Wonderful Weekend

After our appointment yesterday, that went GREAT by the way!!

We had to make our usual stop at Target. I bought a few cute tops and

Mike.... well he bought a LOT of candy!

He assures me that this will ALL make it into the precious hands of little

trick-or-treaters and NOT into his tummy!

Hmmm.. we'll see how that goes! HA

As we pulled into the house later that day, I noticed my little bush had turned

a beautiful shade of red. It amazes me how it can change color over night!

Mike and I would like to ask you all to please pray for us this week!

We have a few more doctor appointments and are hoping and praying that they all go wonderful and are filled with great news!

Have a great week!

We Have a Delivery

Okay so....It's Probably not the most exciting delivery to some of ya'll but it is to me!

The meds have arrived!!

We are gearing up for what we HOPE and PRAY will be the last time enduring all of this.

I don't totally enjoy having my husband inject crazy hormones into my tummy but the end result is what gets us through!

Today is day 5 on Femara. I think I am having a few more side effects this time (headache, moodiness, etc.), but if it gives me a good, healthy follicle, then who cares!

We go tomorrow for cd 8 ultrasound and praying hard for a good response to the meds. I should start the injections Saturday evening if all goes well!

On another note.... I have discovered Yarnell's Pumpkin Pie Ice cream!!!

I am a BIG fan of pumpkin pie, so I couldn't pass this up.

It is SO yummy and has bits of crust mixed in!

You should give it a try!

Hope ya'll have a great weekend!

GO HOGS!!

Next Month, Maybe?

Here we go again... You haven't heard much from me for the past month about all of this. I just haven't been in the mood to talk about infertility stuff. I honestly hoped that the next time I discussed this with you it would be about what worked for us and we would be announcing some wonderful news, but that isn't the case. However I continue to believe that we are getting closer and closer as each month passes. So here is the recap of this past cycle.

We used Letrozole cycle days 3-7 and Bravelle injections cycle days 14-18.

I responded somewhat well to Letrozole. I began using Bravelle injections because my follicles weren't maturing like they should. At my last follicle check they hadn't grown. So this cycle was a lose. He started me on Provera and told me to continue Estradiol to get us started on the next cycle. Then I will double my dose of Letrozole cycle days 3-7 and will begin Bravelle injections earlier in the cycle and see what happens.

So heres to another cycle of these lovely meds!

This will ALL be worth it in the end, when we are holding our bundle of joy in our arms!

Hope ya'll have a great week! It is suppose to rain most of the week here! YUCK

Happy Birthday!

Time to blow out the candles!! That's right, today was my birthday! WOO HOO

I had a good day despite the fact that Mike and I had to be in LR at the crack of dawn for my doctors appointment. Before we hit the road we stopped at Daylight Donuts for some breakfast. A friend of ours owns the one here... so we visit frequently! He had a box set aside with my favorite "Pumpkin Spice" donuts, donut holes and a note !! What a great way to start the day off... right!

I had already eaten the donut holes before I remembered I hadn't taken pictures! HA

I tried to relax and enjoy my day!

I am SO blessed to have all my family living around me. We ate dinner tonight with the family at Savannah's. I had the grilled Salmon and finished the meal with yummy chocolate cake!

I got lots of cute gifts! Here is a picture of Mike, Jax and I. Jax did a great job helping Aunt Whitney or as he calls me "Aunt We We" open gifts! By the way we are working on the name! HA.. I'm not thrilled about "Aunt We We" but it's too funny to hear it come out of his sweet little mouth.

My Mom got me this beautiful Christmas serving dish! It has the bible verse "She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, his name was Jesus". I have had my eye on it since Millyn's put Christmas out but just never would buy it for myself....

I LOVE IT!

Okay, so I have to share this with ya! Mike's Aunt Laura bought some lottery tickets and gave them to me in a card. Now if you know me at all, you know that this chick does not like to gamble!!! HA.. I just have a hard time risking it, especially if it's slot machines. I would totally be okay if I put money in and a pair of shoes shot out!

But since this was a gift I felt like I could this time... since she bought them and I didn't! So I had my nephews kiss em' for good luck and began scratching away.

Hold onto your seats ladies and gentlemen.... I WON......... $1.00!! HA

The rest of my week and weekend is going to be crazy. Please say a little prayer for Mike and I. We go back to the doctor on Friday.

Hope ya'll have a great weekend!

I'm Lovin It

I'm lovin it..... and no I'm not talking about McDonald's! HA

A Tuesday Morning store just opened in our town! WOO HOO

After I got back in town today from my doctors appt.,I stopped by to check it out!!

I found some cute stuff today but sometimes it's a hit or miss.

I just LOVE these towels! They have this set on sale right now along with the shower curtain. I have been wanting to redo our spare bathroom... so this is an option.

Animal print is SO in right now and is SO much FUN!

I think I might go back and get it. Just haven't made up my mind yet.

Well ya'll have a good weekend!

GO HOGS!

Nothing Fancy

So I have been meaning to post some pictures of my fall decor... it's really nothing fancy!

My house is practically decorated for fall year round since my colors are fallish.

Here's Mr. Jack-o-lantern hanging out on the front porch!

I have these cute little things on my mantle... they are from Southern Living and are filled with mini orange foam balls!

I have a hint of fall above my entertainment center.

My favorite thing is my Jack-o-lantern jar that's filled with an oh so YUMMY mix of candy corn and peanuts.... it's a seasonal favorite of mine!!! Oh and I can't forget to mention my pumpkin pie Yankee candle.

Well that's what Fall looks like around my house!

I love to look at everyones decor just to get new ideas and such.

So lets see what your house looks like!

I bet it's fabulous!

Is September over yet?

REALLY... Please wake me up when it's over!

This month has been the most off key month for me. I just haven't felt like myself. The weird thing is I haven't been on any meds up until this week! You would think that I would feel better without them rather than with them!

Goodbye Clomid, hello Letrozole!

I started taking Femara a.k.a Letrozole this past Wednesday.

So far so good though with the new medicine.

We are just hoping and praying that good things come from it!

I have high hopes that October will be a FABULOUS month!

I have never had a bad October... well part of that might be because my birthday is in October! But still.. it's going to be great!

We have had a lazy weekend so far. Mike spent the morning in the woods working on deer stands and all the things that go along with hunting! I stayed home and made chicken 'n dumplings and waited for 2:3o to roll around so we could call the HOGS and watch the Razorbacks play Bama. Unfortunately we lost.

We plan on hearing an awesome sermon at church in the morning followed by a yummy lunch of leftovers.

(I always think chicken 'n dumplings are better the second day.)

I'm sure I'll make my usual Sunday trip to my classroom to prepare for my little darlings!

Ya'll have a great Sunday!