Well October, November and almost December have came and went. I am doing well...busy with work like always. I have officially been on Synthroid for almost 10 weeks. I have ovulated all by myself 2 weeks ago!! Unfortunately, daniel was out of town for that glorious discovery...so sadly we have to wait until this next upcoming cycle; now just waiting for my dreaded monthly visitor to arrive so we can start fresh! Crossing my fingers that it will finally happen!!
On another note, I have been given a promotion at work. I will be an FA (facility administrator) which means that I will be in charge (think CEO) of a dialysis clinic. I am being relocated from my current facility to another one. Which means a longer drive to work...at least until July (when our lease is up) and hopefully around March-ish we can start looking at houses.
Now the decision to either build or start the home search! Yikes...am I ready to start the stressful process of money and a house? I am ready to be out of this apartment though...the rude people, the uncaring staff, taking my dogs out on a leash to poop/pee. I am so ready to just open the back door and let them play outside!!
Well I guess thats all for an update, I will definitely come on again whenever there is a change in status! I hope everyone has a wonderful holiday and talk to you soon!! xoxoxo
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Thursday, October 14, 2010
The results..........
Okay ya'll, we just got home from our appt to get our results. My husband is very proud to be "all man" because his sperm analysis was perfect!! But my test results show that I have low thyroid levels (hypothryoidism) so thats why I miscarried and why I'm so freakin tired all the time and the biggest reason why i am not having a period (without taking progesterone) and NOT ovulating!!
So I picked my synthroid and today starts the rest of my life! LOL The doctor said that this result is just a little bump and he expects that I will be pregnant very soon.....in less than 3-4 months! So I'm hoping that all my psychic readings hold true!!
Mom has hyperthyroidism and Dad has hypothyroidism...so secretly I was hoping that they would cancel each other out and that I wouldn't get anything! LOL But what a great 30th birthday present ; Happy birthday, you have thyroid disease!! Not really what I imagined in my head to start out my 30's!! BOOOOOOO!!
So while the doctor was explaining things to me, I was holding back tears....all I kept thinking was that I'm going to be held back more months of not getting pregnant!! This is something that can be corrected, but I want to be pregnant yesterday, and now we have to wait even longer. I start the synthroid tomorrow morning and I retest in 4 weeks to see what my levels are.
Thanks ya'll for letting me rant! xoxoxoxo
So I picked my synthroid and today starts the rest of my life! LOL The doctor said that this result is just a little bump and he expects that I will be pregnant very soon.....in less than 3-4 months! So I'm hoping that all my psychic readings hold true!!
Mom has hyperthyroidism and Dad has hypothyroidism...so secretly I was hoping that they would cancel each other out and that I wouldn't get anything! LOL But what a great 30th birthday present ; Happy birthday, you have thyroid disease!! Not really what I imagined in my head to start out my 30's!! BOOOOOOO!!
So while the doctor was explaining things to me, I was holding back tears....all I kept thinking was that I'm going to be held back more months of not getting pregnant!! This is something that can be corrected, but I want to be pregnant yesterday, and now we have to wait even longer. I start the synthroid tomorrow morning and I retest in 4 weeks to see what my levels are.
Thanks ya'll for letting me rant! xoxoxoxo
Monday, October 11, 2010
New prediction........
Alrighty, I got a prediction from Brooke last night:
Hi Christina.....I don't think it will be too much longer...I'm getting Nov/Dec for conception/find out. A GIRL appears for this pregnancy. I'm also getting the "meds" card, but this may have nothing to do with TTC...could even be antibiotics for a cold or flu..I see you not feeling well..not sure if this is "now" or in the near future. Could be something that you take to relieve morning sickness! KMP on this!
Blessings,
Brooke
I'm so excited!! I'm curious about the "med" card!?!? Scary, I hope I don't have morning sickness that bad that I need meds. I'm hoping that I get put on Clomid and we get knocked up from that! Whew, we will see!! Thursday is our big day...we have our results appt with Dr. Hudson! How exciting!! YAY!!
