Saturday, February 27, 2010

The return of Spider-Embie!

Spider-Embie, Spider-Embie, does whatever a spider can!

(Ana, this is for you! ☺)

This is a story about my lucky charm for this cycle.

For those who don't know the story, several cycles ago, while on the demon drug who must not be named, my IUI was canceled because my lining had thinned to 4.2 mm.  We tried on our own (I think we BD'd all of once), anyway, but we were pretty sure nothing could possibly stick.  The weird thing was that my LP dragged on for 15 days with no signs of falling temps or AF.  Usually my LP is reliably 12 days long with temps starting to plummet around 10DPO, so I tested several times with all BFNs.  Ana helped me hold on to a tiny glimmer of hope by singing to me about my Spider-Embie who was holding on tight!! ☺  And, seriously, every cycle since then I've been singing to myself about Spider-Embie and picturing him spinning a web and latching on.  I always loved Spider-Man as a kid!  (Did anyone else watch the Electric Company with the Spider-Man skits?  I love the Electric Company...we actually bought two 6 or 7 disc DVD sets of it recently -- Morgan Freeman and Rita Moreno on a kids show? Fargo North, Decoder?  Silhouettes making words - c-at, cat?  HEEEYY  YOOOUUU GUUUUYS!!   How can you miss?  But I digress...)

So, on the day of IUI#3 last Saturday, my DH and I stopped at Burger King for lunch on our way home.  We had a coupon for a free kids meal with a grown-up meal so I got a veggie burger meal (yum -- I love BK fries...) and DH had the kids meal.

This toy was in the kids meal:

So, there you go.  My lucky charm.  He's been sitting in front of my computer monitor all week.

17 comments:

  1. OMG! Rebecca. What's that for a perfect "sign"?
    ... and you kept it secret for so many days! haha

    I also am a visual person, so NOW I can send you some fortified Embie Sticking vibes.
    Go little guy, go!

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  2. That is awesome!! Hoping that your lucky charm brings you great success!!! Come on BFP!!

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  3. Awesome.

    Hey you are a star in my Limerick for WeeblesWobblog's contest check it out.

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  4. I LOVED Electric Company and I didn't know it was available on DVD! Hubby is a collector of things from our childhood (you do not want to see how many Transformers we have!). I'll have to check it out.

    And it can't be just coincidence that Spidey was in his meal. Good luck!

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  5. Love it!! Hope your lucky charm does the trick!! You could name your son Peter or your daughter Parker after Spiderman :)

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  6. This is so cool! I hope that it's a very good sign!

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  7. Ooh I wil need to try the veggie kids meal. I hope your lucky charm proves to be lucky.ICLW

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  8. go spider embie!!!! how absolutely adorable!!! hoping your spider embie sticks this month!!!

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  9. So cute! And, ironic! Maybe it's also a cosmic sign of fate?!? Thanks for stopping by my blog(Stress Free Infertility)! Just added you on & now following! Good luck with this IUI!! BTW, I'm also a teacher!!

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  10. Love all your little signs. Hoping this is it for you! Happy ICLW!

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  11. What a great sign! Wishing you lots of luck!

    *ICLW

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  12. That is awesome! I hope your spidie-embie decides to stick around. GL!

    ICLW

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  13. That is too perfect! =) Go Spider Embie!! I'm crossing everything that this is your cycle!!

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  14. Loved your post, Rebecca! And the doll is great - I love the way he's looking up, really focused on where he'll shoot his web! I'm glad my silliness gave you a nice visualization and I can't tell you how much I'm rooting for you! I can hear those violin strings start...spider embie, spider embie...

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  15. AWESOME lucky charm. LOVE Spiderman myself! :-D GOOD LUCK on your cycle!!!!

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  16. I LOVE this story. What a great charm! Now I'm going to sing "Spider-Embie" whenever I read your blog lol. =)

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