Begin Again....

Today was the day. Once again, I have begun putting myself in menopause. I started my Lupron shots this morning. The term “ball of emotions” doesn’t even begin to describe how I am feeling. I am very excited to start this process again and continue the journey to making these wonderful people parents. Of course there is always another side to every card. I am also very nervous. Very. Nervous. I suppose that is normal after what occurred last cycle. I received another one of those darn e-mails today that I swore I had unsubscribed. The title of this unexpected email: “Your Pregnancy Week 24.” My heart literally just dropped to the floor. I automatically hoped that the parents weren’t still receiving these e-mails.

It is hard to believe that I will be traveling to New York again next month! There are only 5 states in the US that I have not visited… sounds like something to add to a bucket list. This trip I will not only be missing my biological kids but also my classroom kids. I can’t imagine three days away from them. We have only been in school 10 days and each of them has stolen my heart. They are such special individuals. There is so much I want to teach them that cannot be found in books or marked off on a report card but I guess that is for another blog.

The shot went pretty well this morning. I thought I would hesitate and do the scardy cat dance like I did last time…but I didn’t have time for all that because I had to get to school. A couple minutes after I administered the shot my stomach was itching like crazy at the injection site. Later in the day, I noticed I had a slight rash on my stomach. I am not looking forward to these side effects but will gladly endure them!