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!!!!

New Year's

We're getting ready for our New Year's Eve party tomorrow. We're running around a little bit getting this and that. We've invited quite a few people and expecting a pretty good turn out. Some are really excited about it and that feels great to know people have fun in your home and look forward to being there. I think my girlfriend, Erica, has texted me every other day this month about it. She's so cute.

We're very excited for 2009! Hopefully this will be our year for a little one. Monday is our first appointment since the Lupron Depot shots and I can't wait to see what the dr has to say. I'm trying to prepare myself for patience, because who knows when I'll ovulate again. The nurse at my last visit mentioned something about estrogen, so I'm sure that will kick start things or at least attempt to. Either way, it's all in God's hands and according to His plan. I know His plan includes a child, so I just have to keep faith that 10 months or 10 years from now we will be mommy and daddy.

First things first...let's get the party started and celebrate today!! Happy New Year everyone (you 2 followers YOU!)!! Love you!

Thank God

I just want to thank God for the beautiful babies He will give to us. I have every faith that we will be parents and that God is already doing His thing to bring them to us. Thank You, Lord, ahead of time for these gifts. I praise Your name. Thank You for the medicine that is available to us to cure my endometriosis. Thank You for the steps You've put in place to get us to that next step of becoming parents. I pray that Your will be done. In Jesus' name. Amen!