I am now in what us infertility people call the two-week wait, or 2WW.  The 2WW is that chunk of time where you can not do anything except wait for enough time to pass to see if you were successful or unsuccessful.  I can tell you from experience, the wait can be hell!   Only a little over a week left to go! Or, in other words, and eternity!  My beta blood test will be Friday, March 16th, which tests for positive pregnancy. My Doc recommends taking it as easy as possible during this time.  I, of course, used this as an opportunity to take the week off of work and just relax.  Or more like pretend to relax to cover my intense desire to pace tread paths into the carpet.  My doctor asks his patients to try to remain in bed for three days after the transfer.  Honestly, I was so exhausted from the month’s adventures that I slept on and off for most of it.  Now, rested and stir crazy, I am trying to keep my mind occupied and entertained.  Here are some of my tactics…

• I have read the entire Hunger Game Trilogy-a book a day.  I must say, they were better than I expected.  Cannot wait for the movie!
• Thank God for Netflix!  After cruising through as much 30 Rock and Parks and Recreation as I could handle, I am now engrossed in Sons of Anarchy.  Gotta love a good biker gang drama!
• I am playing about 30 Word with Friends games simultaneously on my IPAD.  One of the best inventions to arise in the past year-at least for those of us on bed rest.
• Mango flavored Haagen Dazs sorbet- its like a tidbit of tropical paradise.  The best part…you can eat a whole pint and be confident you will still fit into your pajama jeans the next week.
• Speaking of….I should give a shout out to Pajama Jeans here.  Thank you, pajama jeans, for not only being super comfortable, but also allowing go ninja style out in public in what I slept in the night before…..
• Crocheting, crocheting, crocheting….
• Catching up with all my friends on the phone. You know, those long conversations you never have time for during your normal life, but now I got NOTHING but time.  Good times!
• Online Infertility forums and support groups.  I highly suggest this to women going through infertility treatments.  Each month has its own kind of “thread” of women going through IVF from all over the country.  You keep up with each other, post stories, post questions, answer questions, get support, discuss experiences, and really develop a group that is cheering for you the whole way.
• Jeopardy tournaments with husband.  These are the highlight of my day because I beat him EVERY time. 😉

Things like this have made the days pass as quickly as possible.  The weather is beautiful and sunny, so I like to pull up a chair, read my books, and watch my dogs play in the kiddie pool.  All in all, it has been a pretty good week 1!  Now, on to week 2!  Any suggestions???? A flash forward button maybe?