2nd week of the wait

Todd is the master seller-- he sold about 1/2 of what I did on Sat. with 1/4 of the people-- it makes me wonder how much we could have gotten if he was home on Friday!

This week so far has been crazy-- yesterday I worked and had 3 evaluations. I was in pain (since Monday) when I sat up as my ribs were hitting something swollen. The nurse said I probably was overstimulated due to having more than 20 eggs but that unless it is horrible, they can't do anything.

Today, it is gone. So it makes me wonder if I am not pregnant since they say that it gets worse if you are pregnant. We will find out tomorrow. Todd wanted me to take a HPT, I did not since I don't want to be disappointed anymore (even though he said it isn't for sure until the blood test).

Let's hope tomorrow is good news

Did I do too much??

So, today my cul-de-sac had a garage sale-- counting the camera I sold on Craig's List yesterday, we profitted about $220-- not too bad. It is crazy though when we were trying to get donations for Nadia (the girl we will be hosting this summer with the orphan exchange program), how hard people try to pay as little as possible. I sold a putter for $10-- I know for a fact that my mom paid $50 for it and it is on ebay for $30. I only sold it for Nadia since I don't golf much since my husband hates it but really. I know I could have said no, but he was driving me crazy and I had 3 groups of people trying to pay at the same time so I just relented because I was tired of him.

So now that I am done for today-- I have had horrible cramping. Did I do too much? Will it impact the embryos? I hope not, if we are pregnant, we most likely will sponsor another child for this summer. We just don't want to use all our money if we need to pay for meds next month.

2ww

The 2ww has to be the worst thing. This time I am not working and so I notice it a lot more. I have tried to stay busy planning and prepping for the neighborhood garage sale this weekend, but it is not the same as work. I have taken this new mission to find a family to host a child from God's Waiting Children program this summer since we will have Nadia. I haven't had much luck which is crazy to me as it is only 3-4 weeks. Can't people take 3-4 weeks out of their crazy summer schedule and help out an orphan? I will still work a few days and Todd will still go to work so it is possible to continue your life while hosting. I would think it is simply acting like a family-- most of the parents I know, stay home or they work in the school system (and we are out of school).

My crazy life...

So, we had our transfer yesterday with 2 blastocysts-- don't know quality and probably that is good. I do know that it was Flag Day and I had wanted to get married on this day two years ago but Todd wanted Christmas time so we compromised with March. However, I take it as good luck. There were 4-5 that were at the morala stage so they were letting them grow for another day (day 6). The doctor thought maybe we could get 2 out of those. This afternoon they called to say that we have 3 that will be frozen and counting the 1 from before, we have a total of 4! I am looking forward to a FET cycle if this one doesn't work (hopefully it will but just saying)!

In the meantime, Sunday night I received an email about a program that brings orphans to the US that I helped with chaperoning events several years ago. This time they are bringing a smaller group for 3-4 weeks which would be perfect for us. I was hooked and after having Todd look at the profiles, he picked several that he thought would be a good fit. On Monday, I spoke with the lady in charge and found out that none of the kids had been picked so Todd got his first choice and he is thrilled at the adventure. Usually, I talk him into things (except IVF where he had to talk me into it). So, we will be hosting Nadia who is 10 years old for 3-4 weeks in the middle of July to the middle of August. I am thrilled to be able to do this-- whether or not I am pregnant. Her birthday is in Sept, so we are also planning on throwing her a birthday party before she goes back to Ukraine so she has a celebration for her birthday (since they don't celebrate at the orphanage). It is a blessing to have something else to think about and plan.

Last, I am in the 2ww. I wish it would fly by but this time I am ok with whatever happens (it is nice to know that I won't have to have injections for a month with the FET so maybe that helps). Prayers are appreciated with all these things!

Change in plans...

Yesterday we were suppose to have our ET but I received a phone call early that said they are changing it to Monday. The embyro's are still growing and so they want to do a day 5 transfer instead. The problem.. I got this message when I woke up at 8 and they didn't call me back until noon when we were at a store (we gave up and went since we didn't hear back from them). When I finally talked with the nurse, she stated that all 13 were growing as of day 3 but they don't list quality so she doesn't know how many would likely survive by day 5. I hope for at least 2 :) If I get more, that will also be an answer to prayers as I really hate the medication and a FET doesn't require the injections!

I still feel nauseated but I hope that at least I have a reason for it in a few days!

Sick...

I feel sick. I am taking antibiotics and medrol for the assisted hatching so I know I am not but I have been nauseated all day today. The plan is to do 3 day transfer tomorrow-- I am still sad that only 13 were fertilized out of the 22. Hopefully, one of them will survive. I really don't want to ever do this again-- I hate the meds especially the injections.

What has happened since last post...

Well, May was draining, frustrating, and I questioned a lot. I thought my job was not helping my fertility issues so I interviewed a few places after someone I work with mentioned jobs that may be closer to my home. In a miracle, I went to an interview I didn't want to go to and was convinced it was too far from home. While there, I learned that I would be working with preschoolers 4 days a week, one MH classroom which is K-3, and another day in another district which my old student/friend works. After being offered every job I applied for and my old work doing everything to keep me (promising districts closer to my home), I went with the preschool job because it is truly what I love but is still 45 min. away. However, it was a very hard decision because what if I got pregnant this summer. That is what I want but I would be starting a new job and I really would like to not work when a baby comes (at least for the first year).

So, we were able to start our IVF cycle this month. We had the egg retrieval yesterday with 22 eggs reported (they thought I only had 13) but this morning we found out only 13 out of 16 were fertilized. I still don't know what happened with the 22 that they reported but I guess I need to focus on the 13.