So, what has brought us to this point? Well, I finally got my period 7/23, and I started my 100mg of Clomid on CD5 (7/27) and took that for 5 days. I went in for the first monitering appt Monday 8/3, and the RE found four follicles (two on each side) measuring an average of 12 mm. I went back for the next monitering appt on Thurs 8/6, and the 4 follicles were an average of 15 mm. In addition, my uterus lining was at a 9. All very good things (according to the RE) So, today I got my trigger shot (HCG) at 0930, courtesy of my neighbor who has experience with IM fertility shots. At 1600 I got my first positive OPK, thanks to the HCG shot that mimics LH in my body. I knew it should be a +, but I was worried (for no good reason) that maybe it just wouldn't work. I was wrong. WooHoo!!
So, tomorrow we're headed up to the RE's office with Ben's sample, then we get to diddle around for about 2.5 hrs until we go back for the procedure. Then I bring him home and head to work. Thank God I won't be seeing patients, I don't know if I could handle the stress of that tomorrow.
I'm trying not to think of too much right now, and when I get going I have to stop to pray for peace and patience. So much of life is so very humbling, in the sense that I have no control over much of this process, and no say in the eventual outcome. I simply have to put my faith and trust in God and wait upon His perfect timing. And chew my fingernails off. And pray some more. And spend some mind-numbing time surfing the internet. ;)
So, the festivities start with the sun tomorrow. I'm hoping and praying it is the start of the next wonderful phase of my life. In the meantime, I'm appreciating what I already have, the miracles we've been blessed with, and the fact that my husband is making dinner tonight. ;)
