Just a moment ago, my husband and I heard a rather blood-curdling scream coming from our 3 year-old twins' bedroom. They were supposed to be going to sleep. Daddy ran up the stairs and burst into the room in time to hear our son say, "She scratched me!"
My husband looked at our daughter, whose bed is across the room from her brother's, and said, "How did you scratch him from your bed?"
Our daughter didn't skip a beat when she very confusedly said, "I didn't scratch him with my bed."
I love my kids' language skills!
Saturday, January 12, 2013
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Cornyhorn
The twins were lying down to take their naps when there was a brief discussion about a pink pony one of them received for Christmas. My son was feeling sad and I held the pink pony up to his face and pretended it was licking him. He began to feel better, so I turned my attention to my daughter. As I was tucking her in, she said, "Mama, I thought it was a cornyhorn." I chuckled and smiled so big that I nearly teared up. She did the same and I gave her sugars. I said, "Do you mean unicorn?" We chuckled together for a few moments and the moment passed. I don't know how many more of those I have, but I don't want to miss any of them.
Preparing for IVF: 16 Days and Counting
We are starting the IVF process again to try and have a sibling for my niece. It worked out so beautifully the first time. God truly blessed my sister and brother-in-law with a beautiful little girl inside and out. She's such a happy girl. I'm going to do my best to document the process, hopefully even better than I did the last time.
About two weeks ago, I began birth control pills (Reclipsen) so that I would have a period and the clinic could put me on a proper medication schedule. After nine days, I developed a severe headache and nausea related to the Reclipsen and our doctor took me off the meds. The clinic told me to inform them if I had a bleed anytime within the following week. Turns out we didn't wait long - two days later I started my period. That was three days ago.
After starting my period, I began applying estrogen patches to my abdomen, which have to be changed every other day. The patches will increase in number over the next two weeks as we near the transfer date, but I will need to use them for a total of 64 days. The transfer is 16 days from now and counting.
We aren't just counting the days down - there is much to do! My sister is working on all the legal details and travel plans. She is preparing all the paperwork the Jones Institute requires to do the IVF: contract, consent forms, etc. It is quite a process. She and my brother-in-law, and my husband and I all have to be HIV-tested as well. Though we haven't had to go through a psychological evaluation this time around, the first time before becoming pregnant with my niece, we all had to sit down together and interview with a psychologist, who then had to send a psychological fitness report to the clinic. Thankfully, the whole process this time is easier, especially since we no longer live in the Norfolk area where the clinic is located.
With homeschooling the kids, my husband in school and working, and me also in school, the time is sure to fly by. I hope to still have plenty of time to share meaningful moments, details of IVF surrogacy, and any challenges along the way.
About two weeks ago, I began birth control pills (Reclipsen) so that I would have a period and the clinic could put me on a proper medication schedule. After nine days, I developed a severe headache and nausea related to the Reclipsen and our doctor took me off the meds. The clinic told me to inform them if I had a bleed anytime within the following week. Turns out we didn't wait long - two days later I started my period. That was three days ago.
After starting my period, I began applying estrogen patches to my abdomen, which have to be changed every other day. The patches will increase in number over the next two weeks as we near the transfer date, but I will need to use them for a total of 64 days. The transfer is 16 days from now and counting.
We aren't just counting the days down - there is much to do! My sister is working on all the legal details and travel plans. She is preparing all the paperwork the Jones Institute requires to do the IVF: contract, consent forms, etc. It is quite a process. She and my brother-in-law, and my husband and I all have to be HIV-tested as well. Though we haven't had to go through a psychological evaluation this time around, the first time before becoming pregnant with my niece, we all had to sit down together and interview with a psychologist, who then had to send a psychological fitness report to the clinic. Thankfully, the whole process this time is easier, especially since we no longer live in the Norfolk area where the clinic is located.
With homeschooling the kids, my husband in school and working, and me also in school, the time is sure to fly by. I hope to still have plenty of time to share meaningful moments, details of IVF surrogacy, and any challenges along the way.
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