This Christmas I was given an unexpected gift. Now I wish I could tell you that I found out we were pregnant.. but nope that’s not it (bummer right??) Before Christmas I had blood work done to prepare for IVF and it came back with elevated hormone levels so they wanted to recheck. When the next set of blood work I did a few days later came back with the same high levels, they told me we couldn’t start IVF for at minimum a month so they could get those hormones under control and normal. Due to the fact that I have never had this problem in the 2 years of blood work I’ve done, my doc Continue Reading
I’m going to need more glitter for this update…
There is no easy way to start this one so I’m just going to jump right in.. after healing from the 3rd surgery, we have had 5 months of trying to get prego with fertility treatments. All unsuccessful.. obviously.. So we have now officially jumped on the IVF bandwagon. Our doctor is getting concerned that if we wait too much longer, my fibroids will start coming back in a way that will prevent pregnancy and the last thing I want to do is have surgery #4.
Over the past few days we have been telling our friends and family that we are starting prep for IVF and I got the same first questionContinue Reading
Just keep swimming!
Now that I have recovered from my food coma and endless amounts of leftovers, its time to get back to posting! I know I’ve been MIA for a little while but I have a really good excuse.. my husband Cliff was home for Thanksgiving!!! 😀 😀 😀 😀 This is so exciting because he works in the oil field and they do NOT recognize holidays.. crazy right?!?! They don’t even stop drilling for Christmas. If the Grinch could own an industry, it would be the oil field. Well it just so happened that in between moving from one rig to another, he got to come home and it was over Thanksgiving! I took advantage of the situation and have been completely ignoring the world starting the second he got home. What is it the kids say these days?? oh yes… #sorrynotsorry 😎 We had an awesome Thanksgiving but now its back to reality I guess..
At this point in the holiday season, you are either Continue Reading
Soul Food Week 2
So yesterday I was having a DAY. I was super hormonal and went from crying to laughing to angry multiple times. It started off with my clumsy self dropping my keys by the front door and I started crying… no seriously… straight up bawling my eyes out while I stood there and stared at them on the floor. Who knew keys were so dramatic?!?! When my brain realized what was going on, all I could do was laugh. This was short lived because not long after, I got very angry with a repair guy who had to reschedule which is completely out of character for me. So surprise, surprise.. I cried because I felt bad for being mean to him ∗sigh∗ ..I felt like the insanity was never ending because that happened before 9am and did not improve as the day progressed. Well I took some of my own advice in the afternoon and turned on some much needed soul music.
Remember my love of living room dance parties?? This weeks Soul Food is Continue Reading
Soul Food
You know that feeling you get when a song you love comes on the radio and your car instantly becomes a mega concert staring you?? It’s awesome right?!?! It always amazes me how the right song can completely turn your attitude around and make your day better. Whatever mood you are in or want to be in, there is a song for it. My dad is an awesome singer and I got to grow up watching him sing with different groups and at church. He taught me about the joy a song can bring you and the impact it can have on your life. This has helped me countless times and dealing with infertility issues has been no exception.
In August 2016 I had my first major surgery to remove fibroids and was in the hospital for 5 days. The first fewContinue Reading