Hi Christina.....I don't think it will be too much longer...I'm getting Nov/Dec for conception/find out. A GIRL appears for this pregnancy. I'm also getting the "meds" card, but this may have nothing to do with TTC...could even be antibiotics for a cold or flu..I see you not feeling well..not sure if this is "now" or in the near future. Could be something that you take to relieve morning sickness! KMP on this!
Blessings,
Brooke
I'm so excited!! I'm curious about the "med" card!?!? Scary, I hope I don't have morning sickness that bad that I need meds. I'm hoping that I get put on Clomid and we get knocked up from that! Whew, we will see!! Thursday is our big day...we have our results appt with Dr. Hudson! How exciting!! YAY!!
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Just for fun.....
I'm a member of Babycenter.com and there's a chick who started talking about fertility psychics and the fact that they (there's 3 of them) that predicted her BFP (big fat positive) precisely! So JUST FOR FUN I contacted all three of them. I got the first response back today:
Your reading reveals that your BFP news comes the month of November from a cycle that begins in October. The baby shows as a girl and her EDD/birth date is referenced the month of July 2011 -specific reference to the 22nd and 29th.
Jennifer
So its exciting to think that we'll be pregnant soon! With that being said, I had my last tests today. They drew a 21 day progesterone test and a GTT (glucose tolerance test) The orange-y drink wasn't that bad...but I did chug it quickly! But I was so tired this morning that I really didn't care about what I was drinking! LOL So we have our next scheduled date: Oct 14 @ 1430 to get our results of everything and our next game plan! So fingers crossed!!
Your reading reveals that your BFP news comes the month of November from a cycle that begins in October. The baby shows as a girl and her EDD/birth date is referenced the month of July 2011 -specific reference to the 22nd and 29th.
Jennifer
So its exciting to think that we'll be pregnant soon! With that being said, I had my last tests today. They drew a 21 day progesterone test and a GTT (glucose tolerance test) The orange-y drink wasn't that bad...but I did chug it quickly! But I was so tired this morning that I really didn't care about what I was drinking! LOL So we have our next scheduled date: Oct 14 @ 1430 to get our results of everything and our next game plan! So fingers crossed!!
Sunday, October 3, 2010
Small update:
So the last time I wrote, I just had an HSG (which was clear YAY) since then, Daniel had to drop off his sample with RMA (our fertility place) and this Tuesday, Oct 5 is my last test. Its a 21 day progesterone test to see if I did in fact ovulate this month or not and a GTT (Glucose tolerance test).
Now based off of my basal body temps, it did show that I did ovulate the 29th of September, so we did in fact BD (baby dance) the night before. So it would be fantastic if I was able to get pregnant before the appointment to announce if there was anything wrong with us! LOL So as of right now, I am 4 days past ovulation, and I will wait to POAS (pee on a stick) until at least 10 days past ovulation. The only symptom I've felt yet would be dizziness, and it only hit me last night...I actually felt like a drank a ton and the room was spinning...even when I laid down for bed and my eyes were closed I could still feel the spinning sensation, it was craaazy! But I am determined to not let every little symptom have me thinking that i"m pregnant....I just want it too badly!! I've had 2 more friends announce their pregnancy and its killing me!!
I have purchased some things for our non-existant baby (sad, huh?) I found this super cute baby book from Carters that follows the baby all the way up to the first day of school! Its awesome!! And I purchased a shirt that I"m going to wear to announce whenever we are pregnant. It says" First comes love, then comes marriage.........." I thought that this would be a cute way to announce it, but to also see how long it would take my family to figure it out!!! Should be fun!
