My dad just turned 73 years old on Sunday. Do you know what I got him for his birthday? A tattoo. He sat in a tattoo chair for over an hour yesterday getting his 50 year old eagle (from the navy) redone.
Seriously. How cool is that?
... Once (and still) Infertile, but still Schnarky as hell. This blog is dedicated to the daily ramblings from the mind of Nancy. It isn't about anything profound in the grand scheme of things, but it ~is~ about things in my life, schnarkiness always included. I have a second blog, listed in my profile, but the blogs will continue to remain separate.
"I'm aiming for heaven, but I'll probably wind up down in hell"
About Me
- nancy
- I am a 39 year old woman. I am the mother of two beautiful daughters and a handsome son. I am a career woman. As for my TTC world, it certainly doesn't seem like I am "infertile", but I fought for my pregnancies and my TTC/IF history is on the sidebar. I have two blogs, which are both listed in my profile. One focuses on my daily life - including IF, TTC, pregnancy, delivery and even some "children mentioned" posts. The second blog is ~soley~ posts directly about being the mother to my three children.
Belly Pics for #3 only.
Click stick figure to see the consecutive pictures from this pregnancy only.
My TTC History
- Jul 01 ~ married
- Jan 02 ~ First cycle off bcps and opk shows ovulation!
- Dec 02 ~ Went to pcp for RE referral
- Jan 03 ~ Testing commences. S/A perfect. HSG clear.
- Feb 03 ~ Lap #1. All clear.
- Apr 03 ~ Clomid cycle #1. BFN.
- May 03 ~ Clomid cycle #2. BFN.
- Jun 03 ~ Clomid cycle #3. BFN.
- Jul 03 ~ Supposed to be IUI#1, but we missed cd3 so natural cycle
- Aug 03 ~ BFP on C18.
- Apr 04 ~ Ella born.
- Oct 04 ~ decided to ttc #2 and went off minipill to see if I am ovulating. I am. Will start next month.
- Nov 04 ~ TTC#2 starts. BFP. Holy Crap. No freaking way. No way.
- Aug 05 ~ Allison born
- Oct 06 ~ IUD removed. TTC#3
- Jan 07 ~ Large cysts found.
- Feb 07 ~ Femara cyle #1
- Mar 07 ~ Started w/ RE. HSG #2 showed R tube blocked. S/A normal.
- Mar 07 ~ more cysts, up to 9cms.
- Apr 07 ~ more cysts, 3 @ 7-9cms.
- May 07 ~ IUI #1 cancelled due to more cysts
- Jun 07 ~ IUI #1 (take two) w/ Clomid. BFN.
- Jul 07 ~ HSS showed scar tissue in 70% of uterus. Diagnosed with Asherman's Syndrome. Uterine surgery #2
- Aug 07 ~ HSG #3 showed clear tubes.
- Aug 07 ~ IUI #2 w/ Femara. BFN.
- Sept 07 ~ Monitored w/ hCG trigger. BFN.
- Oct 07 ~ HSS #2 showed scar tissue in 30% of uterus. Uterine surgery #3.
- Dec 07 ~ HSS #3 showed tiny amount of scar tissue. Uterine surgery #4.
- Jan 08 ~ HSS #4 showed clear uterus.
- Jan 08 ~ IUI #3, C16. BFN.
- Mar 08 ~ IVF #1, Transfer Cancelled due to lining. Out of 15 eggs, 9 were mature and all 9 fertilized. I have named my 9 embryos "The Mod Squad" and they are in the freezer, waiting for mommy to be ready.
- Apr/May 08 ~ FET #1. C20. 4 embryos "The Fab Four" transferred on 5/05. BFP!!! Very Low Beta (15 at 11dp3dt) but the numers continued to double every 48 hours. Told it was "most likely not viable" and later "most likely ectopic" but we beat all the odds.
- May 16, 08 ~ 11dp3dt (4w0d), beta #1: 15
- May 19, 08 ~ 14dp3dt (4w3d), beta #2: 43
- May 23, 08 ~ 18dp3dt (5w0d), beta#3: 213
- May 27, 22dp3dt (5w4d), beta #4: 1,073
- Jun 08 - Ultrasound showed one heartbeat at 7 weeks.
