"Let's Go to the Movies!"

1. Pick 10 of your favorite movies.
2. Go to IMDb and find a quote from each movie (or get them out of your capacious memory).
3. Post them on your blog for everyone to guess.
4. Strike it out when someone guesses correctly, and put who guessed it and the movie.
5. Looking them up is cheating, please don’t.

(1) "I'm disinclined to acquiesce to your request. Means 'no'." Pirates of the Caribbean" - Amy

(2) "Milan, darling. Milan. Supermodels. Heh! Nothing super about them... spoiled, stupid little stick figures with poofy lips who think only about themselves. Feh! I used to design for *gods*! " The Incredibles - indigoscot (?)

(3) "I wish I was at a hootenanny in Harlem!"

(4) Oh, no, sir. I'm sorry, sir. I could never answer to a whistle. Whistles are for dogs and cats and other animals, but not for children and definitely not for me. It would be too... humiliating." Sound of Music - Jennifer Anne

(5) "Who are these women? Does anyone know? I don't recognize any of them. I want to see my best friend's big sister, the girls from the soccer team, my next door neighbor, real women who are smart and pretty and happy to be who they are. These are the women to look up to. Let's put life back into the magazine. And fun and laughter and silliness. I think we all - I think all of us - want to feel something that we've forgotten or turned our backs on because maybe we didn't realize how much we were leaving behind. We need to remember what used to be good. If we don't, we won't recognize it even if it hits us between the eyes." 13 Going on 30 - Jennifer Anne

(6) "Oh, that's great, blame it on the little guy. How original. He must've read the schedule wrong with his one eye." Monsters, Inc. - Jennifer Anne

(7) "A sequel. That's it. We'll bring it out on March 25, and we'll call it... Christmas 2!" Santa Claus:The Movie - Jennifer Anne

(8) "You never quit on your music. No matter what happens. Cuz anytime something bad happens to you, that's the one place you can escape to and just let it go. I learned it the hard way. And anyway, look at me. Nothing bad's gonna happen. You gotta have a little faith."

(9) "I don't know where you get your delusions, laser brain.
"Laugh it up, fuzzball. " The Empire Strikes Back - Jennifer Anne (after guessing Return of the Jedi!...but I am giving it to her just the same)

(10) "Stop a couple of angels from entering and thus negating all existence. I hate when people need it spelled out for them." Dogma - Amy (LOVE THIS MOVIE!!!)

"I would die for that..."

I am officially on bed rest.

On Tuesday, the dr's retrieved 11 "ocytes" (eggs) from my ovaries. Of the 11, 6 fertilized over night. Yesterday, there were 9 that had made it to transfer :) YAAAAYYY!! I had an accupuncture appt before transfer which I think helped a lot. I was completely relaxed...although, I think the atavan the dr's prescribed had something to do with that as well.

Mom and I got to the dr's office right on time with my full bladder. They got us right in and everything went like clockwork...sooo unlike the last time we did this!!

My dr said to me "Now, the only thing we need to decide is how many we are putting back." I held up 4 fingers...he wasn't talking me out of it this time. He tried though :) He looked at my past 2 cycles and said that 4 was definitely aggressive, and he was leery to put that many in, but did because I wanted to.

As soon as he started everything, it seemed like it was done. He couldn't believe it! I was so happy :) I am having some mild cramping, but nothing like the last time. Mom and I watched Will & Grace and snoozed for a little while yesterday afternoon and just relaxed. I am to be in bed for the next 2-3 days. I have my books, my laptop and movies. I can't wait!!

"Please take this message to mother from me..."

So, I have decided I am going to title my posts with lyrics...at least I am going to TRY :)

I never posted my results from my ultrasound yesterday. I had 7 follicles on the left (one that is bigger than 10mm) and 10 on the right (2-3 bigger than 10mm). My layer was 6.3 and my estradial was 153 (sorry Jen...I had the wrong number when I called you). I have to continue the injections until Thursday morning when I go back for another ultrasound. We shall see! Things seem to be progressing, so we shall see. I have another appt with the acupuncturist this afternoon to help relax me a bit -last time I fell asleep :) I love it!!!

Oh...and it's Tuesday, so it's 1/2 price sushi night...awww yeah!!! Not that I eat any raw stuff, but sushi makes me so happy...it's really kind of pathetic, actually.

ok...I get it!

I have been through these injections 3 times before, so I kind of know how my body feels and reacts to the drugs. My stomach is twinging every few seconds as if to say "HEY UP THERE!! WE'RE GROWING! CAN YOU TELL??!?!?!" :)

Hopefully this is a good sign! The last cycle they retrieved 12 eggs, fertilized all 12 and 10 were all viable for implantation. We are putting 4 back in this time, no matter what. I am not afraid of having more than one baby and I need to increase my odds here, people!!!

Oh, and my acupuncturist told me that he has a patient that just got pregnant with IVF...get this...it's her 3rd try (sign #1) and this was the 1st time she did IVF (sign #2!) I like signs :)

I am off to go home and rest before the hubby gets home. He starts his new job in a few weeks and will be out on a 5-day stretch. I am going to miss having him home every night, but I am sure I will get used to it. Hopefully he will be able to come home every now and then seeing as the furthest south he will go is Virginia/Maryland and I think the furthest north is Maine.

We shall see!!!

Round 3 - When we kiss inside his car :)

Well...there wasn't any kissing, but this is round 3 that we are going for here.

I had my baseline ultrasound this morning. I had 6 embryos less than 10 on the left and 6 less than 10 on the right (6 and 12 are lucky numbers for my sister...maybe it's passing on to me??) My endometrial layer was 4 ("nice and thin" as Dr. Martin says). I will get a call in a few hours to let me know what my estradial level is and will more than likely start the Follistim injections tonight or tomorrow.

I have an acupuncture appt this afternoon and I am soooooooooo looking forward to it. It relaxes me so much...I can't even explain it. My acupuncturist has been so great looking up information on IVF and acupuncture to make sure we are doing everything right. He said he wants to see me the day of the transfer to do a treatment just before and just after :) He is awesome!!!

Here's hoping the 3rd time is a charm!!

ok...seriously...

I am SO happy for the people that are having babies, don't get me wrong. I just really wish I could say those same words...

OY with the poodles already...

I do not know how I have made it through today.

My receptionist was out all last week. The Friday before last (2/29) she was "admitted" into the hospital...we have NO idea why. SHE NEVER EVEN CALLED US TO TELL US SHE WAS IN THE HOSPITAL!!!! We had to call her house and we found out.

She was out all last week (LOOOONG story there) and we were told she "should" be back on Monday. When I asked my boss if she was going to definitely be back, he said "well, i heard otherwise from someone else. We should have a back-up just in case." uuummm sure.

So, I had a CNA scheduled to answer phones today. I walk in the building and do not see said CNA sitting at the desk. I find out she is on the floor taking care of residents (even though there were MORE than enough CNA's to cover). About an hour later, I hear my receptionists' voice over the intercom. yeah...she showed up.

And the hits just keep on coming...

I had an interview with a recruiter on Friday...hopefully something will come from that!!!!

The dr's office called me today and told me that the cycle should be covered. We just need to get approval for my meds. Hopefully *crosses fingers* it won't be too much $$. We should be okay because we have more than enough in our FSA to cover it.

Well, I am off to go home and try to breathe. I am so flippin' tired!!!!