I was not nervous this morning and I got a decent nights sleep. The hardest part of my morning was trying to decide what to wear to "meet" our future baby or babies. Ridiculous I know. It's the little things though. At this point it was all about the good luck! So I had my 'B' bracelet my girl Ebony gave me for our wedding and my Capri bracelet my parents just brought back to me from Italy, which is meant to bring good luck.
Ryan got off work early and we headed to Marin. I had to go with a full bladder, which was a NIGHTMARE! By the time we got there, I had to pee so bad I could hardly get out of the truck (and we were 15 minutes early.) I was NOT going to make it. We went in and I asked if they could take me early. She said they could in about 10 minutes. Oh. my. gosh. I was so uncomfortable I was snapping at Ryan and this procedure was NOT going to be fun. After a few minutes of sitting there, I had to go to the bathroom and relieve some pressure. I'm not sure if you've ever tried to pee just a little, but it's not easy. I did it and I was proud. They immediately took us back to the room and the nurse came in to do an ultrasound of my bladder. She said it looked great. When Dr. Uzelac came in to check it, he said it was actually a little to full and I could go a little more. Heck yeah! So I threw my pants back on and cruised to "pee just a little" again. Finally I was feeling ok and like I'd be able to make it through without peeing all over. He checked it again and said it was still full and if it would make me feel more comfortable, I could go even more! Yay! At this point I was ready to Rock 'n' Roll!
Not great pics, but here we are waiting.
He had the team ready and we got started. The embryologist came in and told us our embryo's looked great. She said we'd be able to see them on the TV screen when she did her part. The nurse also commented on how cool our embryos looked and that they were hatching! It literally took maybe 5-6 minutes to do everything. The Doctor cleaned the area ( I felt nothing), then told the embryologist he was ready. At that point, she went and got the embryos in a little tube and brought it to him. He inserted them, and I still felt nothing. She then checked the tube again under the microscope to make sure they both came out and that was it. I was shocked! It was all too easy! I was grateful though. I laid there for about 10 minutes, 5 of which the Doctor went over the protocol for the next 9 days. At the end he was wishing us all the best and told us, "You guys are working with the best of the best! I have never seen them look this good!" How AWESOME!!! Earlier, his nurse had said that he wanted to keep them. He says, "They look so good that I don't want to give them back!" He said they are trophy worthy! Alright, enough of the suspense already, here's a pic of our 2 little beauties!! INCREDIBLE!!
My sister claims, "I see a boy and a girl!"
My friend Terri says, "The one on the bottom looks like she's wearing a pink bow."
When we finished, we went to our favorite little place in San Rafael for lunch, Crepe Vine. Yummy. Here we are, happy as can be.
Now we wait. We're told implantation should happen any time in the next 48 hours. And we are scheduled for a blood test late next week. If that is positive, we'll have another one 2 days later, then at about 5.5 weeks they schedule the first ultrasound, that would be around June 30, which happens to be our 2 year anniversary. The only problem is that Ryan will be taking a class in Sacramento that week and I refuse to go without him, so we may be waiting that one out. Talk about suspenseful. We'll see how that goes.
Here are two cool little pics I found that show the growth progression and what parts of the embryo end up being what. Pretty interesting.
The other absolutely FANTASTIC thing about today, is that my dear friend Ebony, all the way in Australia, had her 20 week ultrasound for her baby. When I sent her a pic of my good luck charms, she went and found hers because she needed some luck as well. Though she was nervous for the appointment, all is well and the baby is bigger than expected.
If all goes well for both of us, we will be 17 weeks apart!
That's some good stuff right there! So excited for you Ebb!! And can't wait to meet the bebe!
Pure preciousness!
As always, we are so thankful and overwhelmed by all the love and support that has been shown to us. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts. We ask for continued prayers that our babies will get nice and cozy in their new home and that we have a healthy and happy pregnancy!!
With Love!
Lauren, Ryan and both Baby B's
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