Baby Update

So far everything is going good. I've been to the doctor to check my hcg level three times. (The higher the better!) My first reading on Fri 10/24 (when I found out that I was pregnant) was 46.4. I got it checked again on Tues and it was 300. Today it was 911. The nurse said that is really good. My first ultrasound is scheduled for Wed Nov 5th, and they will be able to see the heartbeat then. I think that I will feel a lot better after that!

The Results Are In . . ..

I'm pregnant! It's been so long that I don't think that it has really sunk in yet. I am so happy! Thank you to everyone for all of your prayers and support! I know that you've made a difference for me. My due date is around July 2nd. Dr. Moffitt said that based on my hormone levels he thinks that there is only one baby. We'll be happy with whatever we can get!

Grey's Anatomy

While I was on bedrest I borrowed Grey's Anatomy from someone that I work with, and now I am hooked! I watched seasons 1-3 while I was on bedrest. That's all I did all day. Matt had to make me turn it off and go to bed at night. (At least I wasn't bored!) Season 4 just came out on DVD, but I couldn't quite bring myself to buy it and it's $5 per disc to rent it at Blockbuster. (That's obscene!) Luckily I found a website that I can watch the season 4 episodes online, and I've been recording Season 5 on my DVR. I've been spending lots of time in front of my computer lately!

Nicer Weather

I am loving the cooler weather in the morning and evenings! Hopefully the days will be cooler soon too. I've been opening the windows, so of course the cats have to have a look outside. Yesterday morning Duke pushed out the screen and tried to get outside. It was so funny because Matt had to go chase him. Unfortunately I wasn't supposed to get off the couch, so I couldn't help him. Haha.

First Picture

We had the frozen embryo transfer and everything went well. They gave us pictures of the embryos before they were transferred and they both looked very good. Cindy was on bedrest all day yesterday and is going to continue to stay in bed as much as possible for the next couple days. It takes 3 days for the embryo to attach so we want to make sure she doesn't do anything to disrupt that process. We will find out the results on the 24th. Until then we will just wait and hope for the best.

Matt

Happy Birthday!

I swear that this is last birthday post I will make. :) Matt always makes fun of me because he says that I get a birthday week instead of a birthday day. On Sunday (my real birthday!) our families came over for a break the fast/birthday celebration. It was fun just to hang out. Hadley wanted to help me blow out my candles. Thanks to everyone who fasted and prayed for us!

Birthday Shopping

I asked for money for my b-day, so I did a little birthday shopping yesterday. I got the ipod touch (which I am really excited about, but haven't gotten to play with yet due to technical difficulties with i tunes.), and this beautiful picture by Greg Olsen. They were having a Greg Olsen roadshow at the Costco near my house. It was so hard to pick which one I wanted. This picture is called Walk With Me. I love it!

Happy Early Birthday

On Tuesday my family all got together at my parent's house to celebrate my birthday. Really we are celebrating on Sunday night with both families, but I had a special dinner request that would've been too much work for my mom to make for everyone. We had flautas and bean dip. It was so yummy! My mom also made homemade strawberry cake with strawberry icing and homemade ice cream. Mmmmm . . . all of my favorites. I don't get to eat all of that good stuff very often. Lucky me, I get to celebrate my b-day twice!!

Everything's Good to Go!!

I went to the doctor yesterday to make sure that everything is ready for invitro next week. I had to have an ultrasound and blood drawn to check my hormone levels. The doctor said that everything looks good, so the embryo transfer will be on Tuesday as planned. Please remember to fast for us on Sunday if you are able. Thanks for your support!!