That’s how many photo contest entries there are at the time of this post. I’m very excited, and anxious to see who wins. We have three contest judges, and I am NOT one of them because I could never choose! :)

Calista has been talking a lot lately about her “baby sister”. I don’t know where it’s coming from, because we have definitely lessened our talk of having a baby over the past several months. She told me yesterday that her baby sister will need to have a bike so they can ride bikes together. She also told me that her baby sister can have her bedroom, and she will sleep on the couch! How funny is that? Read the rest of this entry »

I’ve got a few moments before bed and wanted to post some updates. First, we have surpassed our minimum of 25 entries for the contest and are now at 35 entries! There’s two days left to get your entry in for a chance to win the 30 GB iPod w/ video or a $100 or $50 Amex gift card — click the banner above for details.

I’ve now got all of my medications in hand, and I can’t say thank you enough to my friends Jess and Leah who helped me out. I am so grateful to their help in making our second IVF attempt a reality. Read the rest of this entry »

We are now up to 20 contest entries (http://www.cronck.com/contest/) and only 5 away from being able to move ahead and give a prize (the minimum number of entries for a valid contest is 25). Those 25 entries are basically our break-even point, and entries 26+ will be funds raised towards our goal. Even if we don’t raise a lot on this contest, I’m still excited to give away that 30GB iPod w/ video and the $100 and $50 gift cards!!

I still have no word from my accountant on taxes and I’m getting antsy. Read the rest of this entry »

We’ve got our cycle schedule for the upcoming IVF. I did a side-by-side comparison of them below, as the RE said they’d be “more aggressive” this time and get more eggs. IVF #1 was supposed to be a 5 day transfer of the embryos, but because we only had three, we opted to have them transferred on day 3. We hope that this time we have enough embryos that we can let them go to day 5 in the lab, allowing us to pick the best of the best for transfer. There are more days of medication post-transfer, but I didn’t include them in this schedule.

My accountant emailed me this morning asking me to call when I get a chance for a little bit of clarifcation so she can finish up.  I called her and asked if she knew if we’d owe or not, but she said she hasn’t gotten that far yet.  AUGH!  The wait is just killing me, because if we owe, we are going to have to postpone IVF indefinitely, and obviously, that is NOT what I want right now.

Seems we’re always waiting for something around here.  :)

Sorry it took me so long to get my act together, but I have finally put together a page where you can view current photo contest entries! Visit http://www.cronck.com/contest to view the photos we’ve received so far. Please remember that all entries are due no later than February 28, 2007 at 11:59 pm (PST). The first prize is a 30 GB Video iPod!! What are you waiting for?? Details are on our contest page at http://sommer.cronck.com/photocontest Read the rest of this entry »