Surgery day

4:00 am wake up call. Tara came and picked me up and off to the city we headed.

Notice the shirt...this was right before I was stabbed over and over trying to find a good vein. Not being allowed to drink water did not help the situation. :)

This picture is of the first jab. 

The one great thing about surgery is drugs. Propofol and versed. Those two together are amazing. I just wish I could lay there all day and keep getting dosed. Woke up feeling rested. 

5 eggs retrieved. Now the wait to hear if the eggs were mature and if they fertilized. I'm very excited and optimistic. 

Half way there.

I can't believe it. Finished up my stim shots about an hour ago.  I can remember receiving them in the mail, and wondering how in the world I would ever make it.  Well, it's over.  Pretty sure that's the easy part.  There is actually one more shot at 11 p.m.  It is the HCG trigger shot.  So, it gets the ball rolling.  I'm scheduled for surgery Wednesday morning.  I'm excited, for surgery.  Well, for one, they are giving me drugs, to make me feel loopy.  Never turn down drugs ( now kids, I don't mean fun recreational drugs, oh wait, drugs are not fun!!! Never fun)  Just, when the doctor is there, and wants to make you feel warm and fuzzy, let him.  The second reason, is they are harvesting eggs.  There are eggs in there.  Well, hopefully there are eggs in there.  Random cases of no eggs retrieved have been reported, but by golly, I believe there are 6 beautiful eggs, just waiting to be introduced to donor number %^$#.  ( sorry for all the symbols, but to protect the identity of the anonymous donor, I won't reveal his number)  He is not completely hidden, but I am not allowed to try and find him.  Only my child can when he/she turns 18.

I'm so much in awe of what these doctors and nurses do.  They study for years, and then they practice getting better at their field.  The human body is such a wondrous thing.

I am a firm believer in Science, but I am an even firmer believer in the Creator of all things, God.  I, deep in my soul and heart, know that he gives people talents.  So when people say, "If God wanted you to get pregnant, or have a child, you will".  I agree, but sometimes everyone needs a little help.  He has given me that, by the team I've come to know over the past 8 months.  I'm thankful for all of them.  I'll be even more thankful, if we have success and there is a baby or two.  Now, if there are 3 babies, I might not send them any Christmas cards.  I'll be in shock for one, and broke forever.  :)

So, for my surgery the nurse told me to bring my music and have a playlist.  I've really had fun putting it together, and all my friends on facebook helped.  You have to have fun with life.  Every day, you need to laugh and smile.  Every day, you should try and make someone else laugh and smile.  So, here is my playlist:

Pregnant Women are Smug~Garfunkel and Oates
Black Water~The Doobie Brothers
Baby Got Back~Sir Mix-A-Lot
All That She Wants~Ace of Base
Find My Baby for Me~Roy Orbison &  Sonny Burgess
Baby Likes to Rock It~The Tractors
Wildest Moments~Jessie Ware
I Say a Little Prayer~Aretha Franklin
You Are~Lionel Ritchie(feat Blake Shelton)
Baby~ Justin Bieber
I Got the Feeling~James Brown
Baby Come Back~Player
Baby, You're Right~James Brown
Be My Baby~The Ronettes
Don't Worry Baby~The Beach Boys
Baby Be Mine~Michael Jackson
Keep You Safe~JJ Heller
The Very Thought of You~JJ Heller
The Baby~Blake Shelton
Boogie Child~Bee Gees
Here I am Baby~The Marvelettes
This is the Day~Laura Story
Wait Til You See My Smile~Alicia Keys
Baby Mine~SHeDAISY
Baby, Baby, Baby~ Aretha Franklin
Back in Time~Back in Time

I'll leave everyone with the funniest of the songs, and a cute video to boot.