The medicine is here

We just got the huge box of medication that is going to be needed for the rest of our IVF journey and there is a lot of it. Some of it had to refrigerated immediately.

Saline ultrasound

I went in this morning for my saline ultrasound. I am a little sore, but it was not as bad as I had expected. Everything checked out fine and there are no cysts or polyps. After I was done with that, I went in to speak with Lisa and she told me it was time to order my medicine(s). I go back to the doctor on August 8th to start my Lupron. I dislike needles very much...that is one hurdle I am going to have to cross. She said I could not leave the office until she sees me give myself the injection. I am to continue the birth control pills and the prenatal vitamins. Keep praying for us.....

Our baby journey begins

Clay and I both went in for our bloodwork. It is required to make sure we do not have any STD's and for me to check my hormone levels, etc. We spoke with Lisa who told me to start my birth control pills on Sunday and to start taking the prenatal vitamins. They have me set up for an appointment on July 28th to do the saline ultrasound to check my uterus to make sure they are no polyps or cysts. I am very nervous about this, but I am going to do what I have to do. If everything goes as planned we will hopefully have our bundle(s) of joy by the end of May 2009.




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The waiting game

Well, since Clay does not have any children they want to do a semen analysis. He had to drop off his specimen by 8:00 this morning. They said they should have a preliminary report this afternoon.


3:30 p.m. we called and she said it was not in yet. She said we should know something by tomorrow morning. Ugh...it is nerve wracking.

We did not sleep at all last night awaiting the results. We went to work this morning and Clay couldn't wait any longer. He gave Lisa a call and she gave us the news. His tests was so good, they had to check it again. We have swimmers and are ready to go..... That was music to our ears.

A little about us

Well, where do I start? I am happily married and the proud mother of two. (they are from my first marriage.) I met Clay when Blake was 1 1/2 and Kayla was 4. In January of 2002 we got married and he not only took me , but my two kids as well. He is their dad (maybe not by blood), but their daddy. After I had Blake I had a tubal ligation. I had always been honest with Clay and told him about it and if he wanted kids of his own, I may not be able to give him that. He was perfectly ok with that. I honestly never thought I would want any more. I had my girl and my boy and I was complete.

Which brings me to where we are today. We have decided that we want a baby together. He has always been there for my two , why can't I do this for him? We finally made an appointment at the New Orleans Fertility Institute to see if the tubal can be reversed. The doctor informed us that my tubal was not reversable. I was upset about it until he told me we have another option, Invitro Fertilization (IVF). So we listened to what he had to say and before we left his office we both said at the same time, "Let's do it!"



So now that we have started our baby journey, we thought we would blog it and keep track of our journey. Who knows, this may help some other family one day. So here goes.....