I STARTED!!!

I started my period last night! Yea! I am finally getting back to normal. It was pretty funny, Jeremy & I were getting ready for bed & I did not nightly routine pee before bed & I screamed, "I'm bleeding!" Jeremy wasn't too impressed, he was like nice. But I was pretty excited. Now I don't have to be worried that another month has slipped by w/o me knowing.

So the doctor finally called today, well the nurse practitioner. Does anyone else have that problem, I have only spoken to the doctor once, and that was during my consultation. I absolutely love the nurse practitioner, but I almost feel like she is running the show & not him. I guess I don't really care, b/c it is nice to have a girl nurse to work w/ that is nice & helpful, but sometimes I just don't get it.

She told me I could start Femara ROUND #2 on Thursday & I have my ultrasound scheduled for St. Patty's Day!!! Let's pray that Saint Patrick grants lots of great eggs on the good side.

I forgot to give my answer to my post "To Tell or Not To Tell..." from last week or so. I have decided that for now I am not going to tell my fam or friends that I have a blog. Well, I actually told one of my sisters, but I didn't give her the site & she didn't seem to care, so oh well. And my good friend Carrie (that comments :) on my blog) knows, she is the one that got me started & introduced me to Cyclesista, and I very much trust her to keep anything in here confidential. For me the biggest con for telling was not being able to surprise my family & friends when I do get pregnant. I have always wanted it to be a huge surprise, and so for right now, being able to still do that someday outweighed the support that I might receive from them through this. I still keep them updated, but not as often, which alleviates some of the pressure.

So now we are on to cycle IUI #2 HOPEFULLY!!! So please pray along w/ me & St. Patty for eggs on the good side. I know that last month it was a lot easier finding out half way through the month that I wasn't going to be pregnant that month than having to wait it out & go through IUI, but I just don't know if I can be as positive if it were to happen again.

Oh one last thing. I am going to try to figure out how to attach music to my blog b/c there are a couple songs I want to share. The first one, is what I named my blog after, "Taking Chances" by Celine Dion. I was having trouble figuring out a title for my blog, and that night I watched her special & was so touched by that song that I thought it was perfect for my blog. The other is "Laughed Until We Cried" by Jason Aldean. The first time I heard this song, I only heard the first verse & thought to myself, I could remember those exact moments going on my first big college spring break being so excited to try out our fake IDs. It was hilarious, I couldn't wait to share it with my friends & reminisce our college memories. I googled the lyrics & realized only that verse would have applied to my friends & me. But when I got to the last verse & read it, I became very emotional. It talks about the struggle of getting pregnant & the excitement once it happens. I remembered being that excited for the 2 days we were pregnant, and though next time I will be more cautious with my heart, I can't wait to feel that excitement again!!!

Have a great day!
Beth