tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83859906435827944612024-03-13T23:41:10.661-07:00The Luycx'sBrittney - The Luycx'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10147970954524522005noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8385990643582794461.post-28443213924274613052013-05-07T07:29:00.002-07:002013-05-07T07:29:49.427-07:00Gettin' a little preachy<div style="text-align: center;">
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I usually don't use this blog to give out advice, but I have an appointment</div>
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with the Dermatologist tomorrow for a skin cancer screening.</div>
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I'm SO nervous.</div>
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I tanned a <b>lot</b> in high school,</div>
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and if I could change any one thing about that time in my life,</div>
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that would be it.</div>
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I am terrified of this appointment tomorrow.</div>
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I still hate being pasty pale, but lately I've realized that it's not worth it...</div>
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and I've been experimenting with spray tanning.</div>
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Right now currently look like I have jiffy store feet,</div>
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because I haven't mastered that art yet...but I'll take the jiffy store feet over cancer any day!</div>
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Brittney - The Luycx'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10147970954524522005noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8385990643582794461.post-70418486557099697662013-05-01T07:01:00.000-07:002013-05-01T07:01:40.072-07:00Makeover time up in hurrrr<div style="text-align: center;">
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Now that I'm a full-time, </div>
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stay at home Wifey, I definitely want to start blogging more...</div>
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but I feel like I've outgrown this little blog. </div>
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The girl I was when I started this...I'm not that girl anymore. </div>
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So I'm gonna flip this little ole' blog, starting with a new name & blog design.</div>
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Seriously though, I'm not super creative...so if anyone wants to just give me a new name..</div>
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it would be mucho appreciated. </div>
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Kidding...not really....sort of kidding, but feel free to shoot me any ideas you may have! </div>
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Stay tuned!! </div>
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Brittney - The Luycx'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10147970954524522005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8385990643582794461.post-81365471323566509462013-04-08T13:28:00.006-07:002013-04-08T13:28:54.667-07:00My debut on Youtube. <br />
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So you know </div>
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those people who are just naturals in front of the camera?</div>
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Yup, not one of those.</div>
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I like to frequently search youtube for fertility stories,</div>
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and sit and torture myself by watching them and crying like a nutjob.</div>
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Seriously though, usually they end in a baby and it just makes</div>
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It's a source of hope for me.</div>
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I watch so many of them I figured I'd make my own....</div>
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and the verdict is that I'm a total Tard in front of the camera,</div>
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but I'm gonna share it anyways.</div>
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No use in pretending I'm cool or anything. ;)</div>
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"Hi Youtube..." Yeah, I won't be signing up for a career in television anytime soon! </div>
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Brittney - The Luycx'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10147970954524522005noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8385990643582794461.post-34307266933108813302013-04-04T05:49:00.000-07:002013-04-04T05:49:09.006-07:00Our fertility story. <div style="text-align: center;">
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Today is the day. </div>
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Possibly the day when everything I prayed, wished, hoped for starts to come true. </div>
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I'm so excited, y'all! </div>
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It's been <b>such</b> a long road with all the fertility stuff, </div>
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and I know it's not close to over yet, </div>
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but finally I can see a little glimmer of hope at the end of the tunnel.</div>
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I figured today would be a good day to share with you our fertility struggles, </div>
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from day one. </div>
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I guess Joe and I had been married all of five minutes when we started trying for a baby.</div>
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We both knew we wanted a big family. </div>
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Both of us had a rough sort of childhood. </div>
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I was raised by my Grandparents, and his Mom had mostly raised him, </div>
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but with a lot of drama along the way. </div>
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When I think back, we probably started trying a little too early,</div>
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but it's a good thing we didn't wait too long, </div>
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because we didn't know what a road we had ahead of us. </div>
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Just like everyone else who starts trying to conceive, we just knew it was going to </div>
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happen instantly. </div>
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I probably had ruffled feathers about it by a month or so into it, </div>
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just because I had high expectations that it would happen quickly. </div>
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We tried for about six months before I really got the feeling that I knew something was </div>
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wrong, but even then we continued to try. </div>
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About a year into it we started seeking medical attention. </div>
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I've gotta tell you though, I wasn't impressed with the first set of Doctors we saw. </div>
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They didn't seem to buy the fact that anything was wrong with me, </div>
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so they just prolonged everything, taking months to make any real steps of progress. </div>
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Luckily for us, when my Husband got out of the military, we moved back from </div>
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Tennessee to Florida and had to change Doctors.</div>
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I instantly fell in love with our new Doctor. </div>
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He was kind, and within a month he had set up testing to see if my tubes were blocked.</div>
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The test confirmed what I already felt I knew, they were blocked, </div>
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and scarred. </div>
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To this day, I don't really know why my tubes are the way they are. </div>
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I don't have any history that would point to this. </div>
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The Doctors say it looks like I may have had endometriosis (not sure I spelled that right) </div>
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and that it just played a number on my tubes. </div>
