BETA News!!

So after getting my blood drawn this morning and waiting for what it felt like 18hrs, the results are in!

.......... .... .... 392 BETA!


That's a awesome number and we are for sure PREGNANT! I can NOT explain how happy I am for my IF's and family! I will go in for another BETA on Wed and post that number as well. It sounds like a ultrasound will be done soon after that.

But it's for real, and I couldn't feel anymore joy in my heart than I do right now.

Thank you all for the support

***UPDATE***

BETA 922, DAY12 yay! Great number!

Next beta will be done a week from today:)


****UPDATE****


BLOODWORK 21Days After Transfer-


BetaHCG= 13,075
ESTRADIOL= 703
PROGESTERONE = 14.4


Damn those are some good lookin numbers!

US is next week!!!!:)

NOH8 Photo is here!

Yes, it finally came! I chose to do a NOH8 photo for many reasons, obviously first being HUMAN RIGHTS> I will NEVER be okay with the thought of telling people who it is they are allowed to love or to marry.

I also chose to put in a piece of Norway in for the reasons of my friends that I will be carry their child for. I believed in this fight before I met them and I love the fact that I can do my part in helping the world understand it doesn’t matter who makes the family, it is about the love built around the family. LOVE NOT HATE.

“You can’t change the music of your soul.”
~Katherine Hepburn

2 little beans...

So a week ago today I was in NYC having dinner with my husband and my IF's. It was the night before the transfer and everyone was feeling great!...

Transfer was set at 3:30 and to keep it short and sweet, it was maybe a 45min appointment which is a lot like a pap smear. I will say comparing transfer1 to transfer2, it went perfect and everything was beautiful. I can't explain in words on how confident I am that it was a successful transfer. We ended the visit with my IF's on Sunday with all 4 of us feeling the same way. Happy. I'm looking forward to Monday, that will be my BETA and trust me I will be at the door the minute they open:)

Here are some fun photos I thought I'd share of the lucky charms i brought with me (yes my husband was one of them):

Transfer plans

A week from now I will be pregnant! I think this week was probably one of the slowest weeks in history for me! For a couple reasons, one being my husband has been out of town for the past 2 weeks and just knowing the transfer is right around the corner! So I've stayed busy thinking about all the things that need to be done before we leave and the things I would like to see happen during our visit.
The kids are all counted for while we are gone, I couldn't be more thankful that my parents are right around the corner from us and will be taking the kids while we are away, still working on a dog sitter..who knew it would be so hard to find someone to watch a 150pd doggy!?!
I've bought myself some lucky socks and comfy pj pants for the transfer and also received a beautiful gift from a new surro girlfriend in the mail yesterday, a lucky bracelet. I'm loving my new friendships with other surrogates, but thats a whole other post.
I feel ready and stress free about everything! I'm already planning ahead for when my IP's come to visit for the ultrasound;)
Some goals while in NYC:

1) Getting pregnant (duh)
2) Having a great time and visit with the guys and hubby
3) Enjoying a peaceful stay (kid free)
4) Taking more photos of the transfer events
5) Finding the perfect pizza joint
6) Riding the subway

My next post will be after theTransfer...So all I can say is please have some positive thoughts for us and let this baby STICK!

Lab Queen

Well Friday marked my one week of Lupron! I'm doing well and the injections haven't been bad, I've done them all myself so I'm kinda what you would call a "Shot pro". Although today is my first injection of Delestrogen (butt shot) I will NOT be doing that one by myself..

I went in for a ultrasound and blood work yesterday, I'll be waiting for results come next week but confident everything will look great!

My hubby is leaving town on Monday for a 2 week work trip, the timing is not great and I hate having him gone but we'll be fine and I'll lean on my mom to do the next butt shot. Otherwise I feel great, I've had some headaches I've noticed the past few days, but that's always hard to know if it's a side effect or just stress of the everyday.

ohh SHOT!

Today is the start of my meds! I woke up this morning with drugs on my mind:) Sent the kiddos off to school and pulled out my goodies and shot up! yay! Less then a month away for Transfer #2~ I'm more than confident this transfer will take and we will see a baby born around the holidays! Nothing better than a pregnant women in a bikini, pretty sure I'll be sporting a look somewhat like this all summer:)

NOH8 Minneapolis

So today the NOH8 Campaign (Adam Bouska) was in Minneapolis and a friend and I were able to go down to the event and get our photo taken! Talk about a blast! The people working the event and all the others attending were amazing! I came up with a small idea of something to add to my photo to make it personal for myself:) Now we will have to wait the few weeks till I get the image.. But here are some photos from the day I can share with you all now.

http://www.noh8campaign.com/ here is the link to the website!