16 weeks!!!

I guess its picture time. first belly shot! No bare bellies yet, I have on my newly bought today bella band though, lol

I have been feeling flutters and little bumps for a few weeks now. I am feeling pretty well right now. Heartburn is my only real complain but I try to stay up on it and not let it get the better of me.

Our last OB apt was June 9, BP was fine, no weight gain, Heartbeat was 160 and we recorded it and I sent the recording off to S&G.

Our next OB apt is July 14 and the big gender U/S is July 17 when Sam and Grif and M are coming then the next day we are all going to the Pitts zoo for the day, yay!!!

Ok so heres the pic

Week Ten: Embryo is now a Fetus


You are 10 weeks pregnant. (eight weeks after conception)
From this week until birth, the developing organism is called a fetus.
The fetus is now the size of a small strawberry.
The feet are 2mm long (one tenth of an inch).
The neck is beginning to take shape.
The body muscles are almost developed. Baby has begun movement.
While still too small for you to feel, your little one is wriggling and shifting.
The jaws are in place. The mouth cavity and the nose are joined.
The ears and nose can now be seen clearly.
Fingerprints are already evident in the skin.
Nipples and hair follicles begin to form.

The unborn baby is now called a fetus. Though the fetus is constantly moving, you will not be able to actually feel fetal movement for several more weeks. All of the organs, muscles, and nerves are in place and beginning to function. As the hands and feet develop fingers and toes, they have lost their paddle like look. The touch pads on the fingers form and already have fingerprints.

During this week of pregnancy the crown to rump length of the fetus is 0.9 inch to 1.2 inches (22 to 30mm), weight 0.07 ounce (2gm). They are now on the way to forming their testicles or ovaries, getting ready for the next generation. Until the ninth week of fetus development, the fetal reproductive apparatus is the same one for the both sexes. The head is still large and curves into chest.

Each week your uterus grows larger with the baby growing inside it. You may begin to see your waistline growing thicker by this time. A pelvic exam will detect that your uterus has grown from it's normal, size of your fist, to a little bigger than a grapefruit.
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I received a mothers day gift in the mail from Sam, she took lots of pictures of the kids while we were at their house for the last transfer and I was on bedrest. She framed one of the pictures of my boys kissing their little sister for me. And sent the sweetest card with it. Feeling appreciated is so very nice! Thank you from the bottom of my heart.Also a couple of weeks ago, she sent me flowers out of the blue. You guys are the best!

On other fronts, I pulled a 4.0 this semester which will help the old GPA, yay!! And we have been super busy having 2 boys in baseball this spring. So far Dylan's team is 2 and 2, Gage hasn't had a game yet, were supposed to have the 1st one today but it got cancelled. We are having a great time, Mark got me a ball glove the other day and said happy mothers day, lol, and he got sissy a pink and purple one, now we can all get out there and play catch.

I'm behind as usual, lol But with finishing up the end of the semester at school and still being tired most of the time, I just couldn't find the strength or time but here are the updates. For some reason I didn't get the 8 week email but I think you get the idea form these whats been happening. This little one is now the size of a large grape. In exactly a week, we will have our first OB appointment and Sam is coming up for it again. I love that she is close enough to come to some of the milestone appointments, not that I want her at all of them as they are mostly boring, lol I am hoping we will once again take a look at the little one while there. My morning sickness is pretty much at bay now. I have to stay on my hunger as if I feel too hungry the nausea comes back but I am mostly able to keep it under control. Still tired! Pants are definately getting tight and I broke out a pair of maternity shorts the other day. But for the most part I just look fat, praying this belly rounds out soon so people can tell its a baby belly and not just Kari needing to got on a diet, lol



Week 9 Fetus



Miscarriage is most probably on your mind at this stage of pregnancy. Once you are into the second trimester, the peak risk period for miscarriage will be behind you and you will be find it easier to relax. But for now you may be obsessively checking for any signs of spotting; it is pretty much the standard behavior for most pregnant women whether they are willing to admit it or not.

What is going on with your baby during week 9?

