It's been awhile since I've spilled, so here it goes....The quest for parenthood continues. Hunny bunny and I continue to do a litany of tests to make sure everything is in working order. It's been interesting at the new clinic. They're requiring alot more tests than the old clinic did. At first, I thought maybe it was a way to jack up the already steep bill, but the more research I did, the more I realized these additional tests make alot of sense. Many of them determine if I have weird antibodies that might make my body reject the embryos. Kind of surprising that Stanford didn't require these tests. I mean, when people are shelling out thousands of dollars, shouldn't every precaution be taken to make sure they're given the best possible shot? :::sigh:::
I was suppose to go in for some bloodwork week before last, but my primary care doc forgot to order 2 of the tests. I waited for her to get those orders in so I didn't have to get stuck twice. So, she orders the tests. I go in last week and get stuck. On my way out, the lab calls to say they forgot one of the tests so I had to go back to get stuck again in the other arm. BLIMEY! So much for efficiency.
I continue to go to acupuncture twice a week. I had to give up Beth though. She rocks, but she's not covered by my insurance. $90/week was getting pretty steep. Especially when I needed to go 4 times in one week right around egg retrieval and transfer. So, now I'm paying $15/visit to see a nice gal who's covered by my insurance.
On another note, my dear friend, Eija, threw a fantastic party for my upcoming 40th birthday! We had such a great time! Eija really did it up. The food was AMAZING! She decorated the house beautifully. I was so blown away and totally feeling the love. It was so cool that friends from different circles were able to meet and get to know one another. My heart was positively overflowing and I felt so lucky and blessed. I have the best friends EVER!
We brought the Rock Band set up and truly, it was the most hilarious thing I've ever seen. It's amazing how people are willing to make absolute fools of themselves in the name of fun. We were the WORST singers in the world, but did we care?? NO!!! Matter o' fact, when we managed to completely mutilate a song (which we did often), we'd play it over and over until we got it right. I'm sure the neighbors were soooooo thrilled with us. If I never hear "Should I Stay or Should I Go" by The Clash again, that will be perfectly fine with me. Also, believe it or not, Eija's cat, Conrad, wasn't completely freaked out. He hung out on the couch and watched us act like maniac, wanna be rock stars. I think he thought we were dorks :-P
Oh, hey, this is pretty cool....Someone actually PAID me to advertise on my lil ol' blog!!!! Can you believe it?! Check out the Post Turkey Day Update and see if you notice anything different. Who knows? Maybe one of these days I can make a livin' off this blog thing!
Now, I'm getting ready to watch my guilty pleasure, The Bachelor!! I thought watching this season's bachelor would be more boring than watching paint dry, but he's actually grown a pair and made the show interesting. If any of you are watching, who's your front runner?? Peace out for now, from the mommy to be.
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