Vacation

Well we finally made it home Saturday after a 11 hour drive/ride from DeKalb, Il .. we had tons of fun and got lots of Sun.
Sarah and Chris' wedding was beautiful and I totally loved the "Alternative" Wedding March ... the Theme from Indiana Jones ... can't beat that huh??? Sarah is so creative. She had a beautiful gown with red accents and a super duper yummy cake from Truffles... I have to confess I had a piece of both the chocolate and the white... and I don't regret it one bit!!! Chris looked quite handsome in his suit/tux (not sure if it was a full blown tux or not)... but he did look nice and he even cut the long goat off of his chin... Awww the things love makes you do!!! So Joshua was very happy as the best man's son Blane and daughter Morgan was super fun to hang out with even if they were 5-7 years older than him.. he hung with them very well and was almost as tall as Blane who is 9 years old (WOW). Ok well I had to actually keep a close eye on Joshua as he thought since he was hanging with a 9yr old he could do things a 9yr old can do... well "Mommy don't play dat"... I had to rope him in a few times but other than that.. he did very well. We went to the beach (Lake Michigan/Mt Baldy) for a fun day in the sun and a cook out. Joshua and I got some much needed sun and I climed Mt Baldy.. now I did get beat by a 9yr old but hey I freakin made it all the way and was only out of breath for about 15 minutes afterwards LOL Steve of course was the winner.. bragger... but he did good and then video'd the rest of us coming up... Jeremy (best man) came in 2nd and then RAN down and at the very end... face planted and tumbled down... I laughed really hard even though I was out of breath... and yes Steve got it on video... that'll be a CLASSIC hehehe. So after we sunned for a bit, we ate chicken, brats and dogs and played on the playground equipment... fun times... then back to the beach for a bit more SUN. Wednesday I finally got to go shopping at the Outlet mall and got Joshua some clothes for big kid school... which starts in less than 25 days (insert nail biting smiley)... and I also got a few smelly goods for our house at Bath and Body Works.. mmmmm yummy... We also went to Gary, In and no we didn't visit Michael Jackson's childhood home but we did get to see a "RAILCATS" baseball game.. whoo hoo Go Railcats...
So then it was off to DeKalb, IL to visit Laura, John, Jackson and Owen... Owen was less than 2 weeks old so that was especially fun times ... he is such a cutie... slept, ate and pooped most the time but hey... what can you expect from a small fry like him at such an early age... Jackson was totally great.. he is out of his shell and gave us hugs and played very well with Joshua.. He is getting so big, I can't believe he is 3yrs old already... where does the time go??? So while in DeKalb, we took the boys fishing (Joshua's first time), he caught a few fish and just loved it.. he looked like The Beav out there fishing with Steve... so now we are calling him Leave it to Beaver... we also took Joshua and Jackson out to the Golf Course... again Joshua's first time and we only played 9holes thank goodness.. both boys were almost at meltdown mode by hole 8 but we did make it and again.. I got some sun on my nose and arms... whoo hoo. We got a lot of visiting in and it was so nice to see the Pfaff's again... miss those guys already... so we are driving away from Laura and John's house Saturday for our long trip home and I look at Joshua and he says "I miss Jackson" and two little tears roll down his little chubby cheek... it was the most heartbreaking thing I have ever seen. Poor little guy... and the "We made it home" call to Jackson was great.. Joshua says "I miss you Jackson, I had fun playing with you and I love you" How freakin cute is that.. he melts my heart (well most the time at least).
So we are now back home in Tulsa and back at work. Steve is now in my organization at work and learning a new job... I know he can do it.. he is such a smart guy.
So all in all we had a wonderful week away from home and can't wait until mid September when we head back to DeKalb for a few more days of visiting and the "Pod Party".. Owen should be a little older so we can see some of the newborn changes YAHHH... and we promised Joshua that we would stop in St Louis, MO and go in the Arch. I am pushing for some Chicago time too (Zoo, Shedd Aquarium, Sears Tower, Pizza) so we will see.

