07.27.10
Posted in Uncategorized at 6:36 pm by kellgaston
I’ve been busy . . . working with two relocation buyers and helping sil and bil sell/buy. One of the relocation couples has been a delight. They are so nice. The other, well, they’ve been hellish. They think they know everything. They’re pushy. It’s been a nightmare. I cannot wait for it to be over! They wanted to look for houses on our anniversary weekend. I told them my availability and said that if that wouldn’t work, I could find someone else. Ultimately, I ended up having an associate show them houses on Sunday because I flatly refused. I showed them Friday evening and Saturday. They wanted me to go with them to a house in Logan County at 8:15 Saturday night! I refused. They had me offer $45,000 below asking price on a new house. Insane. Now, they want to inspectors for the house they decided on. He thinks he is so smart . . . but he has a not so stellar credit score. Ha ha on him.
And sil and bil . . . well, I am stressed. Praying that we can sell their house fast so they can buy the HUD house we have under contract.
I am planning a vacation September thru at least November. I will have my current projects finished and any new projects will be started after the holidays. My current closings should be completed or well underway and hopefully my listing will all be sold. I plan to take on no or minimal real estate work, so I can focus on kids, exercise, eating right, and you know, the other thing, getting pregnant.
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Posted in Uncategorized at 6:16 pm by kellgaston
I’m a bad patient. I’ve taken my baby aspirin and prenatals most of the time. But I didn’t even take my clomid at exactly the right times. I missed two doses somehow. I don’t know when, but I did. Hope it doesn’t make a big difference . . . I was just too busy and then I got sick at the end of it.
Today is CD 17, I think. It’s been a weird month. I was supposed to use opks. But, I didn’t have any and just didn’t make it to the store (again, I was sick on CD 10 when I was supposed to start them). Usually, there is no doubt when I am ovulating, but this month, I’m not so sure. My “middle of the month” pain has been spread out. I would swear I’ve had it today, but it’s cd 17, way too late for ovulating. I just don’t know. And I’ve been really sick at my stomach today. Could be the hormones or the antibiotics I’m on, or a bug. Who knows.
I go in Monday for CD 23 bloodwork. One month almost down . . .
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Posted in Uncategorized at 6:11 pm by kellgaston
When Thanny was little, we took a couple of trips to Houston to visit my sister who lived there at the time, as well as a weekend in Dallas. But since Ava’s arrival, Atoka and Durant have been our only destinations (except for work trips with my mom and Ava only).
In July, the whole Gaston clan headed to San Antonio and Sea World for five days. We rented a four bedroom, 2 bathroom house with a community pool across the street. The accommodations were great and the kids were great. It was hot, of course, and Sea World with little guys is a bit challenging. But overally, we had a good time and people are already talking about what we’re going to do next year.
Thanny enjoyed the whales and dolphins, but seems to really be talking about them now. He came home with a penguin toy and Ava came home with what we think is a seal.
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Posted in Uncategorized at 6:02 pm by kellgaston
It’s hard to believe that our little IVF “baby” is three, but he is, and he is changing every day. His birthday was Saturday and we celebrated with a big family party at our house with a Dr. Seuss theme.
Parties are so much work! I never realized all the work that was involved and it does not seem to be getting easier. We had more people, more food, more everything. I love to throw a party, but with someone else’s money! Anyway, it was a lot of fun and he had a great time.
Love you Thanny!
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07.21.10
Posted in Uncategorized at 7:00 pm by kellgaston
]We are back from vacation, but there is no rest for the weary. I’m just as busy, if not busier, than when we left. Ugh, I was hoping for a break.
But we’ve had some fun. Sometime soon I must post about vacation, but for now I wanted to share photos from today.
I needed a snack this afternoon. What better than a $1 cone from McD’s? The kids have had ice cream before, but they’ve never really eaten it. Today, they enjoyed it!
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06.30.10
Posted in Uncategorized at 7:07 pm by kellgaston
Well, the last of the testing for the month is over.
This morning was the hysteroscopy — where a scope with a camera is inserted into your uterus to look around for things that should not be there.
That sounds so easy.
