Gestational Carrier

Egg Retrieval Done!

We are home! I am going to warn you – I am still under the influence of IV sedation and valium, so some of the sentences and trains of thought I have, might not make a whole lot of sense. We arrived in Grand Rapids a little before 8:45am, and there sure weren’t a lot of people there at…

Thursday is THE DAY!

Just wanted you to know that this is THE WEEK – oh wait, I already told you all that :). AND…THURSDAY is egg retrieval day! I just found out late yesterday afternoon! I was ecstatic – I called Dan right away and started to plan for Thursday. In a very short amount of time we…

One Day At A Time

This week is the WEEK! I can’t believe the time has come. Last October when we were talking about when to start, we were all so bummed that we had to wait until the summer; especially the end of the summer. Now we have finally arrived on retrieval and transfer week! Docs are thinking that…

Another Ultrasound Update

Had another ultrasound today! I may sound like a broken record, but I believe this is fairly normal to have this many. I know that they want to keep a special eye on me because of my heart, but so far so good. I have been switching between the offices in Kalamazoo and Grand Rapids,…

Ultrasound Update

Whew! What a week! It has been an emotional roller coaster for us. Sometimes I wonder if I am on the Top Thrill Dragster. Such highs and so many lows. Yet I wouldn’t trade one of them. Do I sometimes wish they would all go away at the time? Of course. I look back and…

Baby Progress!

Baby update! I had an ultrasound on Monday and everything looked great! I had no clue going into it what to expect (and for those who have done this before, you’re probably thinking “this is all normal, Kristin.”) Not going to go into detail about everything, but I have 14 eggs thus far! That sounded good…