my debut post!

hi there! my name is cathy, affectionately nicknamed by husband as "bunny," hence the name of my blog. i was never much about keeping a diary, so i always thought blogs would be something i'd read, but never undertake. but here i am! i hope the non-use of caps doesn't bother you. if it does, feel free to comment and i'll think about changing to the traditional use of caps.

for now, i plan on blogging mainly about whatever stage of life i'm in. i've been through so many stages... childhood, young adulthood, college life, getting married. currently, we're in the ttc (or, "trying to conceive" to you non-message board readers) stage. we've been ttc for almost 4 years now, and thanks to the super-fabulous benefits of the company by whom i'm employed, we're about to try ivf.

i've been taking the shots for a couple of weeks now, and we went in for our second sonogram to count and measure the follicles in my ovaries yesterday. the nurse called me an "overachiever!" they told me that they usually expect about 10-12 good follicles in the desired size range, and apparently i have about 14! i guess all the shots and super-fun bloating have paid off! so tomorrow morning, they're going to put me under general anesthesia to do the egg retrieval. from there, my eggs and my DH's sperm will be placed in a petrie dish to hopefully fertilize.

i'm so nervous and so excited. it seems a little surreal that we may be preggers in a couple of weeks! they say infertility is so common these days, but actually, we're really the only ones out of our circle of friends who have experienced this many problems. i'm just thankful that it hasn't become an obsession to have children, but that we're blessed with a great relationship and 2 gorgeous dogs who take a lot of our attention.

ok, i don't want to make my posts too long. i'll try to stick to updates on the ivf (and then hopefully pregnancy) stuff, but being a blogger, will probably comment now and then on other goings on.

til next time then! cheers!