Time is flying by!!

Quite a bit has happened since my last update--

Paul and Lacy came down for our group appointment with Leslee Murphy, which went great!  That morning Paul and Lacy met with her first and then all four of us sat and talked with her.  I knew that it was going to go smooth because 1- we had already been through this once and 2- we have an extremely open line of communication, which without that we wouldn't have made it this far!  We all opened up and spoke about the first round and preparing for the second.  It was nice to see that everything was laid out on the table.  That day Lacy also had the hysteroscopy redone and they were very pleased with the results- as usual she has a beautiful uterus! HAHA!  Later that afternoon we received our medication calendars and we able to really see a time line and all the dots connecting.  As of now we are both on birth control- Lacy will start her lupron injections on Monday and I will start my lupron suppression phase on May 4th.  On May 14th I will go in for what they call a "suppression check"- if everything is looking good  I will start stimulation phase on the 16th and then will start the daily/bi-daily bloodwork and ultrasounds.  I am praying for smoothness and healthy embryos this time around.  We have everything in order now we just wait for the days to pass, which they really seem like they have been flying by.  I called and paid for Lacy and I's medications today- wow.  I'm not going to lie sometimes I honestly think about what all of the money we have spent could buy.  There is no way we would have been able to do all of this without our family and friends.  We are so blessed to have such a strong support system, it is just unbelievable.  I am a little more nervous this time around than I was the first time- which is kind of weird seeing as I know somewhat of what to expect.  I have high expectations this round and I am feeling much better.  I had lunch today with a neighbor who I don't see very often, but her and her husband are looking into IVF.  She had a lot of questions so it was kind of neat to tell her all about our experience.. I saw her when we were going through our first round but I knew that she was having a really hard time with her own fertility issues, so I didn't tell her that we were already half way through at that time, but today I told her about everything.  Even though our story didn't have the first ending we were looking for, we are going to try one more time and see what we can do this time!  Even though I am nervous and I am extremely excited and ready to get on with this! 

God is so GOOD! Round 2!

Well a few things have happened since my last update.. I have been meaning to update for sometime now I just haven't found the time.  On March 31st, Thomas and I went for our first visit with the fertility couselor- Leslie Murphy.  She was great and so reassuring that every feeling I was having was completely normal and made us feel so comfortable.  Our next appointment will be on Tuesday, April 14th.  Paul and Lacy will first meet with her and then all four of us will meet with her as a group.  We are extremely blessed that Paul and Lacy are so open and that our line of communication has been open both ways since the beginning making this process much easier.  Houston IVF now has all of our records from our first office and we could not be more happy with their office.  They are night and day difference from our first office.  Lacy will possibly have to have one procedure redone before starting everything up again but otherwise we should be good to go.  Originally Lacy and I were on different cycles- about 10 days apart.  When you are doing the surrogacy route they want you and your carrier on the same cycle.  I was due to start around March 20th.. well days came and went and no period.  I assumed maybe I was going back to my original schedule, which I would have started between the 28th-2nd, well that didn't happen either.  I started on Thursday the 9th and Lacy was due to start on the 10th-- How does that happen, by the grace of God!!  I called our nurse, Jessica-- who I absolutely love and told her it looked like we were within days apart.  She called in birth control for Lacy and I and as long as Lacy started by Saturday, I would start my BC on Saturday and Lacy would start Sunday night.  Last night was my first night to start my pills and Lacy called and said she wasn't sure if her pills were called in or not because they weren't in her pharmacy bag.  Of course I went into panic mode- but really had no reason too.  I called the after hours number who contacted the on-call nurse and she called me within 5 minutes and was so sweet and called in a prescription for Lacy... fact is we never had that promtness with round 1.  It just reassures me that we have made the right decison by changing offices.  We will have more information on time frame when we go in on Tuesday.  The first round I was on birth control before starting my stimulation medicaitons- if that is the same we will be looking at early May for retrieval and transfer.  As most of you that know me, know how much I believe in signs and reasons for everything.  Well with round 1 I promised myself I wouldn't start buying any clothes or baby stuff until we knew we were pregnant and everything was a go.  Well I couldn't help myself and I did buy two outfits... one boy and one girl... Crazy thing is that they were Valentine's day outfits.  One has three hearts on it and the other says, "Most eligible bachelor".. Well here I go reading into it.. So if we transfer in May, we would be looking at a February baby-- just saying!! Unfortunatly there are no guarantees and yes we fully understand what we are getting ourselves into.  We are looking at more money and possibly still leaving empty handed.. I just can't give up when I know I'm not quite ready too.   Thomas and I agreed for our piece of mind we would try one more time and see what happens.  No matter what God has had his hand on all of us from day 1 and he will not leave us now no matter the outcome!  Thank you to our continued support system, we would not be where we are without you all!  Great thanks are in order to our parents- who have stood by us since day 1.  Our friends, you guys know who you are-- you all are too good to us and we are beyond blessed!!  A huge thank you to Wendy Froman, for helping us make the right decision and guiding us through this!!   God is good all the time and it doesn't mean good is always the outcome but he will be there!!  So as I have said before hang on.. here comes ROUND 2!!  Ding ding ding!!