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Thursday I had another saline sonohystogram done, but this time we added a "bubble test," more medically termed the FemVue. This FemVue was a totally new thing to me, not something I even knew existed.
For the sono they use saline to fill your uterus & essentially stretch it all out, so you can see it 3D via ultrasound. The saline also spills out through your tubes. The sono found that my uterus still looks snazzy. No polyps. Still slightly T shaped (not that uterine shape was something that was going to change), but all within the normal bounds. Like last time, the procedure was slightly uncomfortable, but nothing 800mg of Motrin couldn't handle.
For the bubble part of it, they inject air, hence the bubbles & you can see bubbles going out the end of your tubes to your ovaries. Literally looked like blowing on a straw in a cup full of milk. And yes, we saw all the bubbles, on both sides. So I do not fall into the 1% of people with blockage post c/section, and my tubes are clear.
I was prepared for the bubble test being much more painful. The HSG I had done to check my tubes in January 2009 was about enough to make me pass out. Honestly, I have yet to experience anything more physically painful. Part of why I started with the OB vs going back to the RE was to hopefully avoid repeating it. But you know what, this was easy peasy. Didn't feel a darn thing.
So we just chalk up that fluid in my uterus found last medicated cycle in November as a less than typical response to being on Femara. Overall in the business of fertility, I am usually less than typical, so I guess thats a reasonable answer.
She said, "On paper, you look like you should be pregnant. Everything looks great & you stimulate great." But she also said, "But on paper, from you cycle in 2009 I would have never guessed you would have end up with triplets either."
Its funny to go there & meet different nurses. They hear me talk to Dr. Barton (who has more or less taken over as our primary contact there) & our discussion turns to concerns of stimulating more than 2 follicles & they get a goofy look on their face. Then Dr. Barton stops, turns to them & says "she has triplets," and this big "Ahh ha" moment happens. I'm apparently quite the odd duck there with my concerns of stimulating more than 2 follicles.
So what does all this mean. Nothing really, other than now that we know for sure my tubes are open, next month will not be filled with hyperstimulation & follistim. But I will re-enter the world of Clomid. Which, strangely, I have never done with the RE & never done with a close following or IUI. I do remember the Clomid hot flashes being horrendous, so there's that I get to "look forward to." But that was also prior to enduring things like Mag, c/section recovery, the list goes on, so hopefully the side effects of Clomid won't seem as life altering as I remember them.
But here we go, onward to late- February!!
Bye-Bye Sippies
Yes.... at 4, we still relied HEAVILY on sippy cups in this house.
Yes.... I know, bad.
Don't judge.
Its not that the kids COULDN'T drink from "big kid cups."
They do at school, we do at home for meals.
It was just that, well, it was easier. Pure parental laziness. I'll admit it.
A sippy full of milk & a snuggle on the couch in the morning. Who doesn't love that?
Plus, what are you to do with drinks in the car? I'm not cleaning that mess up every time we go somewhere!
For Christmas, the kids got a variety of different non-sippy thermos cups. As a pre-cursor to me getting brave enough to ditch the sippies.
A few weeks back, after cleaning up milk from a dripping sippy tossed on the kitchen floor, washing my bedding from a dripping sippy being snuck into my bed while I showered, cleaning up the kids' bathroom counter from a sippy left on its side dripping & THEN dodging a flying {thankfully empty} sippy being tossed down an entire flight of stairs..... it happened.
Sippies went bye-bye forever.
Just like that I said, "time to grow up."
{Which Olivia told Jeff immediately upon him walking in the door after work that day. "Mom said we have to grow up today.}
We packed away the sippies. {Read: I chickened out on totally throwing them in the trash incase in 48 hours & was wishing for their return.}
And you know what, its been great.
A few times a not quite empty thermos has hit the floor & spilled. But for the most part, they have adapted & caught on to the rule of putting cups on a table quite well. {Which trust me, we tried & tried & tried to preach this with sippies, but they never caught on.}
I just said to Jeff last night, this has gone so much easier than I anticipated & had I known it would be such a mess-less transition, I'd of done it long ago.
And just like that, seemingly the last remnant of babyhood is gone from our abode. And it makes me kind of sad :(
Yes.... I know, bad.
Don't judge.
Its not that the kids COULDN'T drink from "big kid cups."
They do at school, we do at home for meals.
It was just that, well, it was easier. Pure parental laziness. I'll admit it.
A sippy full of milk & a snuggle on the couch in the morning. Who doesn't love that?
Plus, what are you to do with drinks in the car? I'm not cleaning that mess up every time we go somewhere!
For Christmas, the kids got a variety of different non-sippy thermos cups. As a pre-cursor to me getting brave enough to ditch the sippies.
