Drum Roll... IVF #2

I know I know, I lagged on posting!  But don't fret...

Monday night I tossed and turned all night.  I had nightmares about our Embryo's!  This was a totally different experience than last time.  I wasn't getting daily updates from the Embryologist to let me know how they were doing.  They just let the embryo's be.

OH THE TORTURE!

Tuesday morning, I was on pins and needles waiting.  And waiting. And waiting. And waiting.  I mean I wasn't really sure if we were going to transfer or freeze or even if we had any left!

FINALLY! The phone rings.

It was Dr. R.  We have "TWO BEAUTIFUL BLASTS!" What joy... and relief!  He let me know that they are the top quality and there were three others they were "watching" giving them another day to see if they will make it to blast.  He also said, since we had such beautiful embryo's, he felt we were safe to wait and let my body heal and recover... if we had just "okay" ones he would have transferred. Honestly, I'm relieved!  I was MISERABLE.

It is always hard waiting, but I really need to be here for my kids who are here now.  They need me now.  I could not afford ending up in the hospital... or something worse happening to me!  OHSS is serious.

WONDERFUL OHSS

Days two, three, and four post ER were the worst in my recovery.  I was beginning to have trouble breathing and even had to sleep with two pillow so I stayed propped up!  I couldn't lay on my side to sleep without having sharp stabbing chest pains.  Lets just say sleep hasn't been the best.  When walking, I would have sharp shooting pains in my belly, not in my ovaries or pelvic area, but my stomach.

I called Chris and let him know the good news!  It was perfect.  We only fertilized seven because we didn't want too many, just enough.  I couldn't stop praising God the rest of the day...and I still am of course!

The Next Day

I get another call!  This time it is our Embryologist who Rescue ICSI'd our last batch and made Rocco and Maximus... Christine S.!  She is so sweet!  Sbe couldn't wait to hear about my boys and then let me know about our other embryos. We ended up with three more to freeze.  Three six day blasts.  At first I didn't know what to think.  Should I be happy? Upset? Worried?  We cannot have five more kids.

Again, we ICSI'd seven eggs out of 36, because we were told only 1/2 would fertilize and then we would likely end up with two blasts... now five! 

"Lord, we said, just enough!" My plan was two and I guess His was five!  This was his plan not ours.  I have no idea how the thaws or transfers are going to go... if they will all make it... or make a baby!  

These embryo's are in His hands.  I know His plans are greater than ours, and I have faith that we will have just enough.

Today

Seven days post ER, I finally feel the OHSS disappearing.  Even yesterday I was in pain and needed a lot of rest.  Today I easily played with my children on the floor.  Today was a good day.

Picture taken two days before Egg Retrieval. My IVF miracles.

Lots of updates!

Yikes!  Where does the time go?  So so much has been happening!  Rocco and Maximus are turning 9 months tomorrow! Can you believe it!?  It truly is unbelievable how fast it does go!  Those first three months feel like an eternity with the lack of sleep learning how to be a mother, learning your babies needs and wants then BAM you get it down and they are NINE MONTHS OLD!  Oh how I love them!

My babies are so much fun!  I love my life with them!  Each day they make me smile, each day they make me laugh... of course we have challenging moments, but I wouldn't change a thing!  I am truly BLESSED beyond words with the sweetest most lovable little boys a Mommy could ask for!

Rocco is crawling like crazy, since 7 months, and honestly I think he is going to walk soon.  C started walking when he was 9 months... I'm scared.  This week Rocco learned to pull himself up in his crib, I walked into this in the morning...

Look how proud he is of himself!  Then, with in two more days, he has learned to  pull himself up on just about everything he can grasp, including our back door, he has also climbed up a step from the living room to the foyer.  Thankfully, he is the only one doing this...

Maximus army crawls EVERYWHERE.  I'm not really sure if he will actually crawl, since he is so efficient at army crawling.  He can keep up with Rocco and go from room to room.  He sits up very well but cannot sit-up on his own or go back to to crawl from sitting.  He is in no hurry and neither am I!  Maximus is VERY busy, high energy, so I know that he won't be walking, he'll be RUNNING! Ha!
He is definitely my lil comedian and is so funny!  I have never met a baby like him.

Last week, we FINALLY went back to the RE and the boys got to meet all the nurses, Dr. R, and the Embryologist!  It was SUCH an awesome day!  I brought them a little thank you...

We actually had to go to both offices to see everyone.  I got a little teary going back there and seeing the nurses who were so supportive throughout our IVF process.  It is something that I can NEVER forget!  Going back just reminded me of how far we have come and how emotional the process was.  Anyways, Dr. R got to hold the babies which was so neat to see since he got to hold them as embryos!  I am so mad because I forgot to get a photo :-/  I was so caught up in the moment.  However, I went to go see Kristine, the embryologist, who told me at the transfer, "you have to bring these babies back to see me after you have them, we NEVER see this happen!"  Which I elaborate on HERE, in a previous post from our IVF cycle.  

Kristine had been following our story through the computer, since they update to make sure there was a live birth.  She remembered us IMMEDIATELY and was SO happy to meet the little miracles she helped create.  One thing she said, which surprised me is that we are their MOST SUCCESSFUL case EVER of rescue ICSI because we got twins and that we only had a 2% chance of it working to get ONE BABY, let alone TWINS! What little miracles I have here!!!  She wanted me to take a picture of the three of them so here they are...

It was such an awesome day!  The boys also did so good... I am one PROUD mama!!

Sunday, the boys are getting dedicated to the Lord in church and we are having a celebration lunch back at our new home (which we are LOVING!).  All is good here and we are all just so blessed :)