Journey to Pregnancy number 2 - abbreviated version

So I actually have more background posts from my original infertility blog, but I kind of want to skip over those and just give more of the facts and general timeline that have brought us from 2014 to 2019 or at least to where I feel like things started to change.
After I miscarried in 2014 my body acted normal for a brief period of time before going super wacky again.  I ended up going back to the specialist and received a formal diagnosis of PCOS.  I then had a second surgery to remove another polyp from my uterus.  Silly me I thought the second surgery would work like the first one and once the growth was removed by body would work like it was supposed to and I would be able to get pregnant again, but this time that wasn't the case.
After multiple long (VERY LONG) cycles, failed IUI attempts, and just generally becoming jaded with traditional medicine I decided to take things into my own hands and advocate for my own health.  It was during this time I started my infertility blog and eventually discovered Restorative Reproductive Medicine.
While I never consulted directly with a restorative MD I did dive very far down the natural and holistic rabbit hole.  I started by removing chemicals from our house, even though I was already eating fairly "healthy" I took things a step further, I started using essential oils and eventually, I got over my fear of the woo-woo needles and went to a Traditional Chinese Medicine Doctor/Acupuncturist who a friend recommended and had used to during infertility treatments a few years prior.   
The combination of these changes seemed to work.  After just 2 acupuncture treatments my period started without using any drugs to induce it and since then it remained normal, if on the long side of what would traditionally be considered a normal cycle.   I was finally able to tell what my body was telling me and could identify when something was outside of my personal normal.

I finally got around to reading the book Taking Charge of Your Fertility and realized that by not buying it sooner I had done myself a huge disservice.

While I was doing all of this my husband was working on his health as well.  A friend introduced him to Spartan races and he decided that he loved the challenge.  He let me do my hippie dippy thing and get rid of all the unnatural ingredients in our house and even decided he like the new essential oils we were using.   He even read the research I gave him about removing chemicals from our hot tub and let me switch out the pseudo-natural products we were using for Thieves cleaner based on information I found on a few different websites.  (Which let me add I will happily talk about later because the Thieves works so much better!)

As a result of these changes we both started feeling better and at the end of 2017 I told him if he could get our friends to do it I would like to run a Spartan race with him in 2018, which is exactly what I did.   But I feel like that is a story for next week.

About me

I realized this week that I haven't really done any posts about me, I just sort of jumped into this is my life and started typing.  SOOOOOO Here are my answers to 100 questions about me...so the survey is a little highschool and myspaceish but it was all I could come up with.

What's your name? Shanon but you can call me Nuclear Wife :)


Do you still attend school? I’m working on My masters Degree in International Studies

How tall are you? 5’5

Do you wish you were taller or shorter? Nope I’m good

Do you wear glasses/contacts? Both

What color is your hair? Blondish…except when I dye it otherwise

What color are your eyes? Blue

Your best physical feature: Eyes

Your best personality trait: I’m a good listener

Favorites


Color? Pink and Blue

Non-alcoholic drink? Diet Coke or Sweet Tea

Food? Strawberries

Genre of music? I like lots of music

Band? I can’t pick just one

Singer? When I was little it was Dolly Parton

Movie? Mama Mia

Actor? Katharine Heigel

Television show? Charmed or Dr Who

Current song? Again Cant pick just one

Concert you've attended? Since I’ve only attended one real concert it would have to be N*SYNC…

School project you've done? Process study of Glassworks of Louisville Glassblowing

Place to be? The Ocean

Book? Currently “The Nazi Officers Wife”

Person to be with? My Hubby

Flower? Pink Carnation or Surprise Lilly

Website? Facebook

Ice cream flavor? Vanilla bean

Pizza topping? Veggies

State? Kentucky

Country? USA

Culture? White Bread American???

Religion? Christian

Politician? Democrat?

