Here’s the News!

I’ve been running a mile a minute since the infamous “poop-shirt/smoke-out” day.  Ah, good times, good times. 

Libby went back to the vet a few days later and finally was fixed.   One evening I took a class at Austin Pets Alive on how to do pet adoptions (the interview and paperwork), and as I was leaving, another foster mom brought in a tiny 3 1/2 week old black and white kitten.  He and his three siblings were brought home from the pound with horrible upper respiratory infections.  His siblings were sick like Libby and Leif were, with trouble breathing and had to be fed every few hours by syringe.  This little guy could breathe and eat just fine, but the infection had settled in his eyes.  They were swollen the size of marbles in his tiny head and he couldn’t open them.  The vet suspected that he would be blind.  The foster mom couldn’t keep up with him with the needs of the other two, so she was hoping that someone else could take him.  Argh, I’m a softie.  So now we have Moo, the blind kitten.  Moo is short for Mooby, a fictional cartoon character in various Kevin Smith movies, but whenever I called him it sounded too much like I was calling “Booby!” so I shortened it to Moo.

Little Moo

Happy Little Guy

 One sweet perk of the company merger last year is now we all have a “Floating Holiday” – a paid day we can take off anytime (as long as it’s pre-approved, of course).  Last Thurday I took my floating holiday, so Wednesday night I headed up to Gatesville where my folks are still unpacking at their new house.  Mom and I hung pictures, mirrors, and curtains, unpacked boxes and shopped.  I got over half of my Christmas shopping done, yay me! 

Since Troy was still working full time, I brought Moo with me to the folks’ house.  Within an hour he was king of the household.  By the time I left, he could open his eyes!  He has a white film across the middle of his eyes, but he can see quite a bit.  The inner lining of his eyes are still swollen and red, but nothing like before.  He’s been through a full round of antibiotics so far, but since he’s still very infectious, Dad decided he needed to stay with them ’til he’s not infectious any more.  Dad re-named him Socks.  I’m hoping Mom will let Dad keep him.  Mom is iffy, but Dad and “Socks” are super tight!

Spoiled kitty

pooped out from playing with Grandad

 

Friday evening I rushed back into town to go to work.  Made a mistake at work :(.  Have to go in today after work at my regular job to take my punishment.  It sucks, it was carelessness on my part (didn’t affect patient care, it was about instrument care and maintenance).  I feel really bad.  There’s been talk of lay-offs and I really should’ve been more careful.  I wish this evening was over already so I could know what they have planned for me.  *sigh* <edit: got through the meeting with a reprimand and some good advice for making a better decision next time.  Sucked, but I’m glad it’s over and wasn’t more severe.>

Saturday morning I couldn’t sleep, just worrying over the mistake.  Around noon I got up to take Leif and Libby to big Halloween pet adoption event APA was holding at a PetSmart near our house.  I hope they do more events there!  By the time I got there, there was actually a potential adopter who had seen Leif’s profile on the APA website and she was waiting to meet him!  Once she and her fiancee saw Leif and Libby together, they just couldn’t leave with only one!  She adopted both together!  WooHoo!  I couldn’t have dreamed of a sweeter outcome.  We miss them so much, but I’m so proud of all we did to get them to their forever home!

While we were there, I saw our first two fosters, Padme and Ewok.  They’re still struggling to find a home – they’re both so shy and just haven’t been able to shake that.  I hope they can find a really quiet home.  Ewok is still little so I think she would do great with other pets but no kids.  Padme is so quiet, I think she’d do best in a quiet home, maybe with a single person or a retired couple with no other pets.  She doesn’t mind other pets, but she won’t fight for attention, so she’d get more if she was the only one.  They are a lot more sociable since they first came home with us, but I can’t help but feel a little sad that they still haven’t found their forever homes.  <edit to add:  tonight when I went through my emails, I saw that Padme was adopted after we left!  I’ve written the lead at the adoption event to ask about her adopter.  I’m so happy! :)>

Worked again Saturday night, and crashed out all day Sunday.  Hubby went to my folks for a few hours to set up all of their electronics – home phones, cells, TV and computers.  He fished on the way home and had a great time.  BFF Judy came by around 3, just as I was getting up, and we had a great evening.  She cooked pork chops, omg they were amazing.

Baby-Making Meal Plan update:  I’m now in the middle of week three.  I’m up to 3 metformin pills a day – two at bedtime and one in the morning.  I’m finally feeling some energy come back!  I swear last week I could’ve laid down on the cold, dirty tile at work and been asleep in 5 seconds flat.  Feels good to have some oomph again!  Week 1 loss:  7.4 lbs.  Week 2 loss:  4 lbs.  Loss so far this week:  2 lbs  (the end of week 3 will be Thursday).  Total loss so far:  13.4 lbs.  A good total so far, I know, but not near as much as I’d like to see!

On the TTC front:  AF finally came last week, right at about 6 weeks post-BFN.  It was short and light, just spotting for about 4 days.  I called the IVF nurse at the Texas Fertility Center, and we talked a little about what the plan would be.  In the evening Troy and I talked over whether or not we should sit out a cycle or push on.  Troy felt really strongly that we needed at least one more cycle before starting IVF.  I think he’s right.  The last failure was a hard one.  And I’m just starting to make progress on the BMMP.  Also, it’ll give us the extra funds for C-mas.

It was really hard to call the RN back and tell her we’ve decided to sit out a cycle, but it felt right.  We actually may have to sit out two cycles, as the center is closed for the last two weeks of December.  It just depends on the timing – as long as egg retrieval and embryo transfer don’t fall on those two weeks, we’ll proceed next AF.  Otherwise, it’ll be the first AF of January.

Either way, it’ll be ok.  The pros to waiting are that we’ll have more $$ saved and I’ll have more weight off.  For now, I’m sticking with the pro’s. 🙂 

Love to you all!  I’m catching up on blogs tonight!