tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8054599712430072192012-02-07T04:05:01.320-06:00We are two women who are trying to make a baby! We also like working on our house, organic gardening with native plants, carpentry, art/photography, watching our fav tv shows, reading, camping, feminists, attachment parenting, having fun w/our friends, and surfing the web.TKnoreply@blogger.comBlogger661100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-805459971243007219.post-70726111153431436502007-12-19T20:29:00.000-06:002007-12-19T20:58:01.568-06:00

pics are money and Rolex watches brought back from Iraq by friend of family who worked over there. Doll is a ceramic doll I was given years ago by an aunt who made them. All will be going on ebay shortly...well as soon as I can find a minute, I don't know how shortly that will be. Does your list look like mine? It is Dec 19th and ...Christmas Cards.... 1 done, about 20 more to goPresents ....

TKnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-805459971243007219.post-16143898502721816812007-12-11T15:34:00.000-06:002007-12-11T16:05:44.051-06:00

I took the kids driving to see Christmas lights the other night. They are too funny. G is big sis and talked non stop during whole drive mostly asking questions. B is the one yr old and mostly babbles, but has a few words that we can understand (Izzzzyyyy!= kitty, & Day You = Thank you, which he says whenever you hand him anything!). While out, we saw Santa handing out candy canes on the

TKnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-805459971243007219.post-46087165018980860602007-11-24T15:25:00.000-06:002007-11-24T15:31:58.800-06:00

Sorry if I didn't explain very well, LOL. No I do not have the munchkins yet, but foster mom has started using me as a babysitter so I can get quality time early. Isn't that nice?! :) Theystayed for about 4 days and will stay the night again next week. :) T

TKnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-805459971243007219.post-31994150129696028782007-11-22T13:04:00.000-06:002007-11-22T13:54:54.424-06:00

For people who have adopted older children, if you have any advice- please share, as you will understand my problem here. For those of you raising babies from birth, try to imagine the differences!This pic of basket full of kittens who are escaping before I could snap the pic, gives a small idea of what it is like to try and change a diaper of a very fast, strong, mobile toddler with ADD issues

TKnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-805459971243007219.post-64564374635472443832007-11-22T11:28:00.000-06:002007-11-22T12:04:40.365-06:00

For our Halloween family get together, we all went to my aunt and uncles farm where we had dinner, a campfire and played on the fourwheeler and go cart! Too fun! This first pic is my view from back of four wheeler with my mom and neice riding ahead of me. second pic is of the campfire where some ppl ate marshmellows- Yuck! ( vegetarian soapbox alert*** Did you know they have bone/hooves in

TKnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-805459971243007219.post-45896080586971212432007-10-27T13:49:00.000-05:002007-10-27T14:35:53.012-05:00

Whhheeewwww! So sorry it has been so long since I have posted or lurked on the boards or checked any one's blog! I hope everyone is doing well and hope to check all your updates very soon. You probably think I fell of the edge of the world, and while I feel like I am running to catch up with real life, I do hope to start gaining on it soon. So here is the quick and dirty update: I

TKnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-805459971243007219.post-44487360234677065232007-10-08T21:13:00.000-05:002007-10-08T21:38:25.901-05:00

I am so tiored, uhg, i mean tired. oh well, can sleep later in life right? Orientation for adoption was tonight. I need to get police to do our fingerprints then turn them all in and they will try to get them back fast. They will also see if there is still a spot in the Oct class, becuz next one isn't til Jan!!!! I really don't want the kids to sit in foster care for 4 more months- not to mention

TKnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-805459971243007219.post-23562180095053991582007-10-02T12:52:00.000-05:002007-10-02T13:07:38.671-05:00

I don't know what is in the air around here, but everyone I know practically has car problems! First K's car has several problems that we know need fixed but were putting off as long as possible so she drove mine (out of town) and I drove hers (in town) to be safe. Then my car starting making horrible noise and went in for exam- transmission problem = loads of $. My sister gave me a ride to

TKnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-805459971243007219.post-88167178082035685132007-09-30T15:07:00.000-05:002007-09-30T15:22:25.831-05:00

http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZantiques-books-n-crafts Check out my items for sale! Some are ending in a couple hours, and I am trying to post more later tonight. I forgot---some of you were wondering the name of magic sexy allergy pills & I think I forgot to tell ya! It was allegra D, that had me all zooming for a while. After about 5 days it also made me very sick! ugh, like dizzy gonna

TKnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-805459971243007219.post-64855633272147097652007-09-28T15:18:00.000-05:002007-09-28T15:43:48.522-05:00

Quick note! I met with the kids' caseworker and adoption specialist yesterday and today I signed up for orientation and the required 10 wk class. Yay! Very exciting but LOTS of work to do still before I am approved. They still look for a home during the time I am in classes too. AAAHHH! Jiminy Talk about tense, I have gone from a two week wait to a twelve week wait. That's ok, who needs

TKnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-805459971243007219.post-47452871370903914332007-09-26T15:34:00.000-05:002007-09-26T15:57:53.159-05:00

I am meeting with the adoption specialist and the kids' caseworker tomorrow afternoon! Wish me luck that everything goes well and I get good news-ie that it looks ok, and they think I will be able to adopt the kids. Something had better go right soon since so far things just keep falling to pieces, such as BOTH our cars. { @#$%^&()***@@ cars. } Seems like every week has something

TKnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-805459971243007219.post-44109862276044599052007-09-23T00:25:00.000-05:002007-09-23T01:44:21.861-05:00

I am not sure how all 3 pics ended up in a row, but there on here so what can I say! Okay, now all my words are blue and underlined, huh? Weird! I know I probably hit some random button, but it is after midnite & I can't figure out what I did so hopefully you can read it like this and it isn't doing anything awful like printing in German or something. Ok, So guess what? No really Guess What!

TKnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-805459971243007219.post-46171296338053658632007-09-02T22:10:00.000-05:002007-09-02T22:17:00.586-05:00

Allergy pills seem to be sex pills also. Maybe it is just temporary, we'll have to see! Dry mouth, low appetite, and increased sex drive. Interesting side affects-non of which I will complain about, granted dry mouth isn't fun, but {{{{shrug}}}} I'll drink more fluids.

TKnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-805459971243007219.post-29397751445086131442007-08-31T23:20:00.000-05:002007-09-01T19:54:50.474-05:00

{pic is another flower from our yard }No offense to any parents or pregnant friends here, but I'm back in that- don't point your round pregnant belly at me lady, lest I kick your shin or pinch you- mood. Nice huh? And you thought I was a sweet girl! ha I am just so tired of everyone being pregnant, or having babies while I (& some of you) can't keep one in the oven. Maybe it is just because of

TKnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-805459971243007219.post-69218195914039890682007-08-30T16:03:00.000-05:002007-08-30T18:02:41.409-05:00

{ pic is a guest flower from my garden. Guest flower= planted there by birds or wind, not by me! I have a very narrow view of weeds so most plants are safer in my yard than others. }((((Hugs)))) back to my friends, thank you for you comments on last post. As far as a family death goes, I feel pretty ok about how things were. Someone in the family was there with her from Saturday afternoon until

TKnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-805459971243007219.post-80992956285830143602007-08-25T16:25:00.000-05:002007-08-25T18:11:18.181-05:00

{pics are purple cone flowers in my prairie garden w/butterflies} I have been away for a while, I know. First I was busy looking for a new career, but then my Grandma bacame sick and died. We had the funeral today. I will write more later but right now I need to work on making some big changes...will write and explain more soon! Hope everyone is well, & thank you all for the well wishes on

TKnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-805459971243007219.post-68025483193078339062007-08-13T21:41:00.000-05:002007-08-13T22:28:22.915-05:00

{Ashley one of our kitties at old apt, sleeping in one of her fav positions- upside down!}Wisconsin was nice not as hot as itis here. Was able to swim a few times, yay! We walked around the art shops and gained some weight, heehee. My neice actually got into the shallow end of pool instead of sitting on steps. She just al of a sudden does everything: walking, swimming, etc. She will be 4

TKnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-805459971243007219.post-39113460409925629452007-08-04T17:54:00.000-05:002007-08-04T19:16:32.560-05:00