Your baby is now a little more than an inch long roughly the size of a large grape, 2.2-3cm (1-1¼ in). Your baby's arms and legs are longer. The head is more erect, and the neck more developed. The eyelids almost cover the eyes. External ears are evident and well formed. Your baby now makes some movements and this can be captured via an ultrasound exam. The baby looks more recognizable as a human being, although it is still extremely tiny. It is not possible to make a distinction between a male and a female baby at this point.



Week 7 Fetus



Chances are you are experiencing at least the odd symptom of early pregnancy, whether it is nausea, heartburn, frequent urination or food cravings, or all of the above (lucky you). You are very likely not so thrilled with this aspect of pregnancy.

What is going on with your baby during week 7?

Your baby's head is the largest part of the body - indicative of the rapid brain growth that has been occurring. All four chambers of the heart are now in place. Intestines are also developing but they are not yet encased inside your baby's body as yet. They bulge out into the umbilical cord. The crown to rump length of your growing baby measures at 4 to 5 mm (0.16-0.2 in).

first u/s

So, we had our first u/s this morning! Looks like our due date is slightly off from what I had calculated, I will change the tickers when I know more. We saw one little bean in there this time, which is overall better than 2 or 3, lol. We are right on track according to the due date the RE gave me this morning, so that is Dec 5, 2009. We have one sac with the beginnings of a yolk sac, but no fetal pole which is fine if we are only 5w1d pregnant. We will have the heartbeat u/s in two weeks, on April 20 and Sam is gonna try to come up for that appointment, hopefully she will be able to make it this time. S & G had a scare with M over the weekend and she had to miss out on this first one. M is ok, so hopefully she remains in good health and S gets to have a night alone in a hotel room with a good book and then gets to see her new addition's heartbeat the next day.

updates

Beta numbers and symptoms at 5 weeks! (actually 5w2d today!)

March 25 11dp3dt 103
March 27 13dp3dt 246
March 30 16dp3dt 689
April 1 18dp3dt expecting 1200-1400 but it jumped to 1900

U/S scheduled for Monday morning, and Sam is coming, yay!! Have a safe, relaxing drive!!



I am feeling really well so far, no morning sickness but I had none with the 3 of my own but did have it from 9-18 weeks with the twins I carried, so if its only one this time maybe I will get away with not puking for 9 weeks at least 5 times a day, lol I am very tired and could take a 3 hour nap everyday, if only I had the time, lol
Boobs are sore and feeling more hungry than normal, have to eat a bowl of cereal about 11 PM every night. But other than those things I feel great! So excited to be pregnant again and for a great family!

I got to actually order refills of all my medications, that was exciting!

Each week I will be including an info about the developing baby including pictures of what stage it should be at, hope you enjoy!____________________________________________________________________________________

Week Five: The embryonic stage begins
You are 5 weeks pregnant. (about three weeks from conception)
The amniotic fluid is being built up.
The embryo grows from a tiny speck about 2mm - the size of a pin head.
By the end of the week the embryo will have more than doubled in size to about 4-5mm.
The egg has now completely grown into the mucous membrane of the uterus which covers the egg, the umbilical sac and the amniotic fluid cavity.
A fibrin clot closes the hole to the uterus cavity.
The placenta is developing.
The embryo starts receiving oxygen and nutrition through the placenta.
The cells making up the ovum are beginning to differentiate and specialize in areas of development. Some cells will make up the embryo; others the amniotic sac and placenta etc. The ovum, which has been floating around in your uterus, has now implanted into the wall of the uterus. Now comes an exciting time of rapid growth! The amniotic sac, amniotic cavity and yolk sac are developing. The placenta is beginning to form now too.

Implantation - Some spotting (also known as implantation bleeding) may occur about 10 - 14 days after conception. You may believe you are starting your period but generally this spotting (bleeding) is extremely light and lasts only a day or so.

At week five, you might begin to suspect you're pregnant since the embryo produces hormones which stop the mother's menstrual cycle. The fertilized egg, now called a blastocyst, is a fluid-filled cluster of about 500 cells, still multiplying madly. It is attached to the uterus wall and divides into two parts. The half attached to the uterine wall becomes the placenta, the vessel-filled support system that nourishes the developing life, and the other half will become the baby.

