Velcro Thoughts :)

Sorry guys...I wrote this on Saturday, but things have been so hectic that I never posted it.

Today was the big day! It came so quickly. It was six short months ago when I first felt called to begin this amazing journey and it has been a whirlwind of events since then. Taking more medications and having more tests done than I can recall, doing all we can to raise money to pay for this procedure (they still need your help!), fighting an insurance company for the right to maternity care, and being blessed every step of the way with a growing friendship with two very amazing individuals. It has been more incredible than I could begin to describe.

The past few days have been filled with detailed instructions. My schedule was a prenatal vitamin in the morning, an antibiotic at lunch, an progesterone injection after work, another antibiotic at dinner, and a steriod at bedtime, all while wearing four estrogen patches every day. This morning I had to take a valium to keep my muscles relaxed during the procedure and drink about 20 ounces of water. Kimberly and Chris had even bought fancy Fiji water for me to drink. Apparently things are much easer to see on the ultrasound if I have a full bladder, which is not the most pleasant experience when they press down on your stomach. After having some bloodwork done when I first arrived to the office, Kimberly and I left the boys in the waiting room and were taken to the procedure waiting room. We put on footies, and I changed into a hospital gown, while Kimberly put on scrubs. At some point, we realize we must have looked like a nice lesbian couple trying to have a baby.

The coordinator of the program came back and told us they had two A+ grade embryos that they were going to implant, and even gave Kimberly her first "baby" pictures. It looked like two clusters of circles. They took us back to the procedure room, pressed on my full bladder, told me I needed to wait 15 more minutes because my bladder wasn't full enough (!!) and sent me back. The second time was more successful (and just a little bit more uncomfortable). We looked up on the TV monitor and we could watch the guy pull the embryos from the petri dish into the catheter tube. Then the catheter tube was placed inside me and the embryos were "shot" out. I had to lie on back for 15-20 minutes and then I was sent home to rest.

We take the official pregnancy test on the 29th!!! Please pray for Kimberly and Chris's two precious delicate embryos inside my body, pray for our battle with the insurance company, and pray for the Tissots as they are still trying to raise money to pay for this procedure.