Here we go!

We spent yesterday morning and this morning in Cincinnati. Both appointments were for ultrasounds and blood work. My estrogen level was over 1200 yesterday and that's right where they wanted it. We've got 10-12 eggs in there, of which they think 8 are going to be usable. Tonight at 7:30 pm (on the dot!) Mike will give me a HcG "trigger" shot. HcG is a hormone that the body produces when a woman is pregnant. We use it to trigger ovulation. Once taken, I should ovulate in 36-48 hours. The needle for this one is a much larger gauge than the ones I've been taking, and it smarts. It's given in the "hip" and will usually ache for a couple days.

Tomorrow will be the first day in almost a month that I haven't had to come home to or wake up to a 7:30 am Lupron shot. Whatever will I do? Sleep, of course! And hopefully more sound than I have for the past few nights. I'm a belly sleeper and with all the bloating and discomfort I haven't been able to do that. With any luck, I'll get some decent sleep tonight, because I think I'll be too nervous to sleep much Monday night.

Tuesday morning we have to be at the clinic at O'Dark-Thirty, aka 0700. Ugh! That means we have to leave here by 0530. My procedure is scheduled for 0730 and should only take about 15 minutes. Once I'm awake and ready to go, it's the long road home and bed rest for me. We'll know before we leave how many eggs they retrieved, and they'll call on Wednesday morning to let us know how many fertilized and their conditions. I'll post it all when I'm awake.


The little guy to your left is Lisa and Dan's baby, Justin. Mike and I attended his baptism this morning after we left the clinic. He was a quiet little baby throughout and so good! He even smiled for the pictures! Mike was just tickled to be able to use Dan and Lisa's new Canon G6 camera to take the photos.

And that's all I have for now, folks. If anything changes I'll let you know. Otherwise, think of us Tuesday dark and early in the morning and wish us the best! Thanks!