Thanks for all the recent comments girls! :) That pic is one of my favs too, friendly little dragonfly didn't seem to mind getting his pic taken at all, LOL! Taco John's is like Taco Bell, they have salty tator tots-potato oles? and oniony bean/cheese burritos, which I am sure are both horrible for me. A cherry limeaid sounds great! Our stove is filling up fast, I hope I don't spill anything with

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Couple random tidbits...http://worldbreastfeedingweek.org/ it is World Breastfeeding Week!http://www.cosmeticsdatabase.com/ this is great site to see what stuff is in your shampoo or makeup. I was very suprised that even brands I thought would be safe and natural, were not always. :( Now, I need to make a list of the safe brands to shop with, & put it in my purse! They are opening a Sonic and a

TKnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-805459971243007219.post-91198757366017951972007-07-29T18:29:00.000-05:002007-07-29T19:09:54.961-05:00

{pic=K in ocean, OR 2006) *K confirmed we had 2 shipments from TSBofC before we wnt to NW so we have done 13 insems. That is new official #.K is finally opening to the idea of adoption. She wants to try harder to knock me up now to avoid adoption. Either way would get me a baby so is fine by me, LOL. It came up because our friend brought up an interesting idea to us. A friend of a friend is

TKnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-805459971243007219.post-38335494740693392482007-07-27T19:25:00.000-05:002007-07-27T19:51:53.476-05:00

2 posts in one day!The Laurie Berkner Band is one of my favorite bands that make music for kids, I have heard. We have music EVERYDAY at school so we hear songs over & over. The Wiggles, Greg and Steve and even Raffi, all get old after a while. Some songs of theirs will be funny of course, but Laurie Berkner has songs that are educational, but also fun and rockin'! Picture loud air guitar playing

TKnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-805459971243007219.post-14134126047167082362007-07-27T18:24:00.000-05:002007-07-27T19:08:06.267-05:00

pic from war protest in Portland OR* editors note- I mistakinly made a post on our upcoming iui being #12. That should have been #13 or 14, not 12, sorry. I forgot the 1 or 2 home insems we did years ago w/The Sperm Bank of California before we switched to NW. Jeez. Can you believe that!? Points out that we have been doing this too long!Soooo, I have the menopur in the fridge waiting for iui

TKnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-805459971243007219.post-63363669909222693202007-07-19T22:25:00.000-05:002007-07-19T22:48:33.305-05:00

(images are not my pics, just stuff I was playing w/long time ago to make a t-shirt)12. The big 12. A full dozen. Twelve. We will be moving on to (superovulatory, high tech) IUI #12. TWELVE! I am done to 1 fallopian tube and might get a little tiny bit emotional ( or crazy depending on who you ask), but we are plugging away and still putting one foot ahead of the other. Babysteps-haha. We won't

TKnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-805459971243007219.post-22996185451071717532007-07-17T11:53:00.000-05:002007-07-17T12:35:17.395-05:00

{ pic is on Mt St. Helens } AF started finally. Still don't know what is going on, but what is new. I had a drastic drop down to coverline in 1 day. AF came Sun night at 10pm then Mon morning my temp had dropped 1 full degree exactly. Even w/the time difference, it is the most drastic I have ever had. blahSo the plan for next try has changed a little. I will try letrozal (pill) and menopur

TKnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-805459971243007219.post-91913132547622197512007-07-15T11:29:00.000-05:002007-07-15T11:52:28.129-05:00

*Before you get excited about the pic, it is old- from my m/c this spring. I have it up again to show why I took both opk & hpt even though you are generally not supposed to use an opk as an hpt. In the pic is the digital hpt shows pos, and at bottom of the pic is an opk which has clear two lines, just not equal in color. The middle test is my real hpt Target brand, which only has the faintest

TKnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-805459971243007219.post-29575789296504782482007-07-14T08:14:00.000-05:002007-07-14T08:20:57.972-05:00

