DONE!

I'm done with the blood draws! The blood shipped and made it to the lab in Omaha safely!!! Soooo glad I am done with that! I don't look like a heroine addict after all. I thought for sure that I would have an ugly bruise but they did such a great job over this period of time and I only have a tiny bruise. As for now, I'm just waiting on my appt/surgery to be scheduled and then waiting to get my results in a few weeks from my blood series.

So to celebrate, hubby took me out on a sushi dinner date (which was yummy) AND today I am going (in 10 min) to get myself a pedicure:)

I NEED A PRAYER BUDDY:)

Ladies, where do I sign up?! I see all these people revealing their prayer buddies and I love it! I'm assuming now is the time to get new ones:) Any suggestions?


So I came up with this fabulous idea for my middle school teachers...Every Monday morning we all meet with our students (7th and 8th graders) for Praise and Worship! I spent 3-4 hours yesterday looking up Praise & Worship song lyrics and making a powerpoint of them. This morning was our first gathering and it went SOOO WELL!! Y'all, it brought tears to my eyes to see these students singing these songs. Of course, many of the songs were unfamiliar to them but they soon caught on and were all singing. Our priest came and joined us too! It was such a wonderful moment and I know the Lord was smiling down with pure joy:) Thank you Lord for you help with organizing all of this!

Relaxation!

This is my first weekend home all summer and I am LOVING it!!! I'm actually still in my pjs and it's 12:30! My parents have a home on the bay and DH parents have a home down at the beach, so all summer long we have been at one place or another on the weekends. I know, it's a blessing to have those homes and to be able to enjoy the water, I have no complaints about that. However, at times I get a little tired of traveling here and there alllllll the time. Sometimes I just want a weekend at home and NOW I have it! yay!

Sweet dh lovessss to fish...it is his passion. Every morning when we are at bay/beach, he wakes me up at 5 am to get my fishing clothes on to go fishing.We go from about 5-10 am and then we come home for a big breakfast. I love to fish and I love to be with him while fishing. There is something very peaceful yet fun about this adventure. (Fish we typically catch and cook are Trout--yummy!) And another fabulous thing about it all, we don't have to buy the fish...free dinner!

 

We caught 10 trout that morning...me 5 and dh 5...perfect!

  He had a HUGE fish on the line and we were trying to fix the line before it broke off!

So today I slept in until 9! That's another thing I haven't done in forever....b.c on the weekends we are always fishing! My plan today is to do nothing much:) I do have to go do my last blood draw today! yay! I can tell I'm about to start any day now b.c my boobs are killing me. I just thought of something.....if I don't start tomorrow or Monday, does that mean I have to continue my blood draws on Monday....or every other day until I start??? The sheet he gave me only goes through P+11. My cycle days sometimes go to 31-33...so no worries...I know I'm not preggers.

I talked to PPVI about the meds and DH. I played phone tag with the nurse so when we finally talked, I got to ask her all my questions and I told her that if she couldn't get in touch with me to just leave me a detailed message. With being back at teaching now, I can't ever answer my phone so it's annoying b.c you have to leave a message and have them call you back. Supposedly it is just an infection that he has and that will go away once he completes the meds. They didn't really have any concern for me and the infection, for some reason. I assume they will check all that out once I get out there. I'm just confused b.c it seems to me that if he is on the meds, but we are still using, can't I get it and pass it back to him (after he is done with meds)??? I'm just not going to worry about it. I know they know what they are doing and I'm sure all is good. Plus, I know they will examine the heck out of me soon out in Omaha.

Waiting....

So I'm still waiting to hear from PPVI about when my visit out to Omaha is scheduled...I'm getting anxious! I would think they have to let me know sooner or later so that I can book a flight. They can't wait till the last minute...can they?? How much time did any of you have before knowing???

I left nurse at PPVI a message asking about meds/DH/me. Since my last post about DH being on meds, y'all made me more curious as to why I wasn't on the meds myself. Well then I looked up white blood cells in sperm on the internet and started freaking out! AGH! So, I'm waiting for them to call me back so I can figure out what they are going to do with DH after he finishes meds and what the heck this all has to do with me and any potential risk I might have b.c of those WBC. 

