The Final Count ....

After a long wait we finally heard back on our PGD results! :) 

So the egg retrieval resulted in 8 eggs.  7 of those fertilized.  Those 7 embryos were sent off for genetic testing and **DRUMROLL** 6, SIX, six of them were normal!!! :D

This is fantastic news.  This means that all 6 of those will be frozen to be later thawed and transferred. 

Our plan is to transfer 2.  If this results in one we will be elated!  If it results in two, we will be ecstatic!  If it results in three, we will be excited (and terrified) but EXCITED!!


From here on out, we will be keeping the date of our transfer and things relatively secret.  We want to simulate the experience a couple gets to have when they get pregnant (normally) for the first time and get to enjoy the experience of being the only 2 people in the world who know for a time. 

Of course, there is the logical part that we want to keep it on the down-low until we know everything is ok, but mostly we just want to be pregnant like a normal couple, and I can't wait to get to have that secret and carry it with me everyday.  If you don't hear from me for awhile just know that whatever happens with this cycle, Casey and I are experiencing it together and that we are ok.  If it works, we will spend time dreaming about what our babies will look like, picking out names, planning the nursery.  If it doesn't work, we will be encouraging each other, reminding each other to be hopeful because we will have 4 more embryos to try again, and growing our love as a couple.  Thank goodness for this experience that has taught us to do that! 

I also want to send a shout-out to a couple of my friends who are also going through their IVF cycles right now.  I love you all and pray everyday that these experiences make us stronger women, make us love our husbands even more, and give us more and more reasons to love our children and cherish them when we finally hold them in our arms!  (((hugs))) to both of you! 

Just Another Manic Monday .....

Well, it's Monday .... again.  Still playing the waiting game.  It seems like lately everything happening is just testing my patience.  Mondays seem like they were put on this earth just for that purpose.  I've been coming down with 'something' running a low grade fever and just sick enough to feel like crap but not sick enough to stay home and be sick.  Anywho, this morning I awoke from my Nyquil induced coma at what felt like 4:30 (thanks a lot Daylight Savings Time). 

Speaking of Daylight Savings Time (see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daylight_saving_time)  ... What the hell were these people thinking?!  If you really stop and dwell on this commonality, it is quite disturbing how arbitrary time is ... it also speaks to the argument, "Hell! Why don't we just do away with clocks and work with the Sun like the Cave People used to do?! ... Life would be so much easier and we probably would not be obese (See: http://www.elsevier.com/about/press-releases/research-and-journals/partial-sleep-deprivation-linked-to-obesity).  Anywho, I digress.

I stumble into my kitchen to retrieve my first cup of coffee to counteract the Nyquil : / only to find that my coffeepot, which has been on for 7 minutes, has about one millimeter of brown liquid in the bottom and is only steaming and making God awful noises.  To which I shout, "Noooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" as Casey walked through the door.  It is never a good thing when a nice steaming cup of coffee on your kitchen counter on Monday morning is replaced by this:

After employing screwdrivers to dissect my beloved coffeepot and applying 6 lbs of PSI through an air compresser, Casey finally got it working again! Huzzah!  I love a man who will bust out power tools at 6:00 in the morning to ensure that I get my necessary daily intake of caffeine.  This is true love.  Happy Monday, everyone!    Enjoy!

The Waiting Game

Well, it's been almost two weeks since the egg retrieval.  I am happy to report that my digestive system has finally come back to life with the help of fiber smoothies! Thank God for the Magic Bullet Casey gave me for Valentine's Day.  :)

We've definitely given a knew definition to the idea of keeping busy during the wait for the PGD results.  The Sunday following the retrieval, my sister came to town and stayed for a whole week!!! That was the most fun and probably, looking back, the best thing that could have happened during that week.  I had no time to dwell on how bad I felt or to worry about results.  That girl kept me busy!! :D

Right before she left, Casey decided it was time to start remodeling the bedroom, so out came our carpet!! I'm not gonna lie, I was kinda dismayed at the timing, but I am glad he decided to do it because now I have a project on my hands.  I'm going for a Bohemian theme in there, so the space has really opened up a door to creativity for me which is probably what I need most right now.

Sunday night, I was finally able to start working out again.  Huge step and THANK GOD!!!!  Jogging, yoga, and Jillian Michaels are my best friends, and I have missed them since this whole process began.  I think I may be getting my sanity back and am slowly but surely getting my body back... Hopefully in preparation for being home to Twins very soon. :)  *prayers please*

So now we continue to wait.  Impatient? Yes.  Anxious? Yes.  Excited? Yes.  Nervous?  Absolutely!!!  Thanks for waiting with me and for reading.

xo,
Ash