If you can help with charts, please look at mine and let me know what you think! My temps are up and staying above coverline but all tests came back neg for preg. An OPK was almost dark enuf to be positive. I give up. I don't know what is going on. K is worried we stopped prog shots too soon , but temps went up after we did. blah- I hate this cycle that never ends and is ALL SCREWED UP! When I

TKnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-805459971243007219.post-18693062865107898152007-07-03T16:36:00.000-05:002007-07-03T16:45:42.711-05:00

My progesterone came in at 19.0 today. Not horrible, but not wonderful either. That # tells me I probably had only one good egg released or I am way off on ovulation date, neither of which is good! But it at least is above the panic cut off, so I don't have to increase my shots to 2 a day again. Thank goodness. Nurse never called me to discuss the number, I think they don't want to talk to

TKnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-805459971243007219.post-69798161458935382142007-06-30T08:32:00.000-05:002007-06-30T08:47:48.664-05:00

Well Fertility Friend is putting Ovulation at cd 12, which is sad since I had my iui the morning of cd 13. :( But on a positive side, that is how it was the month I had my tubal pregnancy too. So I know all hope is not lost, but I sure am still kicking myself for not having more sperm to spread around and cover that earlier time frame. pplllleeeaaahhh. Fudge sticks. My sister said last

TKnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-805459971243007219.post-6177827803653061502007-06-27T18:37:00.000-05:002007-06-27T20:11:16.424-05:00

Thanks for you wonderful comments guys. You are all very reassuring and can always make me feel better! To answer some questions/replies... yes this was Fed Ex shipping from Midwest to my house. Shipping to the Dr probably would have been better. On the other hand, this vial was better than any I have ever had count/motility wise! Nurse even called Dr F over to look at the microscope because she

TKnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-805459971243007219.post-11634059477731024642007-06-26T16:38:00.000-05:002007-06-26T16:51:02.788-05:00

pic is detail of a stained glass panel in Chicago at Navy Pier stain glass exhibit. I am amazed that even after I have done this for what seems like a million tries, I still get all worked up. I should know better by now than to have only one vial, but I let the dr & nurse talk me into using just one & now I get to freak out. We are doing iui at 35 hours past trigger shot, but I felt O this

TKnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-805459971243007219.post-78123494517654730812007-06-25T21:07:00.000-05:002007-06-25T21:19:39.631-05:00

(Supermom, your superbaby is too cute!) My new post on this mornings u/s came up under Friday since it was a draft (I had saved the pic for later use). Now I know better. I almost forgot to tell you the sperm hoopla. Our vial arrived today from Fed Ex. I got home & it wasn't here, checked website & it says delivered 1/3 hour ago to front door & left sitting. !! I called Fed Ex who said

TKnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-805459971243007219.post-20825936050719859802007-06-22T23:39:00.000-05:002007-06-24T12:51:17.525-05:00

http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/ this site is great! They have examples for a variety of different Stampin Up! brand stamp sets. They also have techniques pages where they will walk you through techniques step by step. For inspiration go here, especially if you use Stampin Up! products. I haven't taken pics yet of any cards/scrapbook pages, but I plan to soon. Does anyone else scrap?

TKnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-805459971243007219.post-3115537394226188062007-06-22T22:06:00.000-05:002007-06-25T21:03:32.368-05:00

So I had my u/s & bloodwork this morning. I have one follie that is 19x19 and one 17x18, both on my left. There are smaller ones too but they are too small to do anything. My right side just had a bunch of tiny ones, also no good. My estrodial was 296 which also shows one maybe two mature follies. Blah. Don't get me wrong, two is better than 1 or none, but when I am on injectibles ( even a low

TKnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-805459971243007219.post-9533178406270102412007-06-04T19:00:00.000-05:002007-06-22T14:11:05.587-05:00

Check out EarthyBirthyMama.com for Great Natural Products including Cloth Diapers, Baby Slings, and Awesome Wooden Toys! Great Customer Service! EarthyBirthyMama.comClick here to visit Mommas Baby to purchase items.Hi friends! I know I haven't been on the boards or posting here for a while, but I had a second & thought I should update here. I hope all of you are doing well! I have been busy

TKnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-805459971243007219.post-56410414897126535252007-05-31T13:07:00.000-05:002007-05-31T14:12:30.570-05:00

