And so we wait...again...

I had another insemination on Monday - presumably my last. If this doesn't work - we go off to IVF and we get to start calling it implantation, not insemination. So at least we get to change terminology, after a long 10 months. A change of scenary, I suppose.

So this time, scheduling became a problem, so the wife was not with me. I don't necessarily need hand-holding anymore, but it is just nice when she's there. Of course, if this one works, I'll be considering her my dark cloud and source of all bad luck. And, unlike most folks in the world, I can claim a trump card in that she wasn't even there for the conception. I doubt I'd ever use that one, but it is in my pocket just in case. :-)

And...we wait. I am of course hoping that we succeed this time, but am realistic enough to not get my hopes up. Our eyes are on IVF - we should be getting to the point of having an appointment with the finance folks to see how painful it will be.

In other news, we made our last big appliance purchase before entering into the land of one paycheck. As I've mentioned before, when this baby gets here (and it will, darn it!), the wife will be quitting her job and becoming a stay at home Mom. So, in preparation, we've been replacing all of our old stuff with new, high quality (read as: it had darn well last 20 years because I'm not buying new stuff again) appliances. First it was the fridge, then the TV, then the vacuum cleaner, and finally - the new washer and dryer.

We got a nice set of front-loaders - a huge improvement over the ones that the wife brought into our marriage. They were Kenmore - white - about 10 years old. You had to run the dryer through 3 times in order to get the clothes dry. They looked like they were going to die at any moment. When the appliance guys moved the old ones out, I found a huge puddle on the floor where the old washer was leaking. We got out in the nick of time, it appears.

So, now that the washer and dryer are here, we are moving into our trial run of running our life on my paycheck alone. Until the baby comes, the wife will be building up our savings and getting stuff paid off so we won't have to worry about it. I think this is going to be a tough transition. We've been moving there gradually - but this is going to be like yanking the band-aid off. I guess it'll feel ok in a few minutes, but it's gonna hurt like hell for a bit. :-)