Let the Games Begin!!!!!

Today is day two of my IVF protocol. I now take the Lupron shot in the morning along with a prenatal vitamin and a baby asprin. At night I take a birth control pill and a decadron. I haven't noticed any side effects yet. I was told that the combination of Lupron and birth control would make me menopausal. So far so good! Praise God!

I am getting ready to travel to Orlando for work next week. I am excited to have to opportunity to go to a sunny place and to stay very busy until my next doctors appointment. I have been very dedicated lately to working out and eating right. I want my body to be ready for pregnancy. I have done this before in preparation for pregnancy, but then gave up when I realized it wasn't helping. So with the combination of hormones, emotional rollercoasters, a new sedentary job, the holidays, fertility diets (which consist of high fat dairy!), and "not caring because I will be pregnant soon anyways", I have managed to tack on a few extra pounds over the last couple years. It is time to get serious! For the last 3 weeks I have been going to the gym religiously and eating better. I hired a trainer, but he looked a little nervous when I mentioned IVF and possible high risk pregnancy. However, he said he was up for the challenge. I have regained my motivation. However, I am slightly afraid that it wasn't soon enough. Honestly, I need another month to get to the place I need to be. Oh well. At least I am getting into a routine now so that I can maintain a healthy lifestyle during my future pregnancy. When I start the Follistim on 2/6 I will have to cut back on the strenuous exercise and stick to walking on the treadmill. The last time I was on follistim I ran to my car to escape the freezing cold, and I felt my ovaries bouncing around inside of me. I told my RE and he scolled me and sentanced me to no more than a slow paced walk for 2 weeks. I learned then that when the ovaries are that big (the size of twinkies) they could rupture under stress. Yikes!

Anyway, our foster child A***** is doing very well. She is starting to say so many words and funny sayings. She is eating constantly and sleeping more. I think this means she is in a growth spurt. She loves to eat ice cream every night before bed. When I get home from work she meets me at the steps and then says "clothes, mommy?". Then she leads me to my room and helps me pick out some cozy clothes to wear. When I put her to bed I sing "twinkle, twinkle, little star, Jesus Loves Me, and If Your Happy and YOu know It." Every night she pulls her pacifier out of her mouth and says, "sing, mommy, sing". It is so sweet. She has even started to sing along with me. Although she says "Chesse" instead of "Jesus". Her favorite song is "If Your Happy and You know It", because she loves the actions. SHe has stopped crying and crawling out of her be for awhile now, and never wakes up in the middle of the night. I think the bedtime bonding routine was the trick!

Tomorrow I will be getting my hair done. It is time to take out my extensions, and cut my hair off. I decided it is time to return to a mommy haircut (short, cute, and easy).