Tuesday, August 19, 2008

And, they're in.

Clint here, logged in on Jessica's account until we can figure out the permissions to let me post. Jessica is nearby, watching Olympic volleyball while doped up on Valium, screaming at the US team like she knows what she's talking about. Oh, yeah, she does know what she's talking about...

We went up to Carmel for the, hopefully, final time today. Turns out we did it on a totally flat driver's side rear tire. Whoops. Obama would have our heads for that one. The implantation procedure went very smoothly. I'll try to post the photos of us in our gear later this afternoon, if I can figure out how to send photos from my phone. They gave us a picture of the blastocysts they were implanting and told us there were three other ones they are thinking will continue to mature and be frozen tomorrow.

The procedure was very swift and uncomplicated. We watched on the ultrasound through Jessica's abdomen as Dr. Colver implanted the two cell clusters out of a very long syringe-type instrument. And that was that. We cried and hugged each other before going back to the prep room to put our clothes back on.

Jessica is now on 48 hours of bedrest. The dogs are at daycare, thanks to Jessica's parents. They were getting quite a bad case of cabin fever with us lazing about for the past week, so it's good to get them active for a while and give Jessica some peace today.

The next step is a pregnancy test a week from Friday, so we're in a long period of waiting, hoping, and relaxing. Jessica will still be taking her endometrin thrice daily, but otherwise treating herself as if she's pregnant.

I'm doing a lot better myself. Well enough to drive, at least. I'm still sitting on ice and avoiding 100 meter dashes, but I'm able to move around a lot better. Which is good, as school activities start Friday, if I'm able.

As I said, I'll try to post some photos today. 'Til then.

2 comments:

Emily said...

Stick and thrive little blasties. We're rooting for you!

Thanks for sharing, Clint and Jessica. I hope the next few days fly by as quickly as possible.

Heather Wininger said...

I'm so excited that the procedure went smoothly and it looks like there is a good shot!