The laundry list of tests

No good IVF round begins without its fair share of testing. All of the tests!! Our list of ordered labs and testing is pretty impressive.

Mama

Day 3 blood work (I'll spare you the laundry list)
Urine analysis
Annual with pap - scheduled this bad boy today and got an appointment for TOMORROW... now let's hope tomorrow doesn't end up being day 1 :/
HSN (hysterosonogram) ~ day 7

Porch

Blood work
Urine analysis
The good ol' semen analysis

After all of this is done, we can begin the prep cycle (back to birth control pills) & then move forward if things are going well. I try really hard not to jump to conclusions, but here am I:

Over here!

I jumped to this --

Day 1 will likely be Thurs/Fri this week. Day 3 testing on Sat/Sun. HSN on Thurs/Fri of next week. Prep cycle the following month (May) and hopefully starting injections (!) and kickin' off the fun in June. :)

Fingers crossed that our bodies cooperate & that we can get this show on the road relatively soon. Everything happens for a reason and I am trusting in the timing of this process... the waiting is the hardest part ... did you just sing that? I did.

More updates as we move along - I know many of you are watching and waiting for updates and news. :) Your kind words always move me and like I always say, we are both here to answer questions you might have or to just be a listening ear if you need someone to vent with!

Your reward for making it through this post:
Charlie's "silly buns" hair style she saw on Sunny's Style Files & requested I recreate.
Special.
So special.

Mama Porch

Comments

Momma K

It's true. I love my mom. She's my best source of advice & wisdom, even though it took me roughly 20 years to figure that out. I just wanted to take a quick second and thank her for all that she's done for me and especially for the things she didn't do for me. =) I wouldn't be the person I am today without her. Love you mom! We're pretty fabulous, no?

Baptizing Le Nugget

There they are... got my first big hit of hormonal pregnancy tears this morning as I thought about baptizing our daughter & where we'd like to baptize her. It just kind of hit me all at once with more clarity than I could have ever expected. Let me back up a hot second; we attended a Lutheran Easter service this Sunday while visiting family and I was so totally turned off by this pastor's sermon and approach that it made me really reflect on what my beliefs are and when I feel most connected to a sense of faith. Porch and I spoke in great detail about our hopes for our daughter and none of them included the messages being delivered at that Easter service -- the implicit messages, obviously. There's not a terrible amount of difference between the Lutheran service and the Catholic service, but there was just a vibe that turned us both off. As I drove to work this morning, it came over me as I was thinking about where we could baptize our daughter. We don't ...

It doesn't matter how slow you go...

I saw this online the other day and at first, thought how appropriate it is for what Porch & I have been attempting lately (lots of running) but after some deeper thought and revisiting, I've come to think of this as being more fitting for our story on the road to making a tiny human. I think it's appropriate, meaningful, and inspirational all at once. A great reminder that no matter how slow we move, how many baby steps (no pun intended) we take, as long as we keep moving forward, it's better than giving up in frustration. I once had a colleague tell me that it was only important that we "keep moving forward, no matter what." That mantra has stuck with me for years and I've come to apply it personally and professionally. It's okay that this is taking time. It's our story and it will never be the same as anyone else's story. Likewise, I am not a runner. I honestly don't even know why I started running, but damn it. It feels so ...

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