October ICLW - ABCs of ME (Revised)

I've been awful with ICLW recently - I blame lack of energy and concentration. I am really going to try and make a better effort this month because I truly love ICLW and getting to know some amazing people! So lets kick it off with a revised ABCs of Me.

A- Artemis - my white cat who basically rules the house. She has taken to sleeping on or near to my stomach at night which sproglet seems to love (it's the purring). Also Aidan, my DH (love him!!!)

B - Bermuda - that's where I was born and was raised. I lived abroad for 7 years and I came to appreciate the Island more because of that. Also, Bronwyn - my tri-colour cavalier king charles spaniel.

C - Czech Republic - I truly believe that I would not be pg today if we did not go there last year for our (failed) IVF cycle. It set the ball rolling for me to have my fibroids removed, etc.

D - Dancing - I am a certified highland dancing teacher. Unfortunately, I have been banned from dancing since June.

E - Ego - If I ever had one, the whole IF thing trounced it. Unfortunately, my confidence went along with it... working on building that aspect back up.

F - Fibroids- I had 10 removed via a robotic laprascopic myomectomy last December. It appears they were a major cause of our IF.

G - Google - Over the last 3 years, I have done way too many searches, which wer probably directly correlated to my mood swings!

H - Happy - I never thought that I would have to work at being happy. I can honestly say that I am thankful for the smallest things give me the feeling of happiness since I know what the bottom of the barrel feels liks.

I - Ireland - one of my favorite places to visit. Plus, Aidan has citizenship (and we'll have to put in the paperwork for sproglet once he is born).

J - Job - over the last three years my job has changed dramatically. I now aim to work at a job that I enjoy. That was my goal out of college but it appears that I lost my way over the years.

K - Kindle - I love mine. I love lying in bed and reading comfortably. Sure, I still love my regular books but I believe there is room for both in my life!

L - Love - I've learned more about love through our IF journey than I had in the last 20-odd years of dating, etc. I am truly blessed!

M - Marisa - my name, and yes, I do like it even through people often pronounce it incorrectly (it is Ma-re-sa, not Ma-riss-sa). Also, Matthias, my black cat.

N - New York - I spent a lot of time there as a child since my grandparents lived there. It is now one of my favorite places to visit, particularly since I love Broadway (but I will admit, I love Boston even more...).

O - Overwhelmed - I have felt this way many times in the last few years. Being pg has been a new dimension to being overwhelmed thanks to fear, knowing too much, needing to prepare and wondering what the future will bring.

P - Prolactin - The other reason for our IF, this time on DH's side. We still haven't figured this out but have not focused on it for a while. Perhaps the urologist will be visited in the new year to get this sorted out before it gets any worse. Also, Ptolemy, our ruby cavalier king charles spaniel (he thinks he's a cat).

Q - Quick - I want to say we were quick to do something about our IF but now that I have a frame of reference from our IF support group, we probably could have been quicker (and more focused) on demanding treatment.

R - Running - In preparation for our IVF cycle, we ran to get into better shape. We eventually did a 1/2 marathon - we sucked but it was great to accomplish it together.

S - Sproglet - We're going to meet him in about 8 weeks, at which point, he becomes a sprog.

T - Tea - My favorite is Earl Grey. I like green and white teas as well but I will be honest, I got into them because of TTC (Earl Grey is way better in my estimation!)

U - Undo - While I truly do believe that I wouldn't change anything that has happened in my life because it has made me who I am today, if pressed there are some events that I would love to undo because of the fact that I can see that those were the points where I started to lose myself.

V - Vienna - I have been there twice and I can't wait to go again. One of these days, I'll make it to their Christmas Market!

W - Walking - I really enjoy it and hope to get back into it next year.

X - Xavier - Ptolemy's middle name (to round them out, Artemis' middle name is Penelope, Matthias' is Barnabas and Bronwyn's is Anastacia)

Y - Yawn - I do that a lot nowadays. I so wish I could have a decent night's sleep - perhaps that will happen next June if I play my cards right...

Z - Zodiac - I was born on the cusp of Gemini and Cancer. That makes for an interesting personality!