The babies are in!

The transfer is over! It happened! I am still in shock. It's been almost a year leading up to this point and the big "T-day" is complete. The transfer was on 10-12-12 (Friday). I set my alarm for 4:30 on Friday morning (yesterday). With all my phone smarts I ended up setting my alarm incorrectly and my alarm didn't go off. But, because God had plans for making this day PERFECT in every way, I woke up and looked at my phone at exactly 4:30. At that point I knew the day would go well. I took a shower and got ready to go. I kissed Randy goodbye (he was still sound asleep) and I headed out the door. As I drove the 30 minutes to my mom's house I prayed and prayed and prayed. Mostly I just prayed that I wouldn't puke everywhere. I was nervous. Scratch that, I was petrified. It's all a good plan to be a surrogate, until the day you actually become one. I got to my mom's and promplty headed to the bathroom, just in case. I regained my composure and we headed out the door. I have to pause here and say that my mom is the ONLY reason I stayed sane during the trip over, and during the transfer. She brought this incredible calm to me, that only a mother can bring. I appreciate and love her even more so now. If that was even possible. We made excellent time and made it to Seattle in only 5 hours. Arriving at our hotel 5 hours before check in time and 2 hours before the transfer, I assumed they wouldn't have our room ready for us. But, God swooped in and of course worked that all out for us and we both had a cozy room to go to. Her and I hung out for a little while and then headed to the transfer. Traffic last time I was in Seattle for appointments was horrendous. I was fully prepared to deal with that again. Nope, clear roads all that way. We arrived a half hour early and began our wait. My intended parents were actually a bit late (late to their own baby making! Ha!) and of course I thought, they are backing out, something heppened etc etc. The technitian called us back and they got me all set up, checked my bladder by ultrasound (had to be very full), and gave me the run down on what would happen. Finally my Z and L walked in and I felt intense relief. I gave L THE biggest hug I've ever given somebody. Right then and there was the moment that all my doubts dissapeared. I was more than ready. Our embryologist (wouldn't that be the coolest job title to have?!) came in and talked to us all about our embryos that would be transfered. She told us that they thawed out wonderfully and looked beautiful. They were three days embryos (so egg and sperm had been together for three days already). She also gave us each a copy of the babies first picture!

It is so weird to be feel bonded to two microscopic cells, but I love these little guys! And I have to say that technology just keeps boggling my mind. Z left the room and our doctor came in and got me all prepped for the transfer. The actual transfer took a total of five minutes. It was completely painless and easy. The other cool thing was that we got to watch everything on a TV screen on the wall. We saw the embryos under the microscope, them sucking them up into the transfer tube, and then watched on ultrasound as he inserted them into my uterus. Talk about more mind boggling! I rested there for a fifteen minutes afterwards and then I was all done!WE hugged, we snapped pictures, and we felt much needed refief. Z and L left right after that (Z had to go back to a meeting at work). They would pick us up again that evening to have a nice dinner out. My mom and I went to have some lunch across the street and then we headed back to rest at the hotel for a couple hours. Z and L picked us up that evening and we had a wonderful dinner at a small korean restaurant. I LOVE trying new foods, and asian foods of all sorts are my favorite. They know this and picked a great place! We talked, we laughed and we ate far too much. My heart was so full. We ended the night with some big hugs and so many thank you's from them to me. I am so grateful that I get to do this for them. What an honor! My mom and I headed back to our rooms and crashed soon afterwards. I woke up this morning feeling refreshed but super bloated! I looked that up and it's to be expected. Hoping that means good things are happening! Our drive home was easy and uneventful, again.... God. I was met with smiles and hugs from my husband and kids when I walked in the door. I felt so immensly blessed that I have all these people in my life. I can't count how many calls and positives texts and facebook messages I got this weekend. So many people are rooting for us, L and Z!!! I will be resting on the couch for the next day and then go to light activity for a few days after that. In five days I can start taking at home pregnancy tests. By Friday (7 days post transfer) I should know if those babies stuck or not! Thank you all for your unending support and love! Stay tuned!