Transfer

The morning of August 13, 2009 the embryologist from the clinic called. She said that 4 of of the 13 embryos did not make it overnight. It sounds kind of silly but I felt bad for the embryos that did not make it even though they are just cells at this point! There is this other procedure that they offer only in a needed case. It is called assisted hatching and it is only offered in problem situations. This lady informed me that there is a possibility that the embryos may need this process and that I needed to start the medication immediately. I was not to happy with this ladies attitude as she did not have much of a sympathetic voice.
The next day on Friday August 14, 2009 I was full of anticipation and was up at 6:00 with only about 4 hours of sleep. I was eagerly waiting for the clinic to call and inform us of how the embryos did overnight. At about 9:15 they called and the news was not that great. At this point in time the embryos should be at the 8 cell stage and none of ours are. Therefore they suggested that we do the assisted hatching and transfer the top three. So at this point the chances of a pregnancy have dropped dramatically. Not impossible, just less likely.

The procedure was painless and Shayne got to witness it as well this time. We actually got to see them transfer and they looked like little stars on the monitor. They also gave us a picture of the three embryos that they transferred which is interesting because you can physically see all of the cells.

This picture was taken after the transfer in the waiting area where I had to lay in this chair for 30 minutes. It seemed to take forever.

The Old Apartment

My sister Angie and her kids came on Wednesday to spend some time with me in Calgary. The first day they were here we swam in the hotel pool and then went to Canmore for some ice cream. The little kids have never seen the mountains so they were in awe. Before we left we took the scary drive up the mountain ( the nordic court road) so that they could really appreciate how big the mountain was. I kinda chuckled when Izabella said, " I think that I am a little bit scared Mommy"!
On Thursday morning I had an appointment at the clinic and everything appears to be moving along. The new dose is working fine and the follicles are increasing in size. It does look like the retrieval date will need to be moved though. Who knows, things change daily!

After my appointment at the clinic we all went to the zoo. It rained a little, but it was good because it was not that busy. We walked for over 3 hours to get through the zoo and we really did not cover everything. The Calgary zoo is one big zoo for sure.

When we were done at the zoo Angie and the kids went home and I decided to stop at our old apartment. Considering the house that we have now it is hard to imagine that we ever lived here! Our apartment was the one on the top left hand side. It was less than 600 square feet and we could not even fit a kitchen table in it. Money was not plentiful back then and this is what we could afford. We did have some good times here and this is Tuckers first home. We did not keep him here long though as he has to much energy for a little apartment!

Quick Trip

On June 30 we had to take a quick overnight trip to Calgary for an ultrasound on July 1. I don't know why, but every hotel I stay in I have to take pictures of it. I guess it's because they would help me remember what the hotel was like if I wanted to stay there again. This is the hotel that we stayed in and I will be staying in the same hotel when I go for 2 weeks. One of my favorite part of this room was the bathroom sink. I would love to have this in my bathroom! This room also had a king size bed, a separate living room, 2 t.v.'s, a fridge, microwave and many other amenities. The hotel also had a swimming pool and a jacuzzi. I would recommend this hotel if you want to stay near the Canada Olympic Park in Calgary.

When you check in they give you a little scratch and win card. I took it back to our room, scratched it and we won $100.00! We were a little skeptical and thought that there was some sort of catch. We took it to the front desk and sure enough, we won $100.00. I don't know who was more excited, us or the cashier. Apparently she has given many away and has never seen a winner!

One other thing that I did not want to forget was the ride to and from Calgary. There was breaking news that Danny Heatly was going to be coming to the Oilers. I had to listen to sports radio for 3 hours on the way there and 3 hours on the way back. Of course whenever we were in the car for short distances we also had to listen to a sports station. I had my hockey fill for a very long time and the worst part of it all is that he did not even come to the Oilers!