I knew the moment we decided to take this journey that I wanted to record every moment of it, and it is possible with all of the technology available at our fingertips. Not just on paper, but video, pictures and the internet. The day we met Dr. Riggs and chose With a lot of love and a little bit of science, we were going to make a baby!, I also decided it was time to start documenting everything! My husband and I recorded our first video, and all I keep thinking about is that little question that I know we'll be asked one day, "Where did I come from?" I want to be able to answer that question easily. It's not everyday a parent can look at their children with a straight face and tell the truth, but we'll be able to... And I can't wait! I remember asking my parents that very question when I was in second grade, and they had a clever way of answering it; by showing me a little movie. Can you guess it??? You got it! Where did I come from, narrated by Howie Mandel.
If you know me, you'll also know I can be a little anal when it comes to being organized. Within a few days I had what I call my IVF bible. I carry this sucker around with me EVERYWHERE, and I mean everywhere. As you can see I have it all, any information you want to know regarding IVF. I keep with me all of our receipts, invoices, paid of course ;-), my calendar and all email correspondence with my favorite IVF nurse, Claudia! She's my Knightress in Shining Armor! I don't think that's a word, but it is today. You'll meet her later on in our journey, but I had to give her a shout out for now.
I went to the doctor a few days before I started blogging due to a virus, and the receptionist said, 'It's gotta suck being sick and having to do homework.' I looked at her and chuckled saying it wasn't homework, it was my IVF bible. She started laughing and of course went into a story of how her sister-in-law went through two cycles before getting pregnant with triplets... It's quite amusing to me, the number of people you meet once you decide to do In Vetro Fertilization that have gone through it themselves, know someone that has, or are an IVF baby themselves. Yes, the day I made the choice to focus on me and take a semester off from school, the young lady I met in that class told me she was an IVF baby and had a twin brother. Her mother had gone through 3 IVF cycles before getting pregnant with her and her brother. I gotta say, it's odd having people ask me that question, 'What cycle are you on?' I answer it the same every time, 'I'm on my first, and last.' It's going to work for me!
As in school, repetition helps you learn . . . so practice (PRACTICE: to perform (an activity) or exercise (a skill) repeatedly or regularly in order to improve or maintain one's proficiency.) practice, practice, as in:
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