Fun Facts About Me

I copied this from a friends blog who also copied it from someone else. But I loved the idea!

A: Attached or Single? Attached, Been married to my Wonderful Husband Doug this April 2 years now.
B: Best Friend? Amy Kerr, whom I lost contact with and did see for 20 + years till this Past August at my Wedding Reception.
C: Cake or Pie? My Aunt Nancy's cake from her cake shop! Check her out at Artistry Cakes in Belleville, IL.
D: Day of Choice? Saturday, Its the day Doug and I have the whole day to spend together.
E; Essential Item? my cell phone and camera now that I love to take lots of pics for my new blog
F: Favorite Color? Pink, Blue and Silver
G: Gummy Bears or Worms? Both, but dont do what I did and leave them in hubbys truck on the dashboard in the sun to melt into the dash. OOPPPPSSS!!!!!!
H: Hometown? Born in Belleville, IL raised in O'Fallon, IL but live in Granite City, IL
I: Ice cream? Cookies and Cream when Doug leaves me some.
J: January or July? Well Both, Jan because that its my birhtday month. But July cause that is our float trip month.
K: Kids? not yet, seeing a fertility Doctorm so hopefully soon!
L: Life isn't complete without? Family and friends
M: Marriage date? Courthouse date: Aril 18, 2008 Las Vegas Renewal of Vows May 23, 2009.
N: Number of brothers and sisters? One sister that I just found out about recently!
O: Oranges or apples? Apples for my famous apple pies, just ask the guys!
P: Phobias and fears? Lightning not sure why!
Q: Quote? "Not my dauhter" An inside joke Doug says with his guy friends.
R: Reason to smile? Husband, Family, and thinking about that baby(ies) we are going to conceive.
S: Season of choice? Summer, so much to do. Float trips, Vollevbal, BBQ's Etc.
T: Tag three people? Jenn, Shannon,
U: Unknown fact about me? I have a sister that know one knew about but my family.
V: Vegetable? Brussel Sprouts, but Doug hates me eating them, because he says they give me stinky gas. LOL
W: Work out? No, But I need to.
X: X-ray or Ultrasound? Had both done. Broken Ankle and Ultrasounds for my fertility Stuff.
Y: Your favorite food? Liver & Onions. But I cant get Doug to try it
Z: Zodiac sign? Capricorn

Trying to have a baby

Well here is the process that Doug and I so far have went through and whats next: Doug and I started off by seeing a doctor at St. Johns Hospital. We saw the Doctor for a little over a year and nothing was accomplished. He didn't run any test on me, all he did was put me on medicine after medicine and had me come in approximately twice a month sometimes more for an ultrasound to see how I was progressing. He told me most of the time it looks good you have tons of eggs but they are not quite big enough to fertilize yet, so lets bump up your medicine. So we did that and he over did it and my ovary ended up the size of a softball, so we had to counteract it and put me on birth control for a month, which defeats my purpose since I was trying to get pregnant, not prevent it. After my ovary was back to the size it was supposed to be we tried it all over again with a new medicine. At one point he thinks I did conceive just did carry it, so we tried again and then took another medicine to help me carry it, but it didnt work. Nothing was working and later the doctor tells me I am resistent to all the meds I was taking. Great!!!! After everything that I had already taken he then decides to tell me well we need to perform a test on you to make sure your tubes are not blocked. BuI am thinking to myself shouldn't we have done this from the begining? But it was a good thing we did the procedure, because my right tube showed up on the scan that it was blocked. And let me tell you that procedure hurt so bad. It was worse than having a cycle. Well now 2 years have gone by and he tells me that there is not much else he can do for me and recommends invitro. At that same time he tells me that very good friends of Doug and Mine was having that procedure done and told us how expensive it is and what all she was going through. Doug and I talked about it, but decided that right now we just cant afford that. Then I started talking to another good friend of mine Amy and she was also having fertility problems. She had already had 3 miscarriages so she decided to go see a fertility doctor. The Doctor sat her down and talked to her and at the end told her she was an easy case and he would have her pregnant in no time. Well he was correct, she had a beatiful baby boy Dominic, I was so happy for her and I got to hold him the day he was born. Oh yeah then her previous doctor told her that she would never have kids without fertility drugs and guess what next came Kylie without any drugs. So after talking to Amy I decided to give her doctor a try and went to see him. So far he has been amazing. He has scheduled me surgery to have a procedure done to see if I have endometriosis which I mention to my last doctor could I possibly have that and he said no I dont think so. But my new Doctor, that is the first thing he says to me. Also while he is in there he is going to make sure that my right tube is blocked since we only did a tubal dye test and he said they sometimes can be false. And if it is blocked he is going to see if he can unblock it or fix it anyway he can. But in the mean time while this is all scheduled he put me on the clomid that the first Doctor had me on. After I was on it the week I was supposed to be I went it for my ultrasound. He looked at the ultrasound and said wow you have tons of eggs! Wow did that sound familiar to me I heard that from the last doctor. But then he proceeds to tell me that it is not always a good thing, I asked why? He said well its what we call Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. It's where you produce alot of eggs and they form along the outside of the ovary, but there is so many of them that they can grow to the size they need to be to be fertilized. So I asked him well what do we do? He says to me well Im not sure if that is exactly what you have, but the bloodwork will tell us and when we get it back we will know then and go from there. If it is what you have we can put you on meds to correct the problem. Ok so now I have only seen these doctor three times now. Once for a consult to get my background and what I have done so far and why I wanted to see him. And two times for bloodwork and a ultrasound. And in the three times I have seen him he has already told me two factors that could be causing me from getting pregnant. I'm not sure why I didnt switch doctors sonner. So now I have another appointment on March 8th to discuss my most recent bloodwork to see if I do have polycystic Ovary syndrome and what they next step is.