I have been trying to get some yard work done. That means it is spring- time to try & identify all the little sprouts and decide if they are a native wildflower (keep), something I planted (keep), or a wildflower that is not native to our area & possibly invasive ( dig out & burn). Hard to do when plants are still small w/a few leaves but no flowers. aargg. That is the reason for the pic of the

TKnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-805459971243007219.post-55307611127284582172007-05-29T15:41:00.000-05:002007-05-29T15:53:11.841-05:00

I just found this site thanks to Mothering magazine and I hope if anyone has a sling they no longer need, you would consider donating it to this program. It is a wonderful idea! http://nomotherleftbehind.com/resources/ She has listed a few other resources for low income mom's and you could donate items to any of them if you have other things, but not slings. :) I love to re-use, re-share,

TKnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-805459971243007219.post-34195236829034009022007-05-22T15:48:00.000-05:002007-05-22T16:26:14.619-05:00

http://dev.lllusa.org/wbw/index.php Well that was supposed to be a blinking banner that rolls through 5 or so statements. Mine doesn't change. You could go to their website to see all the banners & info on it though! We are trying to transfer our last D300 vial to another client who is trying for a full sib for her daughter. We don't need it so we will let her try. :) Then we will

TKnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-805459971243007219.post-20805312910590470852007-05-13T19:11:00.000-05:002007-05-13T20:48:02.822-05:00

This is the back of Sis's wonderful dress, their cake of three flavors with edible candy flowers, and Niece's flower basket after she put her pal Jaguar in it for a ride. The kid really likes big cats! She did let Gma do her hair, but only cuz she used my comb to do her stuffed puppies hair and put bobby pins on his ears at the same time. She only made it as far down the isle as I was taking

TKnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-805459971243007219.post-50881413147864799672007-05-08T17:57:00.000-05:002007-05-08T18:43:32.326-05:00

To previous comments, (I always feel like I should respond, LOL!):Meg- Thanks, & yes that makes me feel better to know you start prog at 24 hrs past last iui!Michell- Thanks! Marshmallows & jello...well gelatin, is made with bone. yuck! LOL Pic is the finished product from candy making Sat, all bagged & ready for the reception hall.I take progesterone to help sustain any pregnancy I might manage

TKnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-805459971243007219.post-47510347133845696442007-05-06T22:08:00.000-05:002007-05-06T22:28:19.430-05:00

My pic is choc coated marshmallows I made yesterday w/mom & sis. We then stuck all the sticks into chinese food box type containers w/green grass in them. They are now ready to be very cute, edible decorations at my sisters wedding next weekend! Can you believe I worked that hard & they didn't even buy any vegetarian marshmallows so I could eat some too? Jeez, lol! It is the first week

TKnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-805459971243007219.post-46578348397142960232007-05-04T21:26:00.000-05:002007-05-04T22:06:10.745-05:00

(pic is in FL on vaca, feeding the seagulls) When I went in & had my first IUI, the nurse told me that my insurance co had called and approved my HSG. Thanks. A bit late now. Sigh...SO if this cycle is a bfn, I can someday have a HSG done. If I have another tubal I will be angry w/them. The dr said I have about a 20% chance of having a second one. One increases your chances of having

TKnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-805459971243007219.post-73828689796752745742007-05-03T17:56:00.000-05:002007-05-03T21:37:03.174-05:00

{pic is from camping trip in Feb} Both IUI's are done! I'm now into the TWW and PUPO, heehee. K is very sternly telling me that we will NOT get excited and NOT tell anyone that we are trying this time. She insists it will jinx us. Infact we will NOT be getting excited, even if we get a bfp, until we get to the 6 week u/s & know that it is in the right place & everything looks ok. Then we plan to

TKnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-805459971243007219.post-69809404438110780622007-05-02T09:40:00.000-05:002007-05-02T09:47:28.387-05:00

{pic is peacock in WA, couple yrs ago} Just a quick eggie update... as of this morning all 3 eggies on left have grown and are ready averaging 20mm. The right side eggie team has a leader at 20mm, one at 18mm and a scraggler at 15 mm. AAHH well, not everyone can make it to first place in the race I suppose! I haven't gotten the estrodial result yet, but hopefully it is close to 1000. I will

TKnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-805459971243007219.post-25006461192527999052007-05-01T18:39:00.000-05:002007-05-01T19:19:03.856-05:00

Well Mondays u/s showed 6 follies all averaging around 15 mm each. 3 on each ovary. ( I was hoping for most to be on the right, due to tubal on left. shrug. ) My Estrodial was only about 230 though. :( So I took two more days of gonal-f (for a total of 5 days). I go back in Wed morning at 7 am to check follies and estrodial again. They should be ready to go! Nurse #2 said they should

TKnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-805459971243007219.post-62763113266651879972007-04-29T22:20:00.000-05:002007-04-29T22:33:00.990-05:00

Here is pic of Dewar that our swimmers come in when shipped from sperm bank. This is the dewar with top lifted off and I am lifting the handle up that lifts the canes up so you can reach them. You can see 3 canes showing in the middle. Those are then lifted and on each one a vial (or more than 1) are stuck to them. You can then pull a vial off the cane and defrost it. The dewar (tank) actually

TKnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-805459971243007219.post-87800841326694821012007-04-29T15:43:00.000-05:002007-04-29T16:37:10.995-05:00

Here is a pic of the tests I used last time. This was at 12 DPIUI (days past iui). The middle test is a Target brand HPT taken with FMU (first morning urine). You can't really see it, but there is a faint line going up and down too, making it a positive result. It was so faint, I wasn't sure it was real, so I held my pee for 4 hours then tried again with the top HPT which is a clearblue easy

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{ Before you get excited about the pic, it is a HPT & vial- but from last time! I just wanted to post a pic showing the vial & the hpt gives some size reference. That is an IUI vial & the swimmers fill up probably a third or quarter of the vial, not the whole thing. }I am done with the clomid finally! Ick, it was making me sick the last few days. A spinning head & belly most of the time. Now on

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ok- HSG is cancelled. Unless some miracle happens, we will be skipping it and just doing the iui anyway, with the hopes that nothing is too wrong with my tubes. My insurance decided today that an HSG is a infertility procedure even if my Dr is saying he wants it due to tubal pregnancy to check for problems/damage. They are reviewing it. Blah. Lady on phone kept spacing off and would stop

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Since my HSG is Wed, I thought I'd tell you why I would go thru it again when it was so bad the first time. This will also give you tips to use if you need to have one done. So quick breakdown is that they use a speculum, swab your cervix, then put a tube/balloon in your uterus. They inflate the balloon, then push dye into uterus and tubes. As it goes in, the tech or Dr ( & you) can see the dye

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Since it will be Earth Day, I wanted to tell everyone about raingardens. Many cities are starting programs now. They pay you back $ for putting in an approved raingarden! Raingardens catch runoff from your street, driveway, house, yard, ... holds it in one spot while native plants help filter the water, cleaning it as it drains slowly instead of rushing into sewer. We put one in last year and

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Yippee! AF finally showed up yesterday! I had a baseline ultrasound and estradial blood test and nurse says everything looked good on both! :) I had several small eggs~like 6 mm and that is normal. I scheduled my HSG test for next Wed morning and we just need that to show that there was no severe damage to my tube. In the meantime I will start the clomid at 100mg CD 3-7 again, then do Gonal

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OH it was a bad Monday! First My car & lawnmower brokedown this weekend and I had to drop it at the shop. Then Monday morning I had to turn around on my way to work to get my cell phone, got it & started back to work and my phone went black and wouldn't do anything! aarrrggg Then I got to work and it was an ok work day until my break, when my cap suddenly came loose from my tooth! so I am

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They have info & coupons for organic products, and links for kids.Also check out http://www.organicvalley.coop/culture/moomom/index.html MOO~ Mothers Of OrganicHave a naturally wonderful day! haha

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go to www.naturalfamilyboutique.com?organic for Fuzzi Bunz and other cloth diapers. They save money for you in the long run, save trees and keep tons of waste from polluting our landfills! Plus, they keep harsh chemicals off of your baby! Go reusable! All-In-OnesFor the best in cloth diapers and baby accessories, visit KellysCloset.com Well, even if we are not pregnant yet, the great organic

