This past Labor Day weekend we took the kids on a vacation without grandparents. We hiked, fished, and played. We had the best time. Jay and I almost laughed about how easy the trip was. The twins are 3 and getting so much better at listening and are just so fun! They are into everything around them. So curious and honest and just a blast to hang out with. Shep is one funny little guy too. He's basically a little boy and no longer a baby. He's got a wicked sense of humor and is sooo independent. While discussing how easy life is becoming (I mean seriously- Shep will be out of diapers by summer...hopefully) we decided that we had better start discussing having a 4th.we didn't want to get too far from the baby stage to re-enter. We also wanted the kids to be close in age and stage so that we could all sort of move through life at the same stage together. God willing of course.
So- we returned home and I called my BFF nurse at Reach to let her know we were ready to come back. She told me that my cycle lined up perfect and asked if we wanted to start the next day. Whoa! We didn't think it would move this fast! But we prayer about it and went with it. Jay and I went to sign all the paperwork and brought Shep with us. We went later in the morning to try and avoid the mad rush of woman getting their daily bloodwork in hopes of getting pregnant. I still remember that pain all too well and didn't want my child cause any undo stress. It was great however for our nurses and doctors to see the little miracle they helped create! He took to Mary so well and she carried him around the nurses office while Jay and I completed the paperwork.
I started birth control pills the next day and we were on our way! Things have been so so different this time around. Obviously, we are ecstatic to have the chance to have a 4th but we also have a crazy busy life with our three! When it was time for the Lupron shots to begin I was able to administer them myself without issue. I barely noticed the effects of the estrogen pills. The night I was supposed to start my progesterone injections, I realized I totally forgot to order that medication and called my dr office freaking out. The on call nurse was a little in disbelief that I had forgotten to order my meds but told me we could delay the transfer and it would be ok. The medicine has to be compounded and only certain pharmacies do that. I order from a place in Atlanta and I came this close to driving down there on a Sunday night at 5pm to go pick it up in person. Luckily, the pharmacies I called was so so so amazingly nice and called pharmacies around Charlotte looking for a sample for me to use so that we could transfer on our scheduled date. Our scheduled date was Thursday 10/29, 2 days before Halloween. I was so worried that if they did the transfer the following day, I'd still be on modified bed rest and wouldn't be able to trick or treat. My
Mom and I joked that it was like Hanukkah because our pharmacist located a small sample of the progesterone oil that would last me for 10 days :) He found it at our local 24 he Walgreens (who never carries it but just so happened to have a tiny amount). I mean I could totally feel someone looking out for us :)
So this past Thursday we transferred our last little embryo. Jay and I checked into a hotel uptown for a little rest and relaxation for 2 nights post transfer and literally I laid in bed all day until dinner. We are 3dp5dt so not quite time to test yet but I did smell dog poop in our bedroom while sitting on the living room sofa so my sniffer may be having some pregnancy symptoms. We'll know for sure on November 9th! Right now we're just trusting in God and know that he knows the plans for us. We're saying our prayers and placing our trust in Him. Hopefully we'll have some great news soon and a little baby Carroll this summer! 😊
