Larry gave me my first (of many) PIO shots today. He did excellently. Shots. Shots. Shots. Shotsshots. Shots Shots. Shots. Shotsshots. Shots. Shots. Shots. Shotsshots. Shots. E'rybody. Spa day today. My toes are turquoise blue (my first pedi!) and my nails are … Read More »
CD30: Steady as she goes + Happy ICLW!
A quick bulleted post today because I'm running around like a madwoman today. If you're here from ICLW, welcome, welcome! Come and stay awhile. I gots lots o'cool things around here. For those just tuning in at home... New here? Here's the scoop: Hi! I'm Keiko. What's … Read More »
CD19 Meets CD1: Wordless Wednesday
Big news, folks. It's officially our donor's Cycle Day 1. *squeeee!!* Team Zoll: Houston? Are we ready for launch? Houston: Mission TZ3, you are cleared for launch. Begin countdown sequence. That means tomorrow, she starts in on her box o'fertility drugs, … Read More »
CD7: A power ballad and a prayer.
Ultrasound went well yesterday morning and I got my med update from my clinic late yesterday afternoon. Looks like we're upping the estrogen to pad out the 'ute. Tomorrow, I'll go from 1mg of oral estradiol twice a day (half a pill daily) to 2mg twice daily (2 whole pills each … Read More »
CD4: A slice of random.
I made my first quiche last night: Martha Stewart's very easy broccoli and cheddar quiche. Not too shabby. Aunt Flo is slowly making her exit, but she's taking her sweet ass time about it. It's like she's got to go through every room of our house, double-checking … Read More »
CD3: Choose wisely, grasshopper.
Last night, after a crazy busy day, Larry and I needed Chinese. We needed it hard. As much as I love Beverly Jade, I have to remember: I do not like their crab rangoon. And yet, like the macaroni and cheese at Boston Market, the mashed potato bowls from Wawa or the three … Read More »
CD2: Pillpoppa
Last blog post of the day, I swear. In an effort to fully document this madness that is our first donor egg IVF cycle, I will be posting daily* with my CD numbers and various and sundry commentary as we get closer to retrieval and transfer, scheduled for mid-September. As in, … Read More »
CD 1: Where’s the baby?
Wrote this post in the car yesterday on the way home from a weekend of travel. Larry's great uncle turned 83 this year. He had read somewhere that the Biblical lifespan was 70 years, he decided to re-bar mitzvah at 83, since he figured it was like starting all over again. … Read More »
Unboxing My Fertility Meds
So, both my donor and I received our meds in the mail yesterday. Inspired by the unboxing video meme, I wanted to create a little unboxing slideshow of my own. I won't lie - I felt a bit like a kid on Hanukkah opening up this box last night. Am I a bit too gleeful? Perhaps. … Read More »
I’ve Become Keiko Ka-boom.
I grew up watching The Animaniacs as a kid; Yakko, Wakko and Dot were staples of my childhood. After this week, I've been having all sorts of flashbacks to one of my favorite segments on The Animaniacs, Katie Ka-boom: There's a good reason for that. Ladies, I've been on … Read More »