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July 25, 2001
C#9, CD#24, somewhere DPO
Hello All,
First off, congrats to Carmajo and Jennifer B! How exciting is that? I know you have both tried long and hard, and now you've accomplished your goal! Wishing you both wonderful and healthy pregnancies!
Well, I apparently ovulated, although I'm not quite sure when. I got tired of using the OPK's while camping - NOT the easiest thing to do in a public restroom! So, I did one after we got back and was darker than the test line, which means I O'd somewhere from CD 19-22. My higher temps. this morning confirmed it. I know we covered the bases in terms of DTD, because, frankly, we did it A LOT last week! Aren't you glad I shared that with you?! :) The funny thing is that I'm feeling really weird. I have sore BB's and some nausea, but every month with Clomid has been so different that I am not chalking it up to anything but side effects at this point.
I went in for my prog. test yesterday and had a talk with Dr. C. I explained to her that I think I O'd late, and she said that if my levels are low she may have me retest next week, since I O'd so close to the blood test. I asked where we would go from here, and she said that if I O'd, I'd try 150 again, but if not I could go up to 200, but that was it. After that, I would be sent to an RE. I really hope it doesn't come to that, because I so enjoy my doctor now. Oh, and I nearly fainted! The technician was taking my blood, and I guess she was using too big a needle, because nothing would come out, but she kept moving it around! It didn't hurt, but I started to see stars and thought I would pass right out. Luckily I didn't and they got a smaller needle, so I was good to go.
Alright, and here is the "shocker" from my family. I have one sister, and as I've mentioned before, she and her DH have two children. They were not planning to have any more. Hmmm...can you tell where this is going? I was over there on Sunday and saw prenatal vitamins (the same brand I have) on the counter. Yep, she's pregnant! They were completely surprised, to say the least. My sis went in for a UTI and they did the pg test as a standard thing, and lo' and behold, there it was. I had a very hard time at first, but I am getting better. It's one thing to see all your friends get pg while you are TTC, it's another to see people get pg "by surprise," but when your own sister is pg by surprise, that just takes the cake! It's not that I feel she shouldn't be, but I just wish I was, too! And of all the people I thought would be pregnant while we were TTC, she was the last one I would've expected (I think she felt the same way). So, we're all adjusting. I cried for two days. I wanted to be happy for them, but I felt so bad for myself (yes, it was a pity party), and that would make me feel like a horrible, selfish person, which made things even worse! Today I am doing much better. It would be WAY COOL, of course, if I got pg this month and we'd have babies right near each other! I've learned not to hold my breath on these things, though. The good thing about this is that now I won't have to worry about our child having cousins that are all 3+ years older than him/her, so that's not so bad. I have really just been trying to have a good attitude and see the positive in this. I want my sister to not have to worry about things being awkward, that she can't feel happy about being pg because I still am not. And of course I will love my new niece/nephew just as much as I love the ones I already have!
Our camping trip was a BLAST, by the way. We really had a good time, swimming, hiking, making campfires - a great way to relax! My parents, niece and nephew all had fun - Aidan caught 2 fish! He was so proud of himself. Of course, they were hardly big enough to keep, but he just couldn't stop telling EVERYONE he saw about it - too cute. They all left earlier than we did, so Chris and I had a couple of nights to ourselves, which was nice.
Speaking of Chris, he's home now, so I am off to greet my honey. Have a great week, and as always, positive thoughts!
Take care,
Laura
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