Christmas Day

Christmas day my Papa passed away. For those who have been reading my blog for a while you will probably remember that me and Papa were extremely close. We have gone to church and brunch every Sunday since I moved back to New Orleans about 2.5 years ago.  Although it was an extremely sad day, I know he was at peace with all of his children and grandchildren by his side. And I take comfort in the fact that he isn't in pain anymore. We had just celebrated his 90th birthday party, so he definitely lived a long and fulfilled life. The service and burial will be on Wednesday.

I went to church today for the 1st time ever without him. I didn't think I would be able to do it, but a cousin offered to go with me so I went. We go to a relatively small church and he had been a member for over 50 years so I knew everyone there would be sharing in my loss. It turned out to be a wonderful morning. I heard so many fun stories and memories from his friends.

I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas!

Lap Scheduled

I'll be doing my pre-op on Jan 6th and then having surgery one Jan 12th. I'm really excited, but nervous as well. I've read lots of blogger's experiences so that is helping alleviate some of the nervousness. We have to TTA for this cycle since I'll be on CD22 when the surgery is performed. Hopefully I will have the lap, get my period shortly there after and be able to start trying again in FEB!

More decorating!

On Saturday December 26th, some girlfriends and I are hosting a wedding shower for one of our friends. In anticipation of this, I've already started setting up a bit because this week is obviously really crazy. So I thought I would share a few picts:

This is table for drinks and is the 1st thing people will see when they enter. I'm going to add white flowers to the vase in the back right and the bucket on the left will be used for  champagne, white wine and OJ.

I absolutely love my crystal and find every excuse to serve in it.

This is a close up of the centerpiece. I love the little sleigh.

On a separate note, My aunt gave me my grandparent's Christmas china this year as an early Christmas present. I switched out my china in my display case this weekend to further add to the Christmas decor in the house! Its so pretty and I am so happy to have such a great family heirloom.

Close up of the pattern. Its the Lenox Holiday Pattern.

In TTC news, CD 1 has arrived. I am waiting on a call back from my RE's nurse regarding my Lap. They were trying to get me scheduled for my lap next week, but my RE came down with Kidney Stones yesterday so they have to wait to talk to him.

1 stark line

1 stark line, that's what was staring up at me this morning @ 12 DPiui. And I've started spotting. Sigh.

I've left a message for the RE and am hoping I can get the laparoscopy scheduled quickly.

Well it's the Holidays...

There's so much to blog about, but so little time! I have been a busy little bee since school ended and the holiday madness began.

First, I've been working tirelessly to try to get my in-laws' presents bought and wrapped, so I can ship them up to KY in time for the holidays. I'm missing just 2 more things, and then I'll be done. But in the meantime you should probably admire my wrapping job:

I also took some time to make Oreo Truffles, which fellow Blogger NikiNikiNine introduced me to last year. All my coworkers were asking me if I would make them again, so I obliged. They were as well received this year as last, and I think these little treats have officially become a tradition for me! Here's the before picture, but I forgot to take a pict of the completed project! They're super easy to make and are always a crowd pleaser!

And finally, I finished decorating my house. We needed to do the outside, and we were finally able to do it on Sunday after watching to Saints get to 13-0, WHO DAT! It turned out really cute this year.

So its been a busy few days!!

In TTC news, I'm feeling sort of blah about this 2WW. I was really trying to be hopeful, but to be honest I'm really not. I told my husband over the weekend that if I don't get KU this cycle I'm going to press the RE to do the lap on me next cycle. I am having some discomfort on the ovary that has the cyst, and I can't help but think I have endo. My husband was upset because he said it sounded like I was writing off this cycle already, and in some ways I think I have. Maybe its just an ego-defense mechanism but I just can't seem to lift my spirits and really get behind this cycle, if you know what I mean? I'm currently 7DPiui so we'll see. 1 week down, 1 week to go.

This Makes Me Smile

Hope everyone has a GREAT weekend!

IUI #1 = Done

Its done. Now, I just have to wait 2 weeks. But with the holidays and everything I have planned these next two weeks I hope its going to fly by!

In very exciting news, I am finally done with classes for the semester! I have a paper to write which I am going to try to knock out tonight and then I will really be done until January! YAY! I know getting an MBA will pay off in the long run, but working full time with school in the evening is a bit much these days. I am really looking forward to a break! And next semester I only have class twice a week so it should be much more manageable than this semester was.

Its beginning to look...

...A lot like Christmas! This weekend I was able to do a little decorating.

I love a Christmas tree.

DH, My sister and I have the big stockings.

The little ones are for our 2 dogs and my sisters dog.

My wreath. The bow needs some TLC but at least I tried.

I still need to finish the outside of my house but I ran out of garland, so I've only got half the porch done! Woops. DH has promised me a run to the Lowe's tonight so hopefully we will get it done tommorow.

Cycle 16 - CD 15 U/S & B/W

So I went in this morning for another round of labs and B/W. I was in a rush to get to work on time so I didn't get to wait and see what the results were, but I just got a call from the clinic and I am going to trigger tonight. They called me at the office so I couldn't really ask all the details as to my follicle size or what the B/W revealed, but must have been good. IUI #1 is set for Wed AM. I have to bring in DH's specimen at 7:30-8:00 and then go back for the IUI at 9:00. Very exciting stuff!

Cycle 16 - CD13 BW & U/S

I went in today for my CD 13 B/W and U/S. The U/S revealed that my follicles are growing. I have one 12mm, and two 10mm, and a few smaller ones that probably won't develop. I'm not ready to be triggered b/c they're still small (they will trigger me when the follicles are around 18mm) but the good news is that it looks like I'm have a good response to the clomid. After they get my B/W back this afternoon, they'll call to set up an appt for next Monday or Tuesday for another U/S and B/W to recheck them. So hopefully we'll be getting IUI #1 sometime next week.

Hope everyone has a great weekend!