The waiting game

We are officially one week away from knowing if our IVF was successful. We’re trying not to think about it 24/7 but it’s really hard not to! I don’t feel any different but the doctor told me that I wouldn’t have any symptoms yet so I guess this is normal. It’s weird that all these things could be going on in my body and I don’t even know. I’m just trying to keep busy which is hard because I’m not supposed to lift over 15 pounds until pregnancy test day. Dave like won’t let me do anything which I suppose is a good thing but I’m just not the type of person that is good at sitting around. Even if I’m watching TV, I’m literally up every 10 minutes doing something. There are just a lot of things that I do on a regular basis that I have to stop and think if I should be doing now. I had Dave weigh my purse the other day to make sure it didn’t exceed the weight limit. Luckily it only weighed 8 pounds! Seriously I don’t even have that much stuff in it. But yeah, I can’t grocery shop by myself, I can’t vacuum, I can’t even pick up Chubby - I suppose that isn’t really a surprise considering her name. Dave has been a good sport about grocery shopping even though he completely despises it. Last week he discovered that Thursday’s at Hy-Vee are “Thank You Thursdays” so now he’s kind of excited about it. They run all these different deals for like 10 minutes at a time. Last week we got a couple of frozen pizzas and some really thick cut pork chops for $1 each so he thought he hit the jackpot. This morning he texted me, “It’s Thank You Thursday!” I swear, if there’s a good deal, he’s all over it!

I’m trying to plan some things for the weekend so we don’t just sit around thinking about things. I’m going to get a manicure on Saturday because I’ve decided that I deserve a little pampering. Saturday night, we’re going to try the new Los Aztecas with friends so I’m really looking forward to that. I’ve heard good things! I was also thinking of maybe taking a trip to Cziper’s Apple Orchard to get a big bushel of honey crisp apples….my absolute favorite. Don’t worry, I won’t lift them! They are like the equivalent of a big bowl of ice cream but ten times healthier. AMAZING! Speaking of apples, with all of this stress, I’ve found that I haven’t been eating as healthy as I should be and my work pants are getting a little tighter every day. Pregnant or not, it’s time to start getting back to my healthy eating habits. My biggest weakness is desserts so that’s where I need to cut back. Too many Sugar B’s cupcakes!

While it may not be the most economical way to relieve stress I’ve always been an advocate of retail therapy (blame my mother) and nothing screams retail therapy to me like a new handbag. I’ve had my eye on the Coach mustard colored Maggie bag and when my sister called to tell me she had received a 25% off coupon, I realized I was destined to own Maggie. I wanted to take one last look at her before I had Lindsay pick her up for me and I went online to look at her and she was GONE!!! Well, at least the mustard Maggie was gone. There is a patent cobalt blue Maggie that I’m not quite as fired up about but I do love the bag itself, even if the color isn’t my first choice. The coupon expires Sunday so I need to make a decision. I don’t have any doubts that a blue Maggie would make me happy though!! :)