Hope everyone here in the States has a very safe and relaxing weekend. Trixie and I will probably be laying low and watching some fireworks, though there is a chance we'll be dashing off to the fertility clinic in the next few days. We decided to give intrauterine insemination a go this month and Trixie is due to ovulate anytime now. Needless to say I may be moving my cam shows around at the last minute so be forewarned.
The pictures above btw are from the first set of me taken with our new camera. It's been a real joy to shoot with so far. The files are a lot larger and the over all quality is much better. We've had to make a few adjustments in how we actually take pictures and frame things. We've also just started to find the best setting for different situations. There have been a few minor frustrations while shooting but overall I'm pleased as punch with the how the end product is turning out.
I'm a little ahead of the game on posting a Valentine's shoot this year. I posted a set of pictures last week and will be doing a video this week. We took them while we were in Portland a few weeks ago.
The main reason we were down in Portland was to meet with my doctor and make sure that everything was okay with me before starting on hormone replacement therapy. Everything went pretty well, though my liver function was a little off. They just want to keep an eye on it so I'll have to do another blood test in a month or so.
I'll be starting out with a fairly low dosage of estrogen (estradiol) and a testostorone "blocker" spironolactone. I've been taking regular aspirin to reduce the chance of any blood clotting but the Dr said I could just use the childrens chewable which is nice to know. So I have the prescriptions in hand now it's just a matter of getting pregnant. There is more on that subject here.
I had cancel my cam shows this week for baby making activities so I'll be doing a members only chat tonight at 7:00 pm Pacific time as a bit of a make up. We're also hoping to do a few shoots this evening.
