IVF Appt

I went today to see the Infertility Docs at NTC and things went well. I discussed the IVF procedure with the doctor. I have to have a Hysteroscopy. I usually have no problem with any procedure but just the thought of it just freaks me out. See Creepy huh?

I have to also get more blood drawn. During the blood cycle I have to take Clomid which is a HORMONE DRUG. They also gave me Prenatal Vitamins and Folate. These pills made me sick when I was pregnant so I wonder if I will be sick and I am not pregnant. I also have Ativan to take the day of the procedure and Doxycycline to take day before, day of and day after. Then Motrin for pain. Looks like alot of drugs to me. It will all be worth it in the end but man, this is alot of work. I Thank God for the 5 natural children I have. Because if I had an infertility issue I probably would never have had kids because my meds and procedures are a drop in the bucket compared to what normal infertile couples have to go through. AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Bailey

Bailey
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Well after a severe breakage last year, we finally cut her hair to make it even. She had alot of straggly ends. My sisterinlaw forgot she had a camera in her purse and forgot to take the before picture.

A Long Week

Do some weeks seem longer than others? This week has seemed extremely long. I startes my week at eh hospital. Rod called me on Sunday night at 11pm telling me that S'te had been admitted for pre-term labor symptoms. I got up early and called my boss to let her know I would not be in and I got the kids off to school and off to Balboa I went. I parked outside on Park Blvd and walked. When I got there she looked plum tuckered out. So did lil' Brother Rod. Deacon Hayes came by and spent some time with her and Rod and I went to the galley to catch a bite. I enjoyed hanging with her. She dozed off every now and again. She needed the rest though. I did not make it to the hospital for Kiah's surgery though. Since Rod was home I went ahead and went to work. I called hime around noon and he said Mak was getting out of surgery and seemed to e doing ok. To read more about his surgery go to www.elmoresandiego.blogspot.com. I decided that since football was over I could finally put my house back together. So I amde the kids clear out there rooms and wash ALL OF THEIR CLOTHES WITH COMBINED EFFORT. We are in day 2 of clothes and almost done. I think everyhitng in their closet was dirty. Bailey got her hair cut and pressed yesterday. It looks really nice. She needed it. My sister inl aw did it late last night. We went to church this morning at The Rock. It was good. Then sadly enough Aisa left today. I had to make a choice between my dogs. Since she is my jumper and barker she had to go. My neighbos which I have talked about in previous posts are not very nice people and they are freaked everytime she jumps and now she barks to much apparently. To alleviate the issue I had to choose. She went to a nice family that has another dog and kids and a huge yard. I still have the problem of the fence aggression between King and the neighbors dog but I will be reinforcing our fence in the next couple of weeks so that it will not be an issue. Well thats all I have for today............... I will update on how my IVF appt goes this week and Adrenna's eyeglass adventure.

Mother's Day 2007

Mother's Day 2007
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Mother's Day 2007

Mother's Day 2007
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We spent Mother's Day at Rod and S'te's house. This is the picture that amah took. I will update about our day later. And also put up S'te's photo too.

William

William
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First outing on Cruise 2007

First outing on Cruise 2007
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William's first Outing on this cruise. I am glad he finally got a break from the water after 6 weeks at sea.

My mother in law and her sisters

My mother in law and her sisters
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This picture was sent during my husbands Great Grandmothers funeral a few weeks ago. My mother in Law is on the far right.

Flowers for me!!!!!!

Well, I wish I had a camera that would actually upload to my computer, which by the way is dead. I took the kids to the pool at the rec by our house last night for 1 hour which felt like alot longer but they had a blast. See I need a CAMERA! Then today William sent me flowers for Mother's Day. It made my day. Especially since i have no adult contact except at work and thats just work stuff, no relaxing or kicking back. S'te HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am just trying to get through the day. Home is good but I feel just overwhelmed by kids stuff. End of the year stuff, pictures, yearbooks and high school orientation and football and cheer for the fall. Not that all that is bad don't get me wrong. But it all seems to come so fast. Even though that stuff doesn't start until July 24th, it still seems like its coming quickly. But I am ready for S'te to go to have the baby. I am waiting for the call. YAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Well thats all I got today!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Westpac07_021

Westpac07_021
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Westpac07_022

Westpac07_022
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West Pac 2007

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This is the first picture William has sent to us from this cruise. We miss him alot. We just finished up NFL JPD camp and now we are in the last 3 weeks of regular season football. Then on to summer and a much needed break for the family. I also bought new bunk beds for the girls and they are really nice and it makes their room look great and so much more organized. Well thats all I got for now..........

Busy, Busy...............

Well as we headline into week 4, the kids and I are extremely busy. The boys have football camp for 2 weeks and that has been late evenings. Bailey has soccer too but a friend of mine and her husbnad have been taking her to her games for me which have been a big help since I have to be where the boys are to coach. I have talked to William several times and that has been nice. Not much else is happening for us. I did go and buy new bunk beds for the girls because the beds they have just are not good in the room they have. I have not had any time to myself but thats ok. I have things around the house pretty set except my room as usual. I will work on that after may 19th when football and soccer are over. Thats all I got for now.......bye

Week 1 gone bye bye!!!!!!!!!!!

