Ummmmm

So this month I did 5mg Femara. Well, I just had a CD11 ultrasound. I have one follie, and it's 27mm!!!! What the-!!!!
And it's only CD11! Usually my follie is 18mm on CD12.

My doc was a little startled, too. She said it was rather big, and it didn't look like I'd ovulated yet. (She'd better be right) She told me to buy an OPK and test at 1pm today. If it's positive, I come in tomorrow morning for an IUI. If it's not positive, I come in Wednesday.

Did anyone else have a supersized follie, and get pregnant? I'm a little worried. Not to mention, my surge is usually SUPER fast. In and out. So I may test at 1pm today and get a negative, but it's likely I surged last night and it's not showing anymore.

I don't know what to do. :( I'm a little bummed with this cycle.

Finally. Someone said it.

Pop Quiz

Actually, it's just a poll. :)

Many of you were successful with one IUI (versus 2 IUIs). For all of you who've gotten a BFP from one IUI, I have two questions:

1) How many hours post trigger was your IUI?

2) What cycle day did you get your IUI? (Just curious)

Eggs. Lots of eggs.

Today was my CD3 ultrasound. It started out rough, but got better. Here's the summary:
Arrived on-time at 8:30am (ouch, considering it's a 40 min drive on a Sunday!) for appt. Doctor hadn't arrived yet! They had me take my tampon out and sit in the exam room. We waited and waited. At 9am, the nurse came in and said RE was STILL on her way in. I was mad. She finally arrived at 9:07am, a full 37 minutes late.

Doc looked at my ovaries. I always get nervous she'll tell me have another cyst. I saw lots of black dots - this is good! She said my ovaries look great. She counted 8 follicles on one side, and 3 on the other. Looks like my left ovary has the 'leading horse' follicle. She said my ovarian reserve looks great, which was a relief.

I asked, "How do I always have so many follicles, yet only one mature one??" She recommended I up my Femara dosage to 5mg, which I agreed to. Let's hope we get 2 follies this time.

I also decided to just do one IUI this month, instead of two. We'll do one IUI between 36-40 hours post trigger. I have such few vials left of my favorite 2 donors (and they are both retired), that I don't want to blow through all the vials. I'm not 100% convinced that two IUIs is the best idea. I think we will do 1 IUI this month, 1 IUI next month...then reconsider.

To my surprise, my RE encouraged me to consider injectables. To be fair, I brought it up first, but she said it would be a great idea. She likes my idea of trying 2-3 more times with Femara, alone, then trying a small dose of injectables. I was glad she approved...my old RE tried to talk me out of it, saying I should try straight IUI's for a year before injectables. Ugh!

So we're off to another hopeful start. I begin 5mg of Femara tonight.

B and I had a great day yesterday. We drove up to San Francisco, drove along the waterfront, went to a good BBQ joint, got my favorite beer on EARTH at this dive bar in the Haight, watched the sunset at our secret spot overlooking the GG Bridge, got oodles of cheap dim sum, and went home. So nice. Oh, at our secret spot, we dug a hole and buried a list of all crappy 2008 events. It was very symbolic.

Today B cooked me runny eggs - it's a treat since I can't eat these during the TWW! Pretty soon we're going to ride our bikes down the Los Gatos Creek Trail. It ends up in downtown Los Gatos, this cute town, where we might do some wine tasting!

Ahhhh, enjoying the last 24 hours of holiday vacation.

You know what would be cool.....

Logistically and financially I know it's not feasible, BUT...
wouldn't it be cool if we had a giant get-together? Like, everyone meets in Vegas or Phoenix, etc? Almost like an IVP blogger convention, so everyone can meet.

That would be cool. :) Well, for any bloggers in California (the bay area), we should plan a little meetup!

Holy Sh*t, It KEEPS GETTING BETTER!

2009 just rocked me again! As some of you know, I grew up Mormon, but fell inactive 15 years ago. Most inactives never leave the church - the Mormon Church is like David vs Goliath. They threaten you, scare you, and make it very difficult to leave.

Prop 8 was my final impetus to start that scary process. It's taken months and months, including a Bishop showing up at my door at night, unannounced, to scare me from leaving.

I didn't give in, I stuck to my guns - no matter how difficult it was.

Today I called up LDS Headquarters, Member Records Division. I am thrilled to report that they formally resigned my membership and removed my name from their rolls! It happened on 12/11 (Becky's bday), and they said my confirmation letter should arrive in a few days.

I AM SO HAPPY, YOU GUYS!!!!!!! I feel like I just conquered Goliath!!!!

Come on, y'all, sing this with me: "NA NA NA NA...NA NA NA NA... HEY HEY, GOODBYE!!!!!"

2009. It's on.

2009 is already off to a good start. Becky went for a bike ride down a nearby creek trail today, and found a dollar bill on the side of the road. This may seem like a silly, small thing (and it is), but it's perfect timing. I'm optimistic this will be a good year for all of us. We're going to frame that wrinkled dollar, and keep it in our bedroom. Hopefully it will remind us that 2009 started out with a little luck, and that it's going to be a GREAT year.

Happy New Year, everyone!