It's Over...

Well my Hellish cycle has come to a surprising end!!! No not what you think.. we aren't preggers.. but funny thing (if you can see the humor in all of this) I go in yesterday morning to take the blood pg test. So I get stuck, bandaged, and charged $90 to find out if I am pg and low and behold as I am waiting for the elevator at work to start my busy work day... I get a nice visit from my greatest Aunt of all Times... Aunt Flo... yep.. she arrives right on time 14DPO... How crazy is that... such a waste of $90. The nurse did call to confirm it was a negative later that day ... "Oh Really" LOL
Now the weird thing is that the past two times I have been on 200mg of progesterone, I didn't get AF until 3 days after I took the last dose.. so since I took my last dose Tuesday night at bed time.. I was really surprised that she came to visit so early.. But being my greatest Aunt and all I am sure she did it due to my upcoming vacation. she didn't want me to have to go through my entire vacay with her hanging out.. so now I should only have her tagging along for about 3 days of it instead of 5-7... JOY..
So onto the next cycle.. this cycle is the big #24.. yep.. the 2 year mark. I thought I would be super upset about this whole thing but I have come to realize that getting upset about it really doesn't help much.. but mostly hurts more... it just isn't Katie to be so upset over this type of thing.. I am Katie I can do this.. I am Katie, Hear me Roar!!!! So we are going "Natural" this cycle, 1 due to our vacation timing and 2 because I need an "ART" break. I think my body needs a break from all of the meds and poking and proding... I mean come on.. a body can only take so much you know. So we shall see if it works...

today...

well today I am doing ok... still sleepy as all get out... can't seem to catch up on my rest these days... I have been doing better at work at keeping my orders updated... I think since I got 28 new ones all in one day it kinda skeered me into getting my crap in order... Well I have been doing a lot of thinking about all of the baby making crap... I am not sure if we got it this time or not but decided that I am not gonna worry about it... if it happens whoo hooo, if it doesn't so be it. It just wasn't meant to be.
I got my P4 (progesterone) levels back yesterday it was at 10.8 which is higher than the previous 2 cycles but not as good as they wanted it so I am now back on the suppliments... OH JOY... nothing like shooting a little white bullet up your YahHoo every night. the joys of TTC with assistance. So anyway... my next and last test for a while will be the blood pg test on 07/15/09. I am kinda happy it is that day because 2 days later and we are off for vacay.. whoo hoo. I am super excited about Chris and Sarah's wedding and seeing the family.. and finally getting to meet our new little nephew Owen. He isn't here yet but will be very soon.
So that's about it for now... I'll chat back later when I know more stuff or just feel like typing..

...Continued saga

well the nurse called me back on Tuesday finally and advised that I did do the shot correctly in my belly... she was sorry that I had used the long needle and had the pain. "Thanks you are so kind" so anyway I advised about the negative OPK and postive HPT and asked if the shot would still do what it was intended to do (Make me ovulate the 20mm follie on the left) and she said that it would. The reason the OPK came out negative is because they strongly believe that the use to be 34mm cyst really was a huge follie and it ovulated sometime between the u/s on 06/26 and the one on 06/29. She said that they wanted to give me the trigger on Monday to make the remaining 20mm follie on the left ovulate, so I would essentially be ovulating twice this cycle which is not very common. It does occur per Google search but both ovulations occur within a 12-24hr period and in my case it would be a 3-4 days between each ovulation. So anywho, I totally freaked myself out with the whole Trigger Shot shinanagans so I decided that I have to stop doing this to myself, I have to relax and let things happen if they are gonna and if they don't just try to resarch on other methods, medications and ways that will result in a pregnancy that will stick. So needless to say the past few days I have been fairly relaxed and truely excited about our upcoming trips to Arkansas, Indiana and Illinois. My next P4 test is scheduled for 07/08 and my blood pg test is scheduled for 07/15 but I am super sure that I will crumble under the pressure and take an HPT before then. Just praying for a better result this cycle.
Until next time