My bloodwork and ultrasound results are in from last week and I am cleared for take off on the rocket ship that is a frozen embryo transfer cycle. I can schedule my FET for my very next cycle. Which, wow, that’s kind of huge.
In doing the lady town math I realized that “next cycle” would be an incredibly stressful time for me to coordinate anything. So I easily let February go, it’s such a tiny little month, and decided to set my sights on March. This makes me feel in charge, one of my most favorite things, and that is a great place to start.
I then did something that I haven’t done in over 3 years: I googled due date calculator and pretended I lived in a world where people get pregnant just because they want to. After I entered the date for my probable cycle for March and clicked calculate I looked at the due date and had to chuckle. Very funny. December 24.
Do you even realize how ridiculous my next thirty minute fantasy was? How I allowed myself to day dream about such a gift? How I laughed because W talks to me daily about “his plans” for his baby sister. He is certain that he will be a big brother, certain that he will have a sister, and after I explained to him that IF he had a sister that we could not name her his first name because then it would be very confusing he decided that his sister’s name should be, “Mommy”.
I can close my eyes and see this family.
It makes things hard and emotional to have more hurdles than the average person, but I also know that I am very lucky that I am able to be making these leaps.
March is just a month away. I am doing my best to breathe into each day and embrace the optimism.
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I’m so very hopeful for you. And I love that fantasy.
Edited to add – I hope it becomes a reality!
So exciting!
I didn’t realize you are getting ready to FET!! Good luck!!
Wishing it works perfectly!
i’m thinking good thoughts for you.
Re optimism – after 4 rounds of IVF, a few rounds of frozen embryo returns, two miscarriages, and over 3 years; I was on my last try. It was my last try because the money was running out and you have to stop some time and face reality. For the first time I came out of the hospital after the return and, after taking it easy for the rest of that day, went shopping for baby-related things. I bought one teddy-bear for the baby and two maturnity tops – because this time it just had to work, It just had to. And it did.
I am very optimistic too! I think you should name the baby after me though.
Think of all the cool names you have at your fingertips for a Christmas baby. So many.
Keeping you in my prayers and hang in there. March is on the way!
I can close my eyes and see that family too.
Oh wow. I’m all full of hope for you. Let March be magical.
I love your optimism, and am so hopeful for you! Hopefully we will both get what we want in the next two months (cause of course this cycle worked for me; I just don’t know it yet). And don’t worry; I’ll name my little girl after W for you, so you can name yours “Mommy”.
Holding hope for you! Hoping that March is the beginning to realizing that beautiful dream.
I am optimistic too we need a baby around and Cec and I are too old LOL
I hope it is all easy.
OMG OMG OMG
I am hoping and praying and wishing for you, Dresden.
Ha! How funny is it that my mind went immediately to your birthday when you said March! I love that W is expecting a little sister that he will name Mommy…
Best of luck!
Good to see you daydreaming!
Thinking of you and sending so many good thoughts.
holidng on to your optimism and hoping with you
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