After our trip to Dallas...

Well after 10 hours in the car Friday we learned that we need to stop more often to stretch. Jason called Saturday morning from work telling me his leg was swollen, red and warm to the touch. After researching it online it sounded like he had a blood clot. He ended up going to the ER last night around 7. They did a sonogram to confirm that it was a blood clot, but that it was superficial and not deep which is a good thing. The doc said superficial clots can not travel to the heart or lungs. They gave him an antibiotic, told him to apply heat, and take an aspirin everyday. He will need to follow up with a vascular surgeon in the next week or two.

Our New RE

Today was the start of a new journey with infertility. After 3 failed IVF cycles this year we decided to get a second opinion. We researched many doctors in the Midwest, and we found what we think is one of the best Reproductive Endocrinologist within a reasonable driving distance. We made a one day trip down to Dallas for our first appointment with our new RE. Before our appointment we stopped at Whataburger (Jason's favorite burger joint). The office is in a very nice new area just north of Dallas. I feel very comfortable about driving down myself for all the appointments we will have this fall. This doctor has a very different personality than our first one. He is very serious and straight forward about everything. He answered all of our questions we had rather than just giving us some vague answer and saying you are young you have time. Our next trip down will be the middle of September, he is going to do an office Hysteroscopy. This is a procedure that will check for any abnormalities that my be contributing to our infertility. I will head back down 1-2 times in October and then around the middle of November we will be making a trip every other day for about 2 weeks. I have plans of contacting my cousin's mom in hopes of staying with her a couple times I think she lives fairly close. If anyone is up for a trip to Dallas just let me know I would love the company. I'm excited and very confident that he will be able to help us start our family!

WOW....we are finally done canning!! This was our first attempt at canning and I would have to say it went pretty well. About half way through our pickles we read that it helps to cut the cucumbers then soak in ice water for 4 hours to help with the crispness. We haven't had a chance to compare them yet but everyone that has tried them said they were wonderful. At the local farmers market I purchased some Mt. Dew jelly for my sister and she said it was really good. We might experiment with some different sodas and attempt jelly.