A couple weekends ago, I had a great friend come for a visit here to San Antonio and we finally got to meet up! So I've attached some pics of daniel & my self and then Andrea and all of us. It was great! We started the night at "La Margarita" for dinner and drinks and then went to RJons for some latin dancing, we then tried this new place called "Posh" which we pretty much walked in and then out....it was sitting room type bar, filled with Fresa's (stuck up latino/latinas) and we were just not feeling it! Then we made our way to this strip and went to Salude and then Revolution for some live music. We finally finished our night at the Bonham Exchange (gay bar) which was fantastic, because Andrea had never seen guys dancing in thongs!! Her face was priceless!!!
Daniel and I waiting at "La Margarita"
Andrea and I
Silly girls!
At La Margarita and the Mariachi players!
The girls (Meredith, Andrea & me) after a couple of drinks! LOL
All of us at La Margarita!
Well I will write again after we get some news and if anything different or fun happens!!
Now based off of my basal body temps, it did show that I did ovulate the 29th of September, so we did in fact BD (baby dance) the night before. So it would be fantastic if I was able to get pregnant before the appointment to announce if there was anything wrong with us! LOL So as of right now, I am 4 days past ovulation, and I will wait to POAS (pee on a stick) until at least 10 days past ovulation. The only symptom I've felt yet would be dizziness, and it only hit me last night...I actually felt like a drank a ton and the room was spinning...even when I laid down for bed and my eyes were closed I could still feel the spinning sensation, it was craaazy! But I am determined to not let every little symptom have me thinking that i"m pregnant....I just want it too badly!! I've had 2 more friends announce their pregnancy and its killing me!!
I have purchased some things for our non-existant baby (sad, huh?) I found this super cute baby book from Carters that follows the baby all the way up to the first day of school! Its awesome!! And I purchased a shirt that I"m going to wear to announce whenever we are pregnant. It says" First comes love, then comes marriage.........." I thought that this would be a cute way to announce it, but to also see how long it would take my family to figure it out!!! Should be fun!
A couple weekends ago, I had a great friend come for a visit here to San Antonio and we finally got to meet up! So I've attached some pics of daniel & my self and then Andrea and all of us. It was great! We started the night at "La Margarita" for dinner and drinks and then went to RJons for some latin dancing, we then tried this new place called "Posh" which we pretty much walked in and then out....it was sitting room type bar, filled with Fresa's (stuck up latino/latinas) and we were just not feeling it! Then we made our way to this strip and went to Salude and then Revolution for some live music. We finally finished our night at the Bonham Exchange (gay bar) which was fantastic, because Andrea had never seen guys dancing in thongs!! Her face was priceless!!!
Daniel and I waiting at "La Margarita"
Andrea and I
Silly girls!
At La Margarita and the Mariachi players!
The girls (Meredith, Andrea & me) after a couple of drinks! LOL
All of us at La Margarita!
Well I will write again after we get some news and if anything different or fun happens!!
Thursday, September 23, 2010
FREE & CLEAR!!!!
I just got home from my HSG (hysterosalpingogram) where they inject dye thru your uterus to see if there are any blockages from your uterus to your ovaries or any fibroids/cysts in your uterus that can stop you from getting pregnant. Well, everything was perfectly clear.......the radiologist even told me that sometimes women get pregnant right afterwards because the dye flushed everything clear. So hopefully things will start happening now.
The HSG was pretty uncomfortable. They lay you on their radiology table and clean you off with betadine and then insert a plastic vaginal speculum in your vagina. Then they inserted a tube that had a little balloon on the end of it....they blew up the balloon once they were fully inserted into my uterus. There was tons of cramping and pressure. Then they had me slide up further on the table and started live x-ray as they pushed the dye thru the tube. It was so cool to see the dye go all the way up and show my fallopian tubes and ovaries and flush over into my abdomen. Very relieving!! Now I'm cramping pretty badly, but they said it would only last a couple of hours and maybe slightly into tomorrow morning. I am taking a 7 day dose of antibiotics so I don't get an infection from inserting the foreign body into my uterus.
Daniel has to give his sample on Thursday and then all we have left is my Cycle Day 21 progesterone level labs and glucose tolerance test, which is on the 5th of October. So praying that all we need is a little Clomid and we can get pregnant quickly!
