Welcome to 2016!

A New year is upon us and I have the renewed hope I was longing for! I started off 2016 with a positive attitude and a resolution of living better. Making better choices, eating better, being a better person, and being in a better place spiritually and mentally. On New Year’s Eve, I had the chance to face someone who caused some hurt in my life, and she looked at me and apologized, and I was able to forgive her. That set the course for the start of the new year. A renewed relationship and a weight lifted off my shoulders. I had a hard time with a family member recently, and said some things I am not proud of, and I realized, that if I am going to live this better me kind of life, I need to swallow my pride and apologize. You get the family you are born into, and no one is going to be perfect, but you still love them no matter what. I also started off the new year eating better. I figured that if I want my body to treat me good and get nice and pregnant, I need to treat it better. It is hard, but I feel pretty good about myself. I feel great about the start of 2016 and I feel hopeful and blessed. I know we are only 13 days in, but it’s been a good 13 days.

Now on to the baby stuff; today, I had my first doctor’s appointment in over a month. Last month I had a crazy messed up cycle that threw everything off, and while it bummed me out, I just took a  deep breath and hoped for the best. I started my cycle on Monday and happily put in a call to my doctor. This morning, I went in for my CD3 ultrasound and blood work. The cysts that were on my right side and on my left were completely gone! Not only that, but my lining looked great and she even saw a few follicles starting to develop on my left side! I was ecstatic! I got the go ahead to start my Follistim injections tonight. I am on them every day until I am close to ovulation where I will have another ultrasound, and if it looks good, take the Ovidrel trigger shot. And then we are on for IUI #3. All really great and exciting news that has put a smile on my face! I am trying not to get my hopes up too high, because we all know what a rollercoaster ride infertility can be, but I am still remaining hopeful and positive. This weekend, D and I will be celebrating our 3 year anniversary, and this will be another small victory we can toast (our non-alcoholic drinks) to! That is all I have for today, and with any luck, I will get to post exciting updates soon!