What a wild month! Moving always throws me for a loop, but I think we are finally settling in. I was really sad that we couldn’t try for a baby this month, but there was also a feeling of relief. Knowing that we were flat broke; shelling out $700 for sperm seemed completely insane. We really needed to give it a few weeks and let a few paychecks roll in before we can try again.
Over the weekend I went to a party for a family friend. My mother has known her (Rose) since they were in elementary school and they are very close. Anyway, Rose has two sons but no grandchildren. One of her kids is in a relationship with a woman that already has two kids (that she doesn’t have custody of) and she can’t have any more kids. The other son, Travis, is gay so he isn’t likely to have children any time soon. So, my mom and Rose started talking about how they need to get some sperm from one of the boys to give to me so that they can both have grandchildren. (Ok, if you didn’t already think my mom is crazy… now you do!) I ended up telling Travis how our moms were totally nuts and plotting to make us procreate. His reaction??? “I would do it. I have always wondered what my kids would look like. We would make really adorable babies” Wow. I wasn’t expecting that answer. He told me to let him know if we wanted to use his swimmers to make a baby. He said he wouldn’t want to raise a child, but if it was a girl he would want to buy it dresses (lol). Anyway, Kristen and I have talked about it and we are still undecided about whether that would be an option for us, but we have a few weeks to figure out if continuing with a sperm bank is best for us. Currently, both of our top two donors are still sold out. Travis may be a better option than our third pick… who knows?!?!
Totally unrelated… This is the third week of classes and I am already exhausted. Moving really took a lot out of me and I just can’t seem to catch up on sleep. Classes are interesting, but I am a little nervous about Chemistry. I am notoriously bad with math, conversions, etc. so I am pretty sure that Chemistry will be the class that I get a B in. Hopefully not, but I can’t be disappointed if my GPA drops after this semester. I need to prepare myself for the worst. My other two classes are fun and relatively easy. I have had both of the professors before and I was prepared for the kind of work they would expect. Additionally, both of those classes are writing intensive and have no exams… perfect for me!
That is all for today. Hope everyone is having lots of luck in baby making land!
-Ashley
It's funny how things have a way of working themselves out. I could understand your reservations with using Travis. We were initially going the known donor route, but it got way too complicated. (they even asked if we would be opposed of doing every other weekend!!!)
ReplyDeleteI wish you both nothing but the best!