hurry up and wait

It has been awhile since I have written a post. Throughout this journey there have been so many deadlines and items to check off on my to-do list. It was go, go, go and then it seemed to go to a halting stop where we "hurry up and wait." Most of the waiting came with the wait for my cycle to start, which of course was late for the first time in over a year. I would get calls from the clinic checking in with me to make sure everything was okay and I was getting nervous as were they, that we would have to make changes to our original calendar and push out the embryo transfer date. The last thing I wanted to do is make S and R wait any more than they already have to.

On day 3 of my cycle I started birth control and then yesterday I went to ORM to have a few different procedures done. All of which went perfectly and we are on course with the original timeline. After the procedures, I went in to have a training to start my injections. I will start Lupron, an injection in my abdomen, next Wednesday. I will do this each night at the same time. I will then start Delegesterone and Progesterone, two different injections in the muscle of my upper buttocks. This is done with quite a large needle and Jake will be doing this injection for me. I will be receiving a large box of all of my medications, needles, syringes, prenatals, baby aspirin, antibiotics, alcohol swabs...who knows what else! I hear it can be a bit overwhelming as first.

All of this medication prep will lead to blood tests and ultrasounds to ensure my body is baby ready and then eventually the embryo transfer date of NOVEMBER 1ST!!!!! We will want lots of sticky thoughts on that day that one or hopefully both of the embryos stick!!

I am very hopeful that this will work the first time! I woke up this morning from a heart warming e-mail from S where she said "Had to share with you how lucky I am to have met you." and then shared with me what ORM has sent them.....


"The staff at ORM including Dr. Bankowski and myself are very impressed with Stacie, you are lucky to have such a wonderful Gestational Carrier and I feel that she is going to do a wonderful job."



I feel like I am the lucky one to have been chosen to be such an amazing part of their life and their journey to happiness!