Eggies!

Yesterday was the egg retrieval! When we got to the clinic, we were both taken back into my recovery room. The nurse (who was the same nurse for my hysteroscopy) explained what would be happening and then I got ready for the procedure. Once the anesthesiologist gave me the local, I told my husband to go wait for me in the waiting room since it's much more comfortable and spacious than the small room we were in. I wish I had known that I would be waiting there for a good 45 minutes before the procedure. It gave me waaaay too much time to think about this whole process. I really started to think about how crazy it is that these lab techs and doctors are going to choose which embryo will be implanted. The way I look at it is that no matter which one they choose, THAT is the one that is destined to be our baby.

After the 45 minute wait, I was taken to the procedure room and within minutes I was out. I don't even remember going back to the room! I woke up feeling awful. For one, I was a raging bitch. I wanted to rip someone's head off, but I had no idea why. Thinking about it more, I wondered if maybe the egg retrieval had something to do with it. Maybe the hormones? I don't know, but either way, I wasn't pleasant. I didn't say much, anyway, because I was hurting.

So, we went home about 45 minutes or so after the procedure. I was pretty sore throughout the day and still am today, but the doctor has reassured us that everything went well. My sister brought over a delicious pasta dish she made for us so we didn't have to worry about dinner last night. It was incredibly thoughtful and very much appreciated. She made so much that we're going to have it again, tonight!

While I was at work today, the fertility center called and didn't leave a message. I was anxious because today they would tell us how many of our eggs were fertilized. I had my husband call and he spoke with the nurse. She said that of the 14 eggs retrieved, 8 were mature and 7 out of the 8 were fertilized! Apparently, that's a really great number!

It's a strange feeling knowing that 7 little embryos are trying to survive somewhere that is not in their mother's womb. I can't wait until this weekend, when one special embryo is selected to be put back inside of me. We're so excited. This is it. I just know it!!!