The Unexpectedly Unexpectant Mommy

On Monday I received a call from my specialist's office asking if I would be available to come into his office for an ultrasound for a follicle count. I wasn't expecting an ultrasound so quick in the game, but I was nonetheless excited. One step closer to having another little baby(ies) in our arms. I couldn't sleep at all. I specifically stayed home from the gym Monday night so that I would be able to get to bed early. 6:30 AM rolls around EARLY for a mom when her child sleeps in until 10:30 every morning. I finally fell asleep around 3:30 AM Tuesday morning & was almost positive that I was dying from exhaustion. Having to wake up Penelope at 7:30 AM was a chore in itself, but we prevailed and she had an excellent time snoozing at her godmother's house and watching Finding Dory in nothing, but a diaper. Auntie for the win! As always, I was super early to my appointment and stayed in my car trying not to throw up from the nerves for almost an hour. I started repla...

Blog Day! I have been looking forward to this all week long!!  It has started to set in that we are really about to do IVF. With that being said, I started doing research about IVF & quickly became overwhelmed. The meds, the syringes, the needles, the organizing of it, the timing charts, etc. I found comfort in Pinterest when I found an easy and inexpensive way of organizing the insane amount of items that would be cluttering my bathroom in the near future. . .  I never knew the extent of IVF. I knew the ins and outs of IUI and what work went into it, but I think I knew and researched that because I had the "we wont need IVF" mentality. If I would have known then, what I know now I think I wouldn't be so overwhelmed. I quickly became overwhelmed and could only think of how much it was going to cost. The possible numbers were going on over and over and over in my head and I couldn't break the feeling that IVF was just going to be out of our reach. Those jit...