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Jerri's Diary Entries Diary Navigation: Choose A Diary Entry -------------------- Latest Entry: 7/10/02 -------------------- 6/27/02 6/18/02 6/11/02 6/3/02 5/21/02 5/17/02 5/15/02 5/7/02 5/2/02 4/29/02 4/12/02 4/11/02 4/5/02 3/22/02 3/12/02 3/11/02 3/8/02 2/28/02 2/26/02 2/22/02 2/1/02 11/15/01 10/2/01 9/10/01 8/28/01 8/17/01 7/23/01 7/11/01 7/4/01 7/1/01 6/25/01 6/11/01 5/23/01 5/22/01 5/9/01 5/1/01 4/18/01 4/3/01 3/26/01 3/20/01 3/16/01 3/8/01 3/2/01 2/25/01 2/19/01 2/11/01 2/4/01 1/31/01 1/25/01 1/13/01 1/6/01 1/2/01 12/25/00 12/20/00 12/14/00 9/27/00 9/19/00 9/13/00 9/6/00 8/29/00 8/23/00 8/16/00 8/8/00 8/2/00 7/16/00 7/4/00 6/28/00 6/19/00 6/14/00 6/7/00 6/5/00 5/31/00 5/23/00 5/18/00 5/9/00 4/26/00 1/24/00 -------------------- Jerri's Introduction

December 14, 2000

Hello to everyone and get yourself prepared ... this is one action-packed entry.

First, on the TTC front: We have made it through these three months of birth control pills to control the cysts that I developed from the Clomid, the three-month wait on DH to have another semen analysis and we are just enjoying ourselves to no end. I kind of left the diaries for a while; the stress of TTC was really starting to wear on me and since we were bogged down with birth control pills anyway, it just seemed like the right thing to do. It was truly amazing how good I felt during that time when I new there was no chance of conceiving, no counting or calculating. I never realized how much stress TTC was actually putting on me as well as DH.

I am now cycle day 7 or so, but not really expecting to O on my own -- never do!! DH will have another analysis done in January and we will see at that point if it is completely pointless to try an IUI again without finding donor sperm or something of that nature. He seems to be adamantly against the donor sperm but not too concerned with giving up the bad smoking habit to help his swimmers survive. His idea of a good plan is to see what the analysis has to offer -- if the results are bad, then give up the smoking and try again in six months. My idea of a good plan is that he give the smoking up forever a long time ago and we could move forward from there. Either way, I can't force him and I don't even try. He tells me almost every day that his goal for 2001, a new year's resolution if you will, is to put a baby in my belly. I don't know exactly how he intends to do this but if his own sperm aren't working; I sure hope he has donor sperm on his mind.

I have done quite a bit of research on the donor sperm idea. I don't think it is so bad of an idea but so far he has been very against it. We will see what the new year brings and go from there. Of course, if the analysis is good, we will hit the Clomid and go hard to work on TTC again!!!! And, if another three- or six-month wait is in store, I will most likely use some hormone to help control endometriosis until we are prepared to try again. If I have to wait much longer to TTC, I will have to have another HSG to check for blockage. I don't know why or how my tubes block so quickly and easily but they seem to get blocked at the drop of a hat.

Away from the TTC ... wow, lots of things have happened. In late October we moved into a house, I changed jobs and we have been busy busy busy with all that a new house and job bring. We had a wonderful Thanksgiving in our new house, just the two of us, no one else. We cooked a meal way too big for two people to possibly eat, lounged around the house and watched football all weekend. It was nice just to spend time with each other, no interruptions. Well, DH did have to go to work for a little while on Friday but that wasn't anything, just some good sleep-in time for me.

Now, of course, we are gearing up for the Christmas holidays. Neither of us has bought the first gift, but I plan to at least buy one this weekend, maybe two. Then, my mom is coming next Friday to spend the Christmas weekend with us. She is bringing her boyfriend, hehehe, my mom and her boyfriend, sounds so silly. Anyway, we will undoubtedly do lots of shopping on Saturday before Christmas and maybe even some more on Christmas Eve. I think I have told you all before, I love to go to the mall on Christmas Eve and watch all the last minute shoppers scrounging for gifts (especially men). This year, I will probably be one of those wild shoppers. Oh well, this house was our present to one another this year and maybe for a few years for that matter. I made homemade gifts for our families and homemade candy for my coworkers.

OK, I think I have brought you up-to-date on the events of the past couple of months. Talk to me on my board, and let me know how you are and keep thinking positive thoughts.

Love,
Jerri Ann