Let the stabbing begin

Today I had my first shot for this ivf cycle. The last time Paul gave me a shot was 15 months ago, and the last belly shot was about 17 months ago. The needles for the Lupron shots are really tiny so they don't really hurt. I like Paul to give them to me in part because it makes him more a part of the process. So when he's around at the time I need them, I have him give me the belly shots. The area was itchy afterward, but it didn't last long. I don't recall that side effect from the Lupron, but maybe I've just forgotten. At times I still struggle with why can't we get pregnant the usual way that doesn't involve thousands of dollars and about 100 shots, but of course this way is far, far, far better than having no way! I'd greatly appreciate prayers that the Lord would use this process to bring Nadia a brother or sister in 2010. While you are at it, you could also pray for my friend, Jo, who is also in the middle of ivf #2 for a brother or sister for her son, Noah, who is 11 months older than Nadia. If there are others of you in the middle of ivf, let me know, and I can add you to my prayer list! :-)

Paul didn't have class today which worked out really well as I needed to be on campus earlier than usual for interviews. I participated in 4 of the 6 as 2 were in the morning, and I couldn't ask him to start watching Nadia that soon or he wouldn't have gotten much work done today. I left at 12:30 which was shortly before she goes down for her 2nd nap. In light of her illness, we have at times been letting her have three naps, especially if one or both of the first two naps is really short (say 30 minutes long). So far it seems we're judging it correctly as the days we've let her have a 3rd nap she's still not been getting up prior to 6am. I have given up on trying to shift her wake time to 7am or later. I'm just happy if she sleeps until at least 6am. Today she got up at 6:20 for example. Her first nap is often around 9am (or possibly a little earlier), and her second nap often starts sometime between 12:30-1:00pm. If she takes two good naps (at least 2 hours total between the two), then she doesn't have a 3rd nap.

Nadia's poor little nose is still very runny, and it's been wiped with a tissue so often that two little spots are red from bleeding. Poor girl! :-( I hope she starts feeling better soon. Today is the 7th day of this little cold. Thankfully she never developed any other symptoms (no cough or fever).