I did it!

I'm so freakin' proud of myself right now! I know it's not really that big of a deal, but I did my first injection tonight! It was totally painless - I can't even believe it! I got myself all set up and followed the written step-by-step instructions the RE's office gave me today (thank you RE's office!). Of course I managed to drop the pen on the floor once it was all ready to go. Thank goodness I had left on both needle guards, so the outermost one popped off, but the inside one stayed on - whew! Then I was standing there, belly fat pinched up in one hand, other hand holding the pen thinking 'I don't know if I can do this', holding the needle to my skin then pulling it away starting to freak out a little bit, when I realized that I had already broken the skin when touching the needle to my belly...there were two tiny little specks of red. 'Well, I didn't feel that at all', I thought, '...it can't be that bad', and I did it! Of course, I now have this little triangle of prick marks on my belly, like a little constellation of red marks, but I feel incredibly empowered by this. I'm sure it will wear off soon, but right now I feel like I could take on the world, which, when going through IF, is a rare thing to feel. I'm going to enjoy it while it lasts.