Transfer!!

We made it to transfer day!!!

I have been so nervous about today. Mainly because of how unsure everyone was about the quality of the embryos, and there was a good chance that when they thawed, we'd find out they weren't viable. I was hoping to sleep in, but helped get the boys off to school, so then I had almost three hours of just sitting around and waiting. Not my best plan. Thankfully SVU was on so that helped distract a little. My transfer buddy, Marie, and I headed out a little after 10 and made really good time to Dallas. L and S were there when we came in and we headed into the office together. Thankfully we didn't have to wait too long before I went back for bloodwork and to get suited up. 

Back story: I was telling Logan and Oliver a few days ago about what was going to happen and after reminding Oliver about what exactly I was doing he said, "So, you're like a penguin?! You just keep the baby warm?" 😍 So, I thought it was fitting that when I was told to bring fuzzy socks to wear in the room, I bought ones with penguins on them. (And I had on my lucky underwear and Marvel sweats cause well, ya know.)

After I got the gown on, L was able to come back with me and Marie and S hung out in the waiting area. I was hoping they could come back during the wait period, but that didn't work out. I was given a Valium to relax and we waited for the update from the embryologist. I was hopeful since we hadn't heard anything yet, that there was at least one healthy embryo ready for us. We were lucky and there were two!!! The third wasn't expected to grow and we got confirmation of that this afternoon. It's a little sad knowing there won't be a sibling journey, but I'm so thankful we have a chance with these. They aren't super high quality, but that doesn't mean they can't grow to healthy babies! The procedure itself was pretty quick. Forceps, catheter, and we could see the little bubbles pop up on the screen. I had to lay still for 30 minutes and L and I got some time to chat. She shared more details about everything that had brought them to that room, and we are both trying to put it in God's hands and know that he's got it all figured out already. She sent me a picture that said, "Pray. Relax. Let go. And let God take over." I'm trying to remember that! 
Now I'm home, waiting for dinner to be brought to me. (There are a few things that aren't SO bad on bed rest.) And we've started the countdown until Monday/Tuesday when I'm going to take a pregnancy test. The official one won't be until October 2nd, but hopefully we'll have some exciting news before then!