The Buns Are In The Oven.

Over a year has gone by since the last embryo transfer. My IF's have been through so much yet still they keep reaching for the dream, that hope of one day being parents.

Today, as my IM and I held hands we watched the doctor transfer the two beautiful embryos into me. We saw them under a microscope first and my heart swelled...this was it! This was the moment that we had all prayed for would come. The doctor was delighted at how perfect all 6 of the embryos were. The four not used today have been frozen for a later date.

The procedure was much quicker than we expected (quicker than we experienced before). The atmosphere was laid back. So laid back in fact that the doctor questioned the nurse why the music wasn't on. He then proceeded to make sure the radio station was static free. Maybe a little neurosis is involved when you deal with couples desperate for a baby day after day. When it was done everything just felt so different than before. There was a huge sense of calm and quiet confidence in that everything had gone perfectly. Before he left the room the Dr told us that we had an 80% chance of one baby and a 20% chance of multiples. Just for good measure I laid on the table for ten minutes with my hips up. It had worked with my kids, maybe I was just being superstitious, but it felt like the thing to do at that moment. And that was it. I got dressed and off we went.

Since we had a few hours until my flight home we headed to the Waterfront in TO and met up with IF for lunch. I felt like I was sitting with family. I've felt that way about them for a long time but today brought us all even closer. We laughed, shared stories and talked about the future. I have mentally inventoried all the modern styled furniture in their house and told them I can't wait to see how much of it is still around a year from now. We talked about how we will be lifelong friends from this, and how we're going to Disney. We walked along the waterfront and ate ice cream cones. It was a pretty picture perfect day.

So now comes the toughest part....the 2 week wait. Two weeks from now I am to have a blood test done to determine if I'm pregnant. Not sure if you've noticed yet but I'm not very patient. IM said I could take a home pregnancy test but not to tell her the results unless they are positive.

I want to thank everyone who has supported us. I've been reading IM everything that has been posted, all your positive words. It has been a great help to all of us to get through to this point knowing there are so many people behind us. I also want to thank my wonderful husband. How many girls have someone so supportive that they will be there every step of the way to carry another person's baby. Today he wrote on my FB status...."Morning Sunshine....I hope you get knocked up real good today.....love you and miss you!" How fantastic is he?