This year I am reflecting on my own mother and other strong women for Mother’s Day. I love listening to podcasts. I happened to be listening to one that helped me reflect on my own mother and the example that she’s given me. I’m the oldest of 3 in my family, and my parents got …
We waited over a month to get back with our RE after our miscarriage. We’re discussing what our next steps will be, most likely IVF again. Here are some things that we discussed: A possible reason I experienced bleeding in the TWW, was because the embryo attached near a blood vessel. My RE said the …
Growing up I always thought if something bad happened to me I had done something wrong in my life. I did all the things required as a good christian: What I’ve learned since is that bad things still happen to good people, that’s just life. We all are given trials. When Chase and I were …
The two week wait requires lots of patience and strength. The days following Embryo Transfer are known as the dreaded Two Week Wait (TWW). You wait until your period starts or your hCG beta blood test to determine if you’re pregnant or not. About 5 days after Embryo Transfer I started getting period like cramps. …
The wait for embryo transfer (Friday to Sunday) wasn’t too bad. Trying to get a lot of cleaning done at home so I didn’t have to do it the following week. I was wanting to attend church but Chase was worried that our embryo’s would be affected if I went and had all those smells …
After we triggered ovulation on Sunday night right at at 10 p.m. The clinic gave me a list of things I had to do before my egg retrieval appointment that took place on Tuesday. First time ever seeing a positive pregnancy test – too bad it was only the hCG trigger shot. Here’s what they …
IVF starts with Shots, Shots, Shots One Wednesday January 6th, I started injections for our first IVF cycle. Starting Lupron was hard, I got hot flashes and it really stung when I gave myself the shot. We were in Orlando for the Dopey Challenge. I gave myself my evening dose of Lupron, in the Steak …
Our IVF Journey first started when our RE said it’s time for us to move to IVF. Never thought we’d hear that. Our First Appointment We met with our IVF coordinator and she gave me a fertility medication calendar. This calendar would tell us when we’d start and stop medications as well as when we’d …
Race Recap of the Dopey Challenge: Mickey Marathon Okay, Okay, Okay – you are going to get picture overload today for this recap (I think 71 total) and #idontevencare Like all the other days we got up at the same time, and were out the door by like 3:30-3:45ish. Dan and his wife weren’t going …
Sharing my experience of the Dopey Challenge The Donald Half Marathon. Updated 3/26/2026. Be sure to check out my other race recaps of the Dopey Challenge. We all decided that we were going to be out the door by 3:30am. We knew there would be a lot more people running the half. I was up …
