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May 19, 2004
Hello iparenting land! I hope everyone is doing well. I'm doing okay here. I just got off the phone with Dr. K and he says that all of my tests look fine. They came back normal, and basically we are just waiting on getting pregnant. He said if we are not successful this cycle, that we could do one of 2 things. We could try clomid for another cycle or we could do IUIs with clomid. Since IUI's are not covered by our insurance (and they are around $500!), we thought we'd try clomid for another cycle and then look into the IUIs. But I'm hoping that this cycle is successful and we won't have to worry about any of that. :) I'm currently 9 dpo (amazing, ovulation! It surprised me to on CD 13, which never happens for me. Clomid seems to be doing the trick.) I'm planning on AF to come this weekend. If she doesn't show, I was going to wait until next Wednesday to test at 16 dpo. Do you think I'll be able to wait that long? I sure hope so!
The cicadas are out. The adults are about the size of your thumb, black with big, bulgy red eyes and shiny, clear wings. And the nymphs are smaller without wings, brown when they molt, and white when they come out of the ground. I haven't seen any of them near our house in Maryland, but they are all over near my work in Virginia. Their shells litter the ground underneath the trees and they are starting to sing. They are fascinating, but make my skin crawl just a little too. I don't mind looking at them, but I definitely don't want to touch them and I hate how their shells crunch when you walk on them! I am looking forward to hearing them around our house because I think the sound is so beautiful. There's one good thing about these things!
We went to the Maryland DMV last week and got our licenses. The process was SO much smoother than Virginia. We were at the MVA for about 2 hours for everything...the licenses and re-titling our car. It was much, much better than Virginia. So now, we are official Marylanders! Yay! :)
Oh! Exciting news! We bought a puppy! We bought a cute little Cairn Terrier (looks like Toto from the Wizard of Oz) girl. We are going to name her Cinder. Why Cinder you ask? Well, it's sort of a complicated story. I already have one dog, another Cairn Terrier (Nessie) that we left with my parents when we moved out here. She was a Christmas present to my brother and me about 15 years ago. My parents wanted me to take her with us, but she's old and set in her ways at my parents’ house. I didn't want to uproot her. Don't get me wrong, both Jeff and I adore Nessie. I just think that she would be better staying where she is comfortable. Anyway, Nessie's papered name is Loch Ness Cinderella. Loch Ness because she's a Scottish breed, and I think Cinderella was her mother's name. I wanted to name this new puppy of ours something like Nessie's name. So we shortened Cinderella and are going to just call her Cinder. She has papers and I would like to name her after another loch in Scotland but I haven't found one that I like yet. We pick Cinder up on Friday and I'm so excited! Her coloring is called wheaten (golden color) and she has black points on her muzzle and ears and tail. It’s really cute because she has floppy ears and her nose is black and it looks like she was curious and stuck her nose in a bowl of soot. I’ll see if I can post some pictures when I get them.
Work has been okay. We are yet again short staffed. It's getting to the point where I just hate to come to work every morning and I cringe every time the phone rings. I like my job but I hate the stress. And there is a lot of stress right now. I keep telling myself just to get through it. Anybody have any hints or chants to get through stressful times at work?
Oh, my sister in law is pregnant. I'm glad for her but sad for us. Does that make sense? I know they've wanted to have another child for a while, my niece is 4, but I feel like I've been passed over, yet again. I'm trying my hardest to be excited for them but I can't help wondering when it will be our turn to have a child. It’s very hard to wait.
Until next time!
~Always, Cat
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