I received my official cycle calendar today and we are on target to transfer on Wednesday May 30th.
I am currently already on birth control and prenatal vitamins so that part is easy enough to continue. Then beginning on April 23 we start to add on the fun!
April 23 - start Lupron injections, aspirin regiment...and the evil evil Doxycycline
April 27 - last day of birth control pills
May 3 - estrodial blood draw
May 7 - start delestrogen injections
May 17 - lining check ultrasound and blood work
May 24 - start progesterone injections
May 25 - blood work; Doxy again and Medrol (yuck and yuck!)
May 30 - transfer day ... woohoo!!!
June 9 - first beta
June 11 - second beta
Since Rio is still in Illinois for a while, I will be doing all the injections on my own. The Lupron ones are no big deal at all as they are just in the belly... Truly I do not really worry about the "big" injections either ~ just have to get back in practice of reaching back to my rump!!! ...and truly since I am really hoping to get into nursing school .. it may even be good practice!!
Let the excitement begin and "may the odds ever be in our favor" :-)
Thursday, April 12, 2012
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
No news...
Little N will be 11 months old in a couple of days. I would so love to say that I know how he is doing ... but sadly I do not know. I have not heard from L since January and I am thinking that quite possibly I never will. It makes me sad. It makes me think that regardless of the "meeting of minds" we had on future contact before entering into our contract, you just never know what will happen after it is all said and done.
I know in my heart that L&J are wonderful parents to N and that he is loved by so many. While I hoped that I would continue to get the occasional peek into his life it seems that it may not happen...still every day, I think of them, hold them close in my prayers and wish them all well.
Maybe in due time I will hear from them again ... I truly hope so. For now I am having a good friend make a cute little present for him for his birthday and I just hope that they will accept this little gift for their very special little boy. I will also be sending lots of hugs and kisses along with N's present....and beyond, I will wish that someday I will hear news yet again.
I know in my heart that L&J are wonderful parents to N and that he is loved by so many. While I hoped that I would continue to get the occasional peek into his life it seems that it may not happen...still every day, I think of them, hold them close in my prayers and wish them all well.
Maybe in due time I will hear from them again ... I truly hope so. For now I am having a good friend make a cute little present for him for his birthday and I just hope that they will accept this little gift for their very special little boy. I will also be sending lots of hugs and kisses along with N's present....and beyond, I will wish that someday I will hear news yet again.
Going on a little trip...
I have made my flight arrangements and I am off to meet with A, S & L .. how exciting is that!!
I will be flying back and forth the same day so while it will be a quick trip it will make for a long day. I fly out at 6:55 AM and will land back in Portland at 11:26 PM ... for sure I will stay the night in Portland as I will not attempt a drive through the mountains alone at that hour. Timing is really good though as I will be able to make it back to class on Wednesday without having to worry about flight delays.
I am really looking forward to our meeting .. it will be so great to put actual people and faces to our many emails and phone calls. I am sure that we will have a great day.
Now we just need to get our attorneys in gear and get this contract finalized .. even through I prepared the draft of the contract and know exactly what is in there - it will be nice to have the "attorney approved" version in hand and ready for signatures.
I will be flying back and forth the same day so while it will be a quick trip it will make for a long day. I fly out at 6:55 AM and will land back in Portland at 11:26 PM ... for sure I will stay the night in Portland as I will not attempt a drive through the mountains alone at that hour. Timing is really good though as I will be able to make it back to class on Wednesday without having to worry about flight delays.
I am really looking forward to our meeting .. it will be so great to put actual people and faces to our many emails and phone calls. I am sure that we will have a great day.
Now we just need to get our attorneys in gear and get this contract finalized .. even through I prepared the draft of the contract and know exactly what is in there - it will be nice to have the "attorney approved" version in hand and ready for signatures.
Friday, April 6, 2012
Face to face...
I am so excited! After almost two years of emails and phone calls ... I am getting to meet A&S in person. We are making plans for a visit very soon. Hopefully their time schedule will allow for them to make a little road trip and come in our direction. Coming up here to will allow them to visit the local hospital and meet with Dr. H ...and of course spend time with all of us. If time does not allow for them to come here for a visit, I will fly out for a quick trip at some point in April. Either way it will be great ... I can't wait to meet face to face :-)
It is very exciting that all is moving forward....really I did not think I would ever find myself at this point again. But here we and A, S and I are all looking forward to what is to come. Tonight I will be starting the last pill packet for my birth controls pills for hopefully a very long time. Lupron injections will begin later this month, hormone injections will begin in May, and then we are scheduled for a transfer in the end of May.
