"...thats a lot of blood"

My pampered Chef party was last night and it turned out pretty well. A lot of people showed up with NEVER happens for me so I was quite pleased. The only bad thing about hosting the party is that you don't have much time to talk and mingle with your guests. I hate feeling like I barely talked to someone who came for me. I have a huge wish list and there is no way I can afford all of the stuff I want :) Thank you JoEllen and Jessi for coming! I am so glad you could make it. I just always have such a great time hanging out with you both!

This morning Joe and I both went to Christ hospital for testing. He was doing the sperm analysis and I had to get lots of blood work done. The first time I got stuck she took out 13 viles of blood! I know crazy! My doctor is testing for pretty much everything. I looked over the paper work and he's getting genetic testing and testosterone levels as well as all of the pregnancy type blood testing. I had to drink that sugary glucose stuff for a diabetes test as well. I had heard horror stories before I went about how awful that stuff was. So I was really nervous I wouldn't even be able to keep it down. I can't do liquid medicines, I was the kid that cried for the shot so I would have to drink the disgusting bubble gum flavored junk. LOL I had the orange kind it wasn't terrible I pretty much drank it as quickly as I could so I could get out of there at a decent time. It was warm though and tasted like one of those popsicles that you freeze in the tubes. Anyway we had to wait around for 2 hours to get blood drawn 2 more times. So all and all I left with 15 viles of blood drawn. I felt pretty light headed and we went right away to get some lunch. I am just lucky I don't mind needles or I would have been a wreck!

So the next step for us is to wait until my AF gets going in full swing. The medicine this time has been different than ever before. Typically you don't get anything until about a week after you've finished the last pill. This time I have had a little bit everyday. Mostly in the evening right when I am getting home from work. The nurse said it was nothing to worry about and to not count day 1 until I got a full consistent flow. Once that happens I call to schedule the HSG test. This is done somewhere between day 5-11 on your cycle. As long as the results are all good then we begin the Metformin and Clomid. So I would say it will be at least another month before we really begin. This time things feel so different. It's so hard to explain. When we talk about what we are doing and the process I just feel so at ease with everything. I know last time I was terrified, and knew little about what we were doing. I know we are more prepared and know what to expect. I truly hope that keeps us a bit more calm so we can avoid the unneeded stress and pressure. I have a great feeling about this year. I think we are closer than we have ever been and we finally have an amazing doctor!