TWINS!!!!!!!!

No words can explain our excitement, happiness, and gratefulness!! Thank you God for TWO precious gifts!!

Thank you Valerie for caring for these two precious gifts for us in the months to come! We cannot thank you enough! What a bond we have with you now and always!

Next ultrasound is on the 4th of June!!

2 Peas in a Pod!!!

Yesterday was our first ultrasound and we found out Jeffrey and Jennifer are going to be the parents of twins!!! There are 2 sacs which means they are fraternal, not identical. We were able to see heartbeats too. That was really neat because the doctor said it would be too early to see heartbeats. Doc said they were measuring very good size. Everything looked really good, so we were pleased. Our official due date is January 21, 2011. We will go back in 10 days (June 4th) for a second ultrasound and checkup.

I will get the ultrasound pics posted as soon as I can so everyone can see!!!!

Valerie

The results are in!!!

Now that we know the results of the urine test I will be glad to talk about how I had been feeling. I had been so tired the last few days. I do not take naps, but had had a nap about 5 days in a row. Also, some parts were sore:) I had a feeling we were pregnant but I hated to speak too soon.
When we got to the doc's office, we were immediately taken back to the room. I had to do a urine sample and blood work. My nurse came in for the blood work, after doing the urine test, and looked really happy!!! I knew right away! She couldn't tell us, but I knew!!! She is a friendly nurse but when she came in the room she was extra happy. They are all sooooo nice at that office. I am really glad we found it.

So about the meds......I have to keep doing the shots for 12 weeks altogether. I am on about week 4 so we are getting closer. I don't mind the shots, but I will be glad when that part is over. I am weaning off the estrogen slowly and I still have to do the aspirin daily. I am taking several different vitamins too.

You know, there has been nothing painful about this process. There have been uncomfortable times but that is only because you have to show yourself to the
doctor:{ It's been so nuch easier than I imagined. Now we are on to the next step which will be an ultrasound on May 25. We will find out how many babies we have.

GOD IS AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!

VALERIE IS PREGNANT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Woohoo!!!!!!!!! Her BETA (blood test) was 511!!!!! I don't even know what else to say except that GOD IS AWESOME!! This is all because of Him!! We find out in 2 weeks how many!! BECAUSE....they put in two embryo's and both could have taken but we'll see in TWO weeks!!

Valerie & Steve:
Thank you so much for going through everything it takes to have a baby....FOR US!! So we too can have one (or more...hee hee) of our own!!! God is so awesome to have brought such special people into our lives! You will forever be a part of our lives!!! WE LOVE YOU GUYS!! (hug) (high five) LOL!

Are we there yet???

Tomorrow is the big day!!! We have waited so...unpatiently for 12 days:) It has been kinda slow getting here. This is just about all I have thought about all this time. I really am not sure what the outcome may be. I have thoughts both ways. We know we need to prepare ourselves for both answers. With a positive test we will continue to see our doctor in Kentucky for awhile. They will do beta tests for a little bit and then we would move on to an OB/GYN doc. Shots would continue until furthur notice. If we get a negitive test all meds will stop and we will try again. It's not that I don't want to do this again, it's that I don't want to start over. I am not a patient person sometimes. I want things to happen now!!!
We will know about noon tomorrow so I will post tomorrow night. Stay tuned for the results!!!!!!

valerie

Here are some pics from transfer day!!!!

Our awesome embryo doctor sent us these today!!! These are the embryos with the eight cells that were chosen to be transferred.

Jeffrey's friend called Friday wondering how the procedure went. He asked Jeffrey if the 'bun is in the oven'. Jeffrey said "Yeah, it's in there. We are just waiting to see if the dough rises!!!" I like that. Although waiting is the hardest part, it will be worth the wait!!!

No Turning Back Now!!!!!

Transfer day was awesome! We got to the office about 11:30. I had to put on a hospital gown and footies. Jeffrey and Jennifer also had sterile gowns to put on over their clothes. Our embryo doctor came out with several pics of our embryos. It was so amazing what they looked like. We had 17 eggs from our donor 15 of which were fertilized. They were growing like crazy!!! She called Jennifer and told her that they really like to see embryos with 3-4 cells and ours had 4 the second day (9 of the 15 had 4 cells). She suspected that by transfer day they would have 8 cells. We had 6 out of the 9 embryos had 8 cells!!! We decided that we would plant the 2 best looking embryos. She was very excited about that. The doctor told us that our embryos looked "textbook" and he wishes he had those kind of embryos for all his patients. After we talked with the doctor and saw the pics, we were all ready to go. We went in the room for the procedure and were done in about 5 minutes. It was so quick and painless!!!! I can't believe how fast it went. After I went back to the recovery room I had to lay still for 40 minutes with my feet propped. I got dressed and we left to come back to Jeffrey and Jennifer's house. My rules for the weekend are....do nothing. I have to sit on the couch, bed, etc. We will go back to the doctor on May 12 for a pregnancy test. I can't wait!!!!