Only a day late!

Okay, so my excuse for not posting last night is that I was tired and PMSing.  A lame excuse I know, but it is all I have.

There is lots of good news to update about today.  I found out on Saturday that the IPs (intended parents) had a successful follicle extraction and fertilization on Friday.  They ended up with 4 healthy embryos and a couple other possibles.  The next step is to let them grow to day 3 (today) and see what happens.  The news today is they actually have 3 great embryos, one fair and one poor.  The plan is to let them all grow to day 5 and then see what looks the best for the transfer.  So, crossing our fingers for Wednesday.  I would like all 5 to be great because we will need two for the transfer and it would be nice if they can save the other 3 for any future needs.  I am so positive and optimistic that things will happen with the first transfer.  I know I can't make promises and shouldn't get hopes up, but it just seems that it will happen and that thought feel so right inside me, it is hard to imagine it would be any other way.

The original transfer day for early August has been put off to the end of the month or early September because the family needed to get some additional insurance in place to help with the costs.  I was disappointed at first but feel it was for a good reason.  I think there are other forces at work out there that knew June and July have not been the most successful months.  August and Sept will be fresh and new, with baby-making happening all over the place. :)

The other good news is that the period is close.  The app on my phone says it won't start until August 7th but I was cramping on Saturday, devouring every carb within a 50 mile radius yesterday, and I had some light spotting this morning.  (Of course that happened on the day I dared to wear white.)  Last month I had spotting for two days and then had a heavy period.  I am hoping this month is the same.  I spoke with the fertility clinic and they gave me the go-ahead to start the estrogen patches as soon as the period is a normal flow.  And that will be day 1.  Then we can schedule the transfer and know when everything is going to happen.  It is getting so close!!

And now I better get back to reviewing the contract (yes, the first draft is done!).  It is long and going to require a lot of focus.

P.S. I am now caffeine free.  The gradual withdrawal took a while but it has been 4 days since my last drink.  I am tired but it feels good to not have caffeine in my system.  I am now having a wonderful love affair with water and Crystal Lite. ;) I am also taking the prenatal and daily dose of aspirin so I will have the full 30 days they recommend before the transfer.  I got this in the bag!