Christmas Time

Christmas time is fun because every other year my family gets together.  And I really enjoy being together.  Last week, I was super nauseous.  But this week, I'm starting to get back to normal.  They upped my dosage of Metformin.  And they said that's probably what's causing it.   So we adjusted it back down to what it was before.

The timing of my IVF cycle worked out this year has worked out pretty good for December.  I don't have to do any shots this month.  That alone is reason to celebrate.  Those are worst.  So I'm very grateful to have a month off.  I know they are coming in January, and I know from other people's experiences that they are not fun.  I've had several friends go through it, and I also follow another fertility blog Fertile Findings to find out what the next step in my process is going to be like.  (Annie is one step ahead of me in the IVF cycle.)   Here's what she said about the shots I have to do in January:  https://fertilefindings.wordpress.com/2015/12/10/post-embryo-transfer/

If I even think about them, I start to get overwhelmed.  But I try not to think about it.

I was reading a church magazine article called "Be At Peace", and I came across this paragraph   It was talking about the life of Jesus Christ and everything that would happen to Him.  Then this stood out to me:

"With all of that to come, though, I think it’s appropriate this time of year to just think about that baby in the manger. Don’t be too overwhelmed or occupied with what is to come; just think about that little baby. Take a quiet, peaceful moment to ponder the beginning of His life—the culmination of heavenly prophecy but the earthly beginning for Him."

The Holy Night, by Carl Heinrich Bloch

I feel like that sentence was for me.  "Don't be too overwhelmed or occupied with what is to come".  So right now I'm just focusing on Christmas, the birth of my Savior, and my family.  And we'll deal with the rest in January.  Right now, I'm just living in the moment.