Back to School

Going back to school is the same for a teacher as it is for a student. I already know that I won't sleep well tonight or on Monday night (and maybe not Saturday or Sunday night either). I still think about people I will see and and what I have to wear. I've ironed four pairs of pants and two shirts and still don't feel decided. I've got new back to school shoes that I probably won't wear tomorrow but they are ready to go. I've got my bag packed and my alarm set. It's an early morning with a stop planned for coffee. My mind is spinning with things to do, to remember, to find, to plan. This is my 10th year going back to school as a teacher. It's hard to believe. Sometimes it feels like I am still playing school like I did when I was young.

I'm excited for the new year and what it may bring.
My "New School Year Resolutions" are:
1. Pack a good lunch everyday (so as to not experience chicken filet or PB & Fluff}
2. Keep reading like it is the summer time
3. No homework on weekends
4. Laugh and have fun with the crazy kids

Boys Will Be Boys

There are lots of ways to pass time. You can walk around the same block a couple of times a day acting as a one person neighborhood watch, you can shop online and in local stores, you can browse websites and read up on gossip, you can watch all of the back episodes of Grey's Anatomy and House, you can read lots of books, you can buy back to school shoes, and you can buy a lawn tractor and mow til your heart's content. Now don't get me wrong- this girl loves to mow. Seriously. But I'm laying low and the sprinkler system is making the lawn/weeds grow high. So Matt has a new gadget to toy around with while I shop online.

Good old 1987 and Can't Buy Me Love. Lawn mowing is a side business I may look into for next summer.

Nothing Better

There's nothing better than the words, "Abby- you want to play with me?" and "Eat your corn, Matt!"

70%

Update...

They got 10 eggs and 7 fertilized.
By Day 2 we should be at 4 cells and by Day 3 we should be at 8 cells.
The higher the grade the better- grade 1 is highly fragmented, grade 2 is slightly fragmented, and grade 3 is no fragmentation.
On Day 2, 5 of those 7 were 4 cells grade 3.
On Day 2, 2 of those 7 were 4 cells grade 2.
On Day 3, 3 of those 7 were 8 cells grade 3.
On Day 3, 2 of those 7 were 8 cells grade 2.
On Day 3, 2 of those 7 were 6/7 cells grade 2 (late bloomers).

The top 2 have been transferred and now we wait. The rest will get to grow some more. We should have a few good enough to freeze and will find out in a few days.

I am feeling pretty lousy overall so I'm just trying to relax and lay low. My body is angry with me and in turmoil right now but it's going to have to get over it.

We got a picture too of the embryos that were transferred but I thought that might be weird to post.

Thanking you in advance for all of the good thoughts...

Keep all 10 fingers crossed!

People have 10 fingers
People have 10 toes
We had 10 eggs!

I'm excited and tired and nervous.
More news about what's cooking tomorrow after 3.

Happy Birthday Mom! I got you eggs this year.

The Time is Now

Tomorrow is the harvest.
Let's hope it is plentiful- the more we start with the better our chances. The next few days are going to be filled with lots of procedures, crazy science, phone call updates, and hopefully much luck.
Thanks for the egg candle Sarah!

Slow and Steady Wins the Race?

This is taking longer than I thought
This body is reacting slower than I thought
Finally some good news today...
I'm not there yet but I'm on the right track (finally.)

Multiple Meaning

The other day I said to my sister, "I hate that big shot." Because I am a little all over the place lately it is no surprise my sister misunderstood and said, "Who- your boss?"

uh oh...

I know he's done something bad. I just haven't been able to find it yet.

Raising the Roof

I have been instructed to turn it up and literally dial my dose higher and higher. How high we will go I do not know. In the meantime more meds are on the way. I need to check back in on Saturday morning. I tried explaining to the nurse that Saturday was really inconvenient because the west coast Naka was coming and the east coast Nakas were gathering. She didn't really get it. Oh well. Let's hope this higher dose kicks my ovaries into high gear and sends my hormones crazy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ps- Saturday should be really fun (not the ultrasound part- the Naka part!)

A Few Good Eggs

That's what we're hoping for! It has started. I go in on Monday to see what's cooking.

Old New Good Times

I rode the emotional roller coaster today. There's something about sitting in a church during a wedding- the music, the atmosphere, the aisle, the smiles, getting to relive the weddings of the past. I had tears in my eyes and a knot in my stomach because I was just feeling so much at once.

The feelings continued at the reception although the music was much different. After watching Matt dance in a chorus line and laughing hard enough to almost split my dress I was flooded with even more memories with each song. Then something happened. Somewhere in between "Shook Me All Night Long" and "Dancing Queen" the NKOTB song "The Right Stuff" was played with a raging response from the crowd. I just had to sit that one out and observe it. Did any of us have a little NKOTB at our weddings?

It was fun dancing and it made me think about the good old days of shaking it with my girlfriends. It was hard to dance without that safety net- the group of people who would tell you if you looked foolish or just look foolish with you. The group of people who would surround you in an instant if the wrong person danced too close. The group of people who would request your favorite songs and sing them with you like a rock star.

PS- The Jackson 5 song was also played but I sat that one out too because there's only one group I dance with to that song.