A song for the weekend...

For those anxiously awaiting a report... we are not giving up hope yet! I heard from Hanne this afternoon and they did not find any eggs this morning at the ultrasound. She is scheduled for another one on Monday morning. We will know more then if it is meant to be in July.

JP keeps saying that God has a plan. So we believe. If not today, this week or this month, it will happen.

Are we there yet?

On our drive to Winona, the kids must have asked a dozen times, "Are we there yet?!"

So I thought I'd put it out there and see if YOU are here yet? Hanne & Tommy, how was your travels to the US? I wonder if the storms delayed your arrival and landing into MSP? The storms were behind us the whole drive down to Winona. Surely you must be exhausted! I hope you were able to rest and relax on the plane. Will you try to adjust to the time this weekend?

Can't wait to catch up with you!

In... and out...

kinda like "wham bam, thank you m'am!" with the ultrasound this morning, and my magic number is a perfect 10!

Now... we... wait.....
again

Good luck at your appointment tomorrow, Hanne!! And pack light so you have room to bring home lots of souvenirs from Minnesota.

4th of July

This day means different things for different reasons... and on the surrogacy front, it's time to celebrate the END of Lupron! JP thought it was funny that I was taking a photo of the sharps, so he took a photo of me taking a photo of the sharps!





I now have a 10 day respite from needles...

A Cycle Update from Hanne

A bit of our conversation by email, received from Hanne, this morning. Keep those positive thoughts headed our direction! It's working!! We are getting excited to meet with you again in Minnesota.

"Just wanted to tell that I had my first ultrasound check this morning.
And, it all looked good. The results gets faxed over to Dawn.

They wanted to check out that no cysts or anything could have developed around the ovaries - if it had, we probably would have gotten a delay... I have been so focused on the set schedule and my protocol from Dawn, that any possible "delay" has been totally out of my mind. But happily, we are just moving along as we should, totally after the book :)

I will have my next ultrasound on 7/9, the day before we leave. This Saturday I will begin to take the meds that stimulates the egg production - so hopefully the next ultrasound will show me a hole bunch of maturing egg follicles. Yes, I do feel like a hen :) "

Although Hanne and hen both start with an "h", there is no comparing lovely Hanne to an egg-laying hen! That said, we are hoping that there are many, many eggs to choose from so say a little prayer for us in the coming weeks!

Just watching the calendar, changing the medications in/out as the days move forward, and waiting for Hanne & Tommy to come to Minnesota. Nothing new to report this week from this side of the ocean. This is a great month... filled with high levels of anticipation and a few "waiting periods" along the way!

Stick with us... keep us on your prayer list... and check back weekly!