Sonogram results

Monday I went for my sonogram to see how many babies I was carrying. I was so excited to find out. At the beginning of the sonogram I got very excited I saw 2 babies. It was pretty awesome. But then the doctor gave me the bad news. Only one baby had a heart beat. That broke my heart. He also noticed that Baby A had a blood clot beside it. The blood clot isn't by Baby B so we don't have to worry about that right now. Baby B is measuring 8wks and 3 days right on track and has a very strong heart beat. I go back on Nov 1st.                                                                   Baby B

Waiting

So I'm pregnant...and now we wait till Oct 4th to find out if theres 2! :) I just started having morning sickness. Which totally sucks when you have 2 kids to get ready for school. I don't remember it being so bad when I was pregnant with my kids. Its amazing how we forget huh? Every morning Natalie asks me if the BABIES are making me sick. Yes, she says BABIES. Nathaniel likes to tell everybody he sees "My mom is having TWINS, but we're not keeping them" oh the looks I get. I like how everybody seems to know that theres 2 babies. We had to have a little talk with Nathaniel and Natalie. Not everybody needs to know our business. lol I always feel like I'm hungry no matter if I just ate an hr ago. Oh and getting up at 3am to eat? I don't remember doing this when I was pregnate before. Oh well maybe its a sign I need to eat more before I go to bed.
When we started this journey we went to a small church and had very few friends. Now we go to a huge church and have a ton of friends. Its a bit overwhelming. I'm not complaining its just going to take awhile to get use to everybody asking questions. Esp when you have a 4 and 7 yr old telling strangers. lol
I can't wait till Oct 4th I really want to know if my husband and kids are right. Is there really 2 babies?
Come back Oct 4th to find out. :)

Blood Test Results

So I had my first blood test on September 3rd we finally got the results back on the 7th.....I'm pregnant!! My beta was 1,540. I took another blood test on September 7th we don't have the results of that test yet but I will post it when I do! I'm so excited that I'm going to be giving the gift of life to another couple.

Transfer

Can’t believe we have made it this far! This morning we had 2 embryos implanted. Fingers crossed at least one stays. The whole procedure this morning was so quick and easy. It really surprised me that it didn’t hurt at all. I think the worst part was the fact that I wasn’t allowed to eat or drink anything after midnight. So I was starving when we got done. My IPs had to catch their flight so we didn’t have much time to catch up afterwards. We did get to go grab a bite to eat with them….IHOP yum

We fly back tomorrow night. We don’t have anything special planned. Although we understand Nevaeh doesn’t want to stay in the hotel the whole time. I on the other hand have loved staying in bed watching TV and playing on the computer……. this is my vacation lol Jim has been taking Nevaeh on walks and to the pool so she doesn’t get too bored. She has been really good. She really enjoyed the plane rides here we hope she enjoys them on our way home too. Now we just wait for September 7th for blood tests to see if I’m pregnant.

My Medicine Cabinet

So on July 27th I started my Lupron injects. Not too bad. I was sure I wouldn't be able to do it because I HATE needles. I was surprised when I did my first injection...I didn't even feel it! Now I did noticed that shorty after taking the Lupron I was dizzy. Which it does say on the box "May cause Dizziness".
The next thing I start taking is Estrace pills which I started on August 8th I did noticed on that day that I was very emotional don't know if the Estrace had something to do with it or not. It also states it "May cause Dizziness". Haven't noticed any side affects with the Estrace. I also started on Vivelle Dots (patches same thing as the pills Estrace) There isn't any warnings for the patches. I will say the patches itch and I find them annoying. I have to put 3 on my abdomen every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. When I took Fridays patches off today I had a rash where the patches where. Not sure if that's normal or not. I will check with the doctor tomorrow. I only have one more med to start on and thats the Progesterone injects which start on August 19th I'm not looking forward to those injects because the needles are so much bigger! Wish me luck! I'm looking forward to August 25th!

Our Trip to Missouri

So we made it safely to Missouri. We had a layover in ATL. Flying isn’t as bad as I thought it would be. I’m still not a fan of flying though. I did cry a little. But once I prayed everything was a ok. I felt at peace. I know he was with me and will always be with me.  We checked into our hotel and then went to dinner. We don't get out much without the kids. So it was nice to have alone time. The kids would have loved the hotel room. For some reason they love hotels. It feels weird to be without the kids. Can’t wait to be home with the them.

The next day we went to the doctor. We were super nervous but knew everything would be ok. Before we went to see the doc we decided to take the drive to see the arch. It was well worth it. It was amazing. We have decided we will have to bring the kids up here sometime to see it. They will love it. We didn’t get out of the car. We drove past it. After that we went to see the doc. The doctor was super nice he answered all of our questions and even gave us information we didn’t know. Then his assistant sat down with us and gave us all the important dates and information. We are super excited. The only thing I don’t like is the shots. I HATE needles. I have to give myself shots everyday for about 3 months. Darn. Oh well I am going to do it and be happy about doing it too. If everything goes as plans the transfer date will be August 25th! Time to get home to my babies!

Thank You

Jim and I would like to Thank everybody that is supporting us. It truly means the world to us. Thank you for understanding why we are doing this and staying by our sides. If anybody reading this blog is confused and still has some unanswered questions don't be afraid to ask us.