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There is a great giveaway going on over at Baby Wanted. She is giving away a set of iron-on decals for onesies from Picky Sticky. I love the monthly ones. I wish I had known about these before Lucy was born so we could have started using them from month 1!

These would make neat baby shower gifts, too! For those of you who checked out her Etsy site, which decals are your favorites?

I totally flipped out last night. I have been trying *so* hard to think positively (so much so that I have to remind myself I’m not pregnant yet) because I know a positive attitude can really help during this process. However, after Joe talked to a friend of his last night and asked him to send us a copy of the 3d ultrasound they’re having done this weekend, I just lost it. I ‘m trying so hard to be ok with the fact that I’m infertile and that everyone around us is having babies while we’re not. But, I’m not ok with it. Maybe…hopefully I’ll be ok with it soon, but right now I’m not. I don’t think that’s too abnormal.

So, Joe pulled over on the side of I-26 and I cried. And cried. And argued with God and wondered what makes me so bad of a person that I don’t deserve to be a mom.

And then, Joe reminded me that I’m going through this because God knows I’m strong enough to handle it, said one of the most beautiful prayers I’ve ever heard, and we were back on our way.

I definitely need God’s peace and strength to get through this, but I don’t think a little freak out every now and them is that bad either.

Now that I’m getting started on my IVF cycle, I’ve been making some changes. My IVF coordinator said they treat us like we’re already pregnant, so I was told to go off two of my arthritis meds as well as caffeine. I drink 4-5 caffeinated drinks a day (I know, that’s way too many), but I still didn’t think it would be a problem. Boy, was I wrong.

I went off caffeine cold turkey, and the first night I had a horrible migraine. After Tylenol and Sudafed failed to make me feel better, I caved in and took some Excedrin, which helped since it contains caffeine.

Last night, I started to feel a migraine coming on while we were at Joe’s synagogue, so I took a few sips of his Coke during the refreshments after the service, trying to alleviate a full blown migraine.

In the middle if the night, I woke up with a pounding headache. I tried drinking some iced tea, and finally sipped a Diet Mtn. Dew to give myself a jolt of caffeine.

This morning I told Joe how odd it was that I still got a migraine after getting some caffeine in my system. Joe gave me a sheepish look and said, “That’s because if was caffeine-free. But if worked for a little bit, didn’t it??”

You can fool the mind, but you can’t fool the body.

A little something funny to enjoy for Christmas. I seriously could watch this video all day and never get bored. I hope you all had a great holiday!

Who here likes cereal? Who here would like 52 free boxes of their favorite cereal? Ted is giving away 52 boxes of cereal to one lucky winner AND, if he gets 500 unique comments on his post, he’s going to give 52 boxes to his local food bank. What an awesome promotion. And, what can you do with 52 boxes of cereal? Well, sure, you can eat it but, really, where’s the fun in that? Check out what else you can do.

Yes, that is Ted in a bathtub full of 52 boxes of Cheerios. He is one crazy guy, but he also has a big heart. So, head on over and leave a comment so Ted can donate those boxes of cereal to those who really need it.