- Jul 08 - Had CVS testing. Chromosomes are normal and it's a BOY!! EDD: 1/23
- Aug 08 - Jan 09 ~ High risk due to: 1) Velamentous Cord Insertion, deemed biggest risk 2) Previous Placenta Accreta 3) Previous rapid degraged placenta 4) IVF alone can create weak placenta 5) AMA - Advanced Maternal Age. -- All resulting in almost 30 u/s and lots of testing, which ended up saving my life.
- Jan 09 (38w0d) ~ Karl is born! -- Crazy 3 days in hospital. Manual version to flip baby from breech to head down, Labor, Delivery, Emergency surgery due to cord detaching from placenta, Scary heart issues from losing over 40% of my blood supply, and then a blood transfusion due to the extreme loss of blood. Whew!
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30 comments:
That is AWESOME!!!! I bet he was thrilled to have is tattoo freshened up!
My dad turns 72 in July but I don't think a tattoo would be at the top of his gift list. He flipped when he found out my sister had gotten one for her 40th birthday.
That's so cool, Nancy! What does he think about all of yours?
I think that is awesome.
Wow! My dad would never do that.
Owww! But wow!
That is WAY cool.
that rawks!
You have to be one of the coolest daughters ever!!
Your dad ROCKS! Happy Birthday to him.
Awesome!
That rocks!
My sister and I gave my Dad money for a tattoo on his birthday a couple of years ago. Unfortunately he decided to get it done on Valentine's Day. Let me just tell you my Mom was not pleased.
THAT IS AWESOME!
My mom threatened not to pay for college if I got a tattoo. I got it 6 months after I graduated. ;o)
Maybe I could suggest she get a tattoo for her 65th? I wonder how that'd go over.
bad ass!
I got my Mom a tattoo for her 50'th. Later that night her artist got arrested for shooting fireworks off in the middle of sunset blvd. That TOTALLY made her feel like a bad girl (by association).
That is too cool! I hope to be that cool when I get that age.
I made my mom go down on her 50th and get tattooed with us. She got one on her foot.
That was awesome! Good for you doing that for your dad!!
good present, i wish someone would get me some time in a chair!
That's so cool. Did you take any pictures? I don't think my parents would want a tattoo, the don't have any and they hate mine!
That is SWEET!!!!! I bet he loved it and totally appreciates it!!
You are the coolest daughter! And he is pretty cool for going along with it!!
Love it. No pix?
I'm so behind on my blog writing and reading, but wanted you to know that I'm so sorry about all your health shit. I so feel you on the cold sore thing, too. When I was in the ICU after my big ectopic rupture I was on a respirator which caused them and they gave me this kick ass tube of stuff that got rid of them in no time. They worked so well that I acted like I lost the tube I had when I was still in the hospital, so I'd have two tubes to take home with me. Maybe I'll share?
Also, even tho I haven't commented in a million years, you should know that about 10 times a day I have a question related to parenting and I ALWAYS think, "Nancy would know." You might just start getting email questions from me.
XOXO
That's soo cool..you have an awesome dad! You should have took a pic, I'd love to see a 73 yr old sitting in a chair getting a tat!
Happy B-Day Nancy's dad!!!
First of all, my appologies for not commenting. I have been following your blog (and your mommy blog too) and all you health shit. Please know I have kept you in my thoughts and prayers. Now get better!
Second - your dad kick's ass! Seriously cool present to give to dad. I hope you got pictures.
That is just AWESOME!
Happy Birthday Dad...
For my 16th my Dad got me my first tattoo...I'd like to think that we will again one day bond via tattoos...
That rocks!!!!!!!!!!!!
That is uber-cool!!! Wow...way to go! A very happy birthday to your Dad....
That's an AWESOME birthday present! I would love for my dad to get a tat, but i don't think he'd go for it. I'm going to keep trying, though!
Thats just freakin cool!
Happy belated Mothers Day to a rockin mom!
Holy crap. That is THE COOLEST gift ever!!
Go Pops!
D from AZ :)
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