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{pic is Oregon coast 2006}I had some kinda good news today. K had a call for a new construction job that is working 7/12's. Whew! That makes a long work week for her, but a nice chunk of overtime $ for us! She does have to stay out of town too, since it is about 3 hours away, but even with the cost of living ther, she will still be making good $ and banking a load of hours towards her work hours/

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(pic is trail in IL) My friend with cervical cancer went to dr yesterday. I'll call her Amb. The news wasn't really good so far. She goes this morning to get some scans done to see if it has spread anywhere else yet. She will start chemo/radiation next week to try and shrink the tumor, so it will be small enuf to remove! They said right now it goes from one pelvic bone accross to the other. If

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(Second pic is wild flower from a statepark in OR, near Cougar Hotsprings last summer, & first pic is a natural wood bench on coast near a lookout area from same trip. Both taken by me and all my pics are copyrighted, please do not use/copy w/out permission.)Kim is homesick again and I feel so bad. I forced her to live in Iowa instead of Oregon. She misses her family who live in OR. I understand

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These are my old posts of updates on where we were in ttc. They are backwards so most recent ones are on top. Boring background info haha. Recovery and try #9~ I talked to Dr F who wants to do another HSG to make sure that the HSGto make sure my tube is still clear after the tubal. He has agreed that we can start up the medications (clomid first) prior to HSG in the hope that it will be ok and

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A great big "Hello!" to Berrymom and Michelle, thanks for the comments/support. It is nice to know I am not the only one reading this, LOL. I am going to list your blogs here on my bloglinks. Hello to all my NW friends!I saw Dr. F today, (my RE) about going ahead with HSG test to make sure my tube is still clear and ttc again. He agreed that I can start the clomid once my cycle starts and then we

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When I was leaving work today a woman I'll call J was in the office. She has been gone for a long time, and is now obviously pregnant. This makes me want to call her names in my head, or pinch her, or something. Before you think this is just me being mean (I'm really not!) , you need to know....J is the same woman who quit her job w/school district becuase the kids in her class were "not cute

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We started out doing home insems. I kept a chart of my cycles and took supplements. I read "The Essential Guide to Lesbian Conception Pregnancy and Birth". We started out with The Sperm Bank of California, but switched to North West Cryo Bank later. After a while, I started having basic tests done to check my hormone levels, and thyroid, diabetes and other health problems that can hinder

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Hi! Well I am feeling much better now, but it has been a rough month health wise for everyone I know! My oldest friend confirmed her diabetes and high sugar levels, my co-worker has a bulging disk, I had my m/c and now my second oldest friend has cancer. My friend with cancer is one month younger than me. Her tumor sounds big and her first cancer dr appt isn't for a month! I am really

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So I better explain what happened. Thursday night I started having really bad pains in my stomach and side, went to ER and had tests done. The ultrasound showed blood in my stomach around the end of my left tube and ovary. They think my pregnancy was a tubal that was at very end so luckily (or unluckily?!) it seemed to have blown out the end rather than needing surgery to cut it out of the

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My boobs are optimistic and pineapple brings my period. So my HCG levels have been steady going down since the whole trip to the hospital. Which is good in a way since I won't need any medical intervention as long as my body can heal and reabsorb everything on its own. No medical intervention means we can try to get pregnant again that much sooner. But while my hormone levels have gone down, my

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Click here to visit Mommas Baby to purchase items. I've been searching to find the best places online to buy organic cloth diapers, and cute little things. So as I find good sites for things I will share them with you! www.naturalfamilyboutique.com?organic so here are two sites for you to shop.

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I still don't believe it, but last weekend we had our first pos home pregnancy tests (hpt's). Yay! Our first blood test was pos with hcg level of 12 and progesterone level of 12.5. Two days later we did tests again and hcg was 43, prog 22.2. Tomorrow I go in for third round and hopefully the numbers are still going up, up, up! It has been 5 days since the last blood test so the numbers should be

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