The Stow Away

I spoke in my last post of our AMAZING move across the country to our new found home state of Kentucky, and I will go into travel details (once the computer is fully hooked up and I can transfer pictures).  For today, I have a nice and fun/interesting story to tell about a little stow away we found along the way.

Our second big (longer than a night) stop was Sioux Falls, SD.  While this was not quite the place we expected, I do believe we will always remember it.  I've had back problems ever since I can remember, much attributed to a car accident when I was 9 along with 10 years of dance/drill team.  Traveling will almost always send me into a spasm flare up which will require pharmaceutical intervention.  And this adventure was not an exception, actually it was more of the worst I've had in a while.  Being in a foreign city, I headed to the nearest ER in hopes of some help.  Nothing out of the ordinary, a medical history, when was your last period, might you be pregnant, etc...  Being on a TTC break, we were actually starting to look at other avenues and learning to accept, this was no longer going to be 'easy.'  I laughed when the nurse asked about being pregnant.  I was on cd41, which is not uncommon, my last cycle was 54 days.  "I doubt it!"  And she led me to the restroom for a urine sample to test my kidneys, after which I played on my cell phone while waiting for the doctor.
When he came in, he sat down and we chatted about previous treatments for my back.  After a moment, he sits back and says "Well, your pregnancy test came back positive."

My what?!?  Came back huh?!?

I just sat there in shock.  My back didn't hurt anymore, but I felt a little confused.  Did he have any idea how many months I'd spent peeing on stick after stick after stick, and never seeing two lines?  How much had gone into the emotional trip of the last few weeks while we weighed out our TTC options?  He didn't, and he just sat there all non-chalantly doctor like saying, "Congratulations!"

I waiting for the other tests to come back and got the heck out of there and as quickly to the car as I could where SS was waiting with our fur babies.  His face was sad and upset when I told him they didn't write me any prescriptions..."because, I'm pregnant!" I told him, turning to an instant smile.  We hugged and kissed, and went to the grocery store for a pregnancy test.  Though the paperwork I had left with stated "Pregnancy indicated as incidental finding."  LOL!  Ooops, we found out you were pregnant while we ran our tests.  Haha, it still sounds funny to me.

(6/5/2013 @ Sioux Falls, SD - Red Roof Inn...lol!)

 

We made an appointment as soon as we got to Kentucky, and had our much awaited first OB appointment June 28th, where we got to see our little bean (@ 7w5d) with a beautiful 150bpm heartbeat.

 

 

I can't get over the crazy story we get to tell our little one about finding out we were pregnant, but could not be more happy to have a story to tell! :-)

 

 



It's Been A While

I have been M.I.A. as of late in this blogosphere world.  And I never really was Johnny on the spot with posts, I suppose I wasn't really into it.  It was a great idea at the time, and I've enjoyed all of my time getting to know everyone's blogs very well.  Though I am a perpetual lurker, I hope to change that.  As well as my whole blogging overview.

Why the change, you ask?  Let me tell you in nice summed up version of our last 4+ months.

When I last posted, we were awaiting our follow-up appointment with Dr. M.  That was cancelled (and I don't remember why now, timing or money, something...but there were talks of a re-schedule).  The re-schedule never happend.  What did happen was lots and lots of life!  A mother-in-law moving in, a move to a new house (in town), mismatched personalities, hurt feelings from the past, a mother-in-law moving out, and anohter move...across the country :)

That's right folks!  I now live in Kentucky!!  ...the complete and opposite side of our comfort zone known as Oregon (where both SS and I were born and raised).  It was the craziest, scariest, most fun of a move we've ever made.  And there's no better feeling that seeing the shine in SS's eyes when he talks about completing one of his dreams.  To pack up and move across country with all things that can fit in a Subaru.  We found our Suby Ruby a while back, and with a few minor tucks and pulls here and there, we turned her into a traveling beast ready to tackle the climb of the Colorado Rockies.
We took 3 weeks, travelled across 13 states and found ourselves here in Kentucky just now getting settled into our 'launch pad' home (because who wants to live in a hotel with 3 dogs? haha).

It's amazing over here, and as soon as we get all of the household in order (we did only bring what would fit in the Subaru), I hope to get some pictures of the trip and our new home up.

So far, here's our route.  Thankfully, SS did most of the driving, and our fur-children were all GREAT travelers.

Thanks to all of those stoppers by and followers.  I am still out here and reading your blogs :)

Sexy's Back Double Time

I must admit that I am, what they would call, a 'NSync-er.  I LOOOOOOOVED this boys!  Couldn't get enough.  Had magazines, videos, and thanks to a very awesome friend, I even got to go to a concert.  I was, not so, close to Justin Timberlake!!!!!!  Now, why would I bring this up?  I'm glad you asked.

I'm not much of one to get excited about many things mainstream (anymore).  I will check in with People magazine once in a while (mostly to see who's having babies :), and have been known to try and drag SS into a conversation about the Duke and Duchess.  Not too much gets heart racing, blood flowing, excitedness spewing like a 15-year-old girl at an 'NSync concert (insert other boy band names as necessary, but I'm sure you get the point :)

That was until yesterday, I was poking around another guilty pleasure of mine, and found this:

This, undoubtedly, led to what I now know as fangirling (still cracks me up...it's really true, sad, but true).  And a quick jump on Facebook to share the video and be sure that my one true 'NSync/Justin Timberlake friend was aware that our guy was BACK!  Or coming back, we hope!  Woot! 

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And that of course brings me to the 2nd comeback of sexy.  Which is none other than me!  :)

I'm super excited to have been so productive yesterday (and a little this morning) to schedule a "me, me, girly day."  Which will consist of acupuncture, a trip to the salon...for my new Emma Stone hair

Then, it's off to the Fitness & Racquet Club in town to talk to Doug about my new membership!  I've been working out at home consistently for the last few weeks, off/on for a few months, but I'm excited to have equipment and trainers and classes and all the fun stuff that comes with having a gym (including tanning!).  Now, it is an hour into town so my usage will need to be nicely thought and planned out, but I'm thinking I can at least fit once a week with my acupuncture appointment (or however often they end up being).

(Absolutely loving the color and the cut)

All of this has got me feeling sexy, and knowing that will only increase.  I'm also hoping that there might be a bit of positive results in our TTC-ing.  Duh!

**Just a random side note:  SS turned on Friends With Benefits the other day, before I was off work, but only minutes.  So I sit down on the couch and instantly hear(like 2 words, literally)...JT!  "What is this?" I asked, thinking there was some new JT movie I had missed.  He tried to be all cute and coy with some answer that would sneak in the fact JT was in the movie.  I stopped him halfway..."I know it's Justin Timberlake, WHAT is the movie?"  At that time the title popped on screen and all was solved.  And completely obvious that I may have been a little bit obsessed with my main man :)

It's okay, we've got a plan

Plan A...to be/have been pregnant/stayed pregnant sometime in the last 2.5 years, naturally.
Plan A...not happening :(

Scratch Plan A!

Plan B*:

#1:  SS will have a SA

#2:  I will have cd3 FSH, TSH, Estradrol, Prolactin (I'm not doing all of the links, you know or look it up, sorry :)

**I'm assuming an appointment to review results**

#3:  HSG...later on down the road, we've got 6 months of BC to get through, remember?

And that's the plan.  Exciting, right? :)  I sure was excited!  So much so that I stayed up until 1am!  Whoops!!  *TGIF*

*note to other TTC-ers:  do not be naive in your Google Images search "Plan B."  It is still in fact, an emergency contraceptive.  Good thing I was in a good mood while looking :)