Flicka...

So, successful insems can be done at home as well as at the doctor's office. Those choosing frozen goop-sicle can thaw said goop and check the motility via microscope. Those choosing fresh can make a variety of arrangements. Either way, the swim team needs to get launched somehow.

Sadly for many men, I'm sure, the myth of the turkey baster is just that: a myth. A huge, over-exaggerated, you've-got-to-be-kidding-me kind of a myth. Try a small syringe.

Mid-October: Late man-goop, again. Lesbians freaking out, again. Home insemination finds me being overly cautious and spending three hours in front of the TV with my pelvis in a variety of raised positions, just in case.

Funniest (OK - the only funny) part of the day: we were out of syringes and no pharmacies were open before our original insem time of 8:30. So, I purchased syringes from the veterinary section of the local tack and feed store. Bub has decided that if this cycle works, we will call the in-belly-baby "Flicka."