U.S. President? Obama

Language? English/German

School subject? German

Accent? English

Moment in History? The shot that was heard around the world

Thing about Blogger Meeting new friends

This or That


Eat or drink? Juice

Watch a movie or T.V.? TV

Books or magazines? Books

Color or black & white films? Color

Cell phone or camera? Cell Phone

Rock or Rap? Rock

Country or folk rock? Country

Alternative or Indie? Indie

Rap or hip-hop? Hip Hop

Screamo or metal? Metal

Guitar or bass? Guitar

Drums or Piano? Piano

Water or soda? Water

Pizza or hamburgers? Pizza

Love or money? Love

God or the Buddha? God

War or creation? Creation

Meat or vegetables? Vegetables

Life or death? Life

Music


What's your favorite genre of music? Why? I already answered this question…

If you could play any instrument, which would you chose? Why? Piano better, or violin

Would say music is an important part of your life? Yes

Have you ever seen your favorite band/singer in concert? No

If so, did you get to meet them after the show? NA

Have you ever been to a concert? How many? One real one quite a few small ones

Do you play any intruments? Piano

Last song you listened to: Whatever was on the radio this am

Does this song have any meaning to you? Apparently not

Movies


Last movie you watched: Pirates of the Caribbean 2

Did you think this movie was good? Yes

Did it make you laugh at all? Yes

Favorite quote from a movie: Why is the rum always gone? Oh, that’s why…

Does this quote have any meaning to you? Nope it’s just funny.

If you had to be in a movie, what would the movie be about? Comedy

What's your favorite movie? Why? Boondock Saints 2 currently

Favorite movie character? Cinderella

Books/magazines


What's your favorite book? Why? Right now it is The Nazi Officers Wife it is an amazing memoir about a Jewish woman who married a Nazi Officer and hid under their noses

What's your favorite magazine? Why? Cosmo, it’s entertaining

Do you enjoy reading? Yes

Favorite quote from a book: Frankly my dear I don’t give a damn

Does this quote have any meaning to you? Nope it just cracks me up

Are you subscribed to any magazines? Which? Cosmo and Glamor

Favorite book character? Emma (Jane Austen)

Favorite book genre? Classic chick lit (Jane Austen), Historical Fiction, Chick Lit

What kinds of magazines do you like to read? Fashion and Trashy Chick Mags

Friends/Family


Who is your best friend? My bridesmaids and Sarah and Kelly…Bestest is probably Melissa though

Do you trust this person a 100%? Yes to all of them

Do you have a lot of friends? Do you think that matters? I have a few very close friends and a lot of people who I like to hang out. I think having a couple of good friends you can fully trust is important

Do you still live with your parents? Nope I’m married and we have our own home that I bought right after I graduated from college

Do you have any siblings? What are their names? Yes a half brother that I only claim when I am asked directly

Were you adopted? Nope

Are you a twin? Nope

Do your parents/guardians like all of your friends? Yes for the most part

Do your friends like your parents? Everyone likes my mom, everyone who knew him liked my dad.

Love


What is your current relationship status? Married

Are you happy about that? Why or why not? Yes I love my husband he is wonderful

Do you need a significant other to be happy? nope

Have you ever been in love? I am in love right now 

Do you believe in love at first sight? Why or why not? Yes because it happens

Have you ever been kissed? Nope but I’m married…Yes I’ve been kissed

Do you want to get married? I am married

Do you like to keep your personal life private or spread it all around? Private…well as private as a public blog can be 

Have you ever had a broken heart? Is it healed now? Yes and yes

Food/drinks


What is your favorite food? Strawberries

Favorite Italian dish: Minestrone soup

Favorite Mexican dish: Quesadilla

Do you like Chinese food? Yes

What's your favorite kind of soda? Diet coke

Hot or ice tea? Both

What is one thing you refuse to drink? Milk

You refuse to eat? Baby squid salad…they look so sad 

Best thing you've ever eaten: Sushi!!!!

