The Dirty Dozen

Thank you all SO much for all your support--Mook and I both are so thankful we have this wonderful group of cheerleaders. And I have to say, Mook has been quite flattered by all your lovely comments--he's been walking around with quite a big head thanks to you all=) But really, thank you for supporting his first blog post, and he will be back to make guest appearances!

So 15! I was thrilled--I had my mind set on 9 since thats what lovely nurse told us to expect. That way, I wouldnt get my hopes up or be disappointed-so to say I was thrilled is an understatement...and it gets better......

14 out of the 15 were mature. And 12 of those fertilized by ICSI. And guess what?! All 12 are in "the top grade"!!! I had a Hallelujah moment this afternoon when the embryologist called me--I was a little worried, since yesterday she called me promptly at 8am to tell me that the 14 were mature, and 12 had made it. So today...I didnt hear from her until 4. I was sort of glad in a way--that meant we had a better chance of making it to a 5dt. And so far, we are scheduled for noon on Sunday for transfer. I love love love the embryologist--she is the nicest, even tempered person--and has been SO positive about the quality of our embryos. She explained today that "they couldnt look better...usually we see some in the top grade, more in the middle range, and then some towards the bottom--but so far, all yours are top grade." I just thanked her over and over and cried when I hung up--called Mook right away. I know I was excited, but he was over the moon--"My boys are doing a good job!" That just made me cry all over again--this news has really helped him feel that his is not "broken."

Right now, we feel so blessed. We know this is just another hurdle we have cleared--and there are still many to go. But if nothing else, we have succeeded for today. We have beat IF for the moment. We are currently growing 12 healthy embryos. We continue to be thankful and mindful that it can all change in the blink of an eye. So for today, we don't feel broken. Today we feel we are being given a chance....our "dir.ty dozen" are fighters!