tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2808830305872285145.post1529859870390853652..comments2023-11-29T00:50:04.094-08:00Comments on Mine to Command: 2013 Challenge Update #3jAllenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06282963869813954232noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2808830305872285145.post-65444094559501433182013-07-19T17:55:54.791-07:002013-07-19T17:55:54.791-07:00We too fall into the "hopeful idiots" ca...We too fall into the "hopeful idiots" category this summer. Nice to know we are not alone! Your kitchen looks amazing!Evehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15260723824329854148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2808830305872285145.post-6522739973167098062013-07-11T13:47:47.319-07:002013-07-11T13:47:47.319-07:001. You kitchen looks amazing! The cabinets especi...1. You kitchen looks amazing! The cabinets especially. <br />2. Congrats on doing so well and placing in your first open water swim. <br />3. It sounds like you and your husband have a great plan going forward. I don't think it sounds unreasonable at all to think there is a chance you could get pregnant by IUI before IVF. I hope that is the case. <br />4. I hope your vacation turns out to be better than predicted. I would LOVE to go to Hawaii. Amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16507432917936364757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2808830305872285145.post-22063254077676494972013-07-02T09:51:46.188-07:002013-07-02T09:51:46.188-07:00Well, I am sad to say, your cabinets look great! L...Well, I am sad to say, your cabinets look great! Let's hope your house stops looking so awesome in the near future, if only as a reflection of all the happenings going on in your uterus. :) Also, though, I am majorly impressed by your open water competition -- as a former swim team member and lifeguard, I was always too nervous about doing triathlons and whatever other competitions in nearby lakes, mostly due to the choppy waves and lack of well-defined lanes. So good on you!<br /><br />And very happy to see you guys have a concrete plan of action. I still think IUIs are better than naturally TTC -- they always made me feel mentally better, knowing the Grade A spermies were being plucked out and given a free ride to my uterus. Also meant our sex life was kept separate and all about having fun. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2808830305872285145.post-41098823154370120422013-07-01T14:52:54.668-07:002013-07-01T14:52:54.668-07:00I definitely think it's a good plan for some m...I definitely think it's a good plan for some more IUIs, especially if you got pregnant on your own. I hate the unbelievable stress that comes with IVF and knowing the enormity of the situation involving the costs and absolutely no guarantee it will work. You are definitely not hopeful idiots. Of course I was a hopeful idiot... If you can't laugh about it...<br />Thinking about you as you make these decisions. They are never easy.Risahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01134469272401945848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2808830305872285145.post-78410700203826310422013-07-01T14:15:47.724-07:002013-07-01T14:15:47.724-07:00Congrats on your 6th place!
While you are going t...Congrats on your 6th place!<br /><br />While you are going to lose the 2013 Challenge, it will be REALLY NICE to just relax one weekend and do something fun instead of working about painting. At least, that's what I am looking forward to!<br /><br />I don't think that you are idiots for hoping that your upcoming IUIs work. If you conceived naturally this gives you a better shot of success without the major hormones of IVF. I'll be cheering you on!Non Sequitur Chicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07268138421234170972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2808830305872285145.post-78172864575866184832013-07-01T09:18:46.233-07:002013-07-01T09:18:46.233-07:00Home improvements are equally fun and a pain in th...Home improvements are equally fun and a pain in the ass!<br /><br />I don't think you are hopeful idiots, if you conceived once naturally I don't see why IUI wouldn't work for you! I think it is a good plan to try a few more IUIs over the summer. Gypsy Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13026496787029080243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2808830305872285145.post-78826998703419365212013-07-01T08:25:20.176-07:002013-07-01T08:25:20.176-07:00I'm impressed with all of your home improvemen...I'm impressed with all of your home improvements! I've been in my house for almost four years now and have only redone 2.5 rooms. And it's a pretty hideously-wallpapered house. <br />I'm hoping one of your upcoming IUIs work for you & you don't have to worry about IVF!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2808830305872285145.post-11813492392332712332013-07-01T07:11:46.208-07:002013-07-01T07:11:46.208-07:00That sounds like a totally reasonable plan!! For ...That sounds like a totally reasonable plan!! For ivf planning I think going with your gut is the best plan. You have to feel like it's a good time for you and then work everything out around it. I'm hoping you won't need ivf!! What's that Mumford and sons song..."and I'll hold on hope..."AJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07840309074985808663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2808830305872285145.post-86944325520923427482013-07-01T06:15:33.785-07:002013-07-01T06:15:33.785-07:00I don't think you guys are hopeful idiots. Yo...I don't think you guys are hopeful idiots. You've conceived spontaneously in the past, so there's no reason to think that it couldn't possibly happen again. But I agree with your strategy on IVF...you want to go into it with the fewest aggravations possible so waiting until after your Hawaii trip sounds like the way to go. Even with your parents and in-laws, you should hopefully be good and de-stressed after that. And (based on my experience in Mexico) I highly recommend a couple of surfing lessons to really get your zen on. Congrats on your finish at the race!Aramishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12275274008426941898noreply@blogger.com