Yay Bailey! that's fantastic news Naomi - so happy for you all!

Amy - not a chance on the gardening hun! we have THREE half finished water features - two that we haven't managed to get an electrician in to put the power where we need it (in our front yard - they're kinda bird bath water features) and one around near the study - that we had working, then DH decided to plant stuff near it (without telling me) that has just gone nuts and made it impossible to get at. i am NOT happy! i LOVE the sound of running water - nothing more relaxing - and i can't use it! we need to get the power supply fixed up for that one too though - it's outside the study window, so the bright idea he had was to run the three cords (two for the pumps, one for the lights) back through the window - yup - cos THAT's a long term solution! lol

KL - the drug doses i was on were fairly high - i know to get E on an IUI cycle (where they just try to get you to ovulate with one or two follicles) i was on doses from 150 to 200IU. for the IVF cycle i was on 300IU (and got 59 dominant - greater than 10mm - follicles before they stopped counting at U/S) 22 eggs, 11 immature (stupid PCOS - it screws everything up), only five fertilised properly. i ended up with mild to moderate hyperstimulation - very uncomfy, but nothing too dangerous. i will offer you some advise that was offered to me. if you have good scales, weigh yourself before trigger shot and then monitor your weight after EPU. if you hyperstimulate, you will gain weight rapidly (like up to a kilo a day in bad cases). it's not that common (much more common in us lucky PCOS chickies - cos apparently we don't have enough going on!) - but definitely worth keeping an eye on. drink lots of water, throw in some powerade or gatorade or sustagen if you can (for the replacement of electrolytes). if you feel exceptionally bloated after EPU don't hesitate to ring your clinic. if you are a little concerned about things, at ANY time, you have my mobile number - message or ring. i have no drama talking you through any concerns you may have. hope the u/s this morning went ok hun! it's all happening very quick for you!

AFU - no more landscaping at mum's for a while - but need to get stuck into things at home again. nt a lot i can do as we have to work around E - our yard isn't really "E friendly" for now - and to get mum to come and sit with her (like she did at her place) it's almost impossible cos she can't come out til dad goes to work - gets here around 4.30 - by then, E is kinda over it (and to be honest, so am I!).
day 4 out an about with mum today. last day of helping her for a while. went shopping with her yesterday to put a couch on layby for E for her birthday (FINALLY found one that wasn't smothered with DORA!), and to help her fid stuff for my nieces for Easter. today we'll finish what didnt' get done yesterday. how is it that we went to three major shops (Kmart, target, bigW) - all three were busy and all three only had ONE person working layby - with massive queues! how hard is it for someone to jump in and help? grrrrr

anyhoot - just waiting for E to wake (which she's doing now) and mum to show up (in about half hour) and then we're off. like KL, i'm spending time on the GDUNH, and have a clingy teething bubba.

am waiting on an image i'm having "manipulated" to arrive so i can print it! soooooooooooo hoping it gets here before mum arrives - i really really really want to print it today!