Yesterday was our IVF consult and Lacy's first appointment.  We could not have asked for it to go any better.  We were able to see a friend of ours in the waiting room and she was able to talk Lacy through some of the things she will have to do over the next couple of weeks which really helped.  When they called us back for the IVF consult we all four went in to the room.  I wanted Lacy and Paul to both be in there in case they had any questions about anything.. this is as much about them as is us.  We weren't in the rooms just a few minutes before they called Lacy back for her procedure.  She would be put under for comfort.  They used a small scope to go inside her uterus to clean the lining and check for any cysts.  Dr. Allon was extremely pleased and said it could not have looked any better- Phew!  During the IVF consult it was Thomas, Paul and I... for those of you that know Paul and Thomas you can only imagine the things that were going on in there! HAHA!  Aurora is the coordinator for all of the IVF procedures.  She went over the process in its entirety and we had to sign numerous consent forms.  She also gave me a tentative calendar for the next 6 weeks.  Basically I will be on birth control pills for 20 days- starting on December 6th.  On December 26th, they will do my baseline ultrasound and blood-work.  Starting December 30th I will start two hormone injections daily and then it will switch to three.  After I start those every two days after I will need a hormone blood test in the AM and they will call me with any dosage changes I need to make.  After 3 blood-work appointments it will move to blood-work and ultrasound for the next 4 appointments.  They have scheduled the egg retrieval for January 10th, which would make the transfer for January 15th!!  During this time Lacy will have to take an injection to get her body ready for the transfer.  She is such a brave woman and so strong.  I don't think her or Paul really realize what they are doing for us.  None of this would even be possible with out them, and we are so thankful and blessed to share this with them.   AHHH!!  It is all extremely overwhelming in a good way.  This process has made me to realize so much about myself and my relationship with God.  Last night at bible study I told everyone that Thomas and I are not looking for any sympathy- because there is nothing to be sad about.  We have been given an opportunity that most may never get.  We know people that have tried IVF and the cycle didn't take, and yes that very well could be us.  However, I will not let my fear of what could happen keep me from following in God's path that he has set before us.  I hope one day our little one(s) can read through this blog and know how much I love him/her before they were even in the making.  I want them to be able to see that we have so much love and support around us and people we don't even know are pulling for us.  This baby or babies is already blessed beyond belief and so are his or her parents--which would be us! :)  I prayed this morning for all the people struggling with any type of conception and I prayed for the people that take it for granted.  I feel we are all blessed just in different ways and we should all be thankful.  We received again a gift yesterday and again all I could do was cry... it is all happy tears.  It is so unreal to see that some of the people around us, what this for us as much as we do.  We love you all and thank you for sharing in this journey with us!  Here are two pictures from yesterday's appointment!   I knew we made the right decision with Dr. Allon when one of his nurses was discussing the amount of faith they all have.  She told Lacy and I to both keep our faith and we would have a successful treatment.  They also told us that before most procedures they would pray with us and over us. 

Best patient of the year award!

There will be an eternal bond between the two of us.  Our baby will grow in her belly and in our hearts!