Sold a house. Lost 1 job, quit 2 others and feel like quitting the one I'm in now. Additionally, Moo has lost 2 jobs and then worked as a contractor before becoming a full time employee at his current job. Meanwhile, you know what the world's been like since 2002. So, to say that my life has been stressful is an understatement.After...
A few years ago, I went to a redneck wedding. Let metell you a little bit more about this beautiful day... It was held at the beautiful American Legion hall in lovely Mableton, GA. It was on a Saturday afternoon and most of the guests stayed after thereception to pay bingo. This was the bride's first wedding so she was wearing white. I still wonderhow she got a form-fitting "mermaid" style dress that fit her properly since she was only 8 months...
Hopefully by now, everyone's read the last HP book. If not...SPOILER ALERT ...SPOILER ALERT ...SPOILER ALERT ...SPOILER ALERT ...SPOILER ALERT ...SPOILER ALERT ...SPOILER ALERT ...I have to say that I've enjoyed the HP series. I started reading them at about book three (Prisoner of Azkaban). I originally read it out of spite. I thought all the adults getting all wiggy over a kid's book was ridiculous. And then I read book one (Sorcerer's Stone...
What would happen if we couldn't have children?I've thought about this - seems like people ask me what other alternatives we'll consider if we can't - so it's not a totally new query for me.First and foremost, I'm unwilling to do anything drastic to get pregnant. By drastic, I mean that I'm not willing to do In Vitro fertilization. My reasons are:1. It's too damn expensive and there's not a great chance that it would work. There's never a guarantee...
First, a little background info: I was diagnosed with PCOS (polycystic ovarian syndrome) about 15 years ago. From 13 until 22, my cycle ran from 10 days to 3 months. At 22, my doc put me on the Pill to help regulate my periods. With the exception of the erratic periods and my long and luxurious beard, PCOS has had very little affect on my health.Almost 2 years ago, I stopped taking the pill to start trying to get pregnant. For the first year, DH...
Should teenage behavior be criminalized?I'm speaking of course of young Genarlow Wilson of Douglas County Georgia who was sentenced to 10 years of PRISON for consensual oral sex with a 15 year old girl when he was 17.The two were caught at school In flagrante delicto and were immediately expelled.17 year old Wilson was charged and convicted of Aggravated Sexual Assault even though the victim testified on Wilson's behalf and stated that she consented.The...
I spent part of yesterday getting my business license. Well, I say getting my business license; mostly it was running all over the Douglas County Georgia courthouse.Being (IMHO) a pretty smart, proactive person, I did research about what was necessary to get a business license. I went to my state's small business online center, found the state requirements for a business license, and then went to my county's government website. There, I found the...
I have Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS).If you don't know what PCOS is, then there are many lovely places to learn about this charming condition.You can go here or here or here for more information.I shan't bore you with details, but my own symptoms include obesity, high blood pressure, weird periods and a luxurious beard. Moo and I have been actively trying to get pregnant for about 7 months now. I say actively, because I haven't been practicing...
So if I don't want to be cubicle fodder, what do I want?As part of my Secret homework, I've been putting off this exercise.Why? Because I'm afraid that if I voice it, it won't happen or that it will.This is painful. I've spent the last few months working on convincing myself that I have the power to make these kinds of decisions instead of having things happen to me. But that is painful. Knowing that I had a choice instead of being a victim of circumstance...
I work for a major HR outsourcing company. I work in technical support where I help customers make their software and their processes (primarily payroll processes) work like they should. I am very good and my job and in the few months since I've been with this company, I've been a real success. I have clients singing my praises. I've received a number of good reviews from my superiors and I even got a bonus recently. Despite all that, I hate my job.You...
A new study has proven that adolescents are far more likely to engage in risky behavior than other folks. I say... Did you really need to fund a study to come up with these results? I mean, how many of us did stuff our parents told us not to (bungee jump, make out in the back of cars, do drugs, etc?)The survey goes on to say that the way to deal with this is by:"The best approach to helping teens stay safe probably involves controllingopportunities...
I met my husband during a long strange day.My best friend, Kimmy, ultimately got Moo and I together. Kimmy was in the Navy at the time and was transferring from a base in south Georgia to Seattle. Because of this, Kimmy was spending the weekend in the Atlanta area having fun with friends here.Kimmy had tried to get Moo and I to meet for about 5 years. The first time that I had an opportunity to meet, I was dating Psycho Scott. Psycho Scott was insanely...
As discussed in a previous post, I'm following the Weigh Down Diet.WD tries to get you to get to the heart of the matter (quite literally) by helping you to determine the difference between what the writer refers to as head hunger versus stomach hunger. Amazingly, I thought I knew the difference.The first task in the book is to wait for hunger. Wait for REAL hunger... not "my mouth wants something to chew" or "I'm bored and I'm hungry" or "It's lunchtime...
I started a new weight loss plan about 3 weeks ago.No definites on how I'm doing because I vowed I wouldn't check the scale again or measure again until February.I'm going through the Weigh Down program. It's a Christian bibically based plan with the premise of eating only when you're hungry and stopping eating when you're full. Yeah, I know it's a crazy plan and it sounds simple enough but the truth is that it's really hard.I have no problems admitting...
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