11/11/11

  I really hope that today is our lucky day.  After 9 long days of painful shots and 4 ultrasounds later, the doctor finally told me that I was ready for our IUI!  While we waited for this day to come, we realized that this would be our last try for a while.  If it doesn't work this time, we will take a break from all of the stress and meds and just focus on ourselves for a while.  I'm trying to prepare myself for the potential bad news, so I've worked up a list of reasons why I'd be okay if it doesn't work:

• We could focus on getting in better shape and losing weight
• We can go on a cruise for graduation!
• Less stress during my first year of teaching
• We could time it to better fit the school year and summer breaks
• Have some selfish fun for a while

 I want to be a mother more than anything in the world, but I think I will be okay if it doesn't work this time around.  Am I convincing you?  Because I'm not sure I'm completely convinced myself.  :p 

 So the day went well.  To our surprise this morning, a female nurse practitioner came in and did the actual procedure.  She was WAY more gentle and comforting.  It made me feel at ease.  We had two follicles that were ready to release two eggs, and hopefully this is our lucky try!  I mean, 3rd times a charm, right?  11/11/11 is supposed to be lucky, right?  We test on Black Friday to see if it worked and to see if we are pregnant...please send some positive vibes our way!!  This will be a very long 2 week wait for us!