Having More Lake Fun

Here is Luke having tons of fun tubing with his cousins. He was begging to get out there and we had to pry him off of it!

Domininc and his cousin, Derek, are enjoying a swim. This day the air was very chilly but the water was still warm - just didn't want to get out!

Dominic is being silly - he loves making silly faces now when he is getting his picture taken.

Of course, Luke has to join in the big kid fun. He truly believes he can do everything the bkig kids are doing!

Fertilization Report

The embryologist called and said we have 21 embryos growing strong right now. We pray that we will have many blasts to chose from next week for the transfer and are able to freeze the rest. I am still sore - looking about 5 months pregnant right now. Hoping the bloating goes away soon!

Egg Retrieval

Just getting home from our egg retrieval. All went well - 41 eggs retrieved. We will find out tomorrow from the embryologist how many of those were mature and how many fertilized. I'm still really sleepy so I'm getting ready to take nap. I will post the fertilization report tomorrow.

We Learned Our Lesson

Dominic was doing so great riding his bike without training wheels. He wanted to surprise Grammy on Friday - which he did - at my sister's house. He gained enough confidence that he was riding in the gravel. He made a turn and fell. Dominic split his forehead open on the gravel. My poor children - having a mom in the medical field - I just butterflied it together when it could have used 2-3 stitches.

It is looking good a few days later and I finally convinced Dominic to "get back up" on his bike and keep on riding. Of course he is riding just fine - with a helmet on now!

Appointment #3

I'm all set for egg retrieval on Thursday, July 23. I'm very excited about it because I'm becoming more and more uncomfortable and I'm ready to stop the stimming meds. The doctor expects to retrieve more than 30 mature eggs!

Monitoring Appointment #2

Another appointment "under my belt"! It was really good - 30 follies growing! My E2 level was 998. So same dose today and lower it for the next two days. I go back on Monday morning. we are still on track for ER on July 22.

My sister went with me and was laughing when we left. I asked her what was so funny. She said that all the couples in the waiting room probably thought we were "a couple" since she went back with me to get my scan! I hadn't thought about that at the time - but it probably did look strange. For those that don't know, my sister has also been through this process so it is no big deal for me to share with her.

Dominic's BIG Surpise

Dominic and Daddy had a BIG surprise waiting for me when I got home from work tonight! Dominic learned to ride his bike without training wheels! Mark said he had it down in under 5 minutes - all Dominic's idea! He is now riding like a pro.