catching up

Lots going on over here, sorry for the silence. Seems our social lives have been off the charts lately. We have had birthday parties, music festivals, doctor appointments....oh my!
First with the fun! SXSW, a huge interactive, film and music festival, was last week. Chris and I were out everyday. Dinners, parties, music, more parties, less food, more beer...it was a blast! Chris had a lot of work to do, so we really did not spend that much time together. I got to catch up with a lot of friends and see some of my favorite bands. The highlight of the week for me was Saturday, PJ Harvey had a showcase at Stubb's. She was amazing and I'm so glad I got to see her! Chris and I are both exhausted; we are taking some much needed time away from anything social.
In other news, I had my cervical biopsy. Turns out I'm not ovulating when I'm suppose to...shocker! I had the biopsy on day 23 and it showed I was 2 days post ovulation. That does not match up with my basal body temp chart. My follicular phase is really long and my luteal phase is only about 7 days. Dr. M wants me to do a cycle or two with clomid. He said if that doesn't work then we should do another scan of my uterus. He thinks my mass might have come back. So, that's where we are....clomid, ovulation predictors, timed sex, preseed (thanks N) and waiting. I'm ok with this plan. It doesn't put a huge change in my daily life, which is what is most important to me right now. I don't want to be at the doctors office three times a week for ovary scans and follicle checks. I just want to a little help. Chris and I have spent a lot of time discussing this over the last couple of weeks and we are finally on the same page. We'll give the clomid a shot for a few months, if that doesn't work then we'll check out my oven and see if it's growing things again. I'm not going to have another major surgery. I just can't put my body through that again. So, if the Dr. is confident that I could have a successful IVF with possible growths in my uterus then I'll do another IVF. If our chances aren't looking so hot for that route then we will move forward with adoption. I like this plan, it's end result is a baby and that makes me happy. Until then, we'll take one day at a time.
Chris and I are off to Port Aransas this weekend for Herb's 8th birthday. That sweet pup was the reason we met. I can't believe it's been 8 years! I'm looking forward to smelling the ocean and feeling the sand in my toes...it soothes my soul.