We survived!!!!!!!!!!!!! just kidding. We are all doing well. I found out on Friday that I am officially a diabetic and I now have to take Glucophage once a day and check my blood sugar once a week. My levels are not extremely bad so I am on the lowest dose. The kids and I had our usual week, practices, games etc. The boys won their game and Bailey had 1 win and 1 loss. Friday night we went to a christian concert given by The Rock Church. It was awesome. The Lord made his presence known and then on Sunday we went to their church service.

It was funny because I think most people went because Ladanian Tomlinson from the Chargers was going to be there. However when he gave his testimony and then left off stage, people stayed. They listened attentively at the message and at the end when the offer of salvation came, tons of people went down. This was not about membership but about Salvation. It was amazing. The funny part is that Keanu thinks that it was revelation for his life. LT said that when he was about 11yo he was playing pop warner football and a bee got in his helmet and stung him and he was out of the game for the rest of the game. Well ironically on thursday Keanu had a bee get stuck in his shoe at practice and it stung him 3 times. He told me see mom, I will be in the NFL. I thought that was hilarious. We were supposed to over Rod and S'te's but by the time I got home and sat down, that was all she wrote. Anyhow, the kids are back at school and the little girls are in intersession and have 6 to 6 program. So we are on our last little trail to summer break. That's it for now.

God's Peace

HI GUYS! I HAVE PEACE. COMPLETE PEACE IN GOD. BEFORE WILLIAM LEFT I STARTED READING A BOOK CALLED, "THE TUB IS OVERFLOWING BUT I FEEL DRAINED". NOT THAT I FELT THAT WAY 100% BUT IT HAS QUESTIONS AND SCRIPTURE TO HELP YOU IN A TIME OF NEED. WELL I HAVE COME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT I CANNOT PLEASE MY NEIGHBORS, CO-WORKERS AND FAMILY ALL THE TIME. I CANNOT LET THE THINGS OF THIS WORLD BOTHER ME. I FEEL GREAT AND MY KIDS ARE GREAT. LIFE IS GOOD. I FOUND OUT YESTERDAY THAT I AM NOW A DIABETIC. I WILL HAVE TO TAKE MEDS FOR A WHILE BUT WITH PROPER DIET AND EXERCISE I CAN PROBABLY GET OFF WITH IN A YEAR. THE KIDS AND I ARE GOING TO A CHRISTAIN CONCERT AT SDSU TONIGHT. I HAVE NOT TOLD THEM ALL OF WHAT WE ARE DOING, I JUST TOLD THEM TO BE READY. I TALKED TO WILLIAM THIS MORNING AND HE SOUNDS GOOD. HE SAYS HE'S "BULKING UP". I AM GLAD HE HAS FOUND SOMETHING TO KEEP HIM BUSY ON BOARD SHIP. I ALSO GOT AN EMAIL FROM THE CHAPLAINS WIFE ABOUT THE FAMILY GROUP. ALTHOUGH I CANNOT MAKE IT TO THE MEETINGS I DID OFFER MY HELP. THEY SEEM TO BE ROCKIN' AND ROLLIN' ON THE PLANS FOR THE HALFWAY AND HOMECOMING. HOPEFULLY I WILL GET A NEW CAMERA SOON SO I CAN PHOTOGRAPH THIS SHORESIDE WES PAC THAT ME AND THE KIDS ARE ON. WELL GOTTA GO...................

My Sad Day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well it's day 1! William left yesterday. I cried a little but when we got on the boat and waited around. Then it was time for the visitors to get off the boat. We went down and he stayed for a little bit longer. Then He had to go back. I was ok and then they started the engine and the whistle blew. They began to sail away. I cried my little heart out. I couldn't even stay until they went under the bridge. Afterwards Granpa James took us to breakfast and he needed to do some shopping. Once we got home I had a horrible headache and laid down for a nap. When I go up the boys and Gpa James had cleaned out and washed my car. That made me happy. I sepnt my first night on the couch. I just coul not bring myself to get in that bed, not yet anyway. Well that's all for now.

How I spent my Weekend!

