2nd Ultrasound and bloodwork

I had my second ultrasound and estradiol test today. The clinic just called and said my estradiol came back a little low so we are upping my shot from .2 to .3 of delestrogen for this Saturday and next Wednesday.

I'm not surprised it was low beings that AF didn't leave until today. *sigh*

I don't know what my lining thickness is yet because my OB's office didn't send the images. UGH! I have to call them in the morning to get it faxed over ASAP.

Praying that next Friday my ultrasound and estradiol shows perfect!!!

2 weeks from today....

I will be on a plane headed for CA! I am so excited and ready to get going. :) I'm looking forward to some time away to relax and just have some me time. However I will miss my Husband and Son terribly. I try not to think about that too much though.

For this week it's a shot tomorrow and then an ultrasound and bloodwork on Thursday.

I've been emailing the coordinator alot lately. AF came on Saturday and has yet to stop, but the coordinator keeps reassuring me that everything is fine. What can I say???? I'm a worry wart. ;)

First shot done!

This evening my husband gave me the first delestrogen shot. It wasn't as bad as I'd expected. Obviously it's just the first one so I expect they will get tougher, but at least this one wasn't too bad. It hurt going in, but after that I didn't feel a thing.

I iced the area with an ice pack for a few minutes while I prepared the shot. Then Hubby took over and after the shot was done I used a hot rag and massaged the area. It all went pretty quick.

Moving forward!!! My next u/s and bloodwork is this Friday. Hope everything comes out like it needs to!

I am thanking God today for this opportunity to not only adopt again, but also to carry my babies and keep them safe.

A little about my family

I was reading through some of my posts and realized that I've hardly mentioned my family and their thoughts on this. Since I've started sharing this blog instead of keeping it only for myself, I'll tell a little about my family.

My husband is SO excited. He asks me at least once a week what is next. He is one of 3 kids in his family so he's always wanted 3 kids. I think the thought of twins is SO exciting for him. This past weekend he hugged me and said "I'm going to protect you like Fort Knox.". At first I laughed because I didn't understand. Then he tells me he wants to make sure nothing happens to me or the babies so when I get back he's going to do everything for me and make sure no one stresses me out. :) How sweet is that.

My son doesn't know what's going on really. He'll be 8 next week and while we would LOVE to share with him, we feel it best to wait until after we have a confirmed pregnancy. Also we have told very few people so we wouldn't want him going around telling people right now. After we've been pregnant a few months we'll start telling people (including our son). As for me going to CA, he of course knows I'm going, but we told him it's to take care of some business. He's ok with that answer for now.

He does know that we are adopting again. (he's adopted and is fully aware of it) He is SO excited to have a sibling. He goes back and forth as to whether he wants a brother or a sister. Then sometimes he says he wants one of each. He just might get his wish. LOL

FedEx delivery

My meds came today! It was a fairly large box full of all sorts of goodies. Delestrogen, progesterone, valium, doxycycline (an antibiotic), and lots and lots of syringes and needles. (OH MY!)

Thank the good Lord for insurance. My portion was $50.95. I've heard without insurance, these meds are about $300.

So Saturday is the big day. Well the first big day anyway. I start my shot that day.

Now just waiting for AF to come.

Last BCP!!!

Tonight I take my last birth control pill!! Hopefully it will be the last for a VERY long time.

My dear blog friend who referred me to my clinic informed me that I do still have the twice a day progesterone in oil (PIO) shots on top of the delestrogen shots I'll start taking Saturday. Oh well. :(

Of all the things in this adoption/fertility stuff the shots are what I'm scared of more than anything. My husband swears he will have no problem giving them to me. Guess it's time for me to finally trust him to take care of me for once. I'm such a control freak that it's hard for me to let go. We'll see how long I let him do it before I start just doing it myself. LOL

moving forward

I got a call this afternoon from the coordinator saying she received my lab and u/s results and it all looked good!!!!! So she called in my meds and about an hour after talking to her, the pharmacy called. They are filing on my insurance so hopefully I won't have to pay much. My meds will arrive on Wednesday.

My protocol was emailed to me this afternoon too. I had a GREAT surprise too. I will be taking my shots twice a WEEK not twice a day!!! I don't know where I saw that it was twice a day, but I had myself all worried about all those shots. What a nice surprise to find I'll just do them every Wednesday and Saturday. LOL

I also booked my hotel and flights today!!! Now just need to book that town car to take us to and from the airport. :~) We'll be flying from Memphis to Dallas and Dallas to Burbank.

Now to wait for my meds to come!