Category Archives: the big guns
One Year Ago, Yesterday
I was at the end of my TTC rope. I was ready to give up. Maybe I would try one more time without drugs with a yet-unidentified fresh donor, but that was it. I was ready to start begging my … Continue reading
Filed under IUI, NYC What is it about you?, the big guns, TTC
Happy Birthday to….
…my blog! And my mom! I won’t say how old my mother is. She looks almost as young as me and her spirit is that of a twenty-year-old while I still sometimes trip over into worried grandma mode. So happy … Continue reading
Open Mouth, Insert Foot
I’m almost getting used to the taste of my feet. They have spent a lot of time in my mouth. But I have to take some effort, perhaps minor surgery, to remove both of them this time. You see, I … Continue reading
Filed under family, the big guns, TTC
A Little Better
Today I felt a little less mean. I was a little less stressed. I also felt crampy like I’m going to get my period. I actually checked when I went to the bathroom. I’m trying not to twinge, so I’m … Continue reading
Filed under the big guns, Waiting and waiting and...
Thanks to the Injectionables
Day 5 po I have lost my ever-loving mind. I will cry and hate myself over the dumbest things. This morning I couldn’t find five spelling tests that I actually took home in my jeans pocket last week. I left … Continue reading
Filed under the big guns, Waiting and waiting and...
Well, duh.
TS Eliot has some great quote about once you’ve looked long and hard for something, you’ll find that you already found it when you started. Here it is: We shall not cease from exploration, and the end of all our … Continue reading
Filed under blogitty blog blog, the big guns, Waiting and waiting and...
Day 3 po: Not Twinging, Just Whining
A general feeling of yuck has washed over me. My boobs hurt and every time they get elbowed by my son or accidentally bumped into, I am reminded of how last month I fell for that pain hook, line and … Continue reading
Filed under teaching, the big guns, Waiting and waiting and...
Karate Thoughts, Green Tea & Victorian Photography
This morning, while sitting in the waiting room, I started to feel like I was ovulating on the right side. I was alone because my honey could not avoid going to work being one of two supervisors. I knew it … Continue reading
Filed under IUI, my hon, NYC What is it about you?, the big guns
Hookey Day!
Yesterday I went in for the ultrasound and he told me we’d do the IUIs today and tomorrow. This has been such a crazy week that I decided to take today off as a mental health/possibly buckled over in ovulation … Continue reading
Filed under IUI, LGBT, the big guns, Waiting and waiting and...
How Maggie Made My Follicles Grow
Monday was a bad day. It started the night before. We had finally gotten the green light on our kitchen renovation. That meant that we had to move every little thing in there, outta there. So we were up pretty … Continue reading
Filed under IUI, the big guns, TTC, Uncategorized
