hey sweeties...i only have a few seconds...took me ages to catch up reading and i typed this up last night but couldn't post before i fell asleep
poppy, beautiful little princess there sweetie
mommyv,

for another little princess!!
hopes and MC...lovin the bumps sweeties

and extra hugs for MC...i hope things get better for you again hun

that's all i can remember now and i have to rush to get ready to leave....
this is what i typed last night:
hey girlies

VERY SORRY IN ADVANCE FOR THIS SUPER LONG POST and for it all being about myself ...sorry i'm on so late to fill you girls in! oh WOW what a crazy BUSY day we've had. first the RE appt, then dh and i went to IHOP to get a late breakfast/early lunch. then to the bank. then to the house to do final walk through. then to closing, then straight to church for me for praise team practice. i didn't get home til 9:30!!!! i am SO EXHAUSTED!!! lol
anywhoooo...so, RE appt went very well. dh and i are both pleased and ready to get the ball rolling. a little disappointment is that my RE does not do any cycles during the month of august. he works, but not doing the retrievals/transfers and such. no procedures, i guess. so we can't start our protocol quite as soon as i was hoping, but in the long run, it really only puts us back about 2-3 weeks or so, so it's not TOO bad. i don't have a specific calendar yet, but in general, i will start bcp's in the next 2 or 3 weeks. my RE does things a little differently and doesn't matter where i am in my cycle to start the bcp's.

he's had loads of successes though so i feel pretty good about it all. the nurse told me that they've been dealing with that national Lupron shortage, so how long i'm on the bcp will depend on whether or not they can get the Lupron. if Lupron is a go, then bcp's will be less time. if no Lupron, then bcp's will be longer. i asked her if it made a difference in response or results, and she said no...just in the length of time you need one or the other to get the desired results i guess. anyway, so i'll have the mock transfer in late July or early Aug. Stimming will start either mid- or end of August with ER scheduled for 8-10 days or so depending on response and ET 3-4 days after ER. So actual ET probably not until mid-Sept realistically. i had been hoping for end of August, so like i said, all in all, not too far off.
they took more blood for me at the office to finish testing for me for STDs and genetic issues. the only one of dh's bloodwork results they had back was the kareotype/chromosome testing which was normal *huge sigh of relief* (one more hurdle jumped).
i was relieved that they took my blood and the nurse told me to go ahead and call to make my appts for the mock transfer and for the baseline ultrasound/bloodwork for just prior to stimming. she gave me 3 days to choose from for the 2nd appt and said i should try to do the first one (Aug 30) b/c I guess they cycle everybody for that month around the same time and if i'm in first with that, then I'll have my ER/ET earlier too at the head of the group. so i guess i'll call tomorrow and try to get those 2 things set up.
oh my gosh there were SO MANY OTHER THINGS that we talked about and went over. the nurse showed me all the meds, went through how to dose them, when to take them, etc, but we'll do that again right before stimming. the RE was not actually there this morning...he was in surgery, but the nurse said she would talk to him today about how quickly we want to get things started and moving along and also that she'd work on getting more specifics for what my protocol/calendar would be and she is supposed to email it to me. so i hope i'll get that soon. i have a script for the BCPs and she gave me a script for pre-natals too, so i need to get those filled tomorrow. WOW. i just can't start the BCPs until they tell me. we are so excited about it! finally things are moving again!! wohoo!!!!!
i'm getting a mani/pedi tomorrow (haven't had one in almost a year!!!) and getting my hair cut/colored