Trying again...

Well my SIL had another round of insemination's this past week. We got a little more aggressive with our regimen this cycle. When she had her positive LH surge to indicate ovulation she went into the specialist for an ultrasound. There was a big ol' follicle just about ready to burst. Ovulation was eminent! YAY! The follicle was so big in fact, the doctor thought that it may burst that very day. So, they went ahead & did the first of the two insemination's. She also took the HCG shot on that day as well just for a little added insurance. It didn't look like she needed it, but it can't hurt, so we did that as well. (The HCG just ensures that the follicle will rupture within approximately the next 48 hours.) 24 hours later she went in for the second insemination. Now we wait...she will use Progesterone supplementation as well to ensure that her Luteal Phase is plenty long to provide adequate time for implantation. At her first appointment when she had the ultrasound the doctor measured her lining as well. The doctor indicated that conditions couldn't be better apparently. Everything looked just as it should. It appeared that her body was preparing to be pregnant. So, we find ourselves in the dreaded two week wait yet again. I hate this part. The specialist told us that it is very common for a woman on certain months to not ovulate. Since we did no interventions last cycle; no test or ultrasounda we have no idea what we were dealing with. The doctor said that it is likely that ovulation never even occurred last cycle. So, again we are cautiously optimistic as we wait out the next couple of weeks.

Thomas & I will be traveling to Chicago next week. Well, right outside of Chicago actually. Thomas sailed thru two telephone interviews for another potential store of his own & has been invited to do a walk thru interview for this particular store next week. He has also been asked to begin the interview process for two other stores in different regions. One is in Iowa & one is in Arkansas. He hasn't even done the telephone interviews for those stores yet though. Actually, for those two particular stores I think he just "opted in". I am not even sure they have decided out of all of the candidates that opted in which ones will actually receive the telephone interviews. It will be a short trip for us. Only two to three days depending on our schedules here at home. We are hoping to leave in the evening a day earlier than necessary just to give us a little more traveling time & time there. It will be nice too not to be in such a rush. We are very excited at the possibility of living that close to such a big city. We really enjoy small town America, but love the city & the culture & ethnic diversity that it offers. However, this is still very far from a done deal, so we are not getting to amped up. Thomas may go through this process many, many times before he is finally chosen for a store in an area that will be best for our family. My SIL lives only about an hour from where we will be. So, we are in hopes that we might get to see her while we are there too. Hopefully our visit will somehow fit into her work schedule. That would be great!