We decided to keep an envelope in the "pregnancy memory book" that holds all the receipts of the fertility treatment. Curious on how much its going to cost us to finally have a baby. We also decided that we are going to try getting pregnant as soon as we deliver our first baby. Might as well try quickly so we won't have to deal with another 1.5 years of trying to get pregnant.
On a lighter note, I did color my hair!!
I went for a dark auburn/reddish color and cut some shorter bangs. Thinking of going shorter with the bangs, but not sure yet.
Well I'll be sure to chat again when there's more to tell!! TTYL!
The HSG was pretty uncomfortable. They lay you on their radiology table and clean you off with betadine and then insert a plastic vaginal speculum in your vagina. Then they inserted a tube that had a little balloon on the end of it....they blew up the balloon once they were fully inserted into my uterus. There was tons of cramping and pressure. Then they had me slide up further on the table and started live x-ray as they pushed the dye thru the tube. It was so cool to see the dye go all the way up and show my fallopian tubes and ovaries and flush over into my abdomen. Very relieving!! Now I'm cramping pretty badly, but they said it would only last a couple of hours and maybe slightly into tomorrow morning. I am taking a 7 day dose of antibiotics so I don't get an infection from inserting the foreign body into my uterus.
Daniel has to give his sample on Thursday and then all we have left is my Cycle Day 21 progesterone level labs and glucose tolerance test, which is on the 5th of October. So praying that all we need is a little Clomid and we can get pregnant quickly!
We decided to keep an envelope in the "pregnancy memory book" that holds all the receipts of the fertility treatment. Curious on how much its going to cost us to finally have a baby. We also decided that we are going to try getting pregnant as soon as we deliver our first baby. Might as well try quickly so we won't have to deal with another 1.5 years of trying to get pregnant.
On a lighter note, I did color my hair!!
I went for a dark auburn/reddish color and cut some shorter bangs. Thinking of going shorter with the bangs, but not sure yet.
Well I'll be sure to chat again when there's more to tell!! TTYL!
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Drum Roll Please....
Today was our fertility appointment. We started out our day in a big fight...I'm stressed out...the reason for us to have to have a fertility appointment is because I"m all screwed up! LOL So we made our way to the appointment and as we were waiting there was a t-shirt hanging up that said "Infertility is an emotional ride, but it has an ending" and Daniel and I made up right then!
We went in to meet our doctor, Dr. Hudson, she's so wonderful and nice and she explained to us what we're gonna do at first. So we started the appointment fully, which started with me having an ultrasound to measure my uterus and ovaries...luckily its all normal sizes (thank goodness) then off to get about 5 tubes of blood drawn from me, yikes. We then sat down with our "coach" and she told us our next steps. This includes me having to have a HSG (hystersalpingogram) where they inject dye into my uterus to see if I have any blockage from my uterus up my fallopian tubes to my ovaries...that is scheduled for the 23rd of this month. Then Daniel has a date on the 27th of September to offer a semen sample. He did have a choice to do it at the clinic or to do it at home and have it dropped off within the hour of dropping his sample in the cup....he chose to do it at home (no surprise there). Then on cycle day 21, which is October 5th, I have to return to the clinic for another blood draw to see my progesterone levels and to do a glucose tolerance test. So after this is all done, we schedule another appointment to see what the damage is and what the next step is to get pregnant! Hopefully I'll just need some clomid and we can start baby dancing.
