SHG Complete

All went well today. I thought I'd be a lot more nervous than I was, but the whole thing was actually pretty pleasant.

Jonah, Mark and I headed out to the Seattle clinic. We've never been there before so I was curious what it would look like considering we're likely to do all of our blood work, ultrasounds and monitoring there. The actual trial transfer and transfer itself will be in the Kirkland clinic.

We saw Dr. L and he remembered us from our last cycle. He remarked that it was nice to see Jonah, the product of our first IVF cycle, and so often he bears the brunt of patient frustration for cycles that don't work - that it was nice to see living proof of one that did work.

Jonah thought HE was going to the doctor, so he cried and cried but finally settled down once he realized it was the "momma doctor". Dr. L asked me if I remembered what everything felt like from the first SHG and I admit I was an ole pro. I barely winced when the hoo haa jacker was placed in, and the catheter into my uterus was also a piece of cake. I remember the first time around I was completely nervous, taking advil ahead of time, oh the difference!

It was actually a really sweet scene with Mark telling Jonah "that's where you lived little man" - when my uterus came onto the monitor. We talked to Jonah about 'making a brother or sister' and while he totally doesn't get it right now, I know eventually he will.

Dr. L placed the saline inside my uterus and said everything was wonderfully normal. Score! I freaking love my uterus! The whole thing was done within 10 minutes and we were on our way out the door. Both Mark and I remarked how this time was around was so much less scary, so different. I actually felt elated and excited, not negative and worried.

Afterwards, we dropped Mark off and Jonah and I headed to the park. I saw one of my long ago acquaintances and she was 7 months pregnant! We talked for a while - and it must have been the combination of the beautiful sun, but I just became so positive and happy about having another child.

I babysat another toddler last night, a friend of mine and I got a peek into what it would be like having two. While I know two hours does not accurately represent the work needed for two, I must say it felt 'complete'. It really felt like THIS would be perfect. It was the perfect blend of people and family and again got me even more excited. When Mark came home from work and saw me holding two toddlers, I saw a glimmer of happiness in his eyes. He told me later it was really nice to see me holding two children. I don't think I'll ever forget that.

So, SHG is done! SWEET! Now onto the dreaded full bladder trial transfer. We have a sitter for that one, thank God, so now it's just about getting through the bladder part!

Go Uterus!

Quick Update

Heh. Katie the nurse let me know that they meant to put 'per vagina'. Oh well. She said I had the office laughing, so that's good.

I'm feeling a bit anxious about my diagnostic procedures this week. I'm sure they will go off without a hitch. We were able to get a sitter for the trial transfer, so that's awesome. Now that we're thinking of pregnancy #2, everywhere I look are pregnant women!

Kind of like when you think about a new car you want and all you see is that car everywhere! I'm definitely not ready to BE pregnant yet, but I'm on the on-ramp - thinking about merging. :-)