2nd Baseline Attempt 7-15-10

One week later now we're trying blood work and ultra sound again to see if I am ready too procede with the additional injectables. I got a call in the afternoon that everything was good too go and to go ahead with the calendar and start the additional shots!

4th of July 7-4-10

What a great day! We had friends and family come over and hang out/cook out with us today. We attempted to to to the Towne Lake area with all of the activities, but it was so packed, and the lines were super long. We headed back too the house and got ready for the fireworks show and to do out own fireworks as well. We had wayyy to much food to say the least, but a good time was had by all!

Baseline Ultra Sound and Blook Work 7-8-10

The outcome of today's appointment was supposed to be that I would start my additional IVF meds tomorrow, but it turns out I'm not ready. Apparently my estrogen is too high, and since IVF meds raise it, you have to make sure that it is below a certain level before you can raise it back up. We had to order an additional week of the Lupron and wait a week to check my estrogen again. The whole IVF calendar gets pushed back one week.

Eclipse Premiere 6-30-10

We decided to pre-buy seats/food and guarantee seats together for the opening night of Eclipse. We were not sad we did so! The movie was great and the kids were so happy to be some of the firsts to see the movie.

Tiger Encounter 6-27-10

Today we went to the Houston Aquarium for a private Tiger Encounter! It was really neat seeing the tigers up close and learning how they are trained/fed/moved around/etc. They were huge, and for once, I started to think that Lola and Bella were actually puny.

Camp pickup and Steve & Shirley's wedding 6-26-10

Brett left at 7am to head back up to Lake Livingston to pick up the girls. Normally, I would have gone too, but since we have to have every bit of Aspen's room out by Monday morning, I stayed behind to move her up to the guest bedroom. It took a LOT of moving! The girls got home and gushed about their week at camp. I did many loads of laundry, and they we all got showered and ready to head out to Sealy for Steve and Shirley's wedding. The wedding was very nice, and it was great to see a lot of Brett's family that we have not seen in a long time.

Let the shots begin 6-24-10

Brett gave me my first Lupron shot tonight. I laid down and took it in the thigh. I didn't think it would be too bad, but that sucker was pretty bad. I guess I'll just have to put up with it for the next month though. At least I have about a week before I have to go to multiple shots a day.

Astros Game 6-23-10

We finally made it to an Astros game! We had a great excuse now that we know that Jeff and Morgan have moved to Houston since Jeff is playing for the Astros! It was great to catch up with Morgan, and her son Kaden is absolutely adorable. He was so talkative and seemed right at home with us. Morgan looks great as always. Now that we know we have both moved to Houston, we can definitely hang out more often!

Sophia Rose Armstrong 6-21-10

Today I finally went to meet Sara and Dwayne's beautiful baby girl! She was adorable, and seems so much older and more aware than a two week old! It was a breathe of fresh air to see Baily and Miller around the baby and not eating her. There may be hope for Lola and Bella after all! I got to see their new house as well which was wonderful. Hopefully I'll get to see them all again soon!

Camp Cullen 6-20-10

Today we drove up to Lake Livingston to drop off the girls for their week of camp! It is so nice now that they both can go to the same camp. Aspen had her huge camo bag as usual and Lili had to go to two giant bags. They definitely were well prepared for much more than the week that they will be there.