Fun weekend

Hey friends, I apologize for not updating my blog more often. Just haven't had much time or much news to share other than my day-to-day activites. Jaci informed me, however, that it's the day-to-day stuff that she was excited to read.

So, here it goes:

Like the title of this posting says, it was a fun weekend. Friday night Jason and I went to the Holy Name fish fry with our friends Jaci and Jon. I don't really know what we were thinking since it was below freezing that night and we spend almost 2 hours in line outside. That's when the beer came in handy - gloves and beer. Both kept us warm enough to tolerate the cold. Once inside we weaved around for another good 45 minutes and thoroughly enjoyed our fried fish, fries and cole slaw. I think we all would've claimed that it was the best fish any of us had ever had.

Saturday Jason went to work and he sent me out shopping for clothes. He told me to spend at least $200 on clothes for myself - and maybe even more. What husband does that? I think he just knows how much I hate buying things for myself and he's tired of hearing me complain every time I dress to go out. I found some great things for work and still have more money to spend so I plan to go to Ann Taylor next weekend. Who wants to go with me?

After 5 p.m. Mass, Jason took me to a BBQ restaurant in Ashland for dinner. It was a fun change of scenery and had delicious food.

And today has been good, too. We got up and went to Starbucks for coffee and shopped at Target for a bit. We were in dire need of pillows for our bed and we finally found some we liked. I also did laundry and went to the grocery store. Typical Sunday activities. I also finished my book for book club - The Glass Castle - as we watched the NASCAR race. I was happy because my fav driver, Jimmie Johnson, won .... again.

So that was my weekend update.

Starting over

I hate to say it, but our first round of Clomid didn't work - my AF came today.

I guess I didn't expect it to work so soon, but I'm disappointed by the results of my Peak +7 blood draw, which showed that my progesterone level was just 2.3 and my estrodile level was 2.4 - both EXTREMELY low and completely not conducive to a pregnancy.

I am happy to have the Pope Paul VI Institute here in Omaha. I trust the doctors there and the work they do, but lately I've felt confused about what I'm supposed to do or what test results mean. Are my levels low because the Clomid didn't work, or did I not conceive because my levels were low?

I'll start my second round of Clomid this weekend. Really, that's all I can do ... that and pray!

We also got confirmation last week that starting in June, Jason will be working in Winterset, Iowa,(think Bridges of Madison County) for a year and a half. He'll be there during the week and then likely every other weekend. It's a 2-hour drive from Omaha, so I know I'll be making the drive whenever Jason's working a weekend. We knew this was a possibility when he took this wonderful job, and the chance to do a big project (Madison County Hospital) would be wonderful career-wise for Jason. The part I don't like is that if I do get pregnant, Jason will be away during the pregnancy and the afterbirth. Plus, I just really love spending time with my husband!

The timing of all of this is not what I would've chosen, but God's in control. He's obviously putting this Iowa job in Jason's lap and this desire to have a baby in our hearts at the same time. We'll suck it up, knowing that so many other couples go thorugh this and worse (thinking military families). At least we'll be able to see each other on weekends!