Here we go
I took my second clomid pill tonight. Turns out I started my period the day I was going to pick up the Provera. Ain’t that always the way?
I thought we would be doing days 5-9, but the nurse said to take them on days 3-7. I’m fairly certain we did CD5-9 the cycle we got pregnant with Eliana. To be honest, it makes me nervous to veer from the course that worked before.
It seems everyone around me is so sure it’ll happen this cycle or the next. I’m not so confident. This is not surprising since I am ever the pessimist when it comes to my own life. I think I’m just afraid to hope too much. I don’t want to be disappointed. The good news is that I felt the same way the last time and hey! look at that! a baby!
Ok, so yes I have done this before, but its been quite a while and I don’t exactly remember what it was like since I wasn’t blogging back then. I’m having a little problem remembering side effect details. I know what they are, but I can’t remember when they started before. I have a really sucky sucky headache today that just won’t quit. I rarely get headaches, but it just seems a little soon for a clomid headache. I mean, I’d only had one pill before it started. I’m also extremely cranky and easily irritated today. This could be normal I’m-on-my-period stuff, or maybe Tony’s just really pushing it today. But man. I am fussy. I even asked Tony to try extra hard NOT to annoy me. He’s failing. He did get me ice cream though. That counts for something.
And it seems I never actually chose and end date for my giveaway, so I pick Sunday at 11:59 pm. So click over here and leave a comment to enter. There has to be more people. Please?
Toddlers are actually kinda awesome
Go figure.
I know. Ok? I know I am completely jinxing EVERYTHING. And the minute I hit publish Bad Things are going to happen. But I have to say it. For posterity if nothing else.
I like having a toddler.
I liked having a baby too and really, all stages are great in their own way, but I am SO digging this! She is learning so much so fast and I don’t even know where she comes up with this stuff. Probably TV. But I love it! The new words, the singing, the silly silly silliness of every single day. She cracks me up all the time.
Example. We’ve been learning body parts. She knows, eyes, ears, nose, cheeks, teeth, mouth, lips, head, hair, toes, feet, legs, arms, belly, bellybutton, hands, fingers, and elbows. It’s pretty darn cute when she points at her elbows. But the newest she’s picked up is butt. And she doesn’t point at it. I aske her, “Eliana, where is your butt?”. And then. She shakes it. Her butt. Her pinchy little toddler butt. Shaking. I swear I never taught her that. OK, maybe when we’re dancing I might say shake your butt, but do you see how she took that and incorporated it in her own way? Adorable.
One of these days I’ll need to get a decent video of her showing what an elephant says. There are arms involved. I can’t even stand how cute and silly it is.
I’m trying to track the words she says, but I’ve lost count. She has over 60 that I can remember (I keep a list. Why yes, she is my first and only child.) We’re working on numbers and letter and colors. So far she can say 1 and 2. Nothing out of this world really. She can sing A-B-C-D from the alphabet song. E-F-G can, apparently, suck it because she flat out refuses to go any further than D. She can sign the color green, and repeat most colors, but i don’t really think she knows the difference between them yet. Not like she’s asked for a specific color crayon or anything. Though she is doing more coloring with crayons than eating of crayons. Progress!
The other day we were walking through the mall and she pointed to the Macy’s sign (with the star next to it) and she said and signed “star” and then started singing Twinkle twinkle little star. How cute and smart is that? For one, she recognized the shape. And she signed star, even though the only stars we’ve ever pointed out where the ones in the sky and they are not shaped like a star-shape. I know that seems so small and insignificant, but I think it’s brilliant. I’m not biased at all.
Totally dig toddlerhood.
Passing it along
So a while back I won a contest-ish sorta thing that Krissa was doing. I promised to post pictures and show it off, oh, 2 weeks ago. Am slowest blogger in the whole wide world. I took the pics and everything just when I said I would. And then I left them on my camera. For weeks. So so lame.
For my mutterings, I won these 2 pretty pretty paintings.
They don’t really blend into the wall color the way the pictures look. I think I was blind the day I took these and just didn’t notice they’re a little blurry. I suck. The paintings do not suck. They are pretty and beautiful and calming. Thanks Krissa!
And since it seems to be the Way Things Are Done in the blogosphere, I’ll be doing my own little giveaway to pass along the happy. I don’t have anything picked out as of yet, but I’m thinking something from Etsy. I love Etsy.
