Don't Drink the Water!

That's been the phrase of the year so far at work. On Tues there were 4 (yes, you read that right 4) pregnancy announcements at work. Talk about a real kick in the groin. They were spread out a little bit. 2 were within 10 min of each other (followed by a text message containing ultrasound pictures from a friend) and the other 2 were a couple hours later. Luckily, I didn't hear the last 2 in person and one of them is still in the closet. We don't know who it is, just that there are 5 pregnancies...so far anyway (there are a few people who could still announce this week...)

It seems that one of the women is pregnant through IVF - I'm keeping my ears open to see if I can catch her talking about it. Then maybe I wouldn't feel like too big of a freak if I pick her brain about it. Part of me thinks it is too soon to start worrying about IVF or adoption, but the cost makes me think that I should at start doing research just in case.

The pregnancy announcements were a little hard to take, but I think I did ok. There was only about 30 sec of tears in the bathroom before I went to my meeting and smiled. I suppose I haven't asked as many questions as I would if we hadn't been trying. A good thing did come out of it I guess. DH finally convinced me to call and make an appointment with an RE. The appointment is the second week in Feb. They could have gotten us in this next week, but I really want to see how this cycle pans out. It is the ultimate test of all the "relax" or "take a vacation" myths out there. Becuase, as it turns out, I am scheduled to ovulate while we are in Vegas! That would be a spectacular souvenire. So the appointment is schedule for the week after cycle 15 should be starting (hopefully it won't!).

Ready to rock 2009!

I guess I must have gotten out pretty much everything I was holding back in my last blog (I can't believe how long it got!). Just figured I should write a blog to ring in the new year.

I am not making any official resolutions this year, but I do have a few goals...

1) I'd like to get my money out of WW -- so I want to routinely track my points and make good food decisions so that I can be healthy when we conceive.

2) I want to get back into running. I want to run a 20K in May (I said that last year....) and I want to be at a point where I can still exercise when I am pregnant.

3) Spend less time on the internet (and therefore, more time with DH). This means less time with my fellow Nesties. It is such a supportive community and I love getting updates on the girls that I feel I "know", but I think I need a little distance from TTC so I don't think about it as much. Maybe this won't be as hard as I think it will be, since I've been kind of distancing my self from GP lately and had to go cold-turkey the week we were at the in-laws.

4) Be a better friend. I've gotten very wrapped up in TTC and I feel like I've withdrawn a bit - especially from pregnant friends or those with new babies. I really want to be in a place where I can regularly check up on them without having to temper any saddness or dissapointment about myself.

5) Read more.

So that's it -- Many wishes for the New Year!