Our First "Broadway" Show (and Other Updates)

Sorry I haven't been updating quite as often. I am in the thick of the exhausted stage and all I want to do when I get home most nights is sleep. I have had nausea on-and-off, but haven't actually tossed my cookies yet. I doubt I will, since I usually don't - even when I'm sick.

Today, I am officially 11 weeks!!! Still can't believe it!!!

My hormone levels are still good. My E2 is in the low 600's and P4 dropped a bit to 29 - but I am not worried because they last reduced my P4 shots every other day and I didn't have one the evening prior to my test. They dropped my PIO to .5 cc every other night and I go back Monday - so I expect my last PIO shot is right around the corner. I don't know who will be more excited when that day comes - me or my DH.

I can definitely tell my stomach has grown (but looks like I've been doing too much eating vs. growing babies). I can only guess that people are being polite by not saying anything. My boss (who works at another site) asked me again when I am going to tell people around here and I said I wasn't sure. She doesn't understand that this site is not family friendly whatsoever. So, I am going to keep it a secret as long as I possibly can.

The Doppler arrived on Monday and I don't think I could pick up either HB. On Tuesday, I visited my OB and he agreed it was too early. I have lots of "padding" so perhaps it will take even longer. Maybe I'll try it again over the weekend.

As for the OB appointment, I cannot wait to find another OB - this is definitely not a good match...

The u/s lasted maybe 30 seconds. I could see the two beans and their heartbeats (and think I might have even seen one of them wiggle), but when I explained my DH could not make it and asked the OB to pop in a CD, he completely blew me off and just said "no". He didn't even measure them to see if they were on-track (although maybe they stop measuring at this point?). As he was getting ready to leave, he opened the door, then turned back to say something - and left the door wide open! A girl at the scale was staring at me sitting on the table with the paper cloth covering my lower half...how embarrassing! Since the referral to the high-risk doctor needs to come from this OB and they won't see me for about another 5-6 weeks, I can't leave this OB for another few weeks.

On the bright side, I stopped in to visit my geneticist to explain the situation and he agreed to do a 1st trimester nuchal scan and some genetic screening late next week - so I'll get to see them again. Since my donor was 24, I'm not too worried about genetic abnormalities (although I do realize it does happen).

As a little girl, one of my very favorite things to do was to go into Manhattan with my parents to see Broadway shows. They'd buy last-minute, standing row seats and I got to see some AMAZING shows with the original cast - Annie with Andrea McArdle, A Chorus Line, Evita, Godspell. I always thought my parents bought standing room because to us, they were best seats in the house - my sister and I could dance in the aisles. It wasn't until many years later that I learned that they had money problems, but still wanted to give us that experience.

Today, I still enjoy musicals and will often buy a ticket for myself if there's something playing that I really want to see. One of my goals is to give my kids a similar experience, so last night I treated myself.

I went to Crepes n Crepes for their "$4" happy hour crepes for dinner (every day between 4-6 pm - if any of you are coming to Denver, you should put this on your "to do" list), then I took them to see Billy Elliot. During the show, my nausea kicked in, so I'm not sure if that was their way of telling me they were dancing in my belly or maybe they didn't enjoy it as much as I did? Either way, I hung in there and had a great time!

In other events, we received some sad news yesterday - my 15-year-old female dog has cancer. We knew she hasn't been herself for a couple months now - and, since the other remedies we tried haven't worked, we suspected it might be cancer - so when we finally decided to do an ultrasound yesterday, it didn't come as a surprise. We almost lost her very suddenly two years ago - so every day since then has been a gift and if this is her time, I think we are now ready. The excellent news is that the vet agreed with our suspicion that she doesn't think that our dog is in pain. She's still eating and has lots of energy for a dog her age. They are going to put her on Prednisone (so - both she and I will be on the same drug) and see if that helps.