Where in the world is Katie Pier???

Ok I am right here, just couldn't think of a title... but anyway..
So I started the 100mg of Clomid this morning.. so far no side effects but it has only been 7 hours. Finger's x'd that this does the trick and we get our BFP on Valentine's day..
I have been doing Weight Watchers on line since around 12/30/08 and so far I have lost 4.5lbs which is not too bad but I would like to have seen my weight drop more than just 5lbs.. so I decided that just eating healthy isn't going to do the trick, I gotta get off my bum and get moving.
I did the P90X Kenpo dvd on Monday and man am I uncordinated.. I can kick with the best of them but punch, block, undercut, jab, back kick, then back to horse stance.. hmmm Katie aint there yet!!!! but I will get there.. it is an awesome workout.. it will definitely make you sweat.. I think tonight I will try either the Plyometrics or the stretching dvd.. they are both good as well.. I also purchsed a belated Christmas gift, the Wii Fit game/fitness thing-a-ma-jig. It is super cool (as Joshua would say), it does Yoga, Strength Training, Balance Training, Aerobics... my Wii age is not to my liking at all.. 42 arrghhhhh I have a lot of work to do .. good news is that my BMI was in a normal range and good, of course they did suggest getting it down a smidgin.. I picked the female trainer and I like her ok.. it is cool to watch her do the poses because it looks like a real person doing it.. I am guessing they digitized a real woman doing this stuff.. kinda like those Charles Schwab Commercials.. kwim?
So anyway.. my goal is to lose about 25-30lbs but also get preggers so I guess my goal is to lose as much weight as I can before we get preggo.. How's that for positive thinking!!! I have been drinking water like a fish... hmmm do fish really drink water? They see what goes on in that stuff and I know that they don't have fish port-a-pots so they HAVE to be going in the water... so I don't think I am gonna use that saying again.. I don't want to be the one known for drinking poopy water like fishes do... EWWW YUCK! Ok I have been drinking water, tons of it.. no soda's, no tea, no Koolaid, just water.. on the rocks, straight up, shaken, stirred, warm, cold, any way you can think of drinking water.. I have done it.. and I want to make a statement, "Drinking water does NOT make your dry skin miraculously moisten up!" I have been drinking a ton of water for a few years now (more so lately, but tons) and I still have super dry skin on my face, arms. legs and head (in my hair).... so I don't want to hear it any more.. it doesn't work damit!!!
Ok onto other things, I went to the ENT (ear, nose, throat specialist) this morning and when the doc says "It looks really really bad in there, I mean really bad" would you take that as a BAD thing? So anyway.. he tells me that I have to have a CAT scan on my head to see what is going on.. he thinks my nose bone has twisted some how.. who knows.. so I am waiting for the call to get that scheduled. They also did an allergy test (the one with only 8 things), so it was antihystamine, mold, dust, cat, tree, weeds, pollen, and something else.. well the dust and cat came back positive.. so now one would think that I probably shouldn't have the CAT scan done since I am allergic to Cats??? hmm probably not the same kinda cat huh? He also sprayed some nasty stuff in my nose that numbed my teeth.. that doesn't sound good does it.. and then he says "Here is a piece of gum to chew to get that nasty taste out of your mouth".. uummm my teeth are numb, what do you supposed I chew it with????
Ok so enough about me, moving on to Steve and Joshua...
Steve is good, he is doing Steve things and loving his IPhone, he gets so excited when telling me about all the cool things it does.. it is precious!!! I too think it is super cool (again another Joshua) I am happy that he got it, he has been talking about it for EVER!!!
Joshua is great, he is learning Spanish (color, Hello, Bye, Alphabet, numbers etc...), he has Music class now and we finally broke down and enrolled him in Amazing Athletes.. he is so passionate about telling me what he did when they would let him go so we decided it was worth a try, plus they dropped the enrollment fee and knocked $5 off each month for the 1st 3 months.. LOL, we are cheap but you don't get debt free paying full price every stinkin month now do ya???
So now little man is in Swimming class and Amazing Athletes.. you would think that between the two some of his Engergizer Bunniness would go away.. we will see!!! Joshua is also enyoing the Wii, he is really good at bowling and getting better at boxing.. you should see him.. we constantly have to remind him to "MOVE BACK FROM THE TV" he seems to scoot forward with every punch.. and get this the other day he was doing the boxing thing and I hear him say "I got a surprise for you, (insert punch), There, that's your surprise" he knocked the guy out and says "there that's your surprise!!!" where in the heck does he get this stuff from???? I really can't recall any time that Steve or myself has said THAT!!! And of course we are getting the occassional "You're a poopoo head" or "You're not the Boss" but other than that.. we have a pretty normal 3 going on 15 year old!! He still doesn't want to eat so Steve (or I) have to feed him like a 1 year old... I guess we will continue to work on that too.
So that about wraps it up..
Hope everyone is having a wonderful week.. Happy Hump Day!!
T-Town rocks.. I'm out!

