Unhappy Camper

Another one of my co-workers announced her pregnancy today. This is the second one in as many months. To add insult to injury, I will have to cover for both of them while they are out on maternity leave. When will it be my turn? :-(

Another Rough Day...and a Little History

I had a follow-up appointment with my OB/GYN today. As I was getting ready to write about the appointment, I realized that there's a lot of back-story missing in these blogs. So, I'm going to try to catch you up in a paragraph or two.

About a year ago Pat and I decided we were ready to welcome a baby into our family. I finished my last pack of birth control pills and expected to be pregnant in a matter of months. Instead, I ended up with ridulously long cycles (we're talking over 100 days as opposed to the textbook standard of 28 days). I went to several doctors before I was finally diagnosed with PCOS (Polycystic Ovary Syndrome). Basically, I don't ovulate on my own, possibly because of underlying Insulin Resistance. The doctor who diagnosed me put me on an insulin sensitizing medication and a drug called Clomid that is supposed to help my body ovulate. I tried the combination for 3 months with no luck. That brings me to my follow-up appointment today.

Today I found out that I'm a carrier for Cystic Fibrosis. This means that we have to stop all efforts to get pregnant until Pat can be screened for the gene mutation. If he is also a carrier, then we have a 1/4 chance of having a baby with Cystic Fibrosis if we conceive naturally. We would have to decide if that was a risk we are willing to take or we could consider IVF where they screen the embryos before they transfer them back into me. I never expected to have to be making these decisions. Shouldn't this process be easier than this?

On a lighter note, tomorrow is our 3 year wedding anniversary, and for the first time Pat and I will be on the same continent! That's right...continent. He was in Iraq for our first anniversary and South Korea for our second anniversary. We're looking forward to enjoying a nice, romantic dinner together.

Just What I Needed

Its been a bit of a rough day for me. Our latest cycle on fertility meds is officially a bust. I knew it was an eventuality, but it really hit me hard. I was feeling very down about myself when I got a call from my boss. The Vice President of Engineering for our division requested me by name to work on a special project for him. I am incredibly flattered, and really needed something to brighten my day today. I just hope I don't end up in over my head.

Go USA!

Did you see the incredible performance by the US Men's 400m Freestyle relay last night?!?!?! If not, you need to YouTube that shit!!!! The French team had been quoted in the press saying that they were going to "smash the Americans". Well, the Americans swam an incredible race and edged out the French team by 8/10ths of a second to win gold. It was one of the best moments of the games so far!!!!! I *heart* the Olympics

I do declare...

I'm officially declaring war on spiders. One of the joys of living in the country is that we have all manner of wildlife around our house. Sometimes its fun. We have a pair of red-headed woodpeckers, tons of hummingbirds, a family of wild turkey, and the occasional deer in our yard. Not welcome are the HUMONGOUS spiders that find their way into our house. The single most terrifying spider I have ever seen has taken residence between the screen and window in our guest room. I almost pooed myself a few days ago when I walked into the guestroom and saw it. At first I thought it was actually in the house. Luckily its not, because if it was I would probably have to move. The problem is that I'm so scared of this beast that I can't bring myself to go outside and spray it. Well, I've decided that I will live in fear no more! Tomorrow I will kill the spider!!!!! I'm too scared to do it tonight...its dark outside. :-(

Make a Statement with Your Next Baby Shower Gift

I stumled across this article today, and it is the funniest thing I've read all week. The commentary on each item is reminiscent of that e-mail that went around a long time ago with the guy trash-talking childrens' artwork. Hi-larious.

http://www.cracked.com/article_16475_20-baby-products-great-traumatizing-infants.html

TDY

Pat is out of town for work until Wednesday. For some reason, my body decides that it can function on much less food and sleep while he is gone. When he is not out of town, my stomach is growling uncontrollably at 5:30 PM. Today, I sat down at the piano sometime after work and played until 6:30, at which point I decided I should go get myself a Subway sandwich. I could have not eaten, but I figured I probably should.

I'm also the girl who normally falls asleep on the couch if I dare to recline at all. It could be 8:30, and I'll be sound asleep. When Pat is gone, I often don't close my eyes until well after midnight. I'm not looking forward to trying to drift off peacefully tonight while being serenaded by the swarms of cicadas that live around our house. Maybe I'll force Mimi to snuggle up with me so that I'm not alone in the bed.

Happy Friday!!!!

Uhg...I'm so glad that this week is finally over. Work has been tedious lately, and it doesn't seem like we've had time to relax at home much. The past three weeks have been chock-full of scheduled events. I'm really looking forward to having a whole weekend with no obligations. If you need us, we'll probably be drinking beer in the kiddie pool in the back yard. Seriously.