The 2ww begins........

Well the dreaded 2ww has begun...... I have laid around all day and literally bored out of my mind. It is weird because when you have to get up and go to work you are exhausted and would do anything to stay in bed and sleep!! But when I can this morning, I just lay there, thinking about my subs and will they teach the class the way I would, and will my students grasp the information etc.....

But amazingly we are one day down and 12 more to go!!! I must say I have a really good feeling about this cycle...... I cant explain it, but I feel my soul is at peace. I am actually feeling like this may really work this time, I mean it might really work!!!!

So I am off the rest of this week and plan on doing nothing, and tomorrow is suppose to rain all day again like today, and if I love anything it is sleeping in a thunderstorm!!!

Something weird this morning, when I awoke, my throat was killing me! It felt like razorblades to swallow. It felt as if the uvuela in the back was swollen or something. It has gotten better throughout the day but now it is back and it is awful! I really hope I did not contract a virus from the people at the hospital!! I will keep an eye on this for sure!

Well thanks again for following us on the journey, we are hoping these really are our miracle buns in the oven!!!

I am pregnant (until proven otherwise!)

So we get to the clinic at 7:30 am, and because I was so ill last night, they started an IV right away and gave me another dose of Zof.ran. It really helped with the nausea. Below is a picture of my favorite nurse Beth, and she was so wonderful getting the IV started. No one can ever get one in less than 4 sticks in the BEST of circumstances, but let alone when I am dehydrated! She was able to do it in three!! Yeah Beth!!! Just LOVE LOVE LOVE her!!!


The they did an US to see why I was in so much pain for the past two days. I had a large amount of fluid behind my uterus (which they said is very normal), and my ovaries are still HUGE, like 7cm each!!! So nothing really wrong just normal stuff, so we decided to proceed today with a 3 day transfer!

Finally at 11:15 am they took us upstairs to the OR suite to get ready. They delivered a "bunny suit" as they called it, for my Sweetness to put on. Here he is modeling it below......he is a bit too tall for that thing!!!

Then a picture of the two of us for posterity sake, just before we got our babies put in!!!

Then, always being the entertainer and comedian to distract me, Sweetness began to get antsy and was being silly!

And one of me in the lovely shower cap.......

And our comedian again....silly boy!!!

Then, we finally were wheeled into the OR. The embryos were already compacting, meaning they are moving on to the next stage of division. They were perfect!!! Grade 2 embies!!! They looked so great that the embryologist recommended only putting back 2, but we went ahead with 3. If we get triplets then c'est la vie!!! We will make it!!! So without further ado, here are my precious little ones.....

The transfer went SUPER SMOOTH!!! Nothing like our last fresh cycle transfer, which was awful. If you want to go back and re-read how bad that one was, it was blogged about here. This one lasted maybe 10 mins and was so special, I began to tear up!!!! The Lord was with us all the way!!!

I am in awe once again of the miracle of life! As I lay here, Sweetness is looking at me adoringly, "loving his pregnant wife". I mean there just ain't nothing better folks!

Thank you Lord Jesus for this incredible blessing! We beg and plead with you to allow us to be the the earthly parents of these miracles in my tummy! We are in awe of your creation! We will give you ALL the praise and honor no matter the outcome!!!

Will update in a few days. Until then I will lay here, and let them percolate!!! I am in fact PUPO (Pregnant until proven otherwise!!!!:))))

Wow have I been sick

Well just a quick update before the big day tomorrow! I have been so sick today, vomiting non-stop, and having some serious pain in my abdomen. I was trying not to complain and just knew it would get better, but oddly it was getting worse. So I finally called the doc on call tonight, and she actually did my retrieval......She tells me that my retrieval was not easy and she is not at all surprised that I am hurting as much as I am. Well nice of some one to tell me this. No one ever said ANYTHING to us. She said my ovaries were kind of hidden behind scar tissue and that they had to push really hard on my tummy to get to them, so no wonder I am dying here!

So she called in some Zof.ran for me to the pharmacy to stop the vomiting. Sweetness just picked it up and boy am I feeling much better now. We avoided a trip to the ER, so I am very happy!

We have to be at the clinic at 730am tomorrow, and they will check me out, and give me some IV fluids if needed, and get me already to get my babies put where they belong.....in me!!!

Thank you again for all the prayers, emails and messages. We feel really good about this cycle- even through all the ups and downs- we feel the peace of God radiating around us, and are so hopeful this is our time!!!!

