So no, this is not a really horrible way to announce to our friends and family that we are already expecting and Amy is pregnant. It is simply that we are starting the process to begin our family, and Amy in fact does want to carry a child - so this is going to be interesting. Anyone who knows us knows that the way we tackle life is what has been described to us as...amusing. Therefore, we are going to give you a birds eye view of the biggest step of our lives to this point, and probably ever. This blog has been set up with myself and Amy both as contributors so you get the full effect of the different views that we tend to have on situations. The idea is that on most things, you will have a post from how it happened from Amy, and then a post on what I feel really happened. Of course, the truth is most likely in the middle.
This first blog however is one we are going to write together. So to reiterate the title - Step 1 - Vitamins.
Now when I say Vitamins, I do not mean multivitamins, supplements or any one kind of nutritional boost. We are talking Prenatal Vitamins here people and there are WAY too many options. I am still trying to figure out what the hell DHA is and why on earth my wife needs it to get her body ready for pregnancy, but you know, whatever, I am not a doctor. So the story goes a little like this. Heather and Amy go to their favorite couple place, yes people, I am talking Target here. Stop judging, you all go there and waste more time and money then you ever walked in thinking you would too. So after a nice leisurely Target stroll, I made a comment that maybe I should have thought through. Knowing that we have our first appointment at our chosen IVF place within the next few weeks, and knowing that Amy's referring OBGYN recommended that she start taking Prenatal Vitamins, AND since we were IN health/beauty and coming up on Pharmacy and more specifically the vitamin section I INNOCENTLY said, "Hey babe, we should at least look at Prenatal Vitamins."
Do you know how dangerous this territory is? I do now. I didn't then. Neither did Amy. First off, I feel I would be remiss if I did not mention that perhaps Target could have a little more organization in their vitamin section. Also, not for nothing but there should be some more signage. Just sayin'. If there are Prenatal Vitamins, and Postnatal Vitamins, maybe a little more separation is not an unreasonable request. I mean, there are SUBSECTIONS people. These are Prenatal vitamins that are simply that - regular Prenatal Vitamins (again, DHA, not sure, but its in them). There are Prenatal ones that have increased iron or are best to promote fetal brain development. There are Prenatal Vitamins that include an extra bottle of additional dietary supplements. Then mixed right in are the Postnatal Vitamins. I mean this was obviously a more intense experience than I pictured or I would have prepared more. I am a very analytic person. I would have researched, I would have scoped out the situation. I was foolish. 30 minutes and a few unanswered panicked phone calls later to people who we thought might help us, we finally pulled it out in typical Heather and Amy fashion - we went for the cheapest.
If this wasn't enough, we had one more obstacle to deal with. Amy and her aversion to taking any pills that happen to be bigger than the head of a pin. A little pin. Like minuscule here people. However where in other people's worlds this may have presented more of a roadblock, we are us. This was a showstopper. So commence Heather cutting pills. Now, I can almost side with Amy here. Though I can swallow a pill of any size with no problem, these things are HORSE size. I felt bad. I was determined. Amy was less determined. After my second failed attempt, Amy rolled her eyes - then rolled over and went to sleep. I tried a few more times, but these things are not only bigger then my freaking pill cutter, but dense. For you Jaws fans, we definitely needed a bigger boat here. Finally, even I admitted defeat and put the pill cutter away. However being you know me, I then laid awake a good portion of the night wondering how the hell I was going to get her to take these things. Amy did not seem to want to share in my brainstorming at 1 AM - but not for lack of me trying to force participation.
The story doesn't end there. A good friend came to our rescue, providing a different brand/kind of Prenatal Vitamin that was slightly smaller and easier to "choke" down. Needless to say the vitamin regiment has started. You may think Step 1 ends there but ongoing will be Step 1A - getting Amy to remember to take them daily, with minimal whining and praying that in a week I do not have to start taking something to "make it fair." Next time, I will give you my view on Step 2 (which probably should have been Step 1) - actually reading the paperwork IVF sent us like 2 weeks ago and filling out a history.
That's all for now folks, we will keep you posted.
