Last Day!

Today is my last day on The Pill. Hooray! It always seems so odd to be on birth control when you are trying to get pregnant, but with Michael gone, I guess it doesn't really matter anyway.

Tomorrow, I'll have bloodwork and an ultrasound to see what our starting point looks like. (My veins have likely gotten a little complacent without all the poking they were used to.) I'll probably also pick up my gazillions of meds from the pharmacy tomorrow once I get the okay to start.

I kind of can't believe that it's been over 5 months since our last cycle. It doesn't feel like the break was that long. I'm not sure if that is good or bad... One thing that IS good is that I feel ready. Ready for the shots, ready for the hormone swings, ready for the constant prodding / monitoring at the doctors. I'm actually not dreading it. I thought I would be since now I know what is involved. Maybe those 5 months have given me a little perspective, or maybe it was just time to forget what's REALLY involved. ;-)

Tonight I'm meeting some girlfriends for dinner. A group of about 6 of us used to live together right out of college. Believe it or not, we are all still friends after that experience. We actually had a great time when we lived together - no one can seem to believe that there was so little drama in a house with that many women. Since we all still live in the area, we try to get together monthly for some much needed girl-talk. These women are amazing, and have been such a wonderful support to me throughout the past 10+ years. I had to miss last month since I was sick, so I'm looking forward to this one even more than usual! (Sus, Roby, Tammy, La, Kristi - can't wait to see you girls!)

I'll be sure to give you all the follicle report tomorrow.