As my hubby and I have been going through our fertility treatments, I've been trying to find other things to distract my mind with. Usually, distracting me isn't too hard of a task to accomplish. Pinterest has become the most addicting form of distraction. For a few weeks, I challenged myself to not just "pin" but to start doing the things I had pinned. A few recipes later, I dropped the ball and didn't continue with the follow through. Until now! Yup, that's right, I'm publicly putting it out there and now I'll try to log my adventures in Pinterest on here in addition to writing about life and fertility.
Before diving into what's for dinner tonight, what I used to shave my legs this morning and what craft I'm going to try to tackle first, how about a fertility roller coaster update! We are less than a week away from our egg retrieval, which in turn means we are about 10 days away from embryo transfer! Three weeks into my injections, I think I'm handling the meds better than I had expected to. I thought I was going to turn into this crazed lunatic that cried at the drop of a hat. With the exception of waking up before 5:00am daily, it really hasn't been that bad ::knock on wood::. The first week or so was a little rough when I started experiencing every possible side effect, but I think I've adapted well. I found myself incredibly giddy and ridiculously hopeful yesterday as I drove home from Portland after one of my appointments. I truly and honestly believe that our time has come and this dream is about to become a reality. Sure my stomach looks like a pin cushion, but each poke gets us one step closer to holding our little angel that I know is coming to us.
Back to the subject of shaving my legs. Random, yes I know! A few nights ago while skimming through Pinterest, I saw a post about shaving with hair conditioner instead of soap or shaving cream. I've always been too cheap for shaving cream anyways, but figured I'd do a side by side comparison with soap on one leg and conditioner on the other. I have to admit, I was skeptical with the conditioner because it doesn't lather up like soap does. Well, I have to tell you, I might be running to Costco to buy a large bottle of conditioner to use from here on out! Even with my dull razor (yes, it's time for a new one), the conditioner side is a closer shave and left zero razor burn.
It has been months since I've had even a sip of an alcoholic beverage and with all the gorgeous weather we've been having I've been dying for an ice cold Hefeweizen. But after all we have gone through with fertility medications, I'm not about to risk anything for one beer. Enter the recipe that will be hitting my oven when I'm done with this post. Honey Beer Bread! The last recipe I got off of Pinterest for oven baked fried chicken, was an epic fail (unless you like soggy coating on your chicken). So keep your fingers crossed that this one turns out a little better!
Hope everyone is enjoying the last week of August. I know I am definitely looking forward to what September is going to bring us! Cheers!