I know I have issues and perhaps an infection of some sort because I have b blood throughout my whole cycle. It starts out with bb, then has red mixed in during middle of cycle, then ends with bb again. People keep asking me why we aren't ttc but I can't necessarily open up to them and explain that I have bb and that this could be risky for me/baby during pregnancy....that would divulge tmi! ha. So instead I just tell them that we are waiting to see Dr. H to make sure my body is prepared and able to carry again.

I am almost finished with my blood draws!!!!!!!!!!!! I go tomorrow and Saturday and then I can ship them off. I tell you what, those lab people are probably sick of me! ha. No, they aren't, I know but still...I'm ready to not see them. They have really been a big blessing and they have treated me so well but I'm ready to move on and not have an arm that looks like a heroin addict!

DH on meds

So we got a call from the nurse (Sheryl) at Dr. H office, referring to DH semen analysis. The count they wanted was over 50 mil, DH had 103 mil! haha...super sperm!  The motility they wanted was at least 50%, DH had over 90%....fast little stinkers! But, what did show up was white blood cells...which could be a sign of infection...yikes! So, they called in an antibiotic (Cipro...) and he is taking this for 21 days, 2x a day...along with Probiotics. 

I consider this another step...progress. Do I kinda wonder if it is an infection, if I now have it, yes...but, I trust that Dr. H will figure all that out when I get up there. Today, I continue by blood draws with P+3...then through P+11. I've been blessed with wonderful, sweet lab workers. I have already decided to write the hospital administrator and let him know how pleased I am with the lab workers.

We are headed to the beach this weekend to spend time at DH parents beach house on Ono Island. I hope all of you ladies have a great weekend. I'll be praying for you.

Oh and I know people usually do the 5 quick takes or whatever you call them, on Fridays. I'm not there yet...soon!

Last day of summer for me:(

So I'm pretty sure today is going to be P+1...but I will have to wait to make sure with that. I'm still doing the blood draws but they change once I get to P+3. So basically, I'm halfway done with the blood draws! Moving along:)

My goal for the summer was to learn how to be a better cook. My husband got me out some cook books and I decided to try new things weekly. I succeeded and became a lot more confident about cooking within the past couple months. Now I'm hoping this will help me in the upcoming year. It used to take me f.o.r.e.v.e.r to cook dinner but hopefully now after long days of teaching, I will be a bit more speedy! DH and I split the workload usually. I do the sides and he does the meat. So, now with my new cooking skills, I should be ready to work and cook good meals! By the way, I'm a visual learner and I found a fun cooking website that I have been using this summer...it has been awesome. Try it out.... www.thehungrymouse.com

Today is my last day of freedom before teacher meetings start. Is it really already here?I'm teaching 7th and 8th grade History and 7th grade Religion. With this being my 6th year of teaching, I feel great about the teaching aspect...I don't get nervous anymore. But, I am a bit intimidated to teach Religion this year. I know about the Catholic faith but I must say that I can always know more. I love the Catholic schools and I am all about supporting them but sometimes I feel that we need to improve the Religion curriculum and bring the children closer to the Church. I feel that by the time they get to middle school, they don't have that interest in the Catholic faith. Instead, it's all about themselves. Am I making sense??? So, I want to make them crave knowledge of their faith, I want to see them stand up for what they believe, I want them to be in church and participate completely without falling asleep and wishing it was over. So pray for that please. Pray that I will be a good inspiration to this sweet children. I have ordered some praise and worship CDs off Amazon. My partner teacher and I are going to start off the week by singing and praying with the kids on Monday mornings. I'm hoping the Holy Spirit fills me with inspiration to keep that energy up throughout the week so I can really positively impact those kids!

Oh and if you didn't see the post from Sunday (my last post), check it out. I love it!!

Hugs to all my blogger ladies

I think it is so funny that a few months ago I could have sworn I would have never been a blogger. Now, I go out of town for a weekend with no computer and I'm missing catching up on my blogger ladies. haha. So I have a little something for y'all. I got this email and it brought tears to my eyes. I honestly was crying and laughing watching this. I have a strong connection with Italy, having lived there, so maybe that had something to do with it. But all in all, I just love this message. I wish I could meet all you lovely ladies just to do this!!! You have brought me so much peace and patience through all this heartache of IF. I hope this is a great start to your week. Thank you for sharing your lives with me:)            Turn your volume up....the music makes it!  One of my top favorite songs of all time.

Cut and paste...I couldn't get it to just click on it...sorry. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hN8CKwdosjE