If you Blog it, it will come!

Scratch that! I guess I just had to blog about the embarrassing situation and now...ladies and gentlemen, we have a cycle!

Aunt Flow, are you there? It's me, Michele!!!!

Ok, so no cycle yet. I've been on these damn pills for 4 weeks this coming Monday and no period yet. The placebo pills began 2 evenings ago and I'm still waiting!! My understanding is that not everyone bounces right back after that whole menopause business. The BCs and other pills are supposed to help with that. Call me crazy, but I was hopeful that I would be one of those who would bounce back. Maybe not this month. I still believe, though, that it WILL HAPPEN. It's only been 2 days. Please Lord, give me my period?

Baby Dream

Last night I had a baby dream. I started having baby dreams when Luis & I began trying for a child. I'd sleep and dream that I'm taking care of a baby, carrying one around, or just having one present in our daily lives. I haven't had one in months, then had one last night. It's probably not even worth mentioning, but feels really good for some reason.--As if the hope is back!

*A TOAST!*

I'd like to propose a toast! Please lift your coffee, water bottle, or champagne if you've got it. I've gone 24 hours with...wait for it...NO HOT FLASH!!! Yippee! Looks like the menopause demon really is gone. Thank God! So a toast to being regular old me. Sounds a little silly, doesn't it? I understand, but man it feels good to feel normal again.

Also I feel as if the pills are working (BCs & diabetic Rx). I have some cramping that leads me to believe the girls are waking up. My mood swings are fewer (among other symptoms). The mood swings aren't completely gone, but well that kinda is regular old me I guess ;o)

No More Menopause

Ok, y'all, a major step in our journey is finished...no more menopause! We went to our doctor's appointment this morning. After a little bit of waiting and an all too fun exam, the doctor told us there is no need for more shots! He said my hot flashes should go away in about a week. Yay! He is putting me on 2 months of birth control pills (BCs) as well as some diabetic medicine that is also supposed to get things going down there. I'll take them both at dinner time for 2 months. They expect my first period in 3 weeks!! Yippee! Did I just say that? Never thought I'd be happy to see aunt flow, but there you have it. I'm happy.

If everything works itself out the way it's supposed to, then we could start trying to get pregnant in March...the month of my birthday...and the dead center of tax season. If we're not pregnant by May, then they'll try something different. What that is, I'm not sure, but that's what they said.

I am so glad I went to see the specialist. I was dragging my feet for so long, even though Kristin kept telling me to move on to a specialist. Well we did and I'm ecstatic we're on the right track.

Thank you, Jesus!!!!