Round 3

Woke up super early this morning to thunderstorms and couldn't really get back to sleep. I keep thinking about what could be... Every time we start a new cycle I get this all consuming feeling of hope, of new beginnings.  This could be the one!

"May today be only the beginning of a lifetime of dreams come true."

I am posting some pictures of the fertility clinic so that I can have them to look back on when this is all over.

Arrival at URA on Day 3 of this cycle for BW & US.



Can you see my T-shaped uterus??



Inner Harbor, Baltimore

Pictures from our busy weekend...

Picture of the aquarium at night, so pretty  :)

pool that we spent Saturday in with some awesome friends

taken atop the ferris wheel at Six Flags, even the picture makes me sick....

taking a stroll through the shops before dinner

Paddleboating on the harbor...

yummy Charm City Cupcakes

Baltimore

So it's been a long couple of weeks around here. After coming back from vacation, work has been insanely busy.
Took today off to go to Six Flags and then get a head start on our drive to Baltimore. Sitting in the passenger seat typing while the old man drives :)

We are going to visit my hubby's best friend and his family who we don't get to see very often. Should be fun.

Also, expecting my period any day now, which I'm pretty excited about this time around because that means we get to start another IUI cycle. It just feels like I have a better chance at getting pregnant with medical intervention.

Rude awakening!

To say getting up for work this morning was difficult might just be the understatement of the year!  I absolutely did not want to go to work; I procrastinated getting ready for as long as I possibly could.  Even though I woke up before my alarm went off, I had to watch RHONJ from last night and also Giuliana & Bill that I missed.

Anyway, I'm back at work today and its been ROUGH.

I have a massive headache.  Oh well... Tomorrow will be better  :)

Here are some pictures from the Dominican Republic.  We had a great time!

ohmmmmmmm





Negative & a positive too!

We took a pregnancy test yesterday and it was negative. We didn't expect much from this cycle BUT we were still pretty disappointed.

Oh well... Life goes on. As I type we are trying to finish packing for our trip to the Dominican Republic. We leave very early tomorrow morning for a week. We plan to do a lot of relaxing during the next 7 days and not much else.

On another note, we have a close friend that is going through something very scary and could use all the prayers he can get. May God keep them all safe.

The Dreaded 2WW

Anyone that has been trying to conceive for any length of time will attest to the 2 weeks following insemination as being the longeeest 2 weeks of your life, or so they always seem.

I haven't updated much on this cycle because it's kinda been all over the place.  The medication dosages were upped after each visit and it just didn't seem to be happening the way the doctor would have liked.

And when it came time to do the insemination they determined I had already ovulated.  WHAT??  How does that happen when I am being monitored every other day!?  The doctor decided to do the IUI anyway because they didn't want to scrap the cycle altogether and they just hoped we would catch at least the tail end of the ovulation period.

Needless to say, we are not very optimistic this month.  I am currently taking progesterone until I either get my period or get a positive pregnancy test.

We shall see...My pregnancy test is scheduled for Wednesday, May 30th.

At least we have our upcoming vacation (about a week away) to look forward to if we get bad news on Wednesday...

Night 1: In the bag!

So for this cycle (and for vacation in 29 days) I have decided to eat healthier hoping it makes our chances the teensiest bit better.  Research shows the healthier a woman is the more primed her body is for pregnancy.  Worth a shot right?  Trying to eat all natural fruits, vegetables and lean protiens. So happy it's grilling weather!

So since there isn't much new to report, here are some pictures of our evening.

Fresh New Meds

Waiting...

All set

All done and SO happy about it!

:)