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Hanging On

Well we got little information on the eggs today, as the do not look at them on day 4. I have no idea why. I hope they don't feel neglected...

So tomorrow Sept 13 is the BIG day. The transfer will occur at 7:15 am and we should be hearing from their office around 7..to let us know how things look.

This go round is happening a lot easier than the last time. We have one major contact person, and the others in the office seem to know about us too which is comforting since we have been involved with the clinic for about a year now.

We should have news regarding a baby by the 26th......

Until then...

Eggggsellent!

Well, after much debate on what was transpiring and when, we got the call this morning, that seven of the nine eggs that remain are "optimum". ( I hope they decide to hang in there, tomorrow morning should be key...)

Our transfer to our surrogate Lisa will take place on Thursday morning, after which she will drive home and promptly retire to bed.
Not an easy thing to do when you have two children of your own!So I am sending out lots of love and good wishes to her and her family for being so patient.

I am pretty sure the Doc said we should have news by month's end, so ...we wait.

We are keeping all available fingers and toes crossed.

*On another note:
My good friend S****** and her husband have gotten their referral finally to go to Viet Nam, to get their baby that awaits them there. They have named her Mattine. She will be a very fortunate girl to be placed with such loving, and caring people. God Bless.

Sept. 11, 2001- WE WILL NOT FORGET

I have my flag out front, and my yellow ribbon tied...
How about you??????
Remember those who perished, remember those who are serving our country.

Just Wonderin'

*Is it really bad to consume a whole jar of dill pickles? Anyone? Anyone?

* What kind of idiot EXERCISES in nearly 100 degree HUMID weather In Florida, mid afternoon no less, wearing leggings and a turtleneck?
(Answer: The idiot who lives down the block from me who I see every freakin day, with her rail thin scarecrow companion. )
(Advice- Eat a cheeseburger, take off some of those layers, and relax for Christ's sake.) I dry heave everytime I see them.

*What kind of drivers does Florida have? With the exception of myself and maybe my husband and a few close friends I WILL get into a car with, NOT MANY!
Thoughts to self:
Im not even convinced they make you take a driving test, a literal driving exam that proves you can drive. I wanna see one. Check on licensing requirements for average joe.

*What kind of idiot walks a big fluffy dog with hair down the to the ground at 12 noon every freakin day, dragging the poor thing along, with its tongue hanging out, nearly ready to die, owner oblivious to the heat stroke the dog is incurring?
*Answer - Bigger idiot that lives down the street from the spandex wearing turtleneck fetish runner.

Watch for more "What kind of idiot" coming soon"

Gets this party started!

Ok, so we get up at the ungodly hour of 4 am, to be ready to leave at 5 am to make it all the way up to Orlando, Land of Disney and eggs, for our egg retrieval from our egg donor.

We arrive on time, early even, where we proceed to a Dunkin' Donuts (my fav) and I approach the counter and order munchkins for the Doc's office and a coffee (med , extra light with milk- no cream!) and a choco milk for my "producer" husband.

The counter attendant, a little guy, very cute, floats up to the counter, gushing "I jusssst luvvvvv your hair!" It makes me smile . We pay for our treats and make our way to the Doc's where there is work to be done.

After being told my husband was in the room "producing" ,and whipping out plastic to pay our gargantuan bill, for our egg donor retrieval and our surrogates own journey a few days from today and apart from my husband, we were in and out within fifteen minutes. Dare I say that they could have provided cocktails and dinner? I felt so unsatisfied....

Well, all is said and done.
They have retrieved 18 eggs.

I had a chat with my husbands spem on the way to Orlando telling all slackers that they should bow out of this one, and give the job to the guys who really want it.
I am hoping they were listening. I know it can get hot down there, and especially after my husbands full contact tennis lesson (another story for another day)the other day. I am suprised any of his Guys showed up to bat at all. It was a miracle.

Our surrogate will have a party of one on Tuesday or Thursday, and we should hear from Superdave at the clinic tomorrow telling us which eggs look like the stronger, and fittest eggs. All I kept thinking this whole time is "Gee I hope they like the sperm". If they dont get a long this will just suck. Big time.

On another note:

I did buy make believe Sour Patch Kids, from the candy store at the mall today. A poor substitution for my Snak Club "Sour Gummy Bears". A road trip to the West Palm Airport, is looking like the only way I will get my fix. Hey maybe I can do some Christmas shopping while I am there?

Overheard

At a bar the other day:

"These are my bitches and whores", said the drunk girl slung over the bar introducing her "posse" to other patrons, and she struggled to get her head off her plate of seafood.

The bartender responded" Do you want me to wrap that up, so maybe when you come out of your coma in two or three days you'll have something to eat?"

Sad, but funny.

I'l be Brief, I Swear

Also...
While traveling the past week, I have developed a slight addiction to something my husband is calling "Sour Patch Dolls". When I ask if he means Sour Patch Kids, he just stares "You know what I mean!"

