Sunday 28 February 2010

Ice Skater on board

Due to a sea of melting snow and spotty internet I haven't been able to keep you up to date, but all is well in circus land.
I just got back from Gothenburg with a little Ice Skater on board. It's a little surreal since my body's in it's normal state of self. It's not bruised from daily shots and have no pills shoved up any orifices. In other words I've got nobody to blame for pontential hormonal rages but me. Todays transfer was as close to a natural conception you'd get in a sterile room with two strangers and your mother.

Yes, Mamma got to be in the room with me and witness the magic of seeing the little skater first as a close-up on the flatscreen and then on the u/s as he/she slid through the catheter on to his/her stage in my womb. She loved it and got so excited she completely blew her one task of photographing the little guy. Oh, well :)

Unfortunately we lost the first one of our embryos in the defrosting process. When they thawed our day 5 blast, it didn't look good and it arrested shortly after. The one I have on board now is one of our day 6 blasts, and the other one is still frozen. It's sad but I'd rather this happen than have it transferred only to have it stop developing inside of me. Hopefully our ice skater is a fighter with olympic skills and will continue to develop nicely in his/her new home for the next nine months or so.

I missed my Diver Dude terribly today. He should've been there next to me holding my hand and witnessing the miracle that took place in that small hospital room. I sent him a text after the transfer to tell him all went well and skyped him as soon as I got home. He made me feel loved and missed and even made me laugh with crazy camera filters. He asked me to take good care of his spawn :)

Wednesday is my Farmor's funeral and I'll be 3 days in to my 2WW. Life and death all weaved into one.

23 comments:

  1. Sending you super sticky vibes!!! Our penguin is a day 6 too, so I'm keeping everything crossed for you as it'll give me great hope!

    Be strong on wednesday, thinking of you, Fran

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  2. Good luck! Hang in there little ice skater!

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  3. I am sending you sticky vibes!!! I will be thinking of you and your family on Wednesday.

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  4. Congrats and good luck!! Sending sticky vibes your way!!

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  5. I've got everything crossed for you! I'll be thinking of you on Wednesday.

    Take care.

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  6. Talking about olympic qualities, did you see Anni Friesinger "swim" over the finish line in the team persuit speed skating?
    Just goes to show that anything is possible!

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  7. Very exciting! Settle in little ice skater :)

    xxoo

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  8. I know how much your Farmor meant to you, I hope everything goes smoothly with the funeral. Yes, life and death all wrapped up in one. Take good care of your Ice Skater!

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  9. Praying that little ice skater burrows into her Mamma nice and tight. I hope with everything to see a high beta post from you in a few weeks!

    I'm so sorry about your Farmor, but hoping she can live on in some way with this new life being created inside of you.

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  10. Yeahh! So excited for your ice skater and Mamma being able to experience this with you. It always brings a nice perspective to things when people experience them first hand.
    Hoping the next 2 weeks fly by.

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  11. hope that ice skater snuggles in tight! hang in there this week.

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  12. Hoping so much that this is your miracle.

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  13. sending you tons of hugs, hope, good wishes, and anything else that you might need!

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  14. Wonderful that he/she is finally on board - too bad it cost two embryos, but like you said rather they succumb in the petri dish than in your womb!
    Almost fell of my chair laughing at DD's "take care of my spawn!" Sounds like a Diver Dude comment for sure! :)
    Miss you and will think of you on Wednesday! I'll be sitting next to you holding your hand hard - in spirit!
    Call me if you need me! Whenever, okay!?

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  15. Stick Little one Stick!!! I'm sorry about your Farmor. I will be thinking of you on Wednesday. Sending you lots of Hugs!!

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  16. Great that everything's gone so smoothly so far, and I hope your little ice skater displays Olympian levels of strength and stickability.

    I'll be thinking of you and your family on Wednesday, and hope your Farmor gets the sort of send-off you're hoping for x

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  17. "...in a sterile room with two strangers and your mother." Oh my gosh what crazy lives IFers lead! I laughed when I read that :)

    I am sending TONS of positive thoughts to you and your little ice skater! I have such a good feeling about this!!

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  18. Stick and GROW!!! (The grow part is equally important!)

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  19. Stick Skater, Stick!!! Good luck for the next 2 weeks - hopefully it will go quick and it will be a wonderfully positive result for you!!

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  20. Yay! Settle in, little Skater! I hopehopehope this is THE ONE!

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  21. Thinking of you, how are you feeling? xoxoxoxo

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