To enter, leave a comment. Shocking, right? You can just say hi or whatever, but since I always feel weird leaving comments without something to say, I’ll give you a question.
If you could visit any city in the world, where would you go and why?
This is in honor of our little mini trip to Houston next week. Please don’t steal my stuff while I’m away. I have big, vicious, snarly dogs.
Finally we’re getting somewhere
I finally called my doc about maybe getting a little somethin’ somethin’ to start my damn period already. Nurse called in the script today and I’ll pick it up tomorrow. 12 days of pills and whenever she shows, I call back for the clomid.
Thank God.
Why do I need to endure the never-ending cycle right when we start really trying to get pregnant? Not the end of the world, just annoying.
So in an effort to remain positive about this cycle, a list of the positives:
- My doctor is kick-ass. I don’t have to jump through a million hoops with her. She knows me and my history and trusts my judgement. I puffy heart her.
- I already have a kid. Sure makes this go-around a lot easier.
- I already have a kid. So I know it’s possible to have another.
- I already have a kid. And I know what got me pregnant that time. I have big big hopes of it working a second (and third later on) time.
- Tony is so on board with getting me knocked up, it’s kinda funny. I expected him to be a little hesitant about wanting another one since he knows how tough they can be. And it’s not just the fun parts he’s looking forward to. Really.
- Tony is still on sabbatical from work and is on call for the baby dance anytime my body says. Which is totally not what I’ll ever be discussing on this blog. It’s just a bonus that deployments, manuvers, and Navy crap won’t get in the way this time.
- I am way way way so much a lot more relaxed this time. Bunches. Like way chill man.
Hey look! February!
Yeah, I don’t know either.
Is it weird that I can be perfectly healthy and not blog, but when I get sick, I finally sit down and blog? Yeah, I thought so too.
Moving on.
I think the best way to do a big update-since-I’m-a-crappy-blogger post is bullets. Bullets: Magic Tools for the Lazy Blogger.
- Eliana had her 18 month well baby visit earlier this month. She was 22 lbs 13 oz and 32.25 inches long. All other things check out fine. Yay.
- We got her a new car seat since she’s getting a bit long for her old one. I’d like to keep her rear-facing for as long as possible, so new seat! It’s huge.
- AF is still not here. That’s 23 days late for those of you keeping track. This is so not even unusual for me, so I’m not really worried about it. And no, I’m not pregnant. Tony was so sure I was, so I tested to prove him wrong. I crawled back into bed and told him it was negative while Eliana jumped all over us. He said he was sorry. I told him it adds a little perspective when you’re looking for a second line while trying to keep your toddler out of the toilet. I was supposed to call my doc to maybe get something to get the show on the road, but I forgot. Tomorrow.
- I LOVE trying to get pregnant this time. Last time was so bad. The stress, the tears, the disappointment every month. It is so much easier going into this with low expectations and a toddler to hug on.
- I have a sucky sucky sinus cold thing or maybe the plague. Tony is, as usual, awesome. He went to the store and bought medicine and brought me lunch and even went out for ice cream tonight to soothe my scratchy throat. And took the toddler with him. Like I said, awesome.
- We heard back from the Navy. Looks like we’ll be moving to Rhode Island sometime in August-ish and then Washington (state) in May of 2010. I’m so glad to finally KNOW ALREADY. And I’m happy with where we’re going and really really looking forward to moving. I hate being in one place too long. I get antsy. We’ve been here for over 2 years. It’s time to go.
- We’re planning to go up to Houston sometime this month. Just trying to make the most of the time we have left. No idea what we’re doing though.
- My sister (with the new baby) is going to go to Oregon to see the rest of our family next month. Since Tony’s family is on the way, we decided to make the drive up there. We’ll spend a few days with Tony’s family before making the last leg up to meet my cute new nephew. This will be the longest road trip we’ve taken since having Eliana. I’m a little nervous. It helps that we’ve done long road trips before though. This will be the first time the in-laws meet Eliana.
- My other sister just found out that she’s pregnant! She has a 6 year old son. I’m so excited for her!! I’m planning on bringing a ton of baby stuff with us to Oregon. And if she has a girl, she won’t need to buy any clothes bigger that 18 months. I just sold all the smaller stuff I had. Not my fault she was a couple weeks too late.
- Tony got an A in his most recent class. That means he has an A average. Go figure.
I think you’re all caught up. As you can see, not a whole lot going on really. Same as always. Blah blah have a picture.
