Could it be??

That my body is finally cooperating?

I have been taking the birth control since the beginning of December in the hope that it would make the cyst on my right ovary disappear. The plan was to stop the pills on January 3rd and start my period a few days later, return for an ultrasound, and hope the cyst was gone. Well, today is December 31st and I've already had the beginnings of my period. It started on Tuesday afternoon, so I called the nurse yesterday to see what she wanted me to do. If it was starting for real, I didn't want to miss out on my window to get things moving. She said I could come in today for an ultrasound to see if it was gone and she wouldn't charge me (wahoo!). She also said that the spotting could be the cyst resolving or my body trying to kick back in and try to get normal again. Well, the cyst was gone! Yay! So, the plan now is to take a pill tonight and tomorrow and hopefully my period will start on Sunday or Monday. That way I'll be able to go in Tuesday or Wednesday for my real baseline ultrasound and estrogen level and get this party started!

To celebrate New Year's Eve tonight, I'll be going over to Aunt Charlotte's for some early partying since I have to work tomorrow. Boo. Thomas has to work tonight, so it will be the second year in a row I don't get to kiss my bay-bay at midnight! Double boo. Mama and Daddy are in Las Vegas, so they'll be celebrating a few hours behind us. I've already told her that I won't be responding to any phone calls or texts, so if there's an emergency, call the house phone!

We've had a pretty quiet holiday season this year because Thomas and I had to work on Christmas Day. We celebrated with Mama's side of the family the weekend before Christmas at her house. We had several different kinds of soup and sandwiches and we had a gift fight-over. I ended up with a pair of gloves and a nice black scarf. Thomas got a three-tiered snowman with popcorn and candy in it. As usual, he was trying to pawn it off on someone else! Chun and Patrick came to see us on Christmas Eve and we enjoyed having a nice meal and visiting with them. We got some very nice and generous presents this year to help us with our baby project. We are very blessed to have such a wonderful family!

I'm hopeful that 2010 will be successful for us. I know I'm very lucky to have such a great and supportive husband and family to help us through these difficult times. I hope you all have a happy and safe New Year and that it brings all you are hoping for!

Happy New Year!