John's Birthday

So today is John's 29th Birthday. For those of you who don't know, he is 1 year younger than me. He always gets his birthday off from work, work policy, so of course I always take the day off too. I started feeling sick Tuesday night with a cold so I wasn't sure if I would feel good to go out and have fun. Yesterday I stayed home in bed all day trying to battle my cold. This morning I felt better and after breakfast we drove to Plimouth Plantations. He loves history and it was nice to see how the English lived when they first settled here in this country. He absolutely loved the tours. Now we are waiting for my Dad to go out to dinner. I bought him a full set of new golf clubs. The ones he had were about 10 years old, so yes he was in need of some new ones. He can't wait to try them on the course.

So Happy 29th Birthday to the love of my life, John. I love you!!!

Recurrent Miscarriage Blood Work

The day has finally arrived, the day I have been waiting for a month now. This morning at 7:10 am, John and I walked into our local hospital to have our recurrent miscarriage blood work done. We walked in, checked in, and were sent to the lab. We waited for about 10 minutes and than we were called in. Together we both walked in, we sat right next to each other, and the blood work began. My Ob/Gyn had told me that my blood work was going to be more in depth than John's and it sure was. John filled up 2 tubes of blood and I a record breaker for me, 11 tubes of blood. I couldn't believe it, when the nurse said, we need 11 tubes from you. From that amount of blood, I can only imagine how many tests they will run on me. So it's done and on the way to a lab out in California. According to my Ob/Gyn, the blood work that was done today goes to a lab in California, where they will breakdown everything for us.

I feel SO GOOD today. I feel like at last I'll be getting answers to why I have had two miscarriages in 9 months. I am so optimistic about my results that I feel like I can not receive bad news from it. If indeed they do find something abnormal with John and/or me, that will explain why I have had two miscarriages and hopefully there is treatment for the cause. On the other side, if everything comes back normal, and it has just been bad luck, that's good news too because I know there is nothing wrong with us. I'm not sure how long it will take to get the results, but since it's going to California, it might take a few weeks.

Next step, waiting for AF to arrive this weekend, and have my HSG. My HSG has been scheduled for October 2 @ 12:30 p.m. Happy Anniversary to me! My HSG is going to be performed on my wedding anniversary. Perhaps that's a good sign for some good news.

I've been tagged

Yesterday I was tagged for the first time by Shannon aka Mrs Dutchie.

The Rules:
1. Link to the person who tagged you
2. Post the rules on your blog
3. Write 6 random things about yourself
4. Tag 6 people at the end of your post and link to them
5. Let each person you have tagged know by leaving a comment on their blog.
6. Let the tagger know when your entry is posted.

6 random things about me:

1.) My sister and I are the first born US generation in our family. My parents immigrated to this country from Portugal when they were teenagers. I learned to speak English when I was in Pre-school. I am bilingual and can speak, read, and write Portuguese fluently.

2.) I am an extremely picky eater. I don't like ketchup, mayo, mustard, relish, cheese, vinegar, to name just a few. I'm probably one of the few people you will meet who doesn't like chocolate. When I go out to dinner, 99% of the times I need to custom create my dinner. I need to remove just about everything so that I can eat everything plain. I personally wish I wasn't like this because I'm always worried if there is something in my food that I don't like. I also don't like to try anything new when it comes to food.

3.) I am a very emotional person. I can cry over anything, a song, a tv show, a card, when I talk to someone, just about anything anytime. I hate being like this because sometimes it can be embarrassed. But I can help it that I am this way.

4.) I love to cook and love anything that is kitchen gadgets, kitchen utensils, and cookbooks. I like to be in control of my kitchen, obviously because I'm picky. I find cooking to be very relaxing for me. I can spend a whole day in the kitchen just cooking and I would be happy.

5.) I am very obsessive when it comes to books and magazines. Before I buy a book or a magazine, I inspect it to make sure that the cover and pages have no folds. I make sure it's in perfect condition. If there is a fold, I will put it back on the shelf and re-inspect another one. When I read books, I hardly open it, because I don't want any creases on the sides or any folds on my pages. I've always been like this, not sure why, it's bizarre.

6.) I am a very optimistic person. I always look at the bright side of everything in life. I strongly believe that everything happens for a reason and what is meant to be is meant to be. Even when something bad happens, I always look at the good side. Because of this, I have become a very strong person.

I am tagging the next 6 people....

1.) Tara - chicaT415
2.) Jennifer - pembertonbaby
3.) Katie - lemon
4.) Alma - alma and jacob
5.) Amg - amgo6
6.) Mary - Marymrsh

I met a nestie!!!

So yesterday, I met my first nestie friend. A few months back I realized that one girl, chicat415 on the nest lived 15 minutes away from me. We have been talking and e-mailing each other ever since and yesterday was our first get together. We met at Panera Bread, and it was so nice to meet Tara in person and just talk about everything. The minute I walked in, we instantly knew who we were. We got to know each other a little bit better in person. We talked about work, family, husbands, and of course TTC. It's such a great feeling to have someone to talk to about TTC and someone who completely understands what your going through. I look forward to more get togethers with my friend.

Another week has gone by

Another week has gone by and I honestly can't believe how fast time flies. It just feels like the other day, it was the beginning of summer, and fall is almost here. But I'm extremely happy because Fall is my favorite time of the year. I love the feel of that cool breeze on a sunny day, and no more humidity! The weather is still warm, but at night you start needing a coat or a sweater. I love chestnuts, and they only come in the fall. I love to drive up to Maine and see the foliage. Fall is also John's birthday and our wedding anniversary. I absolutely love the Fall!!!

I had a great Labor Day weekend. We called it "my birthday weekend." John and I went to Nantucket and had a great time. We rented a moped and drove around the whole island. We saw all the beautiful homes, the beautiful scenery, and the beautiful beaches. We had a nice lunch and dinner. It was definitely another memory for us.

So this week I think I might of O'ed. I definitely had all the signs; fertile cm, and O pains. I guess I'll have to wait and see if AF does show up in two weeks from now. If I did O, that means that my cycle will be approximately 35 days. Do you know how long it's been since I've had a regular period? 14 months, over a year! If this is true, a regular period, I couldn't be happier. Perhaps my body is recovering? Getting normal again?

In the meantime, while we are not TTC, I have changed some of my habits. I have cut back on caffeine quite a bit. I still have my cup of regular coffee on the weekends with John, but that's it. Mon-Fri consists of decaf coffee. I also have cut back on alcohol, with the exception of an occasional glass of wine or so on weekends. I'm still faithful to my gym and I continue to workout 5 times a week. After having two miscarriages and irregular cycles for a year now, I feel like I'll do what I can to see if my body will become regular. I guess I'll just have to wait two weeks to see.