Home from retrival

I'm home and camped out on the couch.

The retrivial went fantastic, they got 12 eggies and it only took about 15-20 min.
We stopped for lunch on the way home and now I'm in my (probably permanent until tomorrow morning) spot on the couch. Willy Wonka is on so I'm good...the old one...the new one kinda freeks me out.

I'll post tomorrow or this weekend with today's details, I just don't feel like doing much more than laying on the couch and eating my weight in whatever I have in the house...I'm currently finishing off a bag of Quaker chocolate rice cakes...washed down with a big glass of milk. Mmmmmmm

I'm a hen

That's right, I said hen...
as in chicken (but not the scared kind)
the kind full of eggs.

I can feel them. It's so strange, and well kinda painful.
Every move I make, going up the stairs, getting in and out of the car, just plain walking.
I told my mom I feel like a hen about to lay a million eggs...
which I kinda am!

I woke up at 2:20am and jabbed my arm at 2:30 with my trigger last night, and we go in tomorrow at 12:15 for a 1pm retrieval!
I'm not to eat or drink after midnight tonight...which may kill me considering the first place I go in the morning is to the fridge to CHUG some orange juice. (I have a serious addiction to oj)

 thoughts and prayers are always welcome!
I'll update tomorrow and let you guys know how it went.

It happening...it's really happening.

As if all the injections weren't real...But today when Dr. H said "ok I think we are ready" it hit me. This is really happening.

I get a break from injections tonight and tomorrow (well almost) I'm still waiting on the nurse to call with the times for my trigger and retrival appointment since my E2 results take a bit to get back.

He said I have 14 good harvestable eggs! And the nurse said that was about her average, we fall a our middle in the retrival group...they go in order from most to least. I'm just glad we are not last on the list!

I left the office super excited, texted AJ to take Thursday off for our retrieval! and then called my mom. She couldn't go with me today(I made the drive solo) because she had to work this afternoon and I didn't want to risk her being late (there is a ton of construction on my way there and back).  She sent text/calls out to my aunt and grandparents and requested prayers. We are all praying for 3 good ones to put back in, and for the transfer to be next Tuesday.

So now I'm sitting here...very impatiently I may add...for my phone call instructing when to jab the 1" needle in my arm and what time we need to be at the office for the retrival!

Back again tomorrow

I went in today for a ultrasound and another E2.
I have four 16's and two 10's on the left, and two 15's, two 10's and a 12 on the right...and they want me to come back tomorrow morning to have another ultrasound and another E2.
Now I'm all cool with doing whatever I can to get a baby...but geeze, can someone please loan me the gas money???
I put gas in the car before I left this morning, and I'm gonna have to put more in before I leave tomorrow. Benefit of not having a reproductive endocrinologist within 40 miles.
Let's just hope he tells me tomorrow that my retrivial is Thursday or Friday. And while we are hoping let hope my transfer ends up next Tuesday...because I realllllly want to not miss my first day do classes.  (I'm a nerd, I'm ok with it)

Facebook to the rescue!

Never thought I'd ever say Facebook rescued anything! but alas: here is the blanket I made for little "jelly bean"  This picture makes me cry again...stupid supper stimming! (that and I just watched "The Secret Life of Bee's"...oh so sad...oh so good!)

baby's room is painted that turquoise color that I used for the corner block and the trim! and they ended up changing the nursery to Finding Nemo theme, and it still matches perfectly! 

I'm so full of emotions...I'm spilling over

I take back everything I ever said about Follistim....because 300unit injections....ghaah
I feel like the only way I'm functioning is because God has some invisible puppet strings at the moment.

I cry for NO reason...none what so ever...I feel like I could just cry and never stop.
Maybe it's the nausea. Who knows.

All I have to say is God must be making me feel weak to make me stronger.

the hole in my arm and a baby shower

I went last Thursday morning to have my E2 drawn, and after sitting for 30+ min of checking in and then waiting for the lab tec to call my name I finally get back there.  One tube of blood and way more pain than I have ever had getting blood work in my life (and this is after the 6 tubes they took a month or so ago) I now have the biggest bruise on the inside of my elbow.
I swear the chick hit bone. It bleed like a mo fo for about 2 hrs!
I woke up Friday morning with dime size red blood patch just left of the puncture hole and a tad bit of a bruise...but Saturday I woke up with a bruise that covered the entire inside of my elbow!
And it HURTS! STILL!
I can't hang my arm down at my side and I can't bend it all the way...so basically I walk around holding onto myself...awkward.

On another note I went to a baby shower this weekend.
And it wasn't that bad.
The couple has been through 3IUI's and finally got one to stick with an IVF. Their little guy is due in about a month and he's already 6lbs! I'm so overly happy for them it's not even funny...they give me mad hope and they are so helpful with any and all questions I send their way. They even offered to come over and help me if I had trouble with my injections.
They are the ones that I was making the blanket for...and I totally blanked on taking a finished photo!
I'm such a bad crafter!  but she did take a photo with the blanket wrapped around the baby bump, so as soon as that hits facebook I'll snatch it and pop it on here.

The shower was small and Mary Poppins themed...which I loved! and they had thumbprint cookies so win win...because those little drops of heaven are DELICIOUS!
I kinda want to just make a batch for myself...ya know, to eat while watching the Olympics...or anything.  ;)