If a dog were your teacher...

If a dog were your teacher, you would learn stuff like:

When loved ones come home, always run to greet them.
Never pass up the opportunity to go for a joyride.
Allow the experience of fresh air and the wind in your face to be pure ecstasy.
When it’s in your best interest, practice obedience.
Let others know when they’ve invaded your territory.
Take naps and stretch before rising.
Run, romp, and play daily.
Avoid biting when a simple growl will do.                                     

On warm days, stop to lie on your back on the grass.                                                                                        When you’re happy, dance around and wag your entire body.

No matter how often you’re scolded, don’t buy into the guilt thing and pout… run right back and make friends.
Delight in the simple joy of a long walk.
Eat with gusto and enthusiasm.
Stop when you have had enough.
Be loyal.
Never pretend to be something you’re not.
If what you want lies buried, dig until you find it.
And MOST of all… When someone is having a bad day, be silent, sit close by
and nuzzle them gently.

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Fertile Myrtle?

It's been almost 5 weeks since my last Lupron injection.

Hallelujah! I feel SO much better. Lupron was an EVIL, EVIL drug.

So... what's next you ask?  Well, we wait.  We wait for my period to start-- which should be anytime now. Let's all join in a moment of silence to pray that this happens naturally.

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I took my last Estriol pill Sunday. (this was a pill that helped counter-act my side effects from lupron) I've had the feeling like I was going to start my cycle again, and some spotting, but nothing yet. I dont mind being patient, but I HATE not knowing what my body is doing and when its going to do it.  I'm used to knowing down to the hour when things are going to happen!

Now that I'm all "cleared out" I've had nightmares of having triplets!! Maybe I've turned into Fertile Myrtle? Who knows?! We all know saying, "Be careful what you ask for thing!":o)  I've always had a slight incling that twins are possible--and I'd be ok with that. As scary as it would be! But man, the thought of any more than that (Kate Plus 8!) FREAKS me out.

Anyway-- thanks to THIS post from a blog I follow, it only added to my paranoia. (see the 75 blogs of multiple baby families linked to it)  There was one lady who I think had quads-- and was talking about how her stomach was splitting open and bleeding from getting so big. O. M. G. Cannot even imagine. But there was also some really sweet babies and very cool stories.

In the meantime- we're back to the waiting game, and keeping busy with all the fall activities coming our way!

Happy Birthday Dad

It was a birthday weekend celebrating my dad's 61 birthday!

Happy Birthday Dad! We love you and are so proud to call you ours!

Blowing out the candles on Dad's favorite cake: Carrot Cake!

Izzy & Lane with Papa

A good old fashioned tug o war with a tree-- at Tippy & Jacob's house. haha!

Grrr...

It's a hard life... and even harder to learn how to golf! :o)

Happy Monday!!!

Growing Up

I love Joel Osteen's Daily Scriptures I get in my email.  They are short, too the point, and always encouraging. He has a way of giving you a brighter outlook in any situation.  You should check out his website and sign up for his daily emails! 

http://www.joelosteen.com/HopeForToday/TodaysWord/Pages/TodaysWord.aspx

This one below was from a few days ago and I thought it was a great reminder on how to respond when things don't go our way. Especially when the dreams and plans we want for our lives don't come to fruition right away. 

TODAY’S SCRIPTURE

“You, therefore, must be perfect [growing into complete maturity of godliness in mind and character, having reached the proper height of virtue and integrity], as your heavenly Father is perfect”
(Matthew 5:48, AMP)

 
TODAY’S WORD from Joel and Victoria

One thing I’ve learned is that just because God puts a dream in our hearts doesn’t mean it’s going to come to pass without any opposition. See, God is going to grow us up. He’s going to mature us. He’s going to prepare us to handle the promotion He has in store.

I think about Joseph in the Bible. Starting out, he didn’t have a whole lot of wisdom. He was young and immature, and God had to do a work in his life. Joseph probably shouldn’t have told his brothers about his dream that they would one day serve him! As you can imagine, his brothers were not nearly as excited about that as he was. Long story short, Joseph had to go through some things to grow up and be ready for the promotion God had in store.

Friend, it’s the same way with us today. You may have a dream in your heart that seems a million miles away, but just like Joseph, God can take you from the prison to the palace in one step. During the growing process, keep yourself focused on Him and allow Him to do His work in your life. Keep a humble attitude of faith before Him, and He will lead you and guide you into the destiny He has prepared for you!

I look back at the past few years and think, "Wow, I've really grown up  A LOT, in many different areas of life."  Looking back and thinking particularly about expanding our family-- if we would have gotten pregnant 2 or 3 years ago things probably would have been very different.  We are at a place in our lives now where we are content, we're financially stable, we're more trusting and work together better in our marriage, we're involved in our church, our work, and we've got some amazing friends and family will and have supported us through this whole process.  You can't always see why God allows opposition to your plans and dreams right away~ but we must trust in His process. And in this case, we DID have some growing up to do.

Now that we're getting closer to taking another step and starting the whole TTC process again, I feel more confident and at peace. We have never wavered from knowing God is in control, and we have definitely been humbled.  I pray that He will lead and guide us to the destiny He has prepared for us and pray that we have the courage and endurance to stay the course He's chosen... and I pray that for all of you too!

Labor Day Weekend in Pictures

Hope You All Had A Great Labor Day Weekend!

Hysterosalpinogram

In short... HSG test.  :o)  I was totally freaked out about this test... as you can see in the picture below. It's a similar procedure to the one I had last week that hurt SO bad. Naturally, I was anxiety ridden going into this morning. Good thing we had to get up at 6:00 am to get there in time! 

It also freaked me out more because I had to get in a robe and was taken into this huge x-ray room with all these machines. Luckily, the x-ray tech was a girl about my age who had just done this same exact test recently. Her and her husband have been trying to have kids unsuccessfully for over a year now too. It's very nice to have someone on the other side of the table to relate to! She was very nice, explained everything well, and calming. 

 Here's Jacob with his radiation blocking vest on. He had to put a radiation blocker around his neck too. He's make a good x-ray tech don't you think?!

Here's the instruments that are used for this procedure. (minus the iodine, you can't see it in this picture). Pretty scary looking right? I never like to see these things laying out on the table when I walk into the room.  However, this time around I did totally fine during the test! Jacob had to stand behind me since the radiation from the X-ray is so strong, and I was squeezing his hand so tight, bracing myself, and then it was over! I didn't feel A THING! I couldn't believe it! Still can't! I was positioned slightly different this time so maybe that made the difference. Or maybe the iodine is easier flowing than saline solution. Who knows? I'm just so thankful that it went how it did. Praise Jesus! Hallelujah! I think even Dr.O was surprised. He kept asking how I was doing and if I was ok.

So--test results? Good news: I'm all clear! In fact, the left fallopian tube, which was the one that was completely blocked before the surgery was the side that the iodine flowed through FIRST and the best! Dr.O was very pleased with that.  Yay! No more blockages!

Here's what the test looked like. This one isn't mine... I wish I would've taken a picture of it! I did get to view all of the x-ray's which are pretty cool! Jacob watched the whole thing in live action. He thought it was interesting too.

What's the next step?  We wait for the lupron to get out of my system, my cycle to come back and then we do IUI again!