Countdown is ON!

We are officially scheduled to start injections for IVF #2 on August 4! That's only 15 days away! My start date was actually moved up from what I originally thought, but I'm not complaining. This is part of of twisted emotions that come along with IF.....being excited to give yourself daily injections. Who in their right mind and in a normal world would be excited about this? I am a little nervous about the menopur injection after reading about it online. I've read that it burns really bad going in and is more likely to leave bruises. I'll be doing 4 injections per day this time around versus the 3 per day during IVF #1. My first appointment is next week for injection teaching for the menopur. I'll update as I learn more! Eeeek!

SALE! SALE! SALE!

I own a little women's boutique in a little southern, and very charming town. Just this year, I started having HUGE sales. In January I had a $10 sale. In March I had a $26 sale for my 26th birthday. In June I celebrated the store's 2 year anniversary by offering your second item for $22. The turn out is always so good and people come and call in orders from miles and miles around. The thought of another sale has been on my mind and I though Back To School would be perfect. With my second IVF coming up in August, I wasn't sure if I would be able to swing all that goes on during a big sale day. North Carolina has a tax free weekend to promote back to school shopping and it happens to be the first weekend of August. I'm not scheduled to start my injections until the following week so I figured this was the perfect time to have another big sale. I can't wait! Sale days are so exciting!

You can access Downtown Diva's Facebook page here.



Avacado Diet

I just came across an article online that says eating avacados and salad dressings with olive oil can help triple your IVF success rate. The study found that women who increased their monounsaturated fat intake were 3.4 times more likely to have a live birth resulting from IVF. Foods high in monounsaturated fats include olive oil, sunflower oil, pecans, almonds, peanut butter with omega-3, and of course avacodos. You can access the link here. It's a good thing I love avacados......guacamole is one of my favorites. I'll take any excuse to add more to my diet. :) I've also been looking on Pinterest for new, yummy recipes. I think I'll be trying this one sooner rather than later! Holy gucamole....this is going to be fun!

Our Weekend

We didn't have any plans for this past weekend. Late Friday afternoon, we made last minute plans for some of our out of town friends to come stay. It was extremely hot and the only way to beat the heat was to be in the water! I'm typically a pool girl, but it was so hot I had no choice but to get in the lake. We also went out on the boat and did some skiing on Saturday with our friends and on Sunday with my mom and brothers. Man was I sore. The soreness has gone away and I'm ready to go at it again this weekend. Here are a few pictures from our weekend!