At the end of week five; nerve growth begins when a sheet of cells on the back of the embryo folds in the middle to form a tube, which will become the future spinal cord. At one end tube enlarges to form the brain's major sections. The amniotic fluid that cushions the embryo begins to form. Between the forth and fifth week the embryo more than doubles in size to about, 4-5mm about a 1/8 inch in size.

on cloud 9!!

So this month just keeps getting better and better.

blood test result were 103 this morning which is a nice strong number yay!!

and I got my acceptance letter for nursing school today.

I can not be happier!!

maybe I can do better now that we have stuff to write about

Let us recap the last year:

April 2008 transfer with negative results
June 2008 transfer with negative results
Oct 2008 transfer with negative results

one last try!

March 14, 2009 transferred 3 embies
March 21 @ 7dp3dt I saw the faintest line

March 22 @8dp3dt this is what I saw

and these

March 23 @ 9dp3dt they just kept getting darker and then I saw this


March 24 (aka today)
they are still getting darker and we have the beta (blood pregnancy test in the morning)

I wanted to immediately call the parents since it was the weekend and I could get them both on the phone at the same time but I wanted to be sure before getting their hopes up, then Sun rolled around and I was still too nervous to call and Mark said to just wait til the beta and let the nurse tell them. I was torn on what to do, so I decided to wait til I got a digital PREGNANT!! But lo and be hold the phone rang before I could test on the digital, it was S and she asked if I was pregnant!! That sneaky woman, had a vision as she laid down for a quiet little nap yesterday that she should get on SMO and check out the stats of getting a bfp at 9dp3dt! She came across my signature which stated oh so boldly that I had gotten many BFP's!!! Not the way I wanted her to find out but boy oh boy her reaction on the phone when I told her that yes indeed we are pregnant!!! was the most beautiful sound I have ever heard.

I later that evening took a digital and you of course have already seen the results of that pee! I tested again this morning and the lines are getting increasingly darker! We have waited for a long time for this and its finally here. I am so very grateful that our prayers have been answered and that I get to help this awesome family to grow!

Thank you S and G for sticking with me and giving me the opportunity to help you! I feel very privalaged to be your surrogate.

Slacking

So i have really been slacking on this blog!

We are moving right along in our new cycle. I had an u/s yesterday and the tech asked if I was transferring in the next few days, I said not really, transfer isn't for 10 more days, she said my lining is good enough to transfer now, lol 18mm already! So, my lining isn't slacking at all. I have had a few dreams the last week that kinda scare me but hopefully they are a good sign that this transfer will work.

Picture of my new niece Ella Jane Long!


We have been very busy finishing up our little projects around the house before our company comes the end of the month. I have been hanging pictures and so forth. I will post pics of the after as soon as it is complete. I have some more wood to stain but it has been raining here for the last 3 days so I can't get all the wood out and done in between rain drops and I am not stinking up the house with fresh stain smell, lol

Kids' first day of no school, has been ok so far but it is only 10am so we shall see if I end up pulling any of my own hair out today or if I can hold out for a couple of more days, lol

baby showers and birthdays

Update on baby afghan I was/am making for my new niece. After searching and calling every store in a 100 minle radius I had given up on the blanket. I couldn't get the exact yarn, I couldn't find solid colors that I could so alternating rows to make it long enought to even be a blanket, so I had given up on the idea of finishing that particular one. We went to Walmart Friday night and Dylan says he is going 2 isles over to look at the yarn, I said don't bother we already checked here the other day. Well, he is stuburn and went anyways, he comes running back saying I found it I found it. And sure enough he found 1 that was kind of tattered and I thought that it was probably brought back and it was the only one they had and it wouldn't be enough anyways. But I walked over with him and on a shelf too high for him to see on, there was a beautiful site, 6 more yarns of the color I needed. yay!!! So, I didn't get the blanket done for the shower that was on Sat but I will finish it for the day she is born to take in to the hospital with me.

Speaking of the shower, it was super nice. I spent way too much money between throwing it and all the gifts I got, and had the kids get and I got something and put my Grandma that just passed aways name on. I made my first diaper cake it came out super cute, I posted a picture of it on SMO and had 2 people private message me for prices because they want me to make them one, lol Here's a pic.