"THE PLAN"

Ok well I finally got AF so now onto "THE PLAN".
It is time to get this party going, I finally got my AF on Friday 01/16 but it was acting squirrly so I had to wait until Saturday 01/17 to actually call it CD1. On Sunday CD2, I went to RML at St Johns to have my labs drawn for FSH and Estradiol, after power walking around St John's for about 20 minutes I finally found the office room. Then I waited for almost 45 minutes to get the actual 2 minutes of work done, but it is over and behind me now. BREATH!!!!!
So, Julia (nurse from Fertility Doc's office), called today to confirm my CD1 date and we decided together that we will definitely use 01/17/09 as that cycle day. She advised that my FSH levels came back normal (6.6) and the Estradiol results weren't in yet. I am set up now with my script filled for Clomid 100mg for CD 5 - 9 and go in on CD10 (01/26) for my second set of labs (FSH, Estradiol, and LH), appt set for CD11 (01/27 HAPPY BIRTHDAY JERICHO) for my u/s to check on the follies (betta be on the right track and lots of them). I also set my appt on this day for my Progesterone level test which should be around CD19 (02/04). If all goes well and we get things right (if you catch my drift), we should be able to have a WONDERFUL Valentine's Day (CD29)!!!!
So there you have it.. my poor little Red Calendar is all marked up and whited out and scribbled on .. and it isn't even the end of January yet.. hopefully we don't have to have too many months of Calendar charting, it does get tiring you know..
So wish us luck and keep us in your thoughts and prayers.. we are really wanting this to happen SOON!!
Also, I have a few friends (no names mentioned) that have had IUI and/or other treatment options within the past few days or so .. I am totally keeping you gals in my T&P's that things work out and you all get your BFP's this time around!!!
Till next time, TOODLES!!

Happy New Year (just a little late)

Hello everyone, Happy New Year to ya!!
I know I am posting this a few days late.. but sheesh it is only the 11th day of the new year.. I am not that bad...
So the Holiday's started out sucky with the m/c and all but they did get better as I knew they would. We started our Christmas Journey on December 20 2008.. heading to Illinois to visit Laura, John, Jackson and Chloe.. it was so very nice to get to see the gang .. seems like such a long time since we last saw them. The stay was relaxing and nice other than the -5 degrees .. that I SO could have done without.. We didn't let Joshua play in the snow, not because we are mean parents but because we are smart parents.. I mean who wants to be 11 hours away from home visiting family and have a sick child to tend to while trying to avoid getting everyone else (Jackson and prego Aunt Laura) sick.... So instead of letting him go out and have a total blast in the fluffy white stuff we kept him inside with Jackson so they could play and of course we watched "Rudolph the red nose reindeer" 167465 times.. but hey... what better way to Kick off the Holidays right???
We stayed in Il until around Tuesday December 23rd 2008 and then made our way through crazy Chicago all the way to MC, Indiana to visit the in-laws (well my in-laws, Steve's parents) and we go to see Uncle Mike, Uncle Chris, Aunt Sarah, Aunt Carol, Gary, Jenny and Eileen.. it was super nice to get to visit with each of them. Now on December 24th we headed over to Aunt Carol and Gary's to have a Christmas Eve Shin Dig.. man was that food good.. and lots of it.. We ate all night and played Taboo for a few hours.. it was so fun. Oh yeah almost forgot to mention it took us 3 tries to get up the drive way due to all of the ICE.. arrgghhh.. but we made it in the Trusty Odyssey... On Christmas morning a VERY Special someone was putting gifts under the tree when Joshua had to go potty.. it was 6:30am ... Joshua went to the bath room and when he came out.. SURPRISE.. Santa was there... I think Joshua starteled Santa because when he was eating his cookies, he got them all over the couch and the floor.. I am pretty sure he didn't get much cookie in his mouth.. So anyway needless to say.. this was the HIGH LIGHT of Joshua's Christmas.. he was so excited.. now Jackson on the other hand.. was a bit freightened by him .. but oh well.. he did accept a gift from Santa but it was a quick hand off. LOL "Maybe Later" as Jackson always says when he does't want to do something.. too cute.
So the rest of the visit was nice since it rained and washed all the snow and Ice away.. I went shopping at the outlet mall and got some great deals.. on December 29th we packed up the van and headed back home to Oklahoma.. it was a long drive but nice day.. sun was out, not a ton of traffic until St Louis, MO since it was a Monday and all.. (we planned it that way) oh yeah and also by the way 12/29 is my baby brother Kevin's b-day too.. HAPPY LATE B-DAY KEVIN!!!
So now that we are back at home and starting our new year things have been a little bit calmer and relaxing.. got the Christmas Tree and decorations packed up today 01/11/09 and truly ready to start 2009 off with a bang..
Plans & Goals for 2009 include:
Getting pregnant and it sticking, Having a small and fun party at Incredible Pizza for Joshua in February, as well as taking him to see Playhouse Disney Live, vacation back to IN and IL for the birth of Jackson's baby brother or sister in July as well as going to Aunt Sarah and Uncle Chris' wedding .. WOW busy month .. we are also planning on squeezing in a Family vacation to either Northern NM or Colorado .. just gotta get the details down.., I will be going to Fayetteville, AR at the end of Feb/first of March to visit a dear friend Jennifer Cox-Earney.. plan on going shopping and watching a Razorback basketball game against Georgia.. I can't wait.. Steve will probably schedule his yearly Golf Trip with his dad and brothers again for later in the year.. and I really hope that we can make it down to New Orleans to visit with my sister, Frank and Brody.. would be nice if Jericho was there too but not sure that will work out like I hope.. we will see..
I am sure we will take a few little trips here and there but this year I really want to get out and see some things with Joshua.. like maybe taking a short weekend trip to St Louis, MO to see the Arch and go to the Zoo there.. maybe a few other places that we could head out on a Friday evening and come home on Sunday.. you know those kinda trips.. just the fam... get Joshua some culture you know!!!
Well that about does it, I sure hope everyone has a very prosperous new year and gets all their wishes in 2009!!!