A few weeks back, after cleaning up milk from a dripping sippy tossed on the kitchen floor, washing my bedding from a dripping sippy being snuck into my bed while I showered, cleaning up the kids' bathroom counter from a sippy left on its side dripping & THEN dodging a flying {thankfully empty} sippy being tossed down an entire flight of stairs..... it happened.
Sippies went bye-bye forever.
Just like that I said, "time to grow up."
{Which Olivia told Jeff immediately upon him walking in the door after work that day. "Mom said we have to grow up today.}
We packed away the sippies. {Read: I chickened out on totally throwing them in the trash incase in 48 hours & was wishing for their return.}
And you know what, its been great.
A few times a not quite empty thermos has hit the floor & spilled. But for the most part, they have adapted & caught on to the rule of putting cups on a table quite well. {Which trust me, we tried & tried & tried to preach this with sippies, but they never caught on.}
I just said to Jeff last night, this has gone so much easier than I anticipated & had I known it would be such a mess-less transition, I'd of done it long ago.
And just like that, seemingly the last remnant of babyhood is gone from our abode. And it makes me kind of sad :(
Blah
I don't know if its this winter weather & some seasonal affect disorder-ness. Or if it can all be blamed on week #1 of working the night shift... but I'm feeling pretty lazy, tired & blah. And its driving me nutso!
Ugh.
On to week #2 of nights.
Hopefully I can pull it together this week.
Soooo...tired....
Ugh.
On to week #2 of nights.
Hopefully I can pull it together this week.
Soooo...tired....
Master Reno help?
Our master bedroom since moving in 1.5 YEARS ago, remains, well not such of a masterpiece. The walls the same dusty, scuffed browns they were the day we moved in. No art work adorns the walls. No nothing.
Our bathroom, the same story, only in show home not-so-white.
With some fabulous accessories!
While Jeff takes on basement walls, wires & lights, I'm hoping to make the Master feel a little more Masterful. Starting with the bathroom. I have a few accent walls painted so far, but a lot left to do! And I've come to a cross roads & need some input. We are replacing {err, um, spray painting depending on budget} all the light fixtures as we go room to room. All our brassy gold is becoming oil rubbed bronze. Which was also my intentions in here. Until...
Our shower door trim is silver & I panted this same black/grey color in there & the silver that once looked so blah & boring, looks renewed. I had intended on painting that little bit of wall where the light fixtures hang grey & put up oil rubbed bronze lights. However, I'm thinking maybe I should paint it dark instead & do this room up with Nickle finishes for lights?
What do you think??
Winter Activities photo dump
Peeked at my camera today to look at the pictures of our roof & discovered a bunch of things I hadn't uploaded to the blog yet. So here is a random collection of photos of the things we do in wintertime!
Bake cookies. This was actually pre-Christmas, baking cookies for Santa.
They actually did really good this year with the cookie cutters.
Decorating!!
It was hard to decorate them, & not eat every last one on your plate :)
Ok maybe not so hard to not eat this one :)
Playing Santa & Reindeer
We actually had a few days with a dusting of snow on the ground where it was warm enough to play ouside.
The kids got a ton of new games for Christmas. So we've played games a lot of evenings. Twister was fun. Until they all decided it was more fun to spin the dial than to play.
I ended up having to just say "put A hand on red" vs saying left or right. They all kinda know & do ok with left & right, but it was exhausting answering 3 kids each time, "Is this my left?" And they had more fun just playing instead of worrying about if they picked the correct hand or foot.
Trying to get Logan to eat Nutella..... fail. Seriously what kid wouldn't try what mom coined a "Chocolate Smiley Face Sandwich!"?
Put our Church family picture in a frame & behind a couple of other pictures I found an oldie. THe kids had to be like 6 months? I think the last few years have been good to us!
Oh 2014.....
I haven't done much blogging this calendar year '14.
But this year, so far, well it can pretty much bite me.
Tonight, Jan. 19, I re-joined the dark side and went back to working nights. Farewell normal sleep routine. But that also means farewell to the 5 am alarm clock mornings, which are so not my style. We'll see how it goes...
After Christmas began this whole cascade of things going on with my grandma. Prayers for her abundantly would be appreciated right now. Very, very long story short, she has a currently still unidentified large mass on her kidney. She's been through the ringer already, & has a long journey ahead so please, please just keep her health & comfort in your prayers.
Wind storm almighty reeked havoc on our roof. A 5x3 foot-ish stretch of shingles above Olivia's room bit the dust. New shingles were on our 1-2 year agenda for this house of ours, but it sure wasn't on our January to do list. So we await a visit from Insurance Agency Almighty to determine how much out of pocket this is gonna slam us with. Prayers for a very generous insurance check would also be appreciated.
We've passed around nasty colds & 102 degree fevers.
And we're only 20 days into the year.
See my point?
But this year, so far, well it can pretty much bite me.
