IUI #2 and the TWW

The “donation” has been made; the wife made her stop at the doctor; she has signed the waiver about multiples; the ovulation should be happening about now; which means it is time for the dreaded and wickedly long two-week-wait (TWW).

I’m going to admit, I was no good the last time around. I was anxious, overly optimistic, impatient, and pretty much everything else I could be that made the two weeks seem impossibly long while also setting myself up for disappointment. This time, thanks to a bit of experience and a loving wife, will be different.

To help us stay sane during this time around, we’re going to be taking a top from this couple. My wife found this post, either on WordPress or Pinterest, I honestly can’t remember, and we decided it was a great idea. With about a dozen days left to go, we’ve been good so far, but we know any night now we’re going to get into a fit of googling or impatience, which is why this couple’s idea of a jar full of TWW distractions is perfect.

Here are some of the ideas we came up with:

• Take dog to the park
• Clean closet
• Work on the garden
• Watch movie on Netflix
• Play a board game
• Do yoga together
• Bake
• Cook a new recipe
• Ride bikes
• Go out to a movie
• Get Chinese takeout
• Mow the yard
• Rake the yard
• Write blog posts (each of us)

In all we came up with a couple dozen ideas split between chores and fun activities. I wouldn’t be amazed if we pull the first one out of the jar tonight or tomorrow night. I’m really hoping that we don’t chose a chore with our first selection or I’ll 100% be tempted to call a mulligan.

Anyway – 2 days down, 12 more to go until the test. No symptoms so far simply because it’s WAAAY too soon to even be thinking of looking for them. Updates later.