Earlier this week, I got a new, sassy haircut (about 6" shorter, A-line), bought some new clothes, went to the gym a couple times and am ready to take on the New Year!
First thing this morning, I decreased my Lupron to 5 units, and stuck on my first Vivelle patch since October. Welcome back, old friend...the game has officially begun!
Yesterday, my good friend Deborah called just to say "hello". Even though we only met recently, it was like we knew one another for a long, long time and became instant friends. She lifted my spirits and sounded excited about the new year herself. She asked me what day our FET was and I told her Friday, January 21st. And she said, "that's a good day...it's my birthday! I'll definitely be thinking of you." What a thoughtful and caring person - so glad I have her in my life!
I picked the day because it was a Friday (so it would be easier to do bed rest on Saturday - my DH will be home) and it was the day we celebrated my grandfather's birthday (they don't actually know when he was born since they "lost" his birth certificate and think his parents switched his birthday so he could start school earlier),
He passed away several years ago, but lived a long and healthy life. His mind was sharp as a tack and he completed the New York Times Crossword Puzzle every week - even the week he passed. I have fond memories of him taking us deep-sea fishing on his friend's boat, going out to dinner and having brunch at my grandparents house at least twice a week, and sitting in his lap as he read me solve the "easy" clues in the Sunday crossword puzzle.
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| The last picture I took of my grandparents |
Hopefully, both embryos will take, we will withdraw our application, be out a few thousand dollars and live life to the fullest with our twinkies. Or, one embryo will take and we will adopt simultaneously. My FET will not be successful, but the adoption will and we will still be holding our baby in our arms by this time next year (or very shortly thereafter). Whatever happens, sounds like a win-win to me!
If you can handle reading about a pregnancy announcement, this one is truly beautiful. It will make your heart smile.
http://wantedonegoodembryo.blogspot.com/2010/12/introducing-new-ccrmer-and-de.html
1 comment:
hi flygirl,
after seeing this post, it's apparent to me we have even more similarities. i'm into photography, too (nice pictures by the way). it's a great creative outlet. also, you used to go deep sea fishing with grandpa...my DH is an avid deep sea fisherman (by hobby)...and i grew up with it as a kid, too (we had a boat). i like your paragraph about this year being a win-win. that's a great outlook to have. my goal for application is this month. lastly, that's a nice picture of your grandparents. you can see it in their smiles that they were very happy you were taking that picture of them. :)
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