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New Ride

We finally got one! For the past few months we have been talking about wanting a Nissan Pathfinder and last night we bought one. It is a 2008 Pathfinder with pretty much everything you could want. Some of the coolest features that we like the most are Moon roof, DVD player, dual temperature control, 3 row seating and our iPod hooks up into it. It was a bigger purchase than we had planned for but it will be our vehicle for a LONG time. Hopefully our family will soon be bigger to fill it up.

Aunt Twila is the BEST!

Scott's nieces and nephews were at our house for Christmas and I think I won them over as the best aunt ever. I had put together a toy box downstairs with a variety of games and toys. Scott and I hooked up the TV so they could play video games and we had DVDs for them to watch. BUT the best treat of all was the cookies! I made sugar cookies before the kids got there and had icing for them to decorate cookies for Santa. They were in heaven.

Christmas Summary

Baby Mia made her debut! I finally got to hold her at the end of the night.
Scott cleaned his first turkery to fry.
Scott frying the first turkey. I missed him dropping it in. But this is right after. The turkey was great and a big hit. Thanks Ping for the awesome recipe.


We talked the family into taking a family picture. Yes that is 17 people at my house! It was great and I would do it again next year.
Scott and I in front of the tree.
Milly with her new Christmas present. Rancher was too busy playing in wrapping paper to stand still long enough for a picture.

That is the basic summary of Christmas. There were lots more stops and family but I didn't have my camera handy at all times. We also spend a lot time with my Mom and Barry at their house. We even made a trip to Perryville to see my dad's side of the family. Overall it was a great Christmas.

What did Santa bring me? I got new everyday dishes for the house, 2 Vera Bradley bags and wallet, a new iPod and a new Fossil watch. Scott made out pretty good too with a dartboard for the basement, new dress clothes, tennis shoes, UK stuff for the basement and other various items.

Hope everyones Holidays were as great as ours!

Annual Girls Night Get Together

A couple times of year the girls from high school get together. Since it was so close to Christmas everyone couldn't make it but we still had a great time! We love getting together and catching up on each other. Plus it is a great time to find out what other people are up to! I hope we can keep this tradition going for many years to come.

The 2 Week Wait

Scott and I are in the two week wait. We know I ovulated this month thanks to the ovulation predictors and we have taken the other necessary step. Now we just wait. You can not test until at least 14 days after ovulation so we should be able to test on New Year's Eve. We are so anxious. Again we feel like this month will be the month. Say a little prayer and I will keep everyone updated!

These are a few of my favorite things.....

Presents under the tree. I get more excited about watching others unwrapping presents than unwrapping presents myself.

Getting Christmas cards in the mail. They always make me smile.

The scarecrow from the Wizard of Oz!
The cowardly lion ornament.
My nativity set. I recieved part of for my wedding and each year my Mother in Law adds to it.
My real Christmas tree. We are going to plant it in our yard after Christmas and we will have our first tree. The bow on top is another favorite!


Wizard of Oz Christmas bell ornaments! Dorothy and the Tinman. New addition my mom brought back from her trip on the Polar Express. Instantly a favorite!

Inspirational Video

I know Scott and I have not been trying for a really long time but the stress and anxiety of not being able to get pregnant really wears on you emotionally. I have recently been chatting with other women who suffer from Infertility on a support group at www.dailystrength.com One of the women sent me this video to watch while I was going through a rough patch. I do not know how to put the video on here but I will try. Until then here is the link to the page.

http://tearsandhope.com./emptyarms_video.html

I think it really puts into words the way Scott and I have felt some days. Granted we have not waited, waited and waited but there are times when emotionally we have been weak and in need of support.

Clomid Side Effects AGAIN!

I just finished round 2 of my Clomid and my symptoms are back on. I have had hot flashes and the tingly anxious feeling is really bad this time.
I looked up Clomid some more on the Internet and I found where Clomid triggers you brain to release certain chemicals. I guess that is why it has such an effect on your whole body.
Wish me luck as I hope this month is the month!

Christmas Spirit

This year I am really in the Christmas Spirit. We have had our tree up and house decorated since Thanksgiving. I am done with Christmas shopping minus two people. I have all my presents wrapped and under the tree!

I am having Christmas on Christmas Eve for Scott's family. Usually stuff like that would stress me out but I am so excited about having everyone in our house and just enjoying each other's company.

We have really planned a more laid back Christmas this year. We are even doing a pajama night at my mom's house on Christmas night. We are trying really hard to enjoy everyone's company and just have a good time.

Merry Christmas early to everyone!

BFN

Well as they say in infertility chat I got a BFN (big fat negative). So I will be starting up Clomid round 2. Woo Hoo! Hot flashes and weird tingly feeling here I come.
Actually we are doing just fine with our recent news and are still anxious for maybe a late Christmas surprise : )
Next time I home the title says BFP (big fat positive)
Sorry the blog is so short but I must get back to my mound of homework in front of me. My final project is due on the 10th and I am hours away : (