Well it started well. We had dinner party to attend on Saturday evening. I had to meet with Sis Jana to get the vases for the flowers centerpieces for the dinner. It was Pastor Brown's going away dinner and we did the flowers for the tables. Mackenzie had started feeling bad on Thursday with a sore "throat/neck". She had a mild fever so I took her to the Dr. on Friday. They looked at her throat and her tonsils were fine but her lymphnodes were swollen. She had lots of congestion. The NP thought maybe the sore throat was from the sinus drainage. She gave her some Zyrtec and some Rhinocort AQ. I didn't think much of it because I have a bad sinus problem and I get the sore throat from time to time because of drainage. Back to Friday evening, I met Jana at Mission Valley mall at Michaels. We looked for vases but they were too expensive. She went back to the wholesaler where we got the flowers and got the vases for 3.00 less. ANyhow, I took the girls home, the boys were at a sleepover. We ate and hung out, Mackenzie started heating up again and just not feeling well. Saturday morning, Jana came over and we put together 30 arrangements. Mackenzie continued a fever, I gave meds and watched her. We got dressed at 2pm and headed to the dinner so we could get the flowers there by 3pm. Mackenzie continued to go down hill. I gave her more motrin around 550pm and she fell asleep. Well she slept until about 645 and woke up having a febrile seizure. We ripped her pantyhose off and cooled her down. William was still on the boat out to sea, I thought. Anyhow, one of the church members helped me get her in the car and off to Balboa I went. William calls me on my cell from his and i think Oh Ok they are close enough to get reception, but it ended up being that he was back 2 days early. Thank you God!! Well they did blood and Iv's and stuck her twice. William and I both had to hold her down the second time. Well she ended up having Viral Meningitis. So here we are Day 4 and she still has a fever and is not really taking any fluids, I never realized that and 8yo can be so stubborn. I have missed worked 2 days this week and at this point it looks like I will miss the rest of the week. She went back to sleep this morning so I decided to take a shower. I broke down, all I could do is cry and talk to God. I got out and called S'te who I cherish. She always knows what to say that is not S'te but of God. I love her, my dear sister. Anyhow, So here I sit at this computer, holding on to the promise of God, but then the flesh kicks in and I am scared to death. I am certainly not defeated, I am victorious in God. The mommy in me worries though.. blah blah blah. I know I sound like a big complainer but oh well.

William will be home in 3 days!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I know shoot me. I haven't updated in a while. Not much has been going on. Football is up and kicking and basketball will be to, very soon. So I will probably be gray by the time CHristmas comes around again. Nah! Just kidding. I don't think I would know what to do with myself if I had absolutely nothing to do. As the deployment for William approaches, so many thoughts and feelings arise. I feel anxious and scared, tearful and sad, freaked and then irritated with the fact that he has to go. Crazy huh? Me and the kids will survive, we always do but, IT STINKS. The kids are starting to show some signs of dad leaving. A few behavior quirks that are new and some teary eyes just because. Then there is work for me and school for them. All stressful at times but we manage. I know that William has his own stuff to think about but I just need a giant HUG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Anyway told ya. not much here so back at ya..................

2 months to go before deployment!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Where do I start? Well lets start with my neighbors. They (both sides this time) are complaining about my dogs. We bought a dog run so that the fence aggression, that my dog supposedly starts, would stop and also we did not want to coop our dogs up in the house all day. Especially sine their dogs get to be outside all day long. So now they bark during the day, which, well, isn't that what dogs do. They do not bark constantly, and I know they don't because they won't even start barking until people come by our back fence or we re in the house and they want to come in.................So we brought them in and put king in the boys room and asia in the garage. Well she went pee at the end of the garage and so then they smelled pee, we cleaned it up so its not like it went days and days, anyhow, they called animal control. William happened to be home and so we got that all squared away. But I just wish that they would just admit that the reason they are complaining is that I have pit bulls. It's so frustrating............................. Then the navy has some serious issues. We had to deal with security clearance issues again.........................Then when I least expect it, Adrenna gets in major trouble at school. I never would have thought it would be her. I will not divulge her private stuff but I was very dissapointed. Then the transition at church. Thats hard enough without all the people and their opinions.............the only truth we need is Gods truth but they just do not get it. They are keeping up all this commotion and starting all kinds of problems.......................God, all I want is for my family to be happy, I know that we will have trials and I understand that. I want to have the strength that the Holy spirit offers and I need to be strong in my faith for you and your Word, Lord. I want peace in my life. I want to just stand and let you work. I Love You Lord..Thank you for who you are...............

1 Month Down!!!!!!!!!!

As we finish the first month of the new year it brings great joy and sorrow. The great joy is that my family has made it through another year. The great sorrow comes in a couple of different ways. Our Pastor of 12 years is leaving our church. It was a shock and although we will never really know why, we do wish him the best. Also, William's aunt will died in Louisiana. She helped raise him and he took it as always with great strength. He was able to go down there and see alot of his family that he hasn't seen in some 20 years or more. He had a great time despite the reason he went. As for church, being a leader I feel like I have to give our incoming Pastor a chance. It's not going to be easy but I will try. Keanu has been suffering from chest pain and shortness of breath so I took him to the ER, well that was a horrible mess. They say its heartburn, So obviously he is going for more testing. We have a 3 month break from football and it's that time again. This time I am coaching instead of my husband. I am scared to death. AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!! But it will be fun. William is getting ready for deployment. We are not at all excited about that all. Well thats all for today.