I will update tomorrow evening if I can and let you know how everything went, and we will for sure take pictures of our sweet littles and show you on here!! Until next time, I will be PUPO!!!

6 precious angels.....

Well I wanted to stop in before I hit the bed to tell you the fertilization report. Dr. S called this morning and told me out of the 8 eggs, only 7 were mature. They ICSI'd all 7. And of then 7, 6 have taken off and actually fertilized! We are so blessed. I mean we have 6 precious soles growing the the lab waiting for their momma to go get them!

So the plan is to put in three on Tuesday and then freeze the rest. I am so humbled, because I have so many blogger friends that I have followed in which they get to egg retrieval and none fertilize or grow and this is always a real possibility. Thank Jesus for the gift of life!!!

I am having some really bad pain from the harvesting surgery. Hopefully this will dissipate soon, because it is quite painful! I am sure they will check to be sure my ovaries are not hyper stimulating before transferring the babies.....

So we are asking all our friends to pray specifically for the Lord to breath LIFE into our babies. That they would ALL grow healthy inside me and have a wonderful life. Our desire is to not loose ANY. I know that may sound crazy to some, but how could I possible wish that one of my littles not make it? Lord please protect them......

Ending tonight with a verse I love.....
"You made all the delicate, inner parts of my body and knit me together in
my mother’s womb. I will give thanks to You, for I am fearfully and
wonderfully made; Wonderful are Your works, and my soul knows it very
well. "
-Psalm 139:13-14

The harvest is complete

Hey gals! Well I am home now and think I have slept off most of the anesthesia. The egg retrieval went very well. Everyone was so nice and kind, really took excellent care of me!

So the result is a bit different than what I expected. They were able to get 8 eggs. I am really looking at this as a blessing, because we were so torn as to how many to have them fertilize if we got tons of eggs like we thought we were going to, based on the follicle scans. But the doctor said that not all the follicles had an egg in it, and this is normal!

So we are very thankful that the Lord really took care of this for us, and that hopefully all 8 will make it to fertilization and become embryos. Tomorrow morning between 8-10 am, they will call with the exciting "fertilization report." We are just trusting the Lord and hoping everything goes according to HIS plan.

It looks as if right now the transfer will be Tuesday afternoon at 1:30pm, and thankfully I am off the rest of the week to lay down and snuggle in with my babies! And I am so thankful to be here at this point. And of course I am cautious, because we all know the pain too well of a BFN, I am trying to be hopeful and send HAPPY VIBES to my uterus :)

I will post tomorrow what we find out about our precious babies that were conceived today!!! That just gives me the chills!

My timer is going off!!!!

Ok, these eggs have got to come out!! I feel so bloated I literally feel like I am going to ovulate all of them any minute!!!

I had my last follicle scan this morning, and the intern doing the US said she has never seen such beautifully stimulated ovaries!! I must have at least 15 follicles on each ovary, that measure 16mm or more!! That is so unbelievable!!!

So I have to be there in the morning at 6:30 am, only a short 8 hours from now!!! We are so excited to think our babies will be conceived tomorrow! My mom is spending the night tonight with us, to be able to go with us tomorrow and be a part of our excitement!!

Thank you again for all the prayers and encouraging comments, especially on facebook! You guys are so wonderful!!! I will try to update tomorrow afternoon after I awaken from my anesthesia induced slumber!

Praying and BELIEVING our miracle begins tomorrow!!!

We have triggered!

Hey! Just a quick update!

The scan went great today! We have at least 7 follicles measuring at 18mm on each ovary. We are very excited about that. Also, my estrogen went from 2007 yesterday to 2469 today, which is perfect. I mean my boobies hurt so bad from my estrogen levels....ugh, so ready to get these eggies out of me!

So Sweetness gave me the "trigger" shot tonight at 9pm of hCG. And we are scheduled for egg harvesting at 630am on Saturday. The babies will be conceived on Saturday, then they will transfer three into me on Tuesday morning.

My boss has surprisingly been really accommodating about all of this! I will only work on Monday next week, then I will be off for an entire week, during which I will be resting in our new bed. I am so looking forward to snuggling with my babies and vegging all week. I plan on spending a great deal of time in prayer and meditation, just asking the Lord to let us have these children to love and raise.

We would so appreciate your prayers as we embark on this next step in our journey! We are so excited! Thank you all again for interceding on our behalf...... to God be the Glory! Great things He has done!