IVF

So we're at the starting line for another IVF process and I wanted to write about it b/c I can't remember everything from the last time and I'd really like to keep track of all of it this time around. My cycle began today so I called and made my appt for my baseline ultrasound and blood work for tomorrow morning in Farmington. It's a little trickier this time b/c we have Payton to worry about so Brian had to get someone to cover his class to stay home with her so we don't have to wake her up, and then he'll bring her to a friends until I get back. Tomorrow night I'll start follistim which is given by self injection. It has to be done at the same time every night so that is a bit stressful. But it should be ok. After tomorrow, I have to go on friday for more bloodwork, then sunday for another US and more blood work. In about 14 days i could be pregnant. Crazy, it goes so fast. I'm not sure how i'm feeling about it all...I'm excited to have more kids don't get me wrong, I just hope we're ready! I have a strong feeling it's not going to be as stressful b/c I have Payton to distract me, and I know whatever happens, we have a beautiful, healthy daughter and we would be happy with that if that's how it's supposed to be. Ready, set, go!

Payton's first "hokey pokey"

Apparently Brian's Grampa O used to call ice cream cones "hokey pokey's" when they were little, so the other day Payton had her first one. She wasn't psyched about it at first but when it warmed up a bit she was alllll about it. We got some great video footage! She was sitting on her chair eating away, and trying to get what was at the bottom of the cone with her tongue, hilarious. She ended up falling, ice cream up in the air, and ending up with it all over her face and in her hair, but she got right up and said "encore!" so we handed it back to her and she continued to eat her "cream" as she called it. Here are some pics of the little adventure...

Just a few pics...

A little person

Oh my gosh, this kid keeps getting cuter and cuter! She is becoming such a little person now, it's so sad to see her getting so big, but great at the same time! We're really enjoying all of her adorable little antics. She's talking so much more these days, everything we say, she repeats. Our parents are psyched to hear her call them "memere", "gampy", "gammy", and "gampa". Not only can she say the words, but she knows exactly which one she's talking to. I'm sure that's not totally abnormal for her age but it still amazes us! The weather these days is less than desirable and I feel so bad for Payton having to be locked up inside. She absolutely hates coming in from being outside, so much so, that she throws a giant fit. She likes doing that lately...freaking out and yelling "no!". The girl knows what she wants that's for sure. We're getting a little better at calming her down by explaining what's going on, or by total distraction. Usually one of the two methods will work! We're definitely struggling with how much to discipline at this age, how much can she really understand? But I guess if we just start implementing rules now then maybe it will be easier for her to understand later...?? who knows. trial and error i suppose. She's also into feeding herself a lot more now, she always a "foke" or a "poon" - i was a little nervous about how she would say fork but we're in the clear for now ;). The other day she went to the fridge and said "yogo!" (she also calls applesauce "yogo" - i guess everything she eats out of a small container is yogurt to her - when i tell her it's applesauce she says "sauce!" but then calls it "yogo" 30 seconds later haha) anyhow, she made quite the mess with her yogo - it's funny b/c before having a child i thought the messes would aggravate me but instead, i run to get the camera before even thinking about cleaning it up! it's too funny to get mad about, and inevitable of course.
On another note, we're moving into a new place on July 1st. It's a sophomore boys dorm which should be pretty different from freshman girls but hopefully in a good way. We have totally grown out of our place now. Now we have to climb horrible metal stairs to our apt (not fun when you do it 8 times a day), and we don't have any storage so our strollers are in the trunk of my explorer which is kind of a pain. the new place is on the first floor, bedrooms on the second (finally!) and a small fenced in yard which is really going to be great. It's not the place we would have liked but it's going to be better than where we are...oh and did I mention laundry IN the actually apt?! bonus!

Payton moment - I walked out into the living room the other day to see payton sitting in front of champ who was laying on his bed, sweeping my blush brush across his face as if she were putting make up on him...i couldn't take a picture fast enough but i really wish i had captured that moment, it was too funny!

So many new things...

Payton is doing so many new things since I last wrote! She has started developing her little sense of humor which makes us laugh non stop. On the other hand, she's also developing a little bit of a temper. Although she definitely doesn't like being told "no" which results in a number of tantrums - I think that the other part of it is that she just gets pissed that she can't tell us what she wants. But that's getting better too...she's repeating EVERYTHING! Soon enough she'll be speaking in sentences and I'll be making up other excuses for why she's throwing tantrums ;). We had a bit of a rough week last week when she was consistently waking up at 5 am on the dot. Not to wake up for the day though - we're still not sure why. We're going on two nights in a row of back to sleeping straight through so we'll take it! We were going in to check on her the first few nights then realized she doesn't ever really NEED anything. So one night we let her cry herself back to sleep (which never gets easier) and she went back to sleep for another 5 HOURS!!! So clearly she wasn't ready to get up at 5. I'm nervous she's been battling allergies or a sore throat or something and we've just been letting her cry. But she seems ok other than that so hopefully it's nothing! The other day Payton and I went to the store to buy....A POTTY! Can't believe we're already in the very early phases of that process. Time is going too fast. We bought an Elmo one since that's the only character that catches her attention. She tells us when she has to poop or when she's pooping so we figured, hey, if she knows it's coming, may as well see what she does with the potty. Sure enough, the first night she peed! i know it was just a fluke but it was still pretty cool and she seemed to be fairly proud of herself :) She's talking sooo much now. She's a little parrot. One of my favorite things she says is "ah-KAY" for "ok". If i say: we're doing this, then this, i don't even have to ask "ok?" she just says "ah-KAY!". It amazes me that she knows when to say it and it's so damn cute to hear it. She's finally starting to say memere, grampy, grammy, and grandpa which is awesome. Her new obsession is taking champ for a walk. She points to where champs collar hangs and says "Ka" then grabs his leash and tries to put it on, says "walk" and points outside. Another obsession BUBBLES. If she sees a bottle, we're stuck. But that's ok, I love hanging out with her outside while she sits on her step and watches the bubbles. I wrote this in two different sittings so my thoughts are a bit jumbled but I wanted to get some stuff down before I forget them! I'll be writing again soon b/c she does something new and worthy of writing about every day :)