Daughter of Bast

Updates and other stuff.

Just wanted to let everyone know that I've updated the projects page to include final images of the completed bag. I even ferreted out some contacts on possible sales in the future. I was told to bring some bags along next time, which is cool, and encouraging. Which means that I should probably have more than one, eh? I'm just getting ready to start my first green man/lady bags, pictures up when they're far enough along.

Also, have a few posts I am working on, but haven't finished them yet. Strangely enough, things seem really busy right now. Hopefully after the holidays things will settle down and I can get updated here. Heh.

So...

It's hard to talk about it yet again, since that's all I've been doing since Monday, but the pregnancy did not stick. I'm not going to bore you with a bunch of self-indulgent crap, but we will try again after taking a month off. And I'm sort of rather excited about the break. Which seems silly, I know, but it has been rather hard on my mind and body, so a month of rest will help. And, hey, now I can get utterly shit-faced on New Year's, right? lol!

Too Cryptic?

For those of you who found my last post too cryptic, lets try again. So far as I know, I am pregnant until further notice (or 9 more months go by). We got Dr. confirmation on Monday, and I have some followup testing tomorrow due to rather low progesterone levels. They gave my progesterone shot and pills to "take" so we're hoping that will solve the problem.

Basically, we have a bean. Hopefully soon a human bean, so please, please send all your good wishes, thoughts and prayers to us to keep this bean where it's at. Happily growing in mom.

As for mom, I have decided that I don't like progesterone shots (never really did) but combine it with my pg hormones it wasn't fun. BUT I will do what it takes to keep the bean in place. And it sort of doesn't feel real, but my newly heightened sense of smell thinks something stinks. (love that, BTW) So I have been alternately worried out of my mind, and completely happy. I think our wizard has (or will) arrive precisely when he/she means to. And I am super excited.

I can tell even the DH is a little excited. He is already trying to figure out ways to reconfigure our house so that the bean gets the best room in the house. Which is a really big deal since he has truly resisted losing his big office up until now, and since the room we had thought to put the bean in is too drafty, even with plastic on some of the windows. Now, getting him to actually MOVE all of it might be a little bit harder, but I think I will emphasize that the sooner we move it means that I can actually help, if he waits too long then I won't be able to. But we shall see...

A bit of a surprise...

Okay, so I was going to post a picture of this morning's test, because why wouldn't I post the good news? But for some damn reason I can't get the camera to focus right. Every last time I tried it was waayy out of focus and I changed the settings a ton and got no where. So...two pink lines this morning, and we're quite cautiously optimistic. I must call the Dr.'s office first thing and probably have a beta. Hrm. Can't wait. Whew! Alternately excited and scared. So stick little bean(s), stick!

Followup...

Today I have an ultrasound to verify status of my crazy ovary. The sad thing? I am about a week too soon to be able to see on screen if I might already be pg.  I don't really hold out hope this time. I mean, yeah, it could happen, but the chances are slim and somehow I can't believe it right now.

As my mother suggested, maybe we will take a break. It sort of depends on what my doctor says, but I don't suppose a break could hurt. I would not mind not having to deal with the clomid this month. And I am frankly a little shell-shocked after this bad cycle (bad as in painful, and not ideal). So this afternoon we shall see what is going on in there.

A glimmer of hope...

Did a little "official" research online. lol! Found out that there is a good chance I have a corpus luteum cyst. Which means that I possibly did release the egg. Yay! After calling my doctor's office, I found out that the wand monkey thought perhaps my cyst had blood in it, which sounds so much more like a corpus luteum cyst than the follicular cyst which wouldn't have released an egg. So a possible yay. Combine that with my fortune cookie from thursday the "No obstacles will stand in the way of your success this month," I suppose things could be possible.  The fun thing about this cycle? I am supposed to call them on day 32 of my cycle instead of day 35, which just happens to be a Sunday. And while I can't call the doctor's office until Monday morning, I can test. Whee! In fact, I felt the familiar testing itch over the weekend, but I managed to control myself. See, I can be good. Occasionally.