She finally gets it!

Bribery. Madeline finally understands bribery. It's a huge relief because now we can get her to eat her veggies. For now she gets something sweet after she eats a decent amount. When she's older we'll use other ways. I'm just so excited that it works, it really works!

Cooperation at last.

It seems that my body really likes these drugs I'm on (except for the headaches and overall blah feeling). Hmm maybe I should say my ovaries/uterus likes these drugs. When we did IVF number 1 my body responded great and now my body is cooperating again. This is just way too easy. Seriously one itty bitty shot a day and some estrogen pills and my uterus perks right up!

I had an ultrasound today. My ovaries are cooperating by just resting and my lining is up to 9.7 and triple. They want triple and over 8. So we're doing really well. Looks like February 5th will be the day. We pray that our embryo's cooperate as well as my lining!

What's in a nickname...

Crazy Hair Madeline Claire...




Need I say more?

Madeline pictures

I've been neglecting blogging about the wonderful Madeline. Here are some pictures to, hopefully, tide you over until a real post.

Here she is last Sunday before church. I thought she looked so adorable in this oufit!



Here she is in an outfit that grandma Olson got in Pennsylvania dutch country last fall.





Here is Madeline playing in the snow last Saturday. She stayed in that sled the entire time Eric was shoveling.

Day's like today...

I'm glad I married someone bigger then me! I feel bloated and sore today. So I raided Eric's closet. I won't win fashionista of the year but I'm comfy! I'm wearing my Greenbay Packers socks, velour yoga pants, and Eric's 49er t-shirt. Yep I don't match but I'm a lot comfier then if I was wearing the jeans I originally put on.

So, take not all you single ladies out there in blog land, find a guy larger then yourself!

Is this really happening?

So I've been on my meds for 11 days now. Yesterday was my last birth control pill. I continue with the baby aspirin, vitamins and luron shots for at least another 8 days. This may seem like a lot to you guys. BUT I don't feel like we're doing anything. I haven't stepped foot into the doctor's office except to sign consents for the procedure. I don't know if I'm in denial or what but it just doesn't seem like this is all happening. Life seems way too normal right now.

Now lets talk side affects. Really I don't have any except for this annoying twitching eye. Seriously, of all the things that I anticipated happening a small annoyance of a twitching eye was not one of them. I do seem a bit more tired and slightly less tolerant of (there's just no way to say this nicely) morons, but that could just be my normal personality too. You'll have to ask Eric about that one ;)

Now lets talk consents. I don't mind signing consents at all. I mean we're paying thousands of dollars to do this so you'd think we consented but whatever. I think that EVERY one who wants to become a parent should sign a consent. Seriously, there should be some way to put some sort of alarm on a person that goes off before baby making. At that time the prospective parents would have to read a 4 page document about having to care for the baby ect. They should have to choose what happens to the child in case someone dies or a divorce occurs. I bet that would make people think twice about becoming parents.

Yep, when we did our IVF for Madeline we had to decide right then and there what to do with our left over embryo's. We already knew we would freeze them. BUT it didn't stop there. We had to decide what would then happen to them if we got a divorce or someone died. I mean really who wants to think about a divorce or DYING when you're trying so hard to have a baby. There went the last illusion of normal conception. There is definitely nothing romantic about infertility and the legal department of the doctor's office makes sure of that!

Cheese

"What do you want for breakfast, Madeline?" "CHEESE" said very excitedly. "How about some pancakes?" "uh huh". "Madeline, what do you want for lunch?" "CHEESE!!!!!" said with a huge smile. "How about some fish sticks?" "ok" "Madeline, it's almost time for supper, what would you like?" Ever the optimist, I hear "CHEESE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" " How about some chicken?" "uh huh and papples". She loves her some McD's "papples". Does everyone see a pattern here? Yep she asks for cheese for breakfast, lunch, dinner and snack. Although, once in a while she'll request "nandy" (candy, darn that chocolate advent calendar!)

I guess I shouldn't be all that surprised since she is Dutch and has a mother that loves cheese also.