My Last Dr. Appointment for this MONTH!

I went to the fertility doctor this morning.  She did another sonogram to see if I was ovulating or not.....or NOT!! I am not ovulating. The cysts that I had last week are just getting bigger. She said that means they most likely will NOT release any eggs. So basically, I am not ovulating each month.  She said that happens to more women than you know. 

The next step is to wait until I start my next cycle and then start taking medicines.  I told her that it would be May or June before that happened.  She said if I don't start by April 16, which I won't, to come in and take a pregnancy test to make sure that I am not pregnant, then we will start the meds. She gave me a prescription for Clomid (a fertility drug) and another pill (not sure of the name) that will make me ovulate! What a deal! 

This is going to be a long process, but I am hanging in there. Yes, I know when you take fertility drugs, you can end up with more than one baby. To be honest with you, I would love to have twins, yes, twins! God will only give us what we can handle, right? 

 

Tater Rock Ranch

For those of you who don’t know, my dad has 98 acres of land in Cisco, TX.  Cisco is about 2 hours from Irving , out by Abilene .  We call it TATER ROCK RANCH!  He bought it to hunt on, but my sister & I believe he bought it for us to be able to go somewhere and tear stuff up!  I am just joking, I just say that, because every time we go out there, one of us tears something up!

 

Well, Eli & I went out this past weekend and believe it or not…..I didn’t tear anything up (that I know of).  Heather went out there a couple of weekends ago and knocked a tail light off of the 4 wheeler trailer!!!  It is just so nice out there.  He has 3 fishing ponds, a 4 wheeler with a wagon you can attach to it, a tractor, a beat up jeep and land! I am sure you are asking, what is so great about that? Well, it is just great to GET AWAY!  Cell phone don’t work out there, no internet, no city stuff.  You have to drive about 20 minutesto get to any civilization!  You don't get that “RUSHED” feeling like you do here!  When I was younger, Heather & I would go to the deer lease with dad, and I remember it always being boring.  It seems that now that I am grown up, that is all I want to do.  Don’t get me wrong, I love everything about my everyday life, but it is just such a nice feeling to go to the ranch and not worry about a thing.  This past weekend was so much fun and we didn’t even do anything! We just sat around and ate, watched movies and rode the 4 wheeler.  What more could you ask for? 

 

I cannot wait to go again! Usually, we go down there as a family, but this time Heather & her family couldn’t make it.  It was a little empty feeling, but still fun.  Dad & Wanda go every weekend!  I think we are ALL planning to go there Easter weekend.  I am counting down the days……..11 days till Tater Rock!!!  I wish you could understand, but I guess it is just a “Mahaffey Thing”!  It is just good ole COUNTY LIVING up there.

To the Doctors office AGAIN!

That's right, I went to the baby doctor again today! Let's just say, I have learned so much in the last 3 visit with this doctor, then I have in my many years of talking to other doctors about this! She told me that my hormones are all NORMAL! Can you believe that? I can't. Then she did a sonogram to see if I am ovulating, which I knew I wasn't, because I test it every morning.  She saw about 5 or 6 PCOS(Poly-Cystic Ovary Syndrome), which she said are not bad. She called them a "string of pearls". The she explained it to me like this: A woman's eggs are in a sack called a follicle. If the follicle doesn't release the egg, it turns into a PCOS. If you know something different, please let me know, because that is the way I understood it. So, basically I am not releasing eggs! I guess I am not the Easter bunny! :) She said there is medicine that I can take to make my body release an egg, but this first month of testing they just want to see what my body does naturally! I have to continue testing to see if I am ovulating, the day I do ovulate, I have to call the doctor and see her THAT day. If I don't ovulate by Monday (a week from today) I have to go back anyways and have another sonogram. I am still excited about this whole thing. I will admit, I am getting tired of going to the doctor every week, but it will be WELL WORTH it in the long run. 

The bible says, "Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or discouraged." 

1 Chronicles 22:13. Let me tell you, I am not afraid or discouraged! I have faith in the good Lord above. I pray that you have faith in the Lord too. Not faith that I will get pregnant, but faith for whatever your needs may be.

My Mom

Well, as some of you may have heard.....my mom had a "Mild Heart Attack" Wednesday night! What is "Mild" about a heart attack? It scared the you know what out me. My mom is not that old, she is in her early 50's. You know when something like that happens, your minds starts running away! I am not sure what I would do without my mom around. I want her to be here when I finally get pregnant and have babies!!! She does smoke, which I know doesn't help. I told her, I hope she doesn't get mad at me but I am going to nag her everyday about quiting! I am doing it out of love. We have not always got along, but we are pretty close now, and she has cleaned up her life a lot! She still has many years to live.

More blood work!

I went to the doctor yesterday to have my hormones checked!  Well, for those of you who don't know, that requires BLOOD to be taken.  The lady really hurt my arm.  It still hurts.  She was very ruff.  I think that is part of why I didn't fell good yesterday.  It took her forever and she hurt me.  Maybe she took to much blood.  OK, enough of my complaining!! I should get my results back with in a couple of days.  Women have 2 hormones, estrogen & progesterone.  One is supposed to be higher than the other........well I think mine are backwards!!!!  We will see in a couple of days!  I go back on Monday, March 23, to have a sonogram to see if I am ovulating and to check on the cyst on my ovaries.  Wish me luck, oh wait, I don't need luck.....I am Irish! :) And I have God on my side!

One step closer to the "P" word!

I scheduled my next doctors appointment!!  I am going to the doctor on Monday.  She is going to test my hormones, and do a sonogram to look at the cysts on my ovaries.  I am so excited that it is time for the next step in this process.  I don't know about you, but I am praying that I will be pregnant by Summer.  It can totally happen.  This is going to be the longest weekend ever. The nurse that I talked to today also told me that the cysts on my ovaries can cause me to have HIGH CHOLESTEROL!  That was music to my ears.  This is awesome.  We are one step closer to being "parents"!!!  Thank you Lord for all of the amazing things that you do!

Blood Work

Remember when I went to the Fertility Doctor a couple of weeks ago? Well, my blood work came back! They did a blood pregnancy test, well that came back negative; which is no surprise! Something else came back positive..............I have HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE & HIGH CHOLESTEROL! Can you believe that? I am only 28 years old, does this really happen to 28 year old people? I guess so, because it is happening to me. I think it is all from STRESS, but I am going to change my diet and exercise. What can that hurt, right? Only my knee. I have a bad knee and I can't do much exercising. So, what kind of exercising can you do with a jacked up knee? Any suggestions would be great. Well this is all just CRAZY to me, and I know it is not that big of a deal. It is just shocking. I am still blaming it on STRESS. I am on the verge of a STRESS BREAKDOWN! Yes, I made that word up, but it fits. I guess now that I have my big girl hair cut, I have big girl problems! Things could be worse. Thank God they aren't!

My New Do!

OK, if you know me at all, you know I LOVE LONG HAIR!! I have always had long hair, ALWAYS! People tell me all the time to cut it and try something new, but I always say, "NEVER!" Well, I fell into peer pressure................I cut all of my hair off. I wanted something new. I've worn the same hair do since I graduated from High School, 10 years ago! Well, guess what? I LOVE MY HAIR! What the heck was I waiting on? This is so awesome. Whenever Liz (my hair lady) was cutting my hair, she said that this is my big girl hair cut. I guess I have finally grown up, no more little girl any more. Everyone keeps teasing me;now that I have "a big girl hair cut", I will get pregnant; because I am big girl now. Did I say that I LOVE ME HAIR yet? Check it out, and let me know what you think.