We had our ceremony on Saturday and it was beautiful!
This is our prayer circle. We asked 6 couples to be our "sponsor couples". We asked them to pray for us continually, to counsel us when we need it, to hold us accountable and to participate in the ceremony. This is a wonderful group of friends that we both hold very close to our hearts. They mean so much to us and we love them a lot!We went to a wonderful bed and breakfast afterwards. It was such a relaxing time! We had plenty of time to relax and enjoy each other.
Me in front of the B n B.
This is one of my favorite pictures.
My handsome Richard.
This is the B n B and the lake. This place was georgous and so relaxing. The food was out of this world. I have never had such delicious food. The inn keepers were wonderful Christian people. Here is a link... http://www.missionoakinn.com/ I highly reccomend this place!
Drew’s birthday was Sunday, and then we left for vacation on Monday. We had a really great time on vacation and I tried very hard not to worry about what may or may not be going on inside my body. I did things that I normally would not do because I would be worried that it would hinder implantation. I tried very hard to leave it in God’s hands and trust that if it was meant to be it would be. Many were praying that God would bless us with the extra special Recommitment baby.I did not take a HPT last cycle because of the trigger shot. The trigger shot is a synthetic form of the hcg hormone that your body produces when you are pregnant. A HPT tests for the presence of the hcg hormone. So if you take a HPT after the trigger, chances are you will get two lines because the test will detect the hormones from the shot. So I did not test last cycle because I did not want to get a false positive.
I was not so strong this cycle. I could not shake my HPT addiction, and tested at 11dpo. I got a very, very, very faint second line. I called the RE and they said that the trigger hormone is usually out of your system at 11dpo, and they suggested having a beta blood draw. I cannot tell you how many times I have had the beta done and ever time it is a BFN. I just couldn’t face another phone call with bad news. I knew that it could be lingering trigger, so I opted to wait and see if AF showed over the weekend. My head knew it was the lingering trigger… my heart wanted this so bad! Sure enough AF showed on Sunday. On to another cycle.
I called the RE to report cd1, the start of a new cycle and they wanted to do the lap this month. I told them that we were leaving for vacation on the 1st, and they suggested waiting until next cycle because I would not be fully recovered and feeling like traveling by then. So they told me to continue the 100mg of Clomid this cycle and then I will have the cd21 progesterone draw done once we get back. I won’t be able to have the cd14 u/s or the trigger this month because I will be gone. Next month they want to do the lap. So that is where we are at this time. Rich and I need to make a decision if we are going to have the lap done or not. It is an expensive test ($6000) and there is about 3-4 days of recovery. Since we said that we were going to wave the white flag and admit defeat at the end of this year, that would only give us 2 cycles to try after the lap. It hardly seems worth it. So either we extend our time… again, or we don’t have the surgery and continue to do what we are doing for three more months.
I called the RE to report cd1, the start of a new cycle and they wanted to do the lap this month. I told them that we were leaving for vacation on the 1st, and they suggested waiting until next cycle because I would not be fully recovered and feeling like traveling by then. So they told me to continue the 100mg of Clomid this cycle and then I will have the cd21 progesterone draw done once we get back. I won’t be able to have the cd14 u/s or the trigger this month because I will be gone. Next month they want to do the lap. So that is where we are at this time. Rich and I need to make a decision if we are going to have the lap done or not. It is an expensive test ($6000) and there is about 3-4 days of recovery. Since we said that we were going to wave the white flag and admit defeat at the end of this year, that would only give us 2 cycles to try after the lap. It hardly seems worth it. So either we extend our time… again, or we don’t have the surgery and continue to do what we are doing for three more months.
Wow, that wasn't a very short version at all!! Well we are off for Disney World in a few days. I should ovulate while we are there. I have heard it is a magical place, we could use a little magic!
