Here we go IN VITRO: Week 6

Here I am in my living room—fire burning in the fireplace, dogs standing guard on my either side, my hubby’s arm around me as we anxiously peer out the window waiting for the forecasted snow to arrive—and I have to pause and smile.  

I am so blessed.  What an incredible life.

With Thanksgiving so close, it’s hard not to stop and take stock in all that God’s given us.  To praise Him for His faithfulness, for His love, and for His mercies that are new everyday.  

Going through this process has made me so keenly aware of the blessings that surround me; the gift of friendship, the incredible miracle of family, the beauty of Creation….the list is unending.  I’m in awe of the love of the Father, and how it is manifested in everything I see around me.   

And I am so thankful.

This week was a good one. 

First off, I need to thank you for your prayers on our behalf Friday.  I was again overwhelmed with the outpouring of love poured on us from so many of our wonderful, wonderful friends.  Your love and faithfulness to us during this season has inspired me and has touched my heart.  Words will just never be enough to thank you for the way you have encouraged us. 

For those that don’t know, we were up at OHSU on Friday for our suppression check (a blood draw and ultrasound that check to make sure the ovaries have been suppressed by the daily Lupron medications).  For me, since my ovaries have basically been suppressed since day 1 (kind of the problem), I was feeling pretty good about the outcome.  Turns out I was right, as the tests revealed that all was quiet on the western front (meaning, no action in the ovaries…we were suppressed!)

This was great news. 

We were given instructions to begin stimulation medications Follistim and Menopur, and now, along with my nightly injections of Lupron, I also inject Follistim in the morning and Menopur at night.  That’s three needles a day, folks! 

The exciting part is that we are now onto the final countdown.  We will be on stimulation medications for about 10 days, and then I will go in for the egg retrieval procedure around December 1st.  Three to six days after the egg retrieval, my baby embryos will be transferred back to my ovaries and we will pray like crazy for these precious little babies to latch on and attach to the uterine wall so I can carry them to term.  

And then we wait two weeks to find out if they did.  I'm pretty sure I'm going to want to wrap myself in bubble wrap as we await the outcome.   

Fortunately for me, my God has already ordained the outcome, and His plan for me is good.  I continue to learn, each and every day, to rest more and more in that assurance.  And to pray like crazy.  

Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.

Luke 11:9