Two weeks ago yesterday I
was walking home from daycare with Sunshine when we met a woman walking her
golden retriever. We usually stop to say hello to the neighborhood dogs, as I
don’t want Sunshine to grow up being afraid, and I want her to learn how to
approach them safely. So I asked my usual question. “Is it a friendly dog?”
“Oh, yes, Zena loves children!”
Well, this dog had pretty
much the same color fur as Sunshine’s hair. So I asked her, “What color is
Zena’s fur?” “Sawberry bond.” (That’s strawberry blonde, for those not fluent
in toddler.) We laughed at her adorableness. The woman was completely enchanted
by Sunshine. “Oh, she’s wonderful! You’re so lucky!” she gushed. I agreed, and
told her that I’d waited a long time for her. Her expression changed. “Did you use
fertility treatments?” So I gave her the abbreviated version of our story. “I’m
single, too, “ she confided. “And my first IUI is tomorrow!”
We exchanged contact info
and I wished her luck. Since then via text and phone I have guided her more
than her RE. (Duh!) Explaining that when calculating days post ovulation,
ovulation day is day 0. Reassuring her that the pink spotting these last two
days is probably irritation from the progesterone suppositories. Laughing to
myself that she had no idea about taking multiple HPTs to watch the line get
darker. She got a faint line on a FRER on Tuesday, then a neg on a digital on
Wednesday, so I assured her that digital tests are notoriously less sensitive.
She didn’t want to spend more money on HPTs (CRAZY, I KNOW!), so decided to
wait until her beta, which is today. Waiting for the text.
Update: Negative beta. I'm calling it a chemical.
Update: Negative beta. I'm calling it a chemical.
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Today was Dresden’s second
beta. Not great, but not out of the game. Please go over and giver her some love.
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Magpie Watch 2012 is ON! I
can’t wait to hear that this long awaited little girl is here, and that mom and
baby are well.
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Last Saturday morning
Sunshine and I had a little dance party in our kitchen. Whenever we dance
together I’m reminded of what a joy it is, and that we should do it more often.
After dancing together, Sunshine did a solo dance. I know the video is a little
long, but it’s worth it! Her moves at the end are great. Enjoy! (Please disregard the mess on my kitchen counters.)
8 comments:
My favorite part is her watching herself in the oven!! Priceless!!
I also loved the part where she kept checking herself out in the oven! Love it. She is growing so fast!
I think that's great about you meeting that lady randomly like that. Good for you making friends and talking to her :) That's awesome.
That little dance is just too cute! Bet she slept well that night. :)
Hoping your new friend has better luck with her next IUI, too.
Oh that's precious!
& you gotta love how the world works sometimes when a random meeting can develop into a friendship!
That strawberry blonde girl's got an awful lot of personality.
Sunshine lives up to her name. She is wonderful! I'm pretty sure it's hard to be unhappy around that.
She is so cute! I love watching small children dance. K loves dancing as well!
And it always does amaze me how we stumble across people when we (and they need) to.
Sorry to hear your new friend didn't have good results.
Sunshine's video made me fall in love with her all over again.
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