These are the invitations we made for it, they are so stinkin cute


We celebrated Sissy's 4th birthday yesterday, I took a few pics to put in her scrapbook of the cake and some of the presents being opened. Wouldn't you know it, someone must have had my camera and they switched my settings to Tv, dont ask me what it stands for or what it is even used for but all the pics are so dark you can not even tell what they are of, I just wanted to cry when I discovered this, boohoo!

We had a princess cake and she had a little baby shower for her dolls, lol, we got her an umbrella stroller, playpen, floormat/play yard thingy, bouncer chair, diaper bag, my sister got her a new babydoll. She just loves it all. There was a time not so long ago that I was beginning to think she was just gonna always be one of the boys, lol, she wanted nothing to do with dolls (except of course for bunny) she didn't like dresses, etc. But in ht elast 6 months she wants to wear nothing but dresses and she calls herself and princess and loves princesses and now she is playing mommy, its so cute!

meds are here

I got my meds for the next cycle yesterday! Now to wait for May 19th to start actually using them. I got them all organized and ready to go. I feel so good going into this cycle.

I am making a baby afgan for my new niece Ella that is on her way, the babyshower is next Sat. I was only able to buy 3 of the needed 6 yarns the day I went, the store only had 3 and her coloring for the nursery are weird, pinks and browns, so I went with a multicolored yarn with pinks greens and browns to match. I had the lady order the color in for me, guess what!!! It is discontinued, and I already made half the blanket, so I can't take it back and get a different color, and I only have a week left!! AAAAHHHHHH So I am going to take it all out and go out and get a pink that matches the pink in the multicolored yarn and start from scratch, and did I mention I only have a week!! I really want ot have it done for the shower but I guess its not really all that likely at this point!! I will post pics of it when it is completed!

let the cycling begin

I am on day 3 of BCP's. I got my schedule yesterday!! I start Lupron injections again on May 19, I have my list of appointments and have my meds being delivered on May 8th. We will tentatively transfer June 14. I already have a better feeling about this time!! I feel we will have better results this time around.

Other life things going on... Mark has been remodling in the basement. We moved a wall and are putting in a bar to make a family room/entertainment area. I have the job of painting, ugh! Mark doesn't paint! I did the walls yesterday and will be heading down to do the ceiling when I am done here. The ceiling has small wooden beams that were all painted white before I got the idea of painting them to match the woodwork down there. Now I have to tape them all off and paint them without getting the dark brown on the ceiling, ugh! Why did I have to open my mouth? LOL

I have also been very busy crocheting a baby blanket for my coming niece and a cross stitch project with her name on it! Along with doing babyshower things. I guess it is keeping me busy while waiting for the next transfer, so that is good!

pics of my first surrotwins!!

So, I do not hear from my FIP's unless I first email them, I think that if I never emailed them again I would never hear from them again. It's a shame but something I have learned to cope with. I haven't heard a word from them since right before Christmas! I brokedown this morning and emailed them asking how life was and about each of the kids, I briefly told them about our failed transfer and what Spring has been like for us.

My FIM emailed me back briefly that everyone is doing well, babies are growning big (24 and 22 lbs) Still not walking because someone is always holding them and that they are well loved! But she also sent this pic, they are currently on vacation in Florida!

It just melts my heart to see them!! I am so glad, even though we dont have the picture perfect relationship now that I have done my part in bringing them into this world, that I got to be apart of something so wonderful!

Never updated...

So I never updated that the BETA was negative as I had feared. Griff is out of town on business, April 28th Sam and Griff have an appointment to get the next transfer underway. I am waiting for my period to come as I type, it will be here soon! I hope to know more the week of the 28th. Not sure if we will get in for a late June transfer or if it will be in July, either way we will get to take the kids to D.C. this trip which will be fun.

