Where O Where can a Baby Book be

For some reason I decided that the first thing we need to buy is a baby book. We are not due to start trying for our baby until the new year but I cant help but want to buy things early.

We both searched around online last night and only found 1 website that had a 2 mommies baby book ( I always tell C she can find a polar bear in a snow storm and demanded she find a better and cheaper ( the first one was $132) baby book for us!) She looked and I looked and were not really happy with what we found. So i posted on thenest.com, I used theknot.com before we got married and got good ideas from it. So any way I posted there and got some responses and found a perfect book for us, plus with the 3 package inserts its only $84!

Isn't it beautiful...

I not sure if im loosing weight but I better be! Other then last night when I had pizza and soda, I dont drink ( Again except for last night!) Im getting tired of eating the same ole veggies but I need to have more options other than corn, peas, green beans, asparagus, broccoli and carrots.

and really we need to start taking walks again!

I have met a vampire...And he works at my local Kaiser

I had this past Monday off work (to recover from our horrible camping trip). We decided to get some of my blood work done that day and to also do my test for Diabetes. I was under the assumption that I would go, give blood, drink the nasty liquid, be on my way and come back in 2 hours...boy was I wrong. I had to stay at the hospital for the 2 hours. So we sat around, read magazines, i went to the bathroom about 8 times"(thanks to the 2 bottles of water and 75 grams of sugar water i had to drink) then it was my time to give more blood. In I went and the vampire took another 2 things of blood and we were off.

Now I just have to wait to take the Provera...

What is Provera you ask....

Provera is derived from the female hormone progesterone. You may be given Provera if your menstrual periods have stopped or a female hormone imbalance is causing your uterus to bleed abnormally. Provera is also prescribed to prevent abnormal growth of the uterine lining in women taking estrogen replacement therapy.

Then I can have my HSG

What is an HSG you ask

A hysterosalpingogram, or HSG is an important test of female fertility potential.

The HSG test is a radiology procedure usually done in the radiology department of a hospital (or outpatient radiology facility). Radiographic contrast (dye) is injected into the uterine cavity through the vagina and cervix. The uterine cavity fills with dye and if the fallopian tubes are open the dye will fill the tubes and spill into the abdominal cavity.

This determines if the fallopian tubes are open or blocked and whether the blockage is located at the junction of the tube and uterus (proximal) or whether it is at the other end of the fallopian tube (distal). These are the areas where the tube is most commonly blocked. Very successful treatment for tubal factor infertility is available.

What step is this?

Well our Dr. apt came and went and I didn’t blog. There was so much info in my head that I didn’t think I could get it all out in the blog, but I guess I will try.

The Dr. Apt-

The morning of our apt. we were both up early-ish to get ready. I was super nervous but ready to hear what the Dr had to say. We got there and were greeted by the receptionist who was nice and calmed me down a bit. I filled out some paper work and grabbed a folder with tons of into in it. The secretary gave us a breakdown of the cost and what we would be paying. C looked that over while I filled out the paper work and had her sign her portion.

My name was finally called and we went in. They took my blood pressure (It was high, I told the nurse I was very nervous and that my blood pressure had always been normal, she said “ I believe you and its okay, there is nothing to be worried about”. They weighed me (eeeek) and off we went to wait in a room until the Dr was ready to see us. We were in the small room where they do ultrasounds for about 5 mins and the nurse then came back in and escorted us to the Dr’s office. We walked in and he asked us to sit.

He started off by introducing him self and saying that first we would get my health info then we would set a plan for us. He asked the normal info about my periods and health and family health. He asked C some info about her health also. He explained that the OBGYN in our city was split up into 3. The OBGYN in the main building, Reproductive Endocrinology and then patients had their baby in another city, not to far from where we are. He talked about medicine and blood tests etc etc. He printed out our “plan” and gave me some papers to go get blood tests done on specific days. He said to call him or e-mail him if we had any questions. He also said to start taking a prenatal vitamin, any kind was fine. O, He also said I needed to loose 8 pounds. We asked him that when we did all the tests and assuming everything was fine, when did he think we could start trying for our baby. He said he didn’t see any reason to wait as long as I was healthy enough, C and I looked at each other and all we could do was smile. Our baby dreams were beginning to become a reality.

Reality Sets in-

The morning of the apt. I tried in vain I get a hold of my mother, whom we live with for reasons that are our (me, C and my mothers). I talked to her that night about what the Dr said with my mom and C. My mom seemed to be easing up on the fact that it was really going to happen.

Now…

It has been a little tough on me having to go give blood so often and be so in tune with what is going on with my body. The first few days I took the prenatal vitamins, I was so tired. No matter how much sleep I got I was still tired. Its better now and we are both very excited to start trying in Dec. or Jan!

To do-

LOOSE 8 POUNDS!

Go for more walks/bike rides

Make apt. With S.B for consultation