IVF

So, I haven't really been public about the recent event in our lives, but I guess it's time. After two years of unsuccessful pregnancy attempts and one ectopic pregnancy, Bob and I have decided to try the next step, in Vitro. It's consumed most of our time and energy lately, driving to SLC for appointments, me going constantly to get tests done, and now I'm injecting myself with 3 different medications every night- with some painful welts on my belly as a wonderful side effect. I've gotten pretty good at doing the injections myself, I had to learn since Bob was not all that gentle!
Anyway, the next few weeks are going to be hard. I will head down to SLC Monday for daily ultrasounds until the follicles are ready. Then I head back two days after that for the extraction, then we wait 2-5 days for the embryos to develop to implant, then I'm on bedrest for up to 5 days. It's going to be hard. I'm trying to prepare and get everything done before I head down, but the medications have made me so tired. And after doing preschool all day long, all I want to do is sleep!
So, anyway, if you could keep us in your thoughts through the next few weeks, I'd really appreciate it. I don't know if this will result in what we've been hoping for for so long, but for the first time in a long time I feel a little bit hopeful. That little bit of hope is what is getting me through all the painful injections and everything else.