On other fronts, Mark bought the kids a go-cart last week and had to do some work on it. Wed night he got it working and decided to take it down our deadend road on a test drive. Well, I see him go past the driveway then the sound of the engine reved up and then it was quiet, so I figured the engine stalled out. Well, then my cell phone rings and Mark says in a very shaky voice, "I wrecked!" I ran for the truck and yelled for the kids to get int he house I'd be right back. I get to the end of the road and Mark is struggleing to get out form under the go-cart. He gets out and cant stand up. GREAT!!!!

Here the trottle stuck wide open, Mark thinks he was going at least 45 miles an hour and the breaks went out!!!d He hit the end of the deadend and the mud, and flipped end over end!! He luckily never hit his noggin, but he did sprain his ankle pretty bad. We went to urgent care and he was given an air cast and told to take tylenol or advil, they were so helpful, NOT!!! So, needless to say he was home Thur and Fri and all weekend, he better be going back to work tomorrow, lol

We celebrated our 5th wedding anniversary on Sat the 19th! We went to breakfast and then I did some yard work, lol We never do anything special, we kinda suck that way!! lol The weather was nice, I actually broke out he shorts and showed off my snow white legs, lol

I ran out to get my BETA (blood pregnancy test) right after Dylan got onthe bus this morning, got there at 8:50, didn't get the bllod drawn til after 10, ugh! I did some running around after that to waste time so that I wasn't here all day waiting for the phone to ring, lol I got home and there was a package on my front porch (some maternity clothes I had purchased off a friend online) She is the same lady that sells all of us surros cheap pee sticks. Well, I open the box and she included 30 pee sticks, she is so very nice, 30 can you believe that? Now I wont have to purchase more, although I probably will anyways, lol

As I was carrying my box, I noticed a note hanging on the door knob, a flower delivery place wanted me to call them. So, I call and they ask if I will be home for a while and I say yes. Within 10 minutes the truck was pulling in and the man handed me this...

They are from my IP's because my Grandma died, how very nice of them and it truely made me smile! Thank you Sam and Griff!! They are beautiful and smell so nice!

It's just about 4pm and I still haven't heard from the clinic yet about the BETA. I am anticipating a negative result, I tested negative on a home test just this morning! I am bummed to say the least and I know that Sam and Griff wil be as well, but the bright side of it is, we can (well they can) get in to the clinic to get the ball rolling again soon. Hopefully, we have better success the second time around! And we will get ot go down and spend more time with them in the summer, and take the kids to D.C. to do some site seeing. That will be fun!

She always said death comes in 3's

Well, my Grandma always, my moms mom, has said this and it always seems to work out that way in our family, or extended family. A few months ago, Marks Uncle passed away while working in the barn on Thanksgiving morning. Then in Feb my cousin, finally succumbed to breast cancer. Friday my Grandma passed, we have calling hours tonight and the funeral tomorrow morning. I feel bad that we didn't spend a whole lot of time with her. She was still working darn near 50 hours a week, at 69!!! She worked with mentally handicapped men, they all lived in a house and had around the clock care, but most of them went to work at Goodwill during the day. My Grandma stayed with them at night, she would clean the house and do laundry, cook breakfast and make sure everyone got their meds, etc, before going off to work. She loved her job, she loved her boys as she called them. My kids know her as the sucker Grandma, she always had a pocket full of dumdum suckers for the grandkids along with dog treats for any dog she came across. LOL I, so far, fell ok about the whole thing. She lived a long full life, she had 5 daughters that gave her 28 grandkids and we have given her 10 great grandbabies. I feel good that she got to see me and my brother, Pepper, get married. She will miss out on my other siblings weddings, though. She will miss out on my niece being born in 2 months. But she saw many granbabies and great grandbabies, and realistically we can't be around forever, now can we. I think I am numb to death in a way. I have seen far to many people that i care about die, starting at the young age of 9, when my stepdad, but the only true dad I have ever had, died on Christmas morning, right in front of us. That was very hard and sticks with you your whole life. It seems that I go to more funerals than I do happy events like weddings. That sucks!! The whole family has come together, even the realtives from florida, VA, and as far as Texas (we haven't seen my Aunt and her children, who now have children of their own, lol) in 15 or 16 years!! WOW. that alone makes me feel old!! Oh well, we will get through today and tomorrow and go on with life without Grandma here. but she was a big believer in angels and we all know that she is an angel watching over us all now and forever.

