Ready Set Go

First of many shots done, Yay! Here we go :)

Here are the Goods

EXTRA EXTRA READ ALL ABOUT IT !!!!!!!

Sorry it has taken me so long to post. I have great news though, We met with the nurse coordinator yesterday and have got the ball rolling. We got our calendars and I start Lupron shots on Sunday. Retrieval and transfer dates are set as long as everything goes well with our response to the meds. I am expecting a box from the pharmacy any day and I will post pics. From Sunday we should only have 5-6 weeks til Pregnancy Test (That WILL be a Big Fat Positive)!!!! Positive thinking will get us everywhere in this process, So please send us all of your positive vibes.

We are all incredibly excited and nervous for the best outcome, IM and I have gotten our lucky shirts and socks for the big days. We are going to utilize the luck of the four-leaf clover to aid us on the journey and hope that St. Patty's Day will bring great news. And with that I will end my post by saying as always thank you for reading, Questions and comments are welcomed and encouraged.     

Short, Sweet and to the Point

Hello everyone we have just received great news! We have gotten the go ahead from, the courts to proceed to the next step. I can not even express how happy and excited I am.
Now we will be getting our calendars for our medication,and tentative retrieval and transfer dates. This news has made my day maybe even week. As always thank you for taking the time to read about our journey, questions and comments are encouraged. I would love to hear from all of you that are reading. P.S. Can I just say YAHOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!! :) 

Update (sorta)

Hello Everyone, just a small update but an update just the same! For those of you readers that are like me (very impatient) are probably bouncing off the walls with this waiting game, as am I. We did get word from the courts that they have signed one of our motions and now we can move on to the others. But the other ones can take a week or two..... at least we are still moving in the right direction and I need to stay positive or I just may crack lol J/K. I am learning that everything comes in due time and nothing is going to hurry it along. After all this is just a big ol waiting game as pointed out by my IM. Wait for a match, wait for medical clearance, wait for the contracts, wait for courts, wait for meds, wait for retrieval and transfer, wait for a positive test and finally wait 9 months for baby(ies). Need I say more???
1st Lesson as a surrogate...... Patience.
I will be posting again next week unless we hear something sooner than expected. As always comments and/or questions are welcomed. Thanks for reading :)

Just a little note

Hello Everyone, Just a little note to let you all know that we are still waiting on word from the lawyer about who our Judge is and when the hearing will be. As I have said before as soon as we get the okay we can move on to the next step which is the hormones to get me and the IM in sync. On another note I hope you all are enjoying your New Year so far. I know us and the IPs are hoping that we will have an incredible journey in 2012. I am going to try to post at least once a week and hope to have some news to share next post. I also have to give a big shout out to all of my supporters that have messaged me it makes a big difference in something like this if you have a lot of support and I obviously do! Thank you all. As always thanks for reading and any questions and comments are always welcome.

Playing Catch-up

Hello again everyone, I guess I should bring you all up to date being that we were matched in October. Since then somethings have happened but not a whole lot because in this process you will see there is a lot of hurry up and wait. For me to be a part of this process there are somethings I had to do to make sure that I was fit to do this, Like having a meeting with a reproductive endocrinologist that will from this point on will be referred to as RE. That meeting included a physical exam and also some questions about why I had made the decision and did I truly understand what all of this entailed. After that I had another meeting with the RE to have something done called a sonohystogram, that is an ultrasound of your uterus that is filled with fluid to check for scar tissue, fibroids, etc. Can I tell you all that I have a beautiful uterus! During that visit I also had all of my testing done to make sure that I had no communicable diseases that could possibly be passed onto the little being that may be residing in there at some point. All tests were negative and we were on to the next step which was to see a phychologist to have a chat about how I may feel during this and to make sure hubby was on board with it all and how we might deal with all that was to come and I think we did well with that visit. Then comes the part where all parties have to submit paperwork to the courts,making our case as to why the IPS need a gestational surrogate and that I am able to do so,before the RE is able to prescribe any hormones. In this process the hormones are used to sync mine and the intended mothers cycles so we are about a week apart in order for the retrieval and transfer to happen when our bodies are ready. The hormones include some shots in the tummy and some oh so fun shots in the rear which can last up to 12 weeks of pregnancy to make sure that baby stays nice and comfy in there. We are very close to having the go ahead from the court so stay tuned in the next week to find out what is going to happen next. I am so very excited to get the ball rolling again and holding high hopes that my IPS will have a great gift next year for Christmas. Thanks for reading and if you have any questions or comments please don't hesitate.