Not A Recapping Post

I'm not going to do the recap of this past year.  Instead I'm going to ask for some healing thoughts.

My dad is back in the hospital again.  One of his heart valves is failing and they can't do surgery.  He has pneumonia and several other issues which are causing complications.

Grocery Shopping

I must be out of my mind to decide to grocery shop at the end of the month the end of the year.  The three stores I went to were crowded.  I did manage to stay under budget and get quiet a few bargain.
At my first stop I purchased the unsalted nuts that I like from Trader Joes.  J bought his pineapple and flavored almonds.

Next stop I bought brand name pasta at bargain prices from Big Lots.  $1.00 a box for veggie pasta when the same brand is $1.29 where I normally would buy it.

We stopped for lunch and I had a craving for an Angry Whopper.  I haven't had one of those in four years.  Not since I moved out to the West Coast.  I rarely eat beef so please don't judge me.

Last stop was the commissary on McChord AFB.  Here is where I struck gold.  Two boxes of cereal, J eats the cereals not me as they are too full of sugar, for only $1.19 each.  Kleenex tissue 184 ct. boxes were on sale for $1.00 each so I picked up nine boxes.  With my chronic sinusitis I go through a lot of tissues. 

On the way home nausea struck.  It wasn't from being hungry nor from what I ate.  I'm not sure what brought on the episode.  No strange smells being pulled into the car from outside either.  Maybe it was J's driving?  Some of my readers know what J's driving is like and how he sometimes swerves while driving.  One cop has pulled him over actually thinking he was intoxicated.
 http://www.magellans.com/psi-bands 
Maybe I should get one of these to combat J's driving effect on my stomach?  or possibly keep some of this on hand?

Neighborhood Changes

By the beginning of Autumn I thought most of the military moves were finished on my street.  Usually the Army tries to move families April through September if possible.

In just the past six weeks we have had three houses empty and two fill up with the neighbor just to the right of us moving out this week making it now four moves.

Watching the Bs move is rather funny.  Perhaps I should go outside with a mug of hot cocoa and direct them on how to pack the truck better.  Why on earth they are deciding to do a DITY move I don't know.  The Penske truck is loaded all awkward with things falling over in it and the female adult has already screamed as things fell on her.  Nothing heavy mind you but still enough to frighten anyone that is unsuspecting.  They decided to add on a car carrier and loaded up the pickup onto the carrier first before loading the moving truck.  Well that was really smart.

Hmm...wonders if they thought about backing the Penske up into the driveway with the garage door open and loading stuff in that way rather than crossing the street for every box and mattress?

I think one of them is sharing the single brain cell.  Perhaps their two year old has it today because he seems to be enjoying the moving sport.

Three days now the truck has been there.  The idea of a DITY move is to pack up the household before you get the truck there so you can save on the daily rental fees.  I've done enough DITY moves and I'm getting too old to do any more with my bad back.  Maybe if I were twenty years younger I'd think about it but not now.

Mind you my neighbor is now 22,  married just three years with a child that is 27 months old.  Lucky wench got pregnant right after her husband got back from his deployment.  I went to her baby shower as she gave me an invite and a listing of her registry.   Sniffs...would have been nice if she would have sent out or hand delivered a thank you card for the gifts I gave her.

Hoping that who ever moves in is quiet, clean, neighborly. 

  Who remembers Bewitched?

Choices For Today

1) take a shower and do nothing else since the shower will exhaust me.  or
2) take a sink bath and do laundry.

I chose option #2 since I want some clean clothing.

I slept until 1000 hrs again today.  So tired.  Whatever sinus issue I have can back to hell where it came from since I am sick to death of being sick from it.

In symptom news:

NOTHING
Absolutely fricken nothing!  Not even sore breasts now.  So obviously the HCG shot is totally gone from my system.

I discussed with J testing.  He and I both agreed to wait until the specified time of 15 past IUI are up to test.  In my case, since I have endometriosis, there is little harm to me to be on progesterone for the full 15 days.  As a matter of fact will lessen some of the symptoms of the endometriosis if I am lucky.  So I won't be testing until at least the first of January if not the 2nd.

Hope everyone thinks this is a good idea.  I'm sure my doctors do since they are the ones that told me to do so in the first place.

So I've Been Sick

...is that any different from most days?

Wonderful side effects of progesterone are getting a bit better if I sip ginger ale throughout the day.  Just one can helps immensely. 

My sore throat and swollen glands that the PCM wrote off has now gone into a sinus infection with a chest cold.  Gold Star for my doctor on that one.  Love the bloody green discharge from the nasal cavities and now coughing up green.  Doctor you need to update your medical knowledge.

Thankfully no fever.

I'm tired.  Don't know if it from the progesterone or being sick.

My lips have absolutely no color.  I mean they are as pale as my face without make up.  I sleep in for about 10 hours and still wake up exhausted.

But I did manage to cook turkey with gravy, mashed potatoes, crescent rolls, and a green bean casserole for Christmas dinner for J and I.  Yes I washed my hands with soap and water several times to make sure I wasn't going to spread germs.

Here are some photos from Christmas Eve with the cousins:

Why is it that so hard to get every one to smile and keep their eyes open for one photo?  K, J and J are in this one

J here with K in the back left.  Have I ever mentioned how big my husband's family is on J names?

J and J here wearing their Santa hats.  With J in the far back right near the map.

I guess that is good enough photo wise for now.  I have a lot more photos.








I think I like this Santa hat.  Maybe next year I'll get myself one.  Though it does seem to be a guy only thing at J's family as four men were wearing different Santa style hats.

5 DPIUI

Progesterone is the gift that keeps giving this holiday season.  My only hope is that I'll be needing it for the 10 weeks and not just the two week wait.

Symptoms as of last night:
Weight gain
Bloating
Vomiting...almost came out my nose last night
Breast Tenderness
Fatigue

Knock on wood, I haven't had a migraine this time around.  Mood swings yes, headaches no.

Government web link to side effect of Progesterone weight gain/loss
have my doubts this would be any better than the Endometrin I'm on right now.

4dpIUI

Well it is the fourth day past my last IUI.  All is well so far.

Last night the progesterone medicine made its presence known to my body in several ways.  1) the mess.  2) the nausea.  3) the breast tenderness.

Two cycles ago when I did an IUI with progesterone support I didn't get the second or third symptom, only the first and the migraines.  So far so good.

As a friend has said and all my doctors have told me, "there is no reason why you can't and won't get pregnant soon.  It is just a matter of time."  So J and I are being cautiously hopeful.

I am going to try to restrain from testing until Jan 1st as that will be 14 days past the IUI.  I was going to wait until 15 days past IUI but seriously who can wait that long.  J should be home on the 1st and I'd like to share the news, whatever  it will be, with him there.  Besides if it is positive I could leave a voice mail message with the clinic to do a blood test for the 2nd.

The hard part is going to be the waiting.  Tomorrow begins the implantation window which usually occurs days 5-9.

Wish us luck!
  These are so cute!