Home Reno and FET

We have been busy lately meeting with a realtor, making a "sell the house" plan, and getting ready for the frozen embryo transfer.

House first:
We have found 2 amazing houses so far! The first is still a bit higher priced than we want and not in the most perfect location. The second is a goner- it was listed Friday, saw it Saturday, and by Sunday it was off the market and closed to new offers. There is a small chance the sale will fall through and we can step in, but we aren't holding our breaths.

We are really good with that outcome because we haven't even done financial preparations, nor is our house ready for the market! We have SO MUCH CRAP TO DO!!!!!!

This weekend we did a ton of work, with the help of my amazing parents. They came in from A-town on Friday and didn't leave until Monday afternoon.

We now have a totally new half bath, I mean everything- new walls, new floor, and up next is installing the new toilet, vanity, lights, and shelving. We have them, we just have to put them in there.

We now have new flooring in the full bath, new lighting in the living room, and new interior cabinet color.

When it is listed like that it doesn't sound like much. But it is! We worked so hard!!

Our house is chaos. I don't know where anything is, we have a new stain on the tile floor I have to try to get out, and there is nothing on the upper cabinet shelves. That stuff is covering every flat surface, and floor spot possible.

We now have about 4 kitchen boxes officially packed to move! BONUS!

Now the baby-making:
I also went to the doctor yesterday for my baseline ultrasound and FET plan making.

Everything is good to go, so the transfer of my frozen embaby will be Feb. 10! It seems so soon! Which is exciting, because I thought it would take longer to prep, like IVF did.

And no injection medications
And just 2 different medications. (Significantly lower than the 9 medications for IVF)
And only 2 doctor appointments between now and Feb. 10.

So much easier, but this is our one shot since we only have the one frozen little guy (who is 6 days old already, theoretically).

And it's great because I have a friend who is having IUI around the same time so we get to worry together, celebrate success together and/or mourn the loss together. Either way it turns out for either of us, it is nice to have someone going through all this BS with me! And, our kids could potentially be the same age, which would be cool.

We really hope it works this time because if not it's IVF round 2.....boo!



Here's to 2014 and a successful FET!!!!!! And a successful IUI for my friend!!!!

Holiday Mayhem

I read something today that said today is the most depressing day of the year. I get that, because it means "normal life" has resumed. Booorrrriiiinnnngggg.............

The holidays are so much fun! And exciting!! And I had so much time off work, parties, family, and just fun!

So yeah today is like the real world punching me in the face. That analogy came to me because I did get punched in the face----with CEDAR FEVER

The sinus pressure is hurting my face so much and I feel run down, tired, coughy, mucosy, etc. AND I lost my voice Wednesday! It's Monday, still sounds like I have smoked 2 packs of non-filter cigarettes the past decade. Gross.

But the upside of today being the most depressing day of the year is that I will be starting the next IVF round very soon.

It isn't technically IVF, but FET (frozen embryo transfer). Much easier, basically like half of IVF since they don't stimulate the eggs to remove them. They just put the frozen little guy in there and we hope.

Let's seriously hope this time works. This process is sucky and I want a baby dammit!

We did at least work on a home improvement project the past week. Skie has torn off the counter in the half-bath. There isn't a new one yet.........but hopefully soon............

This is sorta what we do, halfway to a project realize we need a plumber. Then realize it's New Years Day and there is no plumber around. So now we wait until Skie has time off work and a plumber.