So I'll be sure to keep tabs on this process and let ya'll know whats going on as it happens. This will be a busy month for us.....so hopefully it goes by quickly and we can get pregnant before the year is over!! ** fingers crossed **
We went in to meet our doctor, Dr. Hudson, she's so wonderful and nice and she explained to us what we're gonna do at first. So we started the appointment fully, which started with me having an ultrasound to measure my uterus and ovaries...luckily its all normal sizes (thank goodness) then off to get about 5 tubes of blood drawn from me, yikes. We then sat down with our "coach" and she told us our next steps. This includes me having to have a HSG (hystersalpingogram) where they inject dye into my uterus to see if I have any blockage from my uterus up my fallopian tubes to my ovaries...that is scheduled for the 23rd of this month. Then Daniel has a date on the 27th of September to offer a semen sample. He did have a choice to do it at the clinic or to do it at home and have it dropped off within the hour of dropping his sample in the cup....he chose to do it at home (no surprise there). Then on cycle day 21, which is October 5th, I have to return to the clinic for another blood draw to see my progesterone levels and to do a glucose tolerance test. So after this is all done, we schedule another appointment to see what the damage is and what the next step is to get pregnant! Hopefully I'll just need some clomid and we can start baby dancing.
So I'll be sure to keep tabs on this process and let ya'll know whats going on as it happens. This will be a busy month for us.....so hopefully it goes by quickly and we can get pregnant before the year is over!! ** fingers crossed **
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
oh well..............
My great monthly gift arrived this morning in a vengeance!! I seriously feel like I"m about to give birth...well at least thats what I think it would feel like! LOL Oh well...tomorrow is our big appointment with the fertility doctor and hopefully she'll get us started on some Clomid and we'll start baby dancing and we'll get pregnant the first month...well that would be my dream!
So keep your fingers crossed for happiness!!!
So keep your fingers crossed for happiness!!!
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Ready or not.......
Thursday is almost here and I'm getting nervous. Thursday is our infertility/fertility appointment. As of right now I'm still waiting for the dreaded monthly visitor to arrive.....I did take my usual 5 day dose of Progesterone, with my last day being the 29th of August and still has not made it's arrival! On cycle day 58 and still waiting for her to show her ugly face. I'm really not sure what to make of it.....could I still be pregnant, even though I've had TONS of negative urine pregnancy tests? My sore ta-tas are telling me another story...even walking is an unpleasant task...sleeping? HA, I can't even roll over without being woken up by my two friends announcing their soreness!! So I'm truly confused on what think.
I did go see my GYN today for the lovely annual visit and lo-&-behold, my GYN (Dr. Cox) had to go to surgery and they asked if I wouldn't mind seeing his nurse practioner.....of course I didn't mind (at the time) I was explaining to her all the complexities of my issues that started by the miscarriage last October; also telling her about my sore ta-tas...she then asked if I ate/drank any caffeine...I told her NO to soda/coffee, but I do eat 2 squares (sometimes 4) of dark raspberry chocolate either every day or every other day...she then proceeded to tell me that that is the reason for my sore boobies....I've never heard such a stupid thing. I've eaten chocolate since I was what?, 1 years old (okay maybe 2, but HEY I lived in germany...chocolate everywhere LOL) and my boobies were never sore because of my addiction!! So I shunned her for any other information about my issues and will wait to ask questions when I see Dr. Hudson, my fertility doctor, on Thursday.
So I will close this out for today while I eat some chocolate and blame it for my sore boobies (yea right) More news to follow after our appointment on Thursday!!
I did go see my GYN today for the lovely annual visit and lo-&-behold, my GYN (Dr. Cox) had to go to surgery and they asked if I wouldn't mind seeing his nurse practioner.....of course I didn't mind (at the time) I was explaining to her all the complexities of my issues that started by the miscarriage last October; also telling her about my sore ta-tas...she then asked if I ate/drank any caffeine...I told her NO to soda/coffee, but I do eat 2 squares (sometimes 4) of dark raspberry chocolate either every day or every other day...she then proceeded to tell me that that is the reason for my sore boobies....I've never heard such a stupid thing. I've eaten chocolate since I was what?, 1 years old (okay maybe 2, but HEY I lived in germany...chocolate everywhere LOL) and my boobies were never sore because of my addiction!! So I shunned her for any other information about my issues and will wait to ask questions when I see Dr. Hudson, my fertility doctor, on Thursday.