sorry to leave you all hanging

I feel like I have left everyone hanging as to if the transfer worked or not. I was really hoping to have some good news to share by now, but as of this morning the pee sticks are still stark white, not even a hint of color! I have been reassured that people on SMO have in fact gotten BFP's (positives) as late as 7 and 8 days after a 5 day transfer. We are now 6dp5dt as of 1PM today. So I guess we are not out of the running yet, but I am beginning to loose hope to tell you the truth. I have some weird things happening that only happen when I am prego but the pee sticks, even several different brands are not cooperating! I get this pulling sensation, like a sting attached from my groin to my belly button, I only get this while standing up while prego, well Thurs this sensation started up. It is not just in my head either, it truely exsists. LOL I also have had 2 bouts of dizziness upon standing, which also I get a little of at the very beginning of a pregnancy. So every morning I test, and I will keep this up til Wed when I have the blood test.

Please say prayers if that is your think, or just keep us in your thoughts the next few days. I will keep you posted!

Sam, I know I told you I wouldn't tell you about the BFN's but I know that you and Griff are sitting there wondering and by not telling at this point I feel like I am keeping things from you guys and I never want to do that. There is still hope that the next day or two will bring us a nice little surprise inthe form of a second line. But I also want you to be prepared if we need to start over come Wed! I love you guys, and we will get there, eventually!

been a while

So I know I haven't updated since we left for the transfer, I will take a few minutes to now.

Lets see, Friday, I had to finish packing for everyone. I had to run to Marks work to exchange trucks with our friend Mike, he has an extended cab Dodge Dakota with a cap onthe back in case it were to rain, which of course it was. Now we had room to sit comfy with sissy in the backseat and the luggage in the back protected by the cap. Then after the bus came at 3:30 I had to run Dylan to his dads to drop him off. Marks dad who was keeping Gage was over on this side of town so while I was gone delivering Dylan he came to pick up Gage. We loaded up the truck and hit the road at about 5:15. It was an uneventful drive, we stopped once for gas and to go potty. Sissy was very good and even slept about an hour or so. Mapquest was right on with the directions and we arrived at the hotel at 10:30. Then we ran into a snafu. the front desk took my itinerary and pulled everything up, but then asked me for the credit card it was booked under. I said my friend booked it for us, its her credit card, she faxed all the info to you on Mon to avoid this problem. So he goes to look for the fax, to no avail, I had to call Sam at 10:40PM!!! Ugh, but she faxed it again and we were in our room a mere 5 minutes later. Sissy who woke up during all of this. decided that she needed a bath before bed, lol So, while we settled in, sissy took a bath, then we went to bed.

We had free breakfast with our room, so we got up early and headed down to eat, yummy, I love breakfast, lol We then headed south to visit a friend of Marks from the Marines, Don, he is still serving (18years) and is stationed at Quantico. We visited with he ans his wife, Jen, for a while then we all decided to jjump int he car and go to the Marine history museum. It was fun! The Marines was a time before me, so it was fun to listen to them all talk. Jen was like one of the guys, she and Don married 14 years ago and Mark was at the wedding so they all had lots of memories to share. Of course I got to see some photos of all the good times they shared in Californina together.

Once we left the museum, we traveled north to hit the hotel to grab my shot that I didn't think of bringing with us when we left in the morning. We missed our exit for the hotel and made it almost all the way to Sam and Griffs before we were able to get off the interstate and turn around, lol! Got back to the hotel and noticed sissy had spilt her juice in her lap but she was sleeping so I let her sleep and ran to the room for a change of clothes and my shot. We finally make it to Sam and Griffs!! We all chit chatted a bit while Griff cooked burgers on the grill. We filled our bellies up, then moved to the play room to watch the girls play. Meredith is so little and just as cute as a button. Sissy and Meredith hit it off pretty well. They made a huge mess but had a good time doing so. I wish we would have had more time to just sit around and visit but we got there late and the girls need their beauty rest, lol, they are little princesses ya know!! LOL