Oh and the best thing that I found out, was that I if we end up doing needing to have invito done that my NEW medical insurance will cover me and we dont have to pay for it after all! So far So Good!

Random Photos

Doug and Johnny New Years 2007 at Mullians in Chicago

Doug and I New Years at Mullians in Chicago 2007

After the game that the Cardinals won the World Series

New Years 2009

Amanda and Eathan

Amanda always talkin with her hands.

Johnny smiling this time

Finally a good Pic of Skippy

My scraggly Dog Tanner before his haircut.

Skippy, Talk to the Hand you are not taking my Picture.

Scotty, Hi Everybody

Johnny Texting Drunk.

This New Years Party, we had at home again. We had lots of food, played LCR. It was a blast.

Christmas 2009

Jack

Franklin, I told him to smile he looked at me and said Cheese.

Aunt Nancy and Cousin Dawn,

Cousin Ryan an Ruth

Cousins Jack and Janis

My girl Paige and I. She didn't want her picture taken, so I was holding her down.

Wedding Reception Back Home

Brian and Lynn. It was their wedding annivesary.

The LAs Vegas Themed Weding Cake

Doug and I ended up having are wedding Reception August 15, 2009. We stuck with the Las Vegas them as we possibly could and I think it turned out perfect.

Wedding In Vegas

This is everyone that joined us at our wedding in Vegas. Johnny, Darby, Skippy, Scotty, Doug, Brandi, Jana, Jim, Mike, Bobby, Trey, Justin, Shelly, Susie, And Sue. OThers not listed our Parents.

This was at Dinner

Limo Fun

Cheers to the new Couple

Doug & I were married at the Mandalay Bay In las Vegas May 23, 2009. It turend out great and we had alot of our friends and family there to celebrate with us. It was a crazy weekend though. When we go there Doug and his Bast Man Scotty went and picked out there tuxes, they didnt have the color of vest I wanted. Then come the wedding day my Maid of Honor and now sister in law Sue had to ride the rollercoaster on the roof top of the NEW NEW York where I was getting my hair done. Well we arrived at the chappel and was getting ready when a friend of ours came in to see us. Sue and I just purchased beers to calm out nerves when she arrived. The next thing I knew my beer when MIA and guess what that little shit took my beer. The ceremony turned out perfect. We was headed out to the lobby to take are pictures when we spotted Dougs Cousin and her husband. Shelly and Trey came to join us and didnt make it in time so waited for it to be over so they could join us for the after party. We then hoped in are Hot Expedition limo and when I say hot I mean no air conditioner also thanks to Scotty and Jim L. for getting that for us. But we headed to the Paris hotel and fancy restraunt and had dinner. It was delicious and the night ended up being an expierence and something I will never forget. After dinner we headed back to the condo we had for the weekend to change, I bought Doug and I shirts that said Bride on mine of course and Groom on Dougs Married in Fabulous Las Vegas. But All the way back to the condo we got nothing but compliments and congrats from everyone on the streets it made me feel so special and what bride should feel special on her wedding day, well second wedding day. After all that we ended up bowling in the USBC while we was there and just had loads of fun. Come the last day there, everyone else already flew home and we decided to stay one more day to ourselves. We stayed up all night and visit everyone casino we could and just looked at everything. After we got tired of walking we had dinner and then just gambled the rest of the night till it was time to catch our plane home. But I didnt want to leave and I surely cant wait to go back. Maybe I can talk Doug into taking me there for an anniversary.