So I will close this out for today while I eat some chocolate and blame it for my sore boobies (yea right) More news to follow after our appointment on Thursday!!
Saturday, August 28, 2010
They're everywhere!!!!!!!!
Babies that is.......I don't know if I can handle hearing that another friend is pregnant! In the last 2-3 weeks, I've had lets see.....(Susan, Karen, Michelle, Jennifer, Venessa) 5 friends deliver their babies and I'm waiting for 2 more to deliver...well one is due any time now and another is another 5 or so months. But its so hard....if I have to hear it one more time "relax and it'll happen naturally" I'm going to scream. Or here's one..."don't think about it....and it'll happen" ugh, if someone is desperate to be a mommy, you can't just NOT think about it.
Now don't get me wrong, I'm so very happy for my friends! I'm just feeling a little bit jealous! Why can't it be that easy for me? I just don't understand whats wrong with me...I feel like its a big joke that God is playing on me. I feel so incomplete and I AM so desperate to be a mommy. Daniel has been even having dreams of babies lately....I think men have "biological clocks" too. I think that its more difficult for me though! Sometimes the emotions are just so overwhelming, I don't know what to do anymore. I know that we're seeing a fertility specialist in September, but I want it now!!
I don't understand how all these horrible and unfit people get pregnant when someone sneezes around them. Or has abortion after abortion (my sister-n-law) and still is able to get pregnant and then she has the audacity to think, "ah, its just a baby, who cares" ITS NOT FAIR!!! I don't understand it....
I know that i"m ranting and I have a lot to be grateful for...i"m healthy, I have a job, I have a wonderful husband and 3 great pets that love me. There's just this small thing that i"m asking for.......I just wish it was easy to get......
Now don't get me wrong, I'm so very happy for my friends! I'm just feeling a little bit jealous! Why can't it be that easy for me? I just don't understand whats wrong with me...I feel like its a big joke that God is playing on me. I feel so incomplete and I AM so desperate to be a mommy. Daniel has been even having dreams of babies lately....I think men have "biological clocks" too. I think that its more difficult for me though! Sometimes the emotions are just so overwhelming, I don't know what to do anymore. I know that we're seeing a fertility specialist in September, but I want it now!!
I don't understand how all these horrible and unfit people get pregnant when someone sneezes around them. Or has abortion after abortion (my sister-n-law) and still is able to get pregnant and then she has the audacity to think, "ah, its just a baby, who cares" ITS NOT FAIR!!! I don't understand it....
I know that i"m ranting and I have a lot to be grateful for...i"m healthy, I have a job, I have a wonderful husband and 3 great pets that love me. There's just this small thing that i"m asking for.......I just wish it was easy to get......
WOW!!!
Well its been a very long time since I've written here!! Since then, there's been a lot of things that have happened...so on to the re-cap:
The big one is that i FINALLY graduated from Nursing School. So I officially have an Associates in Applied Science-Nursing. After graduation, I still had to sit for the Texas Board of Nursing to become a Registered Nurse....scary!
We had a pinning ceremony before graduation, to induct us into the Nursing family. It was great!!
This was Sandra & I waiting for the graduation ceremony to start!
In the stands during the ceremony!!
Waiting to be called to get my diploma!
Just got my diploma! YAY
I quit my job at St. Lukes (there was a ton of drama & the boss wound up being someone I wouldn't want to work for!!) So I took 2 months off of working & studied for my NCLEX!
I passed on the first try (the computer shut off at 75 questions) and I'm officially a Registered Nurse! WHEW!!!
Lets see, the world cup happened and of course I cheered for GERMANY!!
