Getting the Ball Rolling

We had another ultrasound done on Friday and it confirmed that everything looks great to start the IVF process. I have great follicles on each side and the cyst that had formed is almost gone. The ultrasound technician was very pleased and said that it looks like I am a great candidate for this. We were very excited to get this news. Now we just wait until August 2nd to get some more info. Based on what two of my friends have done, it looks like the retrieval and transfer could be in the beginning of October. We are getting very excited about our appointment. Keep us in your thoughts and prayers.

Waiting for our first appointment

Jared and I are writing this blog for many reasons. One is that there is and will be a lot of information and steps in our journey, and writing them helps me relieve some of my stress and anxiety. Another reason is that this is a big step in our journey to have baby hansley. We want all of our family and friends to be involved and send us some thoughts and prayers while we do this. We figured that if we made this blog, we could keep all of you updated in the process. We hope that you will continue to read and see how everything works out.

We began seeing a specialist in April. Her name is Valerie Ratts and she is part of Washington University Medicine and she is located at Barnes Jewish Hospital. She is wonderful and we really love her. She was my doctor when I had surgery at the age of 18 for endometriosis. She is a very aggressive doctor and we support all of her decisions. After many attempts to try other procedures to help us, Dr. Ratts has decided that IVF is the best way for us to get pregnant. Our first appointment will be on August 2nd. She will be consulting with us and giving us our timeline for the procedure. We also have to order our medicines that day. Lots of shots to give, so Jared is now going to become a Dr. also. HA HA. Who would have ever thought that I would be letting him give me a shot. Once we have that meeting we can begin to share more with everyone.

We are very excited, scared, nervous, emotional, and just a little overwhelmed right now. We hope that you will follow us through this journey. We would love to hear your comments, so we have attached a place for you to post them. Please keep us in your thoughts and prayers and we will keep you updated!!!!