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After they confirmed my tubes were blocked, I asked for immediate </div>
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laparascopic surgery, to get a better look. </div>
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The Doctor said that he did the best he could to clear out the blockages in my tubes, </div>
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but they're extremely enlarged and just all around damaged. </div>
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He told us we could try, since I was young...it may not be impossible that I would become pregnant.</div>
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All my life I've been so excited to be a Mother. </div>
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I never had any huge career ambitions growing up. </div>
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I just knew that I was going to have that family life I'd always craved. </div>
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I went into a pretty dark place realizing that it just may not be possible. </div>
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This last year has been the hardest of my life, </div>
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but I've finally come to a place where I'm accepting of what is, </div>
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and I have hope. </div>
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After the surgery, my Doctor mentioned to me that I could try in vitro...</div>
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a procedure where egg and sperm is mixed, an embryo is made, </div>
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and that embryo is directly implanted into your uterus. </div>
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For those of you who don't know, it's a VERY expensive procedure, </div>
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for which insurance will not pay. </div>
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Through some amazing miracle, my Husband has had a ridiculous amount of work </div>
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this first few months of the year...making three to four times more than he ever has, </div>
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allowing us to put a great amount of money into savings. </div>
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Allowing us to be able to afford a chance at our biggest dream, to be parents. </div>
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Today is our first consultation for in vitro, and we are over the moon excited. </div>
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It's hard for me to fathom that I could be pregnant soon. </div>
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April marks our four year wedding anniversary. </div>
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Four years of trying, crying and not understanding what the heck was going on.</div>
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I'm super blessed to have that man as my Husband.</div>
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He wants kids every bit as much as me, and he is healthy enough to have them. </div>
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Never once has he made me feel anything but supported, loved, and enough. </div>
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I am so excited for everything to come this next few months, </div>
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and I have to really believe that this is what we've been waiting for, </div>
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which is hard for me (I'm sort of the pessimistic type.) </div>
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Thanks for reading our infertility story, and I can't wait to keep you updated every </div>
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Brittney - The Luycx'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10147970954524522005noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8385990643582794461.post-9896461866656400232013-04-01T05:48:00.001-07:002013-04-01T05:48:37.771-07:00Bring on my little petri dish baby!! <div style="text-align: center;">
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If you've read this blog before, you know that Joe & I have</div>
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I'm from the country y'all...</div>
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everyone and their Momma is fertile myrtle around there. </div>
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A little thing called Endometriosis pretty much murdered my tubes...</div>
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and despite our best efforts, surgery, treatments of all kinds, the stork has yet to visit us. </div>
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We've been counting and saving our pennies for a little thing called in vitro, </div>
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and we officially have enough. </div>
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Our Doctor has presented us with the choice of waiting, because he says </div>
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not impossible that I'll conceive, BUT with that there comes a high risk of tubal pregnancy.</div>
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And we've been trying, without so much as a hint of progress.</div>
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I said all that to say this...Thursday is our very first appointment where we'll </div>
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consult for in vitro. </div>
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We are nervous, scared, but most of all EXCITED! </div>
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It's crazy to think that this time in a few months, I could</div>
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have a baby in my belly. </div>
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I won't even know how to act, because it's something I've wanted for so long now. </div>
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We're really trusting God on this one. </div>
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He knows what is best for Joe & Brittney. </div>
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Stay tuned for updates on our baby makin' journey! </div>
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Brittney - The Luycx'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10147970954524522005noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8385990643582794461.post-7223415054579690242013-03-29T06:45:00.001-07:002013-03-29T06:45:24.906-07:00I'm baaaackkkkk & a linkup! <div style="text-align: center;">
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I've been thinking a lot about this ole' blog lately.</div>
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A lot has changed in the past year and I don't even know if I'm the same girl I was when</div>
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which is why I want to start it over.</div>
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Here soon I'll be doing a blog re-design & maybe even a new name.</div>
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It's time for change peoples.</div>
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& as my first post in a whole heck of a lot of time, I'm gonna do a linkup!</div>
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Dear dogs, </div>
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Please stop feeling the need to wake me up at the crack of dawn with your annoying whining. </div>
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I don't have kids yet, so I'd prefer to sleep in as late as I choose & you're ruining that.</div>
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Dear laundry, </div>
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Feel free to do yourself. I know I only worked two days this week, but I just don't wanna.</div>
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Dear gym, </div>
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I don't think I'll be meeting up with you today. You & Friday just don't mix! </div>
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Dear self, </div>
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Try to do something productive today so your Husband thinks you could be a semi decent Housewife! </div>
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Dear Husband,</div>
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I'm not a great Housewife. Cats out of the bag! </div>
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Dear weekend, </div>
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I'm so thrilled to see you again. You're going to include fishing, family and my favorite F word. FUN! </div>
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You dirty minds thought I was gonna say something else! ;) </div>
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