Tonight, Jan. 19, I re-joined the dark side and went back to working nights. Farewell normal sleep routine. But that also means farewell to the 5 am alarm clock mornings, which are so not my style. We'll see how it goes...
After Christmas began this whole cascade of things going on with my grandma. Prayers for her abundantly would be appreciated right now. Very, very long story short, she has a currently still unidentified large mass on her kidney. She's been through the ringer already, & has a long journey ahead so please, please just keep her health & comfort in your prayers.
Wind storm almighty reeked havoc on our roof. A 5x3 foot-ish stretch of shingles above Olivia's room bit the dust. New shingles were on our 1-2 year agenda for this house of ours, but it sure wasn't on our January to do list. So we await a visit from Insurance Agency Almighty to determine how much out of pocket this is gonna slam us with. Prayers for a very generous insurance check would also be appreciated.
We've passed around nasty colds & 102 degree fevers.
And we're only 20 days into the year.
See my point?
Remembering 2013...
2013 was a good year. Like every other year, it was full of chaos & change. But I'm realizing with age, that change IS life. Things would be pretty boring if they always stayed the same.
I so love doing this blog post, looking back at the past year & seeing how much has changed. How much the kids have grown & how much they have learned. Its such a visible reminder of how fleeting time really is. Kids grow up in the blink of an eye. Cherish the moments. Laugh. Smile. Cry.
As this is my 3rd year putting together this review, I can't do it without looking back at the past years too. Its just amazing to look back at what the kids were doing & learning at different points. 2012 in review. 2011 in review.
Here is a glimpse back at what 2013 meant for us:
January started out with a bang, when Logan learned to spell his name. We played a lot. Jeff's car tried to blow up. I set some big new house painting goals. And managed to take a break from painting to visit the zoo.
February we stayed busy & met up with some of our triplet friends. We did more spelling! The boys got a new room! We sang & sang. We played outside & played inside & played outside. We baked. We thought we finally had Logan poop trained, we were wrong.
March we met the Easter Bunny during Spring Break & found some other fun things to do. We celebrated Easter. Saw some dinosaurs. And celebrated Easter again.
April gave us a Princess Bedroom! More & more house projects got done. We went bowling & had the flu. We had more springtime sickness, which caused us to miss the March of Dimes walk. Olivia learned to write her name & we built a garden.
May is when we turned 3.5, which was full of ups & downs. Our toy room got an amazing redo!! We visited the dentist & the zoo. Took pictures in the park. Had a fun filled Memorial Weekend. And continued to learn oh so much in pre-school.
June finally brought warm enough weather for a triple slip & slide & T-ball! Hayden learned to spell his name, in the dark. And LogaN learned to write his name! We made the best of a rainy weekend, with a parade, bowling & the circus. We went swimming at my favorite pool. Jeff & I celebrated our 7 year Wedding Anniversary. Olivia learned to ride a bike. We spent tons of time outside!!
July brought a very fun filled trip to Minnesota. We spelled some more. This month 10 years ago is when Jeff & I met. What a wild 10 years it has been. We spent the weekend at Grandma & Grandpa Siebert's house celebrating Community Days. We finished up our summer projects. We had more Community Days fun. And we camped in a Caboose. I hate camping but somehow this is my favorite summer memory.
August started out with a bang at the county fair. Jeff started a new job. The kids each got their own teacher as they got split up for preschool. We got started learning some creativity in our play. We went to a Hot Air Balloon (and Wine) festival, helped our Great Grandparents celebrate their 65th Wedding Anniversary, went backyard camping & Hayden wrote his name with chalk! Summer is so much fun!
September started with celebrating Addie & Ava's birthdays. We "watched" some football. Got our first Bibles from Church. Did more & more cleaning, painting & organizing. Started Sunday School & went shopping for Cotton Candy Grapes (yum!). We had some triplet bonding time. We FINALLY got Logan poop potty trained forever, finally. Thank Heavens!! We started celebrating fall with a trip to the pumpkin patch.
October saw us just keep growing up way too fast. We got ready for a Pirates & Princesses birthday party. And of course, did more painting. We had an awesome (early) birthday party!!! Hayden really started getting the hang of writing his name. Olivia held a concert & sang, sang, sang. It's her favorite thing to do! We had more pumpkin patch fun. Olivia got silly. We acted our age. I got old & started a new job. And we had a great Halloween trick-or-treating dressed as Team Umizoomi!
November brought a beautiful day for fun & pictures in the park. We also took family pictures at Church. We had a 4 year check-up, we are getting TOO BIG! The house projects continued. We turned FOUR!!!! I simply can not believe it! We will never forget though how small we started. We took our 4 year pictures. And we endured another trip to the dentist.
