Clint and I had done a lot of research and discussing before this meeting so we knew some of the process, but Jamie filled us in on the rest and we signed off on all the forms. At first, I couldn't even focus because I couldn't believe we were finally getting started! One of the neatest things she showed us was a series of photos of what embryos look like on days 1-5. She said she would have pictures of our embryos when we have them retrieved. I guess that's one of the few cool perks of IVF, being able to have a picture of your baby being only 4 cells big!
I also had a scan done and we got our huge bag of medicine and supplies. And I'm not exaggerating when I say huge. It should be since it contained nearly $3000 worth of meds and supplies. Here's what it looked like all laid out:
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I had to clear out an entire shelf of my bathroom cabinet to put it all away. By the way, this kind of chapped my ass because now things are not in the right place and my system of organization is off. I guess that's the price you pay to have a baby.
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I haven't even had any of my shots yet and I'm already super emotional about starting IVF. I'm nervous, excited, worried, thrilled, and I feel like I could just throw up if I think about it too much!
Besides the IVF, I'm super worried about being gone so much during the last two weeks of school. I know I'll have things planned, but I have no idea who my sub will be or if I'll even get the same sub all the days I'm gone. And I have a little bit of worry about my trouble-making parents. I obviously haven't shared that we are starting IVF with many people at school, let alone parents. I may be gone on some of our important 5th grade days, and the last thing I want to worry about are some problem parents trash talking and gossiping about why I'm not there or why I was gone so much the last days of school. I just need to put that out of my head. Even those worrisome thoughts won't dampen this excitement!
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