With the free time, Daniel & I were able to go to the lake and relax with the kiddos!! And shockingly we actually got them in the water!! LOL
Also, Lily turned 6 years old in May & Lexi turned 6 years old in June. I have a pic of lexi, but Lily wouldn't let me near her with a candle! LOL
Well after lots of relaxing, I finally got a job with DaVita dialysis clinic! They're a wonderful group of people and its nice to get to know my patients. As of right now, I am learning the job of a PCT (patient care tech) which means I"m actually doing the dialysis treatments. I'm sticking them and starting all the treatment; but I'm also assessing my patients & doing RN work. Slowly, I'll start doing meds and the ultimate goal of my hire is charge nurse...but first I need to know what all the employees do in the clinic (what kind of boss would I be if I didn't understand their job too!) So still kind of in school, since there's so much to learn!!!
Daniel's job sent us to Chicago for the weekend. It was to celebrate their 20th anniversary! But Daniel & I got to sightsee and we LOVED Chicago!! There's so much history and we would love to go back(one day) and definitely see a Cub's game!!
Well you're pretty much caught up on the last 6 months or so. Daniel & I are still trying to get pregnant. No luck, so we've had to start looking for help from outside sources! LOL So in September, Daniel & I will go to see a fertility specialist to see whats wrong. I know for sure thats its me, so hopefully this can be corrected with some Clomid and things don't need to progress to Insemination or IVF. The miscarriage that I had in Oct 09 really stopped all my ovulation, and we are trying fertility acupuncture and thats really helped regulate my body temperatures (since I keep track of my Basal Body Temps)..but still no luck with getting pregnant. Our goal is to be pregnant before the end of the year! Keep your fingers crossed!!!
So I'll close for now and write back again soon. Promise that it won't be 6 months again!! xoxoxoxoxo
The big one is that i FINALLY graduated from Nursing School. So I officially have an Associates in Applied Science-Nursing. After graduation, I still had to sit for the Texas Board of Nursing to become a Registered Nurse....scary!
We had a pinning ceremony before graduation, to induct us into the Nursing family. It was great!!
This was Sandra & I waiting for the graduation ceremony to start!
In the stands during the ceremony!!
Waiting to be called to get my diploma!
Just got my diploma! YAY
I quit my job at St. Lukes (there was a ton of drama & the boss wound up being someone I wouldn't want to work for!!) So I took 2 months off of working & studied for my NCLEX!
I passed on the first try (the computer shut off at 75 questions) and I'm officially a Registered Nurse! WHEW!!!
Lets see, the world cup happened and of course I cheered for GERMANY!!
With the free time, Daniel & I were able to go to the lake and relax with the kiddos!! And shockingly we actually got them in the water!! LOL
Also, Lily turned 6 years old in May & Lexi turned 6 years old in June. I have a pic of lexi, but Lily wouldn't let me near her with a candle! LOL
Well after lots of relaxing, I finally got a job with DaVita dialysis clinic! They're a wonderful group of people and its nice to get to know my patients. As of right now, I am learning the job of a PCT (patient care tech) which means I"m actually doing the dialysis treatments. I'm sticking them and starting all the treatment; but I'm also assessing my patients & doing RN work. Slowly, I'll start doing meds and the ultimate goal of my hire is charge nurse...but first I need to know what all the employees do in the clinic (what kind of boss would I be if I didn't understand their job too!) So still kind of in school, since there's so much to learn!!!
Daniel's job sent us to Chicago for the weekend. It was to celebrate their 20th anniversary! But Daniel & I got to sightsee and we LOVED Chicago!! There's so much history and we would love to go back(one day) and definitely see a Cub's game!!
Well you're pretty much caught up on the last 6 months or so. Daniel & I are still trying to get pregnant. No luck, so we've had to start looking for help from outside sources! LOL So in September, Daniel & I will go to see a fertility specialist to see whats wrong. I know for sure thats its me, so hopefully this can be corrected with some Clomid and things don't need to progress to Insemination or IVF. The miscarriage that I had in Oct 09 really stopped all my ovulation, and we are trying fertility acupuncture and thats really helped regulate my body temperatures (since I keep track of my Basal Body Temps)..but still no luck with getting pregnant. Our goal is to be pregnant before the end of the year! Keep your fingers crossed!!!
