The deposit has been made!
I wanted to blog about this on Friday. But… I wanted to ask my hubby for permission first. This is, to me, a very personal topic. This is also a very ADULT topic. So if there are any young’uns reading this (hey you never know.) I think its time to go to some gaming site. Or something.
Linlee, Brinnon and any other person who knows us in real life? You might want to back away from this entry. There is some SERIOUS TMI.
As some of you know, we’ve been trying to expand our brood. Don’t get me wrong — with a dog, three fish, and a froggy — we have a nice number of animals in our family. We are looking to expand the number of HUMAN critters within our household. So far my uterus is still vacant. A few weeks ago, I talked to my general doctor about our next step.
He gave me paper work to get the hubby’s “soldiers” tested. After much procrastinating, I told Marc I wasn’t going to “put out” until he got the test already.
His reply? “So my wife is FORCING me to have sex with a cup?”
My retort, “Well, May IS masturbation month!” (Izzy said so!)
So he finally “made his deposit.” There are only one or two of these testing facilities in the area. I made him call me afterwards.
When he called he simply said, “Well. The deed is done.”
I said, “Wow. That didn’t take you long.”
He joked, “You know me baby. I like to get right to work and git ‘er done!”
I ventured, “Didn’t you feel embarrassed. I mean they KNOW what you are DOING in there!”
He retorted: “Nope. They just gave me a cup and said, ‘The bathroom is down the hall.’ “
I oh-so-helpfully added,”Ahh. If that was me, I wouldn’t even be able to look the guy in the eye. I’d be looking at the floor while saying that. And THEN when he gave me the cup, I’d cart it off wearing at least 6 gloves. I’d only hold the cup at the tip using two fingers. Ick!”
At this part, Marc lost interested in what I was saying. He was all, “Uh, yeah. Ok whatever. Gotta go. Bye.” Maybe he was just worn out from all of that “work”?
I forgot to ask him if there were magazines in the room…






Stephanie A. on 16 May 2006 at 4:06 am #
Man, you’re husband is awesome. I’m not so sure I could do that deed so quickly outside of the home either. I’d be like Billy Crystal in “Forget Paris” when he had to take the cup home and then to get back to the center in time he had to have a police escort. Your husband rocks!
And thanks for keeping us posted- I’m willing to listen to all of the personal details as long as you’re willing to share!
Red on 16 May 2006 at 4:27 am #
The doctor I had wanted to rule out a problem with my husband first as well.. I, very discreetly, explained to my mother what was going on.. I thought the four-year-old wasn’t paying attention..
When hubby got home that evening, we put in a movie and went to the bedroom to talk. I was delicately explaining fertility and what our options were while holding the “cup” up my sleeve..
My daughter came bursting into the room and wanted to tell us something that had happened in the movie. I just said ‘yes, cool,’ in order to get her out of the room. She turned for the door and then stopped and turned back around exclaiming,”Oh yeah! Dad, the doctor says he wants to check your boys.”
At that point, all I could do was just hand him the cup which he looked at with a mixture of horror and amusement.. I think it’s the sole reason I got pregnant within two weeks- fear of having the boys checked!!
So anyways, hats off to your hubby!
Christina_the_wench on 16 May 2006 at 12:16 pm #
Here’s hoping the soldiers forget their armour and hit their mark this time!
Marc cracks me up. lol
Kirsten on 16 May 2006 at 1:20 pm #
Friends of mine have been doing IUI for a while (now moving on to invitro). He has spoken of the room where the deposit is…deposited. It sounds like a porn mecca of some kind. Vidoes, magazines - whatever you heart… or your ‘ahem’ you know, desires.
Hope it all works out well!
Linlee on 16 May 2006 at 1:23 pm #
Yeah Marc! I told Brinnon the deed was done and he goes, Did he go where I went? I said probably. He says, “that means we shared the same bathroom.” lolol
They are bonded for life now.
Jenn on 16 May 2006 at 1:42 pm #
LOL Guys are so practised at that, they can do it anywhere.
Good Luck!
Andrea on 16 May 2006 at 2:13 pm #
You had me thinking this was The Announcement and the deposit was a little bean implanting! Well, that’s soon to come, I’m sure. Glad the sense of humor is still there!
melissa on 16 May 2006 at 3:49 pm #
I would need all kinds of aids to get the thing done in a doctor’s bathroom…hmmm, I’m going to have to ask my husband if it’s that easy!
Way to go, Lisa! I hope answers are forthcoming.
jennster on 16 May 2006 at 4:06 pm #
so awesome and GOOD LUCK!!!!!!1
Jennifer on 16 May 2006 at 5:13 pm #
Ah, there’s no such thing as TMI. Waiting to hear how things turn out!
Kristin on 16 May 2006 at 6:11 pm #
oh, exciting… babies and masturbation all in one post ;-)!
good luck!
Beth on 16 May 2006 at 6:52 pm #
Too funny! Good luck with everything!
Molly's Brother on 17 May 2006 at 5:08 am #
I read this last night–late last night–and it has been making me laugh all day.
Isabel on 17 May 2006 at 6:53 am #
Bless his heart. I’m with you and wouldn’t be able to look them in the eyes.
(am loving the new look of the blog!)
Jay on 17 May 2006 at 8:45 am #
May is masturbation month and you’ve waited til it’s half over to tell me? What a waste!
gandhi rules on 17 May 2006 at 12:01 pm #
Love your husband. The sex with the cup remark was classic. Now, you already have a kid so his soldiers were fighting then, so..sometimes soldiers can wither away after a while?
gandhi rules on 17 May 2006 at 12:02 pm #
did I spell wither wrong?
Mrs. Chicky on 17 May 2006 at 1:32 pm #
I never understood how men could make eye contact with someone at “the bank” after they had, ahem, made sweet, sweet luv to a cup. Women could never do that. We can add this to the list of reasons why we need men around… right after “Kill spiders” but before “open jars”.
Hope everything works out.
M&M's Mom on 17 May 2006 at 1:44 pm #
3 Cheers for the MAN of the HOUSE!! GO! GO! GO!
Anonymous on 17 May 2006 at 4:33 pm #
I too would have wanted details on “the Room.” Good luck!
quinn on 17 May 2006 at 4:35 pm #
oops, no idea why I posted as “anonymous.” I should reserve that for when I’m feeling truly obnoxious and offensive.
Izzy on 17 May 2006 at 6:42 pm #
Men do NOT care. According to every man I’ve ever talk to about it…they ALL do it…so I guess it’s no big deal. In any case, I hope the test yields results in your favor
Nap Queen on 18 May 2006 at 1:50 am #
Nice!!!! I’m with you on the gloves. I think I’d wear a haz-mat suit!
consise10 on 21 May 2006 at 7:20 am #
I was wondering when you guys would have the sperm count done.I’m hoping the results were favourable.