Woohoo!!!
It is very exciting that all is moving forward....really I did not think I would ever find myself at this point again. But here we and A, S and I are all looking forward to what is to come. Tonight I will be starting the last pill packet for my birth controls pills for hopefully a very long time. Lupron injections will begin later this month, hormone injections will begin in May, and then we are scheduled for a transfer in the end of May.
Woohoo!!!
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Microbiology...
I was really really bummed when I had to withdraw from school earlier this year. But I am happy to say that I am officially back in school.
While running errands in Astoria yesterday, I decided to stop by the college and get the schedule for summer classes...well, it turned out that Spring term classes started on Monday. Yikes already I am one day behind....so I had to do the scramble to figure out exactly what class to take first to put me in the best position to apply for the accelerated nursing programs here in Portland.
My preference would be to get back in A&P, but the sequence here does not start until fall term. So I settled on Microbiology and will now be spending a good part of the next few days catching up and getting ready for classes once again.
Yeah .. I am excited to be back at it!
While running errands in Astoria yesterday, I decided to stop by the college and get the schedule for summer classes...well, it turned out that Spring term classes started on Monday. Yikes already I am one day behind....so I had to do the scramble to figure out exactly what class to take first to put me in the best position to apply for the accelerated nursing programs here in Portland.
My preference would be to get back in A&P, but the sequence here does not start until fall term. So I settled on Microbiology and will now be spending a good part of the next few days catching up and getting ready for classes once again.
Yeah .. I am excited to be back at it!
Monday, April 2, 2012
Ugh...testing is so expensive...
It is really a humbling experience to receive the billings in the mail for some of the various testing required to be a surrogate. The reproductive clinic requires quite the battery of tests to make sure
that any person who will be acting as a surrogate is fit to do so. While these tests are all important, this is only the first and minor component of surrogacy ... and even here before we make a plan to get pregnant, the costs mount up really quickly. It saddens me to think about how expensive it all is.
As a woman, the ability to get pregnant and have a baby seems like a "right".. something that should just be able to happen ... but sadly that is not reality for all :-(
As a woman, the ability to get pregnant and have a baby seems like a "right".. something that should just be able to happen ... but sadly that is not reality for all :-(
Sunday, April 1, 2012
I did it!!!
My first 5K is done!!! C25K mission complete ... woohoo!
This morning I ran in the Run for the Roses downtown Portland. I was up bright and early as race start time was 7:35 AM. We were pretty lucky with the weather and the rain held off until after the race which was nice. It was a bit chilly but the atmosphere was charged and filled with happy runners (..and walkers). Between the 1/2 marathon, the 10K and the 5K there were about 3,500 participants who finished the race...so lots of people there. And boy some of those people ran fast! The six fastest 10K runners finish their 10K in less time than I finished my 5K ... yikes!!!
There were 1,143 participants in the 5K race and overall I finished up as number 329. In my age group (35 -39), I finished #26 out of 105. My official run time was 32.57 which equates to about a 10 1/2 minute mile. I did walk just a tiny bit ... it was a killer going up the steel bridge at the end of the race, so I slowed down to a fast pace walk for a very brief period to get to the bridge midpoint. At that my legs were killing me, but I finished out the run and while my pace was slow and leaves room for improvement, I am just happy having completed my first 5K run.
...and definitely hooked on doing another one soon!
This morning I ran in the Run for the Roses downtown Portland. I was up bright and early as race start time was 7:35 AM. We were pretty lucky with the weather and the rain held off until after the race which was nice. It was a bit chilly but the atmosphere was charged and filled with happy runners (..and walkers). Between the 1/2 marathon, the 10K and the 5K there were about 3,500 participants who finished the race...so lots of people there. And boy some of those people ran fast! The six fastest 10K runners finish their 10K in less time than I finished my 5K ... yikes!!!
There were 1,143 participants in the 5K race and overall I finished up as number 329. In my age group (35 -39), I finished #26 out of 105. My official run time was 32.57 which equates to about a 10 1/2 minute mile. I did walk just a tiny bit ... it was a killer going up the steel bridge at the end of the race, so I slowed down to a fast pace walk for a very brief period to get to the bridge midpoint. At that my legs were killing me, but I finished out the run and while my pace was slow and leaves room for improvement, I am just happy having completed my first 5K run.
...and definitely hooked on doing another one soon!
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