I've been meaning to write....

I feel like I should rename my blog, "I've been meaning to write", because I always start out with that. It's been so long I'm not even sure where to begin!! 

So, when I last blogged I had recently matched with super awesome Intended Fathers in Spain. SO much has happened since then. So much, y'all. I'll be brief. ish.... 

So, we went through psych eval and the counselor said I was incredibly normal. I'm certain she meant boring, but I'll take it! From there we had our medical screening and I chose to see the RE we used for my last journey, Dr. E, because I love him so! It was great to see him and he said my uterus looked "beauitful". I celebrated with a margarita. I had to have tons of labs run and had to run some on my hubby. He passed out when I drew his blood. Shhhh...don't tell him I told you. It was a little funny. Maybe a lot funny, but I'll never tell. 

At my med screening with Dr E

My beautiful uterus celebratory margarita

Anyway, we both are super healthy and we were officially cleared in early June for journey number TWO!! Surrogacy is a whole lot of hurry and a whole lot of wait. So we waited on lots of things. But finally we got to schedule the transfer!!! 

August 18th!! That was the day!! I started birth control right before the med screening in June and was on that for about three months. I then started Lupron injections and did 27 of those. I think. I wrote it down, but now can't remember where...

Then I moved on to estrogen injections and finally added in progesterone. I'm still on both of those... 

This is what estrogen and progesterone injections look like. Good times. 

I had three uterine lining checks the three weeks before transfer. I needed at least a thickness above 8mm for transfer and my final measurement was a whopping 12.9mm. And I felt it. My uterus was heavy and crampy, but so much fluff for that little embie to snuggle into, I was happy to take the bloat! 

So, I had to fly to Chicago for transfer and decided to bring along one of my fave friends, my preceptor, my midwife, (That's one whole person) Amanda. She went with me and we made it a girls trip. We had an amazing time there and it was definitely a very relaxing trip, perfect for harboring a peaceful environment for my soon-to-be roomie. 

Here are some of my fave pictures from Chicago... 

We did so much there and absolutely loved Chicago!! 

Day of transfer we took the train to Highland Park, about an hour north of the city...

On the train before we realized we were supposed to have tickets to ride and our metro card did not count. Oops! 

And then this 6AA embryo was transferred into my big, fluffy uterus! Our clinic nurse had my IFs on skype, so they got to see the whole thing. It was incredible. And crazy fast. They sent me on my way immediately after the transfer and we opted for an uber back to our hotel. We stayed another day and a half before heading back to Texas! 

I decided to wait to give any results on the transfer, but I will say we had our second beta this morning. Guess you'll have to stay posted to find out if that sweet little embie got cozy and comfy and decided to take up a temporary residence in my uterus! 

Until I remember to blog again....