Friday, March 30, 2007

International Infertility Film Festival


I don't have a video of my own but just want to congratulate you all that put your time and creativity into it. All the videos are awesome! they made me cry , laugh and reminded me that I am not alone.

http://infertilityfilmfestival.blogspot.com/

Here is the link of a video that really touches me:

http://www.vocalicious.com/empty_arms/empty_arms_mod2.html

Take care

Wednesday, March 21, 2007

Ready for Spring!



Hi everybody,
I’ve been very busy finishing my thesis. I am glad to say that I am done!!!!!!! I am so happy. I already printed it and turned in to my committee for the final revisions. It is 305 pages long! Now I just have to get ready for the defense. 3 more weeks and I will be a free woman again!

Today is he first full day of spring. I ready for it. I am ready for the warmer weather, for the flowers, for the bright color clothes, for the outdoors. It has been a long winter, enough already!!!! I hope that like with this season, my life can start blossoming and the waiting season can be over. I have big plans: to defend my thesis and become Dr. Cibele Pinto (April 9th 10 am), to start my first job pos graduation in June (postdoctoral research fellow at the Kidney institute at University of Kansas), enjoy my graduation in May, take a nice vacation with my husband, lose weight (URGENTLY!), and…. oh yes I almost forgot… get PREGNANT. That one has been in my “to do” least for a long time. I want to get back to the TTC wagon with full force : temp charts, vitamins, OPKS, AAS, robitussin, anything that can help me … Hobby and I decide to do 3 cycles of clomid + progesterone right after I defend. We also will look for a RE and start saving for a IUI


I need to renew my hope and keep on believing that once day I can be Mrs. Mommy!!. It is very hard though after so many bad news this week. I have my heart broken for Nicole, Mirella, Ann, and Monique. I am so sorry you have to go through this and lose your babies. I know how hard it is to have our biggest dream taken way like that. I am very sorry for all of you that got BFN these past weeks. It sucks!!! Serenity, I am so sorry your cycle had to be canceled. That is not fair!!!! ((((((((((((hugs)))))))))))))))))))) for all of you!

Saturday, March 03, 2007

2 years in TTC land!





March 3rd 2005:
DH: I think we are ready...
ME: OMG , I am so excited we are going to have a baby!!!!


23 failed cycles, 1 m/c ,tears, hope, up's and down's, desperation, learning, and more tears...


March 3rd 2007: still TTC, still no diagnosis, still hopeful , heartbroken, wiser (I hope so) and NO BABY!
I am happy that my marriage has survived and we are even more in love and want even more to have a baby than 2 years ago. I love this Man, I love him, I love him...

Cheers to a not so happy anniversary !
Cheers to love and