Putting together the pieces

If you click on this one to get a better view. You can see that this one is all about PCOS. I don't have all the symptoms listed but I do have quite a few. Each one you see can be devastating to a woman. Knowing there is no cure makes you feel like it is all on you to do what you can to stop each symptom. As is having PCOS is not enough dealing with the side effects of the different medications can be overwhelming for anyone.

Ovulation Celebration #2

Well I got my second positive LH surge test yesterday. I'm so happy. It is nice to have a chance to get pregnant. So we will hope for the best and start that dreaded 2 week wait. It's amazing how much power comes in such a little line.

A Break from PCOS Part 2 Where my hope is!

I'm talking about all the super cute stuff I have found for FB (Future Baby not Face Book!)

I found an adorable crib with mattress for $40.00 at rummage sale, lady's name was Teressa she had twins, one boy and one girl, how cool is that.

I found a changing table that matched the crib at a consignment shop for $20.00, Kid's Closet. Love Jennifer who runs it. Always has a super selection, great prices, and great quality clothes.

I found 2 mattress covers for $1.50 for both at a church rummage sale. Excellent condition.

Bassinet for $30.00 me and my mom split the cost so I was only out $15.00 Cute in good condition there was one spot on the side that looked like it was tore, but no big deal. It's green and yellow has the basket underneath for storage, love that.

I had a dresser given to me by the guy I work with, just so happens it matches the bed and changing table...Thanks Chad.

I'll do a part 3 on all the baby clothes.

I know it's hard but I try to buy used on most stuff, baby's get a new wardrobe every 3 months, it just seems wasteful to buy everything brand new. Plus I love recycled stuff. I think it is great for the earth and for my wallet.

I also plan to cloth diaper and breastfeed but I will talk about that later on.

A Break from PCOS

Today I'm gonna talk about all the really cute stuff I have bought for our future baby. (No I'm still not pregnant yet, but I know in time God will bless me with a child...He just giving me time to prepare everthing for our baby) My nepew and his girlfriend are expecting so I'm also picking up good deals for them.

The latest thing I bought I found at a Restore. It is a store that sells house supplies and the money goes to Habitat for Humanity. I LOVE this store.

I found the cutest baby bedding set for $5.00 no joke. It is a Martha Stewart Baby set, and looks like it has never been used. The pictures really do not do it justice. It is a very pale blue with yellow and green and I would think it could be used for a girl or a boy. I got the comforter, bed shirt and bumper pad all for that price. One of my best baby buys.

On day 2 of Clomid. I feel like I'm actually doing pretty well. I haven't had all the side effects that everyone talks about. I've had a little trouble sleeping but I usually make up for that when I am on the Prometrium. So far I have bought the crib, changing table, bassinet, I already had a rocking chair and book shelf, and I had a dresser given to me. The future nursery is just waiting for God's blessings to fill it. I pray and take my meds. All the rest is in his timing.

I know God is teaching...I have always believed that God has the power to give us a child...but I recently started to believe that He actually will.

YEA!! For once...

Okay so just a quick update... my body is finally back on track and I am due to start clomid actually tomorrow.

#*#**#*#*#Baby Dust to all us TTC's#*#*#*#*#*#

MY BODY WILL OBEY- LOL

Not a chance... I took 2 pregnancy test and they both said negative... With Prometrium I'm suppose to start a new sycle 1 to 2 days after my last pill (I take it for 5 days). Well my last pill was Friday. I took the first test Friday morning. Like I said it was negative. I took another test Sunday morning it was a First Response (5 day sooner test) it was negative. So I did some very light spotting on Sunday and a little on Monday. Sorry I know TMI. So I called the Dr. today to see what I need to do cause I am suppose to start Colmid on Thursday. Dr. said if things don't become norminal by then, then I should take another test that morning. Yeah so I would like just once for my body to do what it is suppose to do.

Anyone else have PCOS then I'm sure you know what I'm talking about.