So, transfer day! The embies weren't doing so well and we were told we "should" have 1 good one to transfer! Well, we got to the clinic and the waiting room was packed, they had some non-appointments just show up so it was a crouded house for a Sun. Griff and Sam drove separately so griff could leave at noon to get back to releave Grandpa of his babysitting duties. It was getting down to the wire, but luckily the nurse came out to get Sam and I right as he was having to leave. Mark stayed with sissy inthe waiting room and Sam and I went in to gown up and whatnot. The nurse comes in and I sign some papers and get instructions for what to do and not to do after the transfer. Then the Doctor comes in and to our great relief he tells us that one of the embies had a growth spurt and that we are transferring two. yay!!

We both got to see the embies with the microscope, they were so cute, lol The Dr. gave us both the babies 1st photos, lol
one is a blast (very good=5days old) the other is called a murula (4days old). I will save you the gory details for the transfer, lets jsut say I was mortified after the third speculum needed to be found becuase my cervix is very high!! LOL After the transfer I rested in an inclined postition for 1/2 hour, Mark came in while Sam went to sit with a sleeping Sissy! We all hugged and went our separate ways. I to my hotel bed for the next 24 hours and Sam to her lovely home.

We ordered roomservice and a movie! After that I took a nice long nap, actually when I woke up Mark and Sissy were also napping, lol We rented a second movie, then that was pretty much our day. We had to check out of the hotel at 12 even though I should have been on bedrest til 1 or 1:30ish, but I dont think that hour is gonna hurt anything. I was sitting in a car for the next 5 hours, not like I was running a marathon or anything. We got into town earlier than we had first thought we would so we called our friend Lori that was watching Gage for us on Monday, and met them at the park, Sissy got to run off some bottled up energy! We ordered a pizza ont he way home and waited for Dylans dad to bring him home.

All-in-all the trip was nice, we had pretty good weather, a little drizzle on the way down and back but not much. tuesday I took it easy! I am trying ot keep myself occupied so that I do not sit here fretting over if I am prego or not. If it is gonna happen this time it will, there is nothing any of us can do to change what will happen. I hope to get a positive on a home pregnancy test long before our scheduled blood test on Wed the 16th. But if not that will be the day we know for sure, and have to plan what to do next. Although, we pretty much have a game plan for a round two if it is needed. But it is just too early to know one way or another just yet.

Packing complete!

We leave in 5 hours, yay!!

I have taken 3 PIO (progesterone in oil) shots so far and other than a little soreness in the area of injection(my butt, lol) I have had no bruising or lumps, so far so good there.

Tomorrow will be a busy day,First we have to stop at the clinic to get my instructions for transfer day,then we will spend the first 1/2 with friends of Marks from the Marines. Then off to Sam and Griffs to cookout and meet Meredith. Sissy is so excited about this, she is telling everyone that she gets to go to Sam and Griffs!!

I can't wait to see you Sam!!

BABY MAMA

Ok first things first,

I went in for my last lining check before the transfer, to recap I forgot to ask Friday what my lining was but the nurse said my levels were good!! I went in today and the u/s tech says "I didn't think we would see you back here for another check since your lining was so nice Fri" Well, from my experience most clinics like your lining to be 8-10mm. Mine today, a full 6 days before transfer was 21mm.!! HOLY LINING BATMAN!!!! Those embies are gonna love me!!!

Secondly, you have got to see this movie trailer for BABY MAMA, its a movie about surrogacy and although it makes the surro look like a dumb white trash blonds, nothing like any of the surros I personally know, it looks freakin hilarious!! The area surro's are gonna get together and go see it, we are having proud surro shirts made to wear to it. Fun fun!!!

one week from now...

I will have S&G's embies snuggling into my belly for 9 months!! I am so happy that I have been given the opportunity to help others extend their families.

We have made the trip plans and are eagerly waiting for Fri after Mark gets home from work to get on the road. This week better go by fast, lol

The weather was nice yesterday so the kids played outside with their Easter chalk and rode their bikes. Mark did some maintanance on the truck (changed the oil and stuff for the trip) Today it is just as nice so I will clean and vaccuum the truck for the trip.