So I'll close for now and write back again soon. Promise that it won't be 6 months again!! xoxoxoxoxo
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
I love MAC!!
Well today I broke down and bought a MacBook Pro.....it was overdue! I had been fighting and begging my PC to behave or I'd hafta replace him...well today was the last straw!! I took a trip to the Apple Store at our NorthStar Mall and I left lighter in my bank account, but heavier in my computer-loving heart!
The countdown is down to 71 days till I graduate nursing school and I can't wait for it all to be over!! I currently have an "A" in Advanced...which was very shocking for me! LOL We all got our gradation packets the beginning of February...so there's a list of things that need to be done before we graduate. Like purchase our Pin for the RN Pinning ceremony, our cap/gowns, apply to the Texas Board of Nursing, get our finger prints done for the BON, and then apply with Pearson Vue (where we take our NCLEX exam after graduation) whew...if its not one thing, its another! LOL
I started a new job at St. Lukes Baptist Hospital...which is about 20 miles closer to home!! I got it working in Labor & Delivery as a CST (certified scrub tech) and when I graduate I will be crossing over to the RN side!! YAY!!! It has been a definite change of scenery for me...going from five 8 hour shifts a week to only three 12 hour shifts a week...its wonderful! I have more time to study and spend with my hubby!!
Our one year anniversary is coming quickly and I'll be sure to post a picture of that wonderful moment of celebration!!
The countdown is down to 71 days till I graduate nursing school and I can't wait for it all to be over!! I currently have an "A" in Advanced...which was very shocking for me! LOL We all got our gradation packets the beginning of February...so there's a list of things that need to be done before we graduate. Like purchase our Pin for the RN Pinning ceremony, our cap/gowns, apply to the Texas Board of Nursing, get our finger prints done for the BON, and then apply with Pearson Vue (where we take our NCLEX exam after graduation) whew...if its not one thing, its another! LOL
I started a new job at St. Lukes Baptist Hospital...which is about 20 miles closer to home!! I got it working in Labor & Delivery as a CST (certified scrub tech) and when I graduate I will be crossing over to the RN side!! YAY!!! It has been a definite change of scenery for me...going from five 8 hour shifts a week to only three 12 hour shifts a week...its wonderful! I have more time to study and spend with my hubby!!
Our one year anniversary is coming quickly and I'll be sure to post a picture of that wonderful moment of celebration!!
Sunday, January 10, 2010
Holiday updates
Hello all...well the christmas break came and went by very fast!! We got to spend some time with Daniel's family in Mexico for Christmas and then we embarked on our very late honeymoon with a cruise to Cozumel! The cruise was absolutely wonderful and can't wait to plan our next one! Maybe this next time we'll bring along friends and family to share the tons of fun with us!
Happy New Year from the Coronado Family!
me with our huge Carnival Ecstasy cruise ship
Daniel and myself on the beach in Cozumel!
Well the countdown is 108 days until i graduate from nursing school. And I'm about the start our second week and I'm already exhausted! More reading, more clinical paperwork and much sicker patients to take care of.
I did have a job interview with St. Lukes Baptist in the Labor and Delivery dept as a surgical tech (that they need right now) and when I pass the NCLEX-RN they will transfer me over to be a L&D nurse! I'm so excited and I hope everything continues to just fall into place!
Hope everyone had a wonderful start to 2010!
Happy New Year from the Coronado Family!
me with our huge Carnival Ecstasy cruise ship
Daniel and myself on the beach in Cozumel!
Well the countdown is 108 days until i graduate from nursing school. And I'm about the start our second week and I'm already exhausted! More reading, more clinical paperwork and much sicker patients to take care of.
I did have a job interview with St. Lukes Baptist in the Labor and Delivery dept as a surgical tech (that they need right now) and when I pass the NCLEX-RN they will transfer me over to be a L&D nurse! I'm so excited and I hope everything continues to just fall into place!
Hope everyone had a wonderful start to 2010!
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