Results on Cycle 4 with meds

Well I was really hoping for this month. I took a test on Sat May 8th,2010 and got a BFN -- Big Fat Negative -- It would have been cool because of Mother's Day and Liz's B-day is next Friday. I really would have loved that. So on to give Cycle 21/cycle 5 with meds. To all mothers out there... Happy Mother's Day. To all the TTC's don't lose hope. ******Baby Dust to All ******

Middle of the 2 week wait. Cycle 4 with meds

This is my first round with Clomid. I took clomid days 5-9 of this cycle. I am shocked to report that I didn't go crazy on the meds like I was expected. We now have a safe word "Banana" in the house. So if I say "Banana" that is code for everybody run. I didn't have to use it but once and we were all trapped in the van together driving. But I managed. On the 29th I finally got a positive LH test (which means things are a go for me to ovulate) we had an OVULATION CELEBRATION. You gotta take things from my point of view. I peed on hundreds of these test ALL negative. So I will celebrate my small victory. About 2 days later I was double over in pain "my ovaries" and could barely walk. So my luck will be instead of A baby I will have a litter of babies. Strike that...I'm not trying to speak that kind of evil on myself. But I was happy to have my day of pain. It was the first time in a while I did not feel broken. The things we take for granted. So now we are in the dreaded 2 week wait. I'm so happy. I waited for a 2 week wait for so long. So I will know by Mother's Day, May 9th, 2010, if I am pregnant. Lord help me not to get my hopes up.

Scripture:
Listen, my son, to your father's instruction and do not forsake your mother's teaching.
Proverbs 1:8

Our Action speak louder than our words. This is especially true in the home. Children learn values, morals, and priorities by observing how their parents act and react every day. If parents exhibit a deep reverence for and dependence on God, the children will catch these attitudes. Let them see you reverence for God. Teach them right living by giving worship an important place in you family life and by reading the Bible together.

April Dr.'s Apt.

Well I was hoping my body would cooperate with me just one time but nope!

I started a new cycle in the middle of my prometrium (the medicine that is suppose to keep me from starting a new cycle) LOL Yeah!

So anyway Cycle 3 with meds was a wash. Onward and upward to cycle 4 with meds. Dr B also prescribed for me Clomid "the evil medicine" I'm told. He asked me if I had heard about any of the side effects. I said, "I've heard it turns you into a raging witch!" and he said, " and that would be putting it mildly." So I just want to go on record saying I love you my wonderful Husband.

Scripture:
"The LORD, the LORD, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness, maintaining love to thousands, and forgiving wickedness, rebellion and sin. Yet he does not leave the guilty unpunished; he punishes the children and their children for the sin of the fathers to the third and fourth generation."

Why would sins affect grandchildren and great-grandchildren? This is no arbitrary punishment. Children still suffer for the sins of their parents. Consider child abuse or alcholism, for example. While these sins are obvious, sins like selfishness and greed can be passed along as well. The dire consequences of sin are not limited to the individual family member. Be careful not to treat sin casually, but repent and turn from it. The sin may cause you little pain now, but it could sting in a most tender area of your life later - your children and grandchildren.

Round 3...DING

History: March 12th. starting cycle 19, cycle 3 with meds.

I go to Dr. B on April 5th. we will just have to see how things go until then. Wish us luck

I would like to start adding a verse of scripture at the end of each blog.
" Honor you father and mother, so that you may live long in the land the Lord you God is giving you. Exodus 20:12

This is the first commandment with a promise attached. To live in peace for generations in the promised land, the Israelites would need to respect authority and build strong families. But what does it mean to "honor" parent? Partly, it means speaking well of then and politely to them. It also means acting in a way that shows them courtesy and respect (but not to obey then if this means disobedience to God). It means following their teaching and example of putting God first. Parents have a special place in God's sight. Even those who find it difficult to get along with their parents are still commanded to honor them.

Wow this is a two sided story for me...to show what God expects from me as a daughter and as a Mother.

History: Cycle 18, cycle 2 with meds


I was hoping this would be a good cycle because it was my Birthday this month. My husband took me to a Toby Mac and Skillet concert to celebrate. I loved it. I was thinking what if my little zygote, baby ball of cells, was rocking out to some Jesus Freak while forming. Will that mean he would grow up to be a preacher?!? Later that night after the consert we went to Denny's to grab some breakfast and low and be hold AF shows up. Blahhhh! No luck this cycle either.

Children are a testament to love....