Alrighty, so the last time I heard from the RE it was about 3:45 Friday afternoon and they told me to go ahead and trigger. But I cannot do this on my own...so I had to hastily call someone to help!! :) Thankfully, I am blessed to have great friends who are available at a moments notice to inject me. So I drove out to Rachel’s house and let her poke me, which she did an awesome job at! No shaking or anything. I am so mad at myself that I forgot to get a picture this time though. Boo.
The IUI itself was set for Saturday morning. We had to be there at 7:30am and with a 3 1/2-4 hour drive I REALLY did not want to head there Saturday morning. So we decided to get a hotel that night and Saturday night and make a weekend out of it. I had just a couple of hours to trigger, tie up loose ends at work, pack, book a hotel, cancel church responsibilities, etc. before we had to leave town to head to Mobile. But it all got finished and we were on our way by 8ish that night. It rained/thundered the whole drive to Mobile, but we made it safely. We even saw the truck in front of us on the interstate swerve into the median, do at least three complete rotations and finally stop on the other side with oncoming traffic. It was so scary to watch! I don’t know if he hydroplaned or what, but the Lord was watching over the people in that truck because they were fine! There “somehow” weren’t any cars coming in the oncoming traffic lanes so they were able to get out of the way before they were hit. Crazy.
Everything else about the weekend went perfectly smoothly!! We got to see….
Yes, yes those are my husband’s swimmers! :) I debated posting it…didn’t know if it would be appropriate or make anyone uncomfortable…but I decided it was just too cool not to share! :) The camera didn’t take a great picture through the microscope, we could see them better than this but they were just a swimming around! And then…
The weekend was fun though! We stayed downtown in a neat little hotel, took naps, walked to a cute restaurant and coffee shop (decaf of course), went to a movie, shopped a little, ate at Lambert’s (Home of the Throwed Rolls…they really do throw them :) ), went outlet shopping…it was so nice and relaxing. I have read that more babies are conceived on vacations than at any other time, so there you go….making a mini vacation out of it! :) Please join with me in prayer that God is working a miracle in my body right now and we will get pregnant this cycle and have a healthy baby in 9 months!!
Praying with you Lisa!!! Sounds like fun overall, which is what it should be! Hoping your little swimmers feel that peace and make a nice little comfy home for 40 weeks!!!
ReplyDeleteI am praying with you, too!! I don't think you can get a BFN with an IUI where you stayed a couple blocks from Conception St., though!! :)
ReplyDeleteI'm definitely praying for you! All the best for your 2ww!
ReplyDeleteLisa, I have been following and praying without commenting, (too much to do with too little time to do it...:-))but I had to comment this time! I am so glad that you made it through IUI#3 and that the Lord answered so many prayers already along the way! I will be praying for you over the next two weeks. I know God has a very, very special miracle waiting for you on the other side of this! Glad you were able to just relax and have a great little mini vacation as well! As you go through the next two weeks of ups and downs, just remember that when we think that something is simply impossible, God makes ALL things possible, so that we can honor and glorify Him through it and not ourselves because of what we have done. You look great, by the way!!! Corrie :)
ReplyDeleteYay! I will be praying! That is so cool...I've never seen a sperm up close before...just think...one of those could be a chubby baby in 9 months! Gooooood luck and glad you had a fun vacation!
ReplyDeleteWe are definitely praying for you and Barry! Thanks for being such a wonderful example of hope and faith!
ReplyDeleteSo glad you could have a nice stress-free weekend spending time together. I so hope this time works for you all!! I'm praying for you:)
ReplyDeletePraying!! I love that y'all got a picture at Conception Street...so cute. Also, so cool that you got to actually see your hubby's swimmers...that is so neat! I'm so glad that y'all made it down safely and that you were able to make a mini-vacation out of it. Shaun and I always tried to make our IUI days as special as possible and now I'm able to look back on those days with really happy memories. (Of course I still remember the not fun/hard stuff too, but it is amazing how the special/fun memories that we made during the ttc process are what I remember the most). Hang in there during the 2ww...the hardest part for sure...ugh.
ReplyDeleteI am joining you in praying for a miracle! I am so hoping that you are holding a little one in 9 months. Wow, after reading this post and your last one, I am definitely reminded of the verse in Job where it says that no plan of the Lord's can be thwarted (I think "A" recently mentioned this verse on her blog as well). The Lord is definitely at work and I can't wait to see what He has in store and how He blesses your family!
ReplyDeleteI love the pictures (even the swimmers!). They will look great in your baby book :)
Praying for you Lisa! I love you.
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When are you testing? I'm still praying for you!
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