taking the plunge (aka, clomid)

i saw the doctor this morning....wonderful man. it was a visit full of good things. it started with the dreaded weigh in. i saw 6 fewer lbs on that scale than i did last time. it was great. hopefully that trend continues. then i saw the man with the power to make things happen. ha. i told him i was tired of waiting around and ready to go to the next step, whatever that is (i knew exactly what it would be). so i've got a prescription for prometrium (progesterone) which i will start taking today. in about 12 days i should have the first period i've had since november. that will be strange. hopefully it's not like floodgate opening or anything. that would suck. anyway, that will start a new cycle. and on day 3 of that cycle, i will start my first round of clomid. yep, i'm gonna do it. after all the going back and forth and uncertainty, i feel like i am comfortable giving it a chance. i won't do it for too many cycles because of the risks, but if it can get things going this time, perhaps my body will wake up and start doing its thing. so i take that for 5 days and then get busy. hopefully i'll have an opportunity to try making baby later this month. wow, that makes me feel insane just thinking about it. eek! anyway, then i go on sometime between days 21 and 25 of my cycle to see if anything happened (moreso checking for ovulation than pregnancy this time around--i'm not naive to think that one cycle will do the trick, though it's possible i guess). then, we try it again if things look good. hopefully in early june i'll have some progress to report. until then i'll just be taking pills and waiting. which i've gotten pretty good at by this point, i think. here's hoping!!