December was busy, & I got behind on blogging. We filled our house with holiday cheer. We had a weekend filled with Christmas Program singing. Our hall closet got re-made, rounding out my house projects for the year. 2014 house projects are going to be just as busy! We visited with Santa, which went GREAT this year. Our holidays were wild & busy. We celebrated with lots of family at Christmas #1, Christmas #2, Christmas#3 & #4!
I have big aspirations for more house projects in 2014 & big aspirations for embracing all the other changes that life throws our way. I have big aspirations for embracing 2014 for whatever it is. The good, the bad & the ugly. Because that my friends, is life. And this year I'm resolving to embrace it all.
I so love doing this blog post, looking back at the past year & seeing how much has changed. How much the kids have grown & how much they have learned. Its such a visible reminder of how fleeting time really is. Kids grow up in the blink of an eye. Cherish the moments. Laugh. Smile. Cry.
As this is my 3rd year putting together this review, I can't do it without looking back at the past years too. Its just amazing to look back at what the kids were doing & learning at different points. 2012 in review. 2011 in review.
Here is a glimpse back at what 2013 meant for us:
January started out with a bang, when Logan learned to spell his name. We played a lot. Jeff's car tried to blow up. I set some big new house painting goals. And managed to take a break from painting to visit the zoo.
February we stayed busy & met up with some of our triplet friends. We did more spelling! The boys got a new room! We sang & sang. We played outside & played inside & played outside. We baked. We thought we finally had Logan poop trained, we were wrong.
March we met the Easter Bunny during Spring Break & found some other fun things to do. We celebrated Easter. Saw some dinosaurs. And celebrated Easter again.
April gave us a Princess Bedroom! More & more house projects got done. We went bowling & had the flu. We had more springtime sickness, which caused us to miss the March of Dimes walk. Olivia learned to write her name & we built a garden.
May is when we turned 3.5, which was full of ups & downs. Our toy room got an amazing redo!! We visited the dentist & the zoo. Took pictures in the park. Had a fun filled Memorial Weekend. And continued to learn oh so much in pre-school.
June finally brought warm enough weather for a triple slip & slide & T-ball! Hayden learned to spell his name, in the dark. And LogaN learned to write his name! We made the best of a rainy weekend, with a parade, bowling & the circus. We went swimming at my favorite pool. Jeff & I celebrated our 7 year Wedding Anniversary. Olivia learned to ride a bike. We spent tons of time outside!!
July brought a very fun filled trip to Minnesota. We spelled some more. This month 10 years ago is when Jeff & I met. What a wild 10 years it has been. We spent the weekend at Grandma & Grandpa Siebert's house celebrating Community Days. We finished up our summer projects. We had more Community Days fun. And we camped in a Caboose. I hate camping but somehow this is my favorite summer memory.
August started out with a bang at the county fair. Jeff started a new job. The kids each got their own teacher as they got split up for preschool. We got started learning some creativity in our play. We went to a Hot Air Balloon (and Wine) festival, helped our Great Grandparents celebrate their 65th Wedding Anniversary, went backyard camping & Hayden wrote his name with chalk! Summer is so much fun!
September started with celebrating Addie & Ava's birthdays. We "watched" some football. Got our first Bibles from Church. Did more & more cleaning, painting & organizing. Started Sunday School & went shopping for Cotton Candy Grapes (yum!). We had some triplet bonding time. We FINALLY got Logan poop potty trained forever, finally. Thank Heavens!! We started celebrating fall with a trip to the pumpkin patch.
October saw us just keep growing up way too fast. We got ready for a Pirates & Princesses birthday party. And of course, did more painting. We had an awesome (early) birthday party!!! Hayden really started getting the hang of writing his name. Olivia held a concert & sang, sang, sang. It's her favorite thing to do! We had more pumpkin patch fun. Olivia got silly. We acted our age. I got old & started a new job. And we had a great Halloween trick-or-treating dressed as Team Umizoomi!
November brought a beautiful day for fun & pictures in the park. We also took family pictures at Church. We had a 4 year check-up, we are getting TOO BIG! The house projects continued. We turned FOUR!!!! I simply can not believe it! We will never forget though how small we started. We took our 4 year pictures. And we endured another trip to the dentist.
December was busy, & I got behind on blogging. We filled our house with holiday cheer. We had a weekend filled with Christmas Program singing. Our hall closet got re-made, rounding out my house projects for the year. 2014 house projects are going to be just as busy! We visited with Santa, which went GREAT this year. Our holidays were wild & busy. We celebrated with lots of family at Christmas #1, Christmas #2, Christmas#3 & #4!
I have big aspirations for more house projects in 2014 & big aspirations for embracing all the other changes that life throws our way. I have big aspirations for embracing 2014 for whatever it is. The good, the bad & the ugly. Because that my friends, is life. And this year I'm resolving to embrace it all.
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