Just more normal life.

So far, just more normal everyday stuff.  No recipes today.  We've been busy unpacking and trying to decide where everything will go since hopefully we won't have to move again.  So far, we definitely need more storage in the kitchen because I've unpacked most of it and there are still boxes of kitchen things.  A lot of cooking hasn't been happening these last few weeks.  what has been happening is trying to get back on a normal schedule, continuing to learn how to spin, and making the decisions on where we're willing to go with fertility treatments.  So,  first a cute picture from the other morning of the two furry babies.

This was yesterday morning when they bounced all over me and the bed till I was thoroughly awake, then promptly curled up together and went back to sleep.  I'm just glad they're getting along so well.  Arwen seems so much happier now that she has someone to play with and doesn't have to be crated when we leave the house. 

In other news, the injectable medicines have come in.  The box was bigger then Arwen, which seems really ridiculous given that it was a box for the pen and five tiny boxes of medicine.  They packed it in a cooler with four ice packs, even though the medications themselves say they can be kept at room temperature and were being shipped same day.  Oh well, what's important is that they're here.  No current word on when I'll get to start sticking myself with that pen, but we'll see.

Now we're entering the tmi territory, so those of you who are uncomfortable with any in depth talk about the fertility details will want to stop reading now. Right now, my doctor is waiting on starting my injections because at my appointment on Wednesday, it appeared that I was actually ovulating on my own (shocker).  So now we're waiting for two weeks, and if I'm not pregnant, then the injections begin. 

So that's all the updates I've got for now and it's taken me forever to type this because a certain little kitty keeps wanting to help me type.  So have a blessed day everyone!

A bit of a change in the blog

I'm sorry I don't update very frequently.  I've decided to make this more of a personal blog instead of just focusing it on recipes and crafts.  Unfortunately when I focus it solely on cooking or crafts, I end up getting frustrated and not updating.

So, what's been going on in my life.  My husband and I have been dealing with infertility.  This blog will most likely include a great deal of information that some would describe as TMI, but when you've been dealing with this for years, you start to not care.  The only "problem" with our fertility appears to be with me.  I've been diagnosed with PCOS, and more specifically, I simply don't ovulate like I should.  My cycles are highly irregular to the point that they are completely unpredictable, and they do eventually just stop.  Over the last year, I took 7 total cycles of Clomid until, on my third cycle of 200 mg a day, I was able to get pregnant at the end of April 2014.  Unfortunately, I then miscarried and had to have a D&C on June 20.  Since then, we've been seeing an RE (reproductive endocrinologist) for more tests and treatment.  The tests have confirmed that I'm the only "problem" and that the only issue I seem to have is the anovulation.  Unfortunately, since I've already had so many cycles of Clomid, the RE is not comfortable with ever giving me any more.  Now, we had originally planned to stop trying if we had to move to injectable medications, but once we talked to our insurance and realized that they actually covered more of the hormones then we thought they did, we did decide to go further and see if we can succeed with the hormones.  The medications have been ordered and should be arriving on Tuesday, so we'll be able to actually get the ball rolling soon I hope!

On the craft side of life, I'm still crocheting, but nothing new or exciting lately.  I'm starting to teach myself how to knit, but haven't finished a project yet so no pictures are available there. I did recently get to decorate a cake and cupcakes for my Uncle and lovely new Aunt's wedding.

My husband also got me a lovely little kitten for my birthday. Her name is Morgana.

Well, that's it for now. It's off to bed soon, so have a blessed day!