Random


What are some of your interests? Reading, Ballroom Dance

The person you have the most in common with: Erica

What do you like to do when your bored? Dance around the house 

Are you a fast typer? Yes

What is the weather like today? Are you enjoying it? I have no clue because my office is a cave and I haven’t seen the sun since 8:00 this morning

Are you excited for summer or would you rather be in school? Yay summer but I still have classes in the summer

Do you have a job? What is it? Yes I’m an accountant

What are your plans for the future? Finish my MLS degree, move to navy world, have lots of babies 

Do you believe Barack Obama will change things? He has the potential it’s possible

What type of mood are you in today? Sleepy

Do you write on an online blog? Does it get a lot of hits? Yep that’s what this is for…I have no clue how many hits I get…

Would you consider yourself an interesting person? Not really an interesting person but I’m fun 

What do you plan on doing after this survey? Finish my day at work, go to class, do presentation, go watch Glee with Sarah 

Do you like the movie "Finding Nemo"? Yeah it was a cute movie

Do you make jewelry? I’ve made it before yeah…but I don’t regularly

Welcome Aboard!

The proper place for a first post would be after hubby actually signs his Navy paperwork right??? WRONG!!! I know that he is committed, he knows that is committed, his recruiter knows that he is committed, that being said, sometimes I think that I should have him committed. :) If you decide to listen to all of my ramblings this is your warning...sometimes/usually my brain works so fast that my thoughts aren't exactly coherent for other people. Since I am posting this in a public forum I will do my bestest to make sure that they are as coherent as possible, however sometimes that isn't exactly possible.Hubby is actually ahead of schedule on his weightloss, and he just started actually trying to lose the weight last week! The plan was get married then he would start working on the 50 pounds that Navy World told him he had to lose before he could go to basic. (For the record at that point in time he was 6'5 and weighed 260ish) by the wedding he was down to less than 250, and now, one month after the wedding he is at 230. So he has 20 pounds to go and we both started watching what we ate last Monday. (In typical girl fashion I REALLY want to lose 20 pounds). Last week before we started "officially" trying to lose weight Hubby went to his recruiter to fill out all of his paperwork (had to waite until we had the marriage license so that I can go in the seabag!) and his recruiter told him that given his progress so far that it would be better if we waited until Hubby has lost all of the weight to avoid the un-healthy ass kicking that Navy diet plans are. The Navy is closed...apparently they are only taking new recruits for the highest ASVAB score level...lucky hubby he's so smart they can't dumb him down for the tier 2 job (meteorology) that led him into the recruiters office in the first place, meaning he will ALWAYS have a place available according to his recruiter. SO now I get to look forward to being able to say "My husband's a NUCLEAR ENGINEER in the US Navy!" Sounds a lot more prestigious than "oh yeah, he's a meteorologist," doesn't it. I'm excited, and he's is even more excited than I am. We are both really looking forward to the grand adventure before us. Hopefully we'll love it and in 20something years he will retire and we'll live happily ever after, but worst case scenario we both hate it and in six years we are back where we are now, only he'll have the training to be a nuclear engineer for someone other than the Navy...As for tha having him committed part....I was joking however last night I thought he was absolutely nut-so and it was driving me there! I came home from helping lilshutterbug fix her dryer and hubby is sitting on the computer in the living-room. He is looking at information on Nuclear Engineering, The Navy and Aircraft Carriers (he isn't allowed to volunteer for a sub, that was my one stipulation for going along with this I don't want him to volunteer to go UNDER the POLAR ICE CAPS) This is good, I think. "he wants to be fully prepared and know what he is getting into." I went to get in the shower and get ready for bed...Hubby followed me into the bathroom, armed with his laptop and starts reading facts about Nuclear Aircraft Carriers to me while I am in the shower...I'm glad that he is prepared, but do I really need to know how many people fit on each of the carriers stationed in Norfolk, VA? or what countries have aircraft carriers? or that China has exactly 0 aircraft carriers but still has the worlds 3rd largest air force? (how do they expect to get the planes to other countries?) I might want to know this stuff tomorrow, but can't I shower in peace????Today I am back at the Theme Park and I should be working on things for month end but starting a journal was far more important even tho I hadn't planned on needing to vent until at least after hubby signed the papers....