DRUMROLL PLEASE..........................

After 3 negative HPT's over the past few days, we are happy to announce the POSITIVE RESULTS today! I woke Al up at 5:30am because I had to pee and he wanted to be there when I did today's test. So, we decided to use the Clear Blue Easy Digital one and we sat patiently (or not so patiently) for the full three minutes until the response came up "Pregnant"! Thank goodness Al was with me otherwise I might have fell over! We tried calling R & S right away at 5:30am but they didn't answer but then they soon called us back so we could share the news. I know they are both very excited but also very nervous since they have had so many losses in the past. But this time is so different- it will work!

This is so exciting for everyone!

Around 9:30 am I decided to take another HPT- strip and finally this one showed a line. It's faint but it is absolutely there! Yippee!

Now I am really excited about my Dr. appointment on Wednesday to see what the Beta #'s are and to confirm this miracle!

Thanks to everyone for all of their prayers. It worked!

Congrats to R & S!

Your baby is officially on it's way!

Family Source Consutants

I just needed to share with everyone that my wonderful agency sent me a nice surprise this week. It is a beautiful sterling silver necklace with a rectangle charm with the words- Faith, Hope, Love. I love it! I am wearing it now and will cherish it forever. That was such a nice surprise. For those of you new surro's out there looking for an agency.......... I continue to recommend FSC. They are so wonderful to work with!

I have no patience!

I gave in this morning and peed on a stick but unfortunately came up with a negative result. I know it's still VERY early and this doesn't mean anything yet because it's only 5 days past the transfer but I was still hoping for an early miracle. I will probably wait again until Saturday to try again. I have read there is always a possibility for it to never show up on a HPT but the Beta test (HCG blood work) is the only way to know for sure which is scheduled for 9/3. I know a lot can change in one day so let's hope things are happening in my body. I just hope the next 6 days go by fast because this wait is killing me! (And R & S of course!) I just hope I don't let everyone down with a negative result. Keep praying. And if it doesn't happen this time, we have to remain positive that we will try again in October with multiple embryos.

Frozen Embies

It turns out 4 of the embryos that were developing slower than the norm matured enough on Sunday to be frozen. So, worse case scenario, if this doesn't work this time around, we at least have 4 frozen eggs to work with to try again in October. But for now, we are remaining positive that we have a fighter in here! Last night I did feel a few minutes of lower back pain. Let's hope that was implantation!

Transferred this morning

Well, today was kind of bittersweet. We arrived at FCI at 9:40am as scheduled and saw R & S right away. Spirits were good for all of us and of course I was nervous as heck! Then R & S were called back to review the embryos and pick out which ones to transfer. We were finally called back at 10:30am to meet with them to hear the news. As soon as we walked in the room I knew something was wrong by the look on R's face. As of Monday, there were 16 fertilized eggs and now we were looking at only 1 strong embryo. There were a few others that had potential but they were not progressing the way they should have been so they made the decision to just transfer the one strong one which was a 5 day, 3 b+ grade. I got in my hospital garb and Al got into scrubs and we were then taken into the procedure room. On a side note, I am glad R & S decided not to come into the procedure room because I had no idea that they would throw the hospital gown up to my ribs and let my glory just hang out there for everyone to see! That would have been humiliating for all of us! Anyway, I was really nervous and had to pee more than I can tell you........ and I was shaking like crazy. It was just like in my own childbirths were my nerves took over and made me tremble. I have no idea why it was happening, but luckily they brought me a warm blanket and it helped right away. We watched the embryo get sucked up into the catheter and then get squirted into my uterine lining. The whole procedure took about a minute and a half. Amazing!

I have been spending the day on the couch reading books and watching way too much tv. At one point I looked at the clock and I thought it had to be close to dinner time- but it was only 2:30pm. Bed Rest/ Couch Potato is not all its cracked up to be. But, I am looking forward to watching Juno tonight and 27 Dresses tomorrow. (I know, these movies have been out forever but we are way behind on the latest hits. For those of you with 3 kids, you will know what I mean.)

So now we all sit and wait..........and wait.......... and wait. My appointment will be on 9/3 for the official pregnancy test but I am sure I will start peeing on a stick before then. I have no patience!

Thanks so much to Mom, Alyson and Joe for bringing by treats today and for the beautiful flowers! That was so sweet of all of you!!! And also, thanks to Al for giving me a beautiful aquamarine ring last night in celebration of what we are starting and for good luck. That was so sweet of you honey and I sure hope it works! I made him take the kids to the jeweler tonight so he can get it sized right away.

Please say a prayer that everything works for this little embryo. I am mentally cheering it on to be strong and attach! It feels like more pressure on me now knowing there is only one in here but I know it's not really up to me now. Let's just hope God makes the miracle happen for R & S and for us too!

Saturday is the Transfer!

Ok, we heard yesterday the official news that Saturday will be the transfer. We are still waiting on a time but we won't find that out until tomorrow. I don't have a recent update on how the little one's are doing now but from what the nurse said there are MANY strong ones so it looks like we will most likely just transfer 2. So, what are you all doing this weekend? We are getting pregnant!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Wish us luck!

Fertilization Report

As of yesterday, 16 of the 18 eggs fertilized which is an incredibly high number. I am 99% sure this means we will have the transfer on Saturday instead of tomorrow. (Bummer!) I was looking forward to getting it over with and of course weekday day care for the 3 kids would have been a lot easier to coordinate. I am waiting to hear an update today and hopefully we will find out a time frame to work with on Saturday so we can try to book a sitter. Poor Al- he will be a single dad this weekend while I am a couch potato. I am sure I will be bored to death but for now, it sounds kind of fun to read a good book and rent some movies. I can't tell you the last time I watched a movie for me.