We leave in less than a week for Mumbai! It seems like it came up so quickly...
So, we started our stimming phase of the drug regimen, which comes with high emotions, severe bloating and some bruises. (I actually purchased a larger sized wedding ring a few cycles ago. My fingers bloat up and look like Vienna sausages. Sexy, I know.) Anyhoo, once a year one of Bob's old college pals comes up to the beach here in NJ and a bunch of people get together. So, I am seriously six pounds (SIX!) heavier this week, have thighs covered in bruises (note the picture) and I have to PUT ON A BATHING SUIT and hang out with a bunch of people I only see once a year. I really like this couple and their wonderful family and look forward to this visit all year... so I am going to try to ignore the state of my body and wear my best smile (and a really big cover-up). They are so much fun!
We had quite a scare with Maisy yesterday. I took her for her Bordetella vaccination yesterday around noon, and around 4:30pm she swelled up and started vomiting. She was having a severe allergic reaction to the vaccination and was covered in hives. Bob was so calm--I, on the other hand, started crying--and off we ran to the vet. Her poor little eyes had swelled almost shut. The doc gave her some steroids and Benadryl and, by this morning, she was right as rain. I commended Bob this morning on his levelheadedness during the episode. I think I will need to be slapped if something like this should ever happen to an actual child of ours. God help me.
By the way, Maisy loves a game of Hide and Go Seek.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0lDgqTjvuE
I have been shopping like crazy for gifts for all of the people in India. Well, not ALL of the people (there's like a billion)...but Bob's colleagues, our doctors and our surrogate and her children. The surrogate's children are a boy, age 3, and a girl, age 10. I have had so much fun thinking about what to bring them! If you have any suggestions of what children of that age should absolutely try from the US (including candy suggestions) please comment to this post!
The people in India are without a doubt the nicest people on the face of the earth. (Bostonians run a close second!) I cannot wait to be among them again!
5 comments:
UGH!!!! You poor dear. I use my belly instead. Doesn't look a whole lot better though. How are you? Thinking of you guys LOTS!
Hey, I'm following your story by blog hop. I'm an Indian settled in US. Thanks for making all Indians nice :). Just wanted to say Good Luck!
I have a 2 year old and the thing that holds her attention the longest, the only "toy" or craft she plays with for hours...are stickers. You can buy large books of cheap stickers at Walmart or sometimes pharmacies. I think I can get about 1200 stickers for $3 that way. Stickers are the BEST.
Hi! I am so excited for you to start! The bruising stinks though. I wish I had some advice for you after 7 IVF's, but I don't. Maybe try the belly?
Did you have a good weekend at the shore?
I tried your YouTube vid but the link wasn't there! I would love to see. I have about 15 YouTube videos of my doggie doing cute things, too. And what I scare, I would have gone nuts.
I've travelled around the world quite a lot and I agree with the pp- Sitckers are the best gift to give. First of all, they are cheap so you can get tons. Second of all, they take up little space for the volume you can bring. And everyone can have them! They LVOE them, especially ones with English writing on them. :)
Sunshine
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