He hates it when I indulge in my sugar habit, which I know to be annoying and compulsive, but sometimes a girl cant help it. Its not like I am *"Snikity Snacking" all the time"

(*Snickity Snacking a term my husband coined when he thought I was lounging during the day, snacking my way through the house in the afternoon, thus not being hungry at dinner.)

So my addiction to Sour Gummy Bears by a company called Snak Club (Just a coincidence on the Snak, and MY Snickity Snack) raging and now I will either have to drive to Ft Lauderdale airport ( because that is where I bought them in the first place) (Maybe they have them in West Palm!) or go on line and try to order them and have them discreetly shipped.

Second, but no less important:

My love for shoes has reached a new high ..literally.
Bought these lovely little gems at Nordstroms Shoe dept ( like heaven for women, and maybe sex too)

They are sparkly silver, kind of weathered. HIGH HIGH heels. Completely tacky, Whoorish even...hookerish, whatever adjective you can dream up will fit these little cougar shoes of mine. I dont know when I will wear them or even with what, but they will get worn!

Im thinking of my birthday bash next weekend, that I'm giving myself. Going to dinner with a few friends and husband of course to a new place, 3 Forks..and I'm more than excited. Now that I have a cool pair of shoes, I'm good to go.

I'm getting up early to go torture myself at Spinning. Signing off for now.

Briefly....Ok maybe not so brief

News on baby front ....

We are scheduled to do a retrieval on Saturday or Sunday of this week. Yikes.

The transfer to our surrogate is going to occur three to five days later. Apparantly Amy in the clinic is under the impression that I know waht follicles are, or that I might have been a Nurse Practictioner in a past life, the way she rolls off the medical terminology.

Ummm.... can you just tell me when we have to be there? I don't really need to know all the details..

So maybe baby we have some news by the months end.

On a lighter note, I have come to the realization that I do not want to travel on an all male vacation anymore. The past two I have taken, my husband who is my best friend, has kindly asked many member of the Lost Boys club to join us on our jaunts to sunny St Thomas.

All I have to say is "What the Fu**!"

Over Christmas I got to see all these middle age (thus the lost boys) men walking around in their underpants. From bikini bottoms to baggy boxers, it was all there. And it wasnt pretty.I rebelled, and we agreed it wouldn't happen again.

Not so. I was among four other men besides my husband, one who stayed with us, and three others that stayed in a condo nearby.
Wasn't as bad a Christmas but it ranks pretty high just the same.

New Additions

We have expanded our house by eight feet!

Two new kittens, names Izze an Iyla joined us on Saturday.

They are currently in seclusion in a big enclosed shower until they have had the rest of their shots etc..So Sophie and Sadie will have a big surprise waiting for them.

Baxter has met his two fuzzy friends and seems to like them..

All's well, that ends well.

Good News

Well, I just heard from the clinic and right now the way it looks , our donor if they can keep her supressed..will be ready for a retrieval on September 7, with a transfer following just a few days later..That is if thre are no porblems supressing the donor, whatever that means. Hlaf the time I feel like I am in a bad chinese movie...I can see lips moving, but the dialoug coming out is foreign.
So we have only a couple more weeks ..of WAITING. Of course it the results are positive:)) then we will WAIT some more, but in the end, the final result willbe work the marking time and furrowed brows. We all need a lot of botox here..

Until next time when I revisit hell and how we arrived at this destination.

Time is Flying By

Well here we are already into August. Time is certainly flying by. We were supposed to be doing our retrieval/transfer this week. Our surrogate wound up getting cysts on her ovaries, thus forcing us to delay the procedure. Right now the problem has corrected itself and our donor is due to go in on August 7th, to get a progesterone level drawn. We will have a better idea then, of when we can expect the next attempt to happen. We have been told in September, and right now I believe it will happen when it is supposed to.
In the meantime I have been trying to keep busy. I work for a great person (Shawney) and she is so much fun to be around. Levelheaded, competent, and driven ..organized...and everything I aspire to be but am not. At least I have a good example! We spend a great majority of the time just laughing our heads off. She is so easy to work for. She literally saved me. (More on that another time)

I am taking a writing class on line. I have a book in me somewhere, just dying to get out! I just have to get it down on paper. Plus, I am learning piano. By the time a kid gets here, I will be so cultured and well rounded, it will be remarkable. I tried to learn Spanish last year, I can't say I was very good, but that, like anything demands practice. I kind of fell off the wagon with the Spanish, but so far so good with the Piano and writing.
I still have some time, so I am looking for a few new endeavors to start while I wait for all this baby stuff to be done. Time will pass anyway..so I may take up painting and do some Spin classes to pass the time..maybe even a cooking class. Lord knows I could use the help there!
So baby or not, here I come!