Three lovely shots and a few minutes of uncomfortableness later, the verdict was that all was well.
I was extremely groggy. I did not think I was going to be able to drive home. But after a few minutes, I was alright and managed to get home and then go show a few houses. Glad it is over.
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06.23.10
Posted in Uncategorized at 8:32 pm by kellgaston
Ava and Than are taking parent/child swim lessons at the Y. Neither has been super cooperative but Ava has been running a fever on and off again. And she doesn’t like cold water!
Tuesday night, Ava went shopping with daddy during swim time. They went to a sporting goods store and looked at life jackets. Apparently she really liked a red one, trying it on and then prancing around the store. But then, they spotted a Dora one. And she was taken. Dh said she was shrieking.
Than’s favorite part of swimming is climbing up and down the ladder. Althouh splashing mommy kell is also quite fun. That is what he calls me these days. He is very funny.
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Posted in Uncategorized at 8:27 pm by kellgaston
So after Many headaches and hot flashes, AF finally appeared late last Tuesday. I had discontinued the progesterone cream after Monday night bc of a negative test on Tuesday morning. Symptoms are so deceiving!
So, on to testing. But, guess what? Good old Dr. K is out of town. So the nurse did my u/s and sent me for bloodwork. A week later and still no results. I am calling tomorrow. I thought the hysteroscopy was to happen on cd10 but the nurse seemed to think that next week would be fine. Guess we will see. I also thought I would be given clomid this month but no. This month is diagnostic.
So, I am trying to take dh’s advice and not think about it (too much). Kind of taking a month “off.”. It was actually a relief. And the timing was good, considering it’s a stressful month as far as my contract work goes. We have too many March birthdays anyway. 
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Posted in Uncategorized at 8:19 pm by kellgaston
I am an excellent procrastinator. Not the best I know, but still pretty good. I have two project deadlines looming. I am doing okay on progress, considering the number of interruptions I have had. But it could be much better.
I stayed home today for the first time in weeks. I mistakenly thought I would get to work during nap time. Ava woke up as Thanny went to sleep. I had real estate work to tackle after Trustees. And some people may be able to write late at night but not me. I never could write or study late at night. Early morning is much more productive for me. Ideally, both projects would be done next week so I don’t have to stress right up to the deadline. And I must remind myself that these are both just ROUGH drafts. Of course I want them to be in good shape when I hand them over. But they don’t have to be perfect.
So, in my procrastinating, I cleaned the living room carpet with the new vacuum. The stains in the carpet are driving me nuts! In the process, the cord on the vacuum got damaged so so much for trying to save money. Should have just called Stanley Steemer. And the results were not great.
I also cleaned baseboards and toilets and did lots of laundry. All thongs that needed to be done but …
Must finish my writing!
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05.30.10
Posted in Uncategorized at 7:20 pm by kellgaston
It was just a coincidence. Two losses in three months is just coincidence. Probably no problem.
Just for “my sake” he said we could do some testing next cycle. Umm, yes, please. So, I will call when on CD 1 and we will go in for an ultrasound to check my antral follicles and do some bloodwork on cd 3. On cd 10 I will have another test to check for uterine abnormalities (something done in the office, the name of which escapes me at the moment). And then I’m sure there will be more bloodwork. Ultimately, he is looking to see if I have an egg quality or uterine issue.
I basically begged for progesterone for this month, but no dice. He said to test on cd 27 but at that point it could be too late . . . ugh. Testing on cd 27 because of my luteal phase defect. He never used those words before (although I knew that was why I was on clomid in the first place). But I kind of disagree. I’ve been having a 12-14 day luteal phase. Anything over 12 is considered normal . . . But it has been shorter in the past year. My hormones are just wonky.
I tried to blame it on my mother but the guys just blew me off — hey, she was fertile until her mid-40s. My eggs seem to be old now. (I only had 9 antral follicles back in Fall 2006 before my ivf cycle with ds. At my age, I should have had many more. One study I read said that people with less than 10 should expect to experiece menopause in less than 10 years and infertility much sooner. That was almost four years ago. Kind of scary.) Maybe there’s a connection (seeing as all three of us girls have had secondary fertility issues). IDK
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