Buford Betty: Finally!!!

Monday, March 10, 2008

Finally!!!

After two months of no luck, I FINALLY got a positive reading this morning! No, no - not a prego test, but my ovulation test! I was yet again about to give up, but I finally got two lines this morning. I went back to testing in the morning, so I think that's definitely the reason I wasn't getting a good read before. Alright hubby, it's ON!

I promise to get back to my blog reading and posting... I feel so behind. I've been super busy, not to mention distracted. It's been a rough couple of weeks. I'm hoping to get in some good blog-reading time tonight after yoga. Catch ya later!

12 comments:

tulipmom said...: Blog reading? Yoga? You have more important things to do!! I hope this is the month.; March 10, 2008 at 1:39 PM
Kate said...: Woo-hoo! Good luck & have fun;); March 10, 2008 at 1:59 PM
Some Like it Southern said...: Glad you were able to get a positive read. We are planing on starting to try next month so I will be trying ovulation tests this month. Wish me luck!
Have a good one!; March 10, 2008 at 2:00 PM
Preppy Pink Crocodile said...: Woo-hoo! Par-tay with the hub tonight!; March 10, 2008 at 2:33 PM
Sasha said...: How exciting! Make the most of it!; March 10, 2008 at 3:34 PM
LSU Melanie said...: Congrats! Miss ya; March 10, 2008 at 5:24 PM
thelovelist said...: your pups are so cute! love your header; March 10, 2008 at 7:29 PM
Stacy said...: yippe yay! so happy! go eggs, go! i'm keeping my fingers crossed!; March 10, 2008 at 8:49 PM
Scarlet O'Kara said...: Good luck! And invite the Mr. to yoga with you. Couples yoga is a great thing!; March 11, 2008 at 10:43 AM
Steel Magnolia said...: I'm so happy for you! I know how important it is to get a *positive* reading. I'm sending you sticky, baby vibes....; March 11, 2008 at 3:29 PM
Somewhere Between Pinot and Pacifiers said...: Yay for two lines! I say have fun with it too! :); March 11, 2008 at 5:44 PM
Sarahviz said...: You totally psyched me out with that first sentence!
Happy "practicing"!; March 13, 2008 at 10:31 AM

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I grew up (and still live) in Atlanta suburbia.
I'm a Georgia Bulldog! I met my husband at UGA in Geology 110 and the rest is history.
I'm a CPA, working as a tax professional at a local firm. But I'm also very creative and artistic. I use both sides of my brain.
I'm a Christian and I like to talk about God stuff.
My husband and I are smack dab in the middle of working our way out of debt. We drive old cars and brown bag it.
I'm a huge Dave Ramsey fan, so if you don't like him, I'll probably annoy you.
I love to talk about money and I love helping people with money problems. I'm working towards becoming a personal financial counselor/mentor through our church.
We have two dogs, Belly - an 11yr old border collie mix, and Gertie - a 6yr old lab/pit mix. They're our little loves!
We are members of Buckhead Church and volunteer as 2-to-1 mentors (the church's premarital program).
My husband and I started TTC our first child in November 2005. After a long battle, we finally gave birth to our son, Samuel Nolen, in January 2012!
I want to write a book on my struggles with infertility. And I talk a lot about our journey on this blog, but in no way do I let my infertility define me. This is not an infertility blog; I just want to be an encouragement to others fighting the good fight!
I absolutely love life and wouldn't trade our journey for the world. The struggles we have faced have made me the person I am today.

Infertility ain't for wimps.

Jan 12 - Samuel Nolen arrived! Now the journey really begins!
May 11 - IVF Cycle #2 (FET) -- BFP!
Apr 11 - Starting Lupron for first FET cycle in May
Jan 11 - Surgery #3 - septum successfully removed! Residual deemed "clinically insignificant."
Dec 10 - Enjoying the holidays while gearing up for a 3rd surgery in January. Planning to do a frozen IVF cycle in May.
Nov 10 - IVF Cycle #1 (+ Moo Goo) - chemical pregnancy
Sep 10 - IUI Cycle #4, on Femara (+ Moo Goo) - BFN
May 10 - Trying acupuncture/herbs/diet for 3-6 months. I call it my Moo Goo plan.
Aug 09 - IUI Cycle #3, on Femara - BFN
Jul 09 - IUI Cycle #2, on Clomid - BFN
May 09 - IUI Cycle #1, on Clomid - chemical pregnancy
July 08 - Decided to cool our heels for a while on TTC. Not preventing anything, but not quite ready to move forward.
May 08 - My OB/GYN recommended acupuncture. Definitely going to try this in conjunction with IUI/IVF when we're ready.
Apr 08 - Still on doctor hiatus and TTC on our own. Trying to figure out which cycle we'll start our first IUI on... prob May or June.
Jan 08 - For many reasons, we decided to wait on IUI and try on our own for a few months. On Clomid for this cycle...
Dec 07 - The hub's boys are a bit low volume-wise, so RE wants to move forward with IUI.
Nov 07 - RE set out a plan for us: Try on our own for 3 mos, then move to Clomid and IUI for 3 mos. If no luck, we move to IVF.
Oct 07 - Had a follow-up HSG, which showed there is still a small, residual septum (so not quite all of it was removed).
Sep 07 - Surgery #2 - Septum is successfully removed. Minimal traces of endo. were found and removed.
Aug 07 - Depot shot #2. And the hot flashes insued...
Jul 07 - RE started me on Depot Lupron shots for the purpose of softening the uterine tissue for surgery #2 (although the shots are typically given to treat endo.)
Jun 07 - Surgery #1 - Stage III endometriosis discovered and removed, ovarian cyst removed; "weak area" discovered on my uterine wall - septum couldn't be safely removed
May 07 - more and more bloodwork, a renal ultrasound (to make sure I have two kidneys - and yay, I do); surgery is scheduled
Apr 07 - We meet with the fertility specialist (RE) for the first time
Mar 07 - MRI confirms that I have a septate uterus
Feb 07 - HSG shows uterine abnormality
Feb 07 - My progesterone levels are reportedly low, I start taking supplements; the hub has his boys tested and they look fine
Jan 07 - start initial infertility testing with my OB/GYN
Nov 05 - Dec 06 - TTC with no luck
Nov 05 - off BC
Nov 02 - The hub and I get married!

Monday, March 10, 2008

Finally!!!

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