2013 Goals... Quarterly Update

In January I posted my 100 things I wanted to accomplish in 2013. I didn't have 100 items on my list but I selected things that are the most important to me...

My update...  I have already started on several goals that are going to take all year to accomplish and accomplished some others!!!

Ongoing goals throughout the entire year
Projects started/In process
Projects Completed!

Total goals completed: 8/54
Total goals in process: 10/54 

Life:
1) Get pregnant
2) Drink 44 oz of water/day - started
3) File statements monthly - started
4) Pay bills together - using bill pay chart - started
5) Put $50/mo in savings

Home Organization:
6) Organize fabric - DONE!
7) Sort through boxes in basement – repack/donate/garage sale/trash
8) Sort through boxes in garage – repack/donate/garage sale/trash
9) Inventory Scholastic books (my house)
10) Inventory Scholastic books (mom and dad’s house)
11) Organize crafting supplies and sewing supplies (buy 2 white bookshelves)

Sewing Crafts:
12) Quilt dad's second quilt
13) Sew quilt top for Misti/Daniel - started on making blocks
14) Quilt Misti/Daniel's quilt
15) Finish hand quilting "Syrina's" quilt
16) Baby blanket/burp rag gift set - Mark/Martha
17) Baby blanket/burp rag gift set - Ana - burp rags finished
18) Baby blanket/burp rag gift set - Kjersti
19) Make 5 baby blanket "quilts" for my collection - material for 4 purchased
20) Make 10 receiving blankets for my collection - started 1 completed
21) Make 10 burp rags for my collection - started 6 completed
22) Make 5 fuzzy/heavy blankets for my collection - started 2 completed
23) Make Ian his own video game blanket 
24) Make Syrina fuzzy blanket
25) Make crib size quilt
26) Make quilted bumper pads
27) Make crib skirt
28) Make 5 heavy blankets for my collection - started 1 completed
29) Wedding gift for Blake/Brennan 
30) Wedding gift for Blake/Brennan
31) Wedding gift for Blake/Brennan 

Crafts:
32) Finish Ian's Skyline Starry Night
33) Create 2013 calendar
34) Finish Wedding Ceremony book - mypublisher
35) Finish 2010 book - mypublisher
36) Start 2011 book - mypublisher
37) Start 2012 book - mypublisher
38) Attempt Pinterest craft - Anywhere Chair x2
39) Attempt Pinterest craft
40) Attempt Pinterest craft
41) Make Syrina a photo book for graduation

Food:
42) Attempt new recipe
43) Attempt new recipe
44) Attempt new recipe
45) Attempt new recipe
46) Attempt new recipe

Hobbies:
47) Read 10 books - 3 read
48) Drive "Oh My God Road"
49) Drive scenic drive from RMNP to Grand Lake
50) Drive scenic drive from Georgetown through the mountains
51) Go camping x1
52) Weekend trip in Crested Butte

53) Complete 80%
54) Make a new list

My Journey to Pregnancy

I always thought that it was "easy" to get pregnant. I mean, how many women a year get pregnant from one night stands??? Or the first time they have an encounter with a guy?? A lot... but apparently not me... 

After Ian and I got married, we talked about wanting to start our own family. The conversation continued in the following months and we decided to ditch the pill... that was in December 2011. I knew that it might take a little bit to get everything back "normal" after having taken the pill for 11 years. This summer, we started paying more attention to the infamous "optimal time" to conceive. Being the OCD person that I am, I started charting my Basal Body Temperature (BBT) every morning just on the off chance that I might need it to share with my doctor. 

My primary practitioner recommended that I see an OB-GYN this year since we had been "trying to conceive" for almost a year with no success. The OB sent me an email asking me a kazillion questions, all of which I had already researched and written down my responses prior to getting her email. At my first "get to know you" appointment, the nice OB looked at my BBT charts and stated that she didn't think that I was ovulating every month, which would explain the varying lengths of my cycle. I have had so much blood drawn since January that I feel like a pin cushion! In January they drew three vials of blood- for two testosterone tests (free and total), progesterone and prolactin along with a blood pregnancy test since we had multiple early signs of pregnancy. In February I had the progesterone test run again (it was good... very good in fact!).

Last month my wonderful (and I truly mean this, my OB is awesome and specializes in infertility and she isn't much older than me!!) OB started me on Clomid. I will know in a few days if it worked this month, but from my day 21 Progesterone test, I don't think that it did. So she wants to increase my daily dose of Clomid for April...

I know that so family and friends know that we have been trying to get pregnant. I can't tell you how many of my friends have gotten pregnant, are pregnant and/or have had a child in the time that we have been trying to get pregnant (over 30 let's just leave it at that)... I know that everyone has their suggestions for getting pregnant - relax, don't stress about it, have fun, don't think about it, it will happen in God's time, blah blah blah. I haven't been stressing about getting pregnant nor am I uptight about the idea... Yes I think about it and I wonder why it isn't happening for us, but no I am not stressing about it. Relaxing and getting a massage isn't going to magically make me pregnant, so don't tell me to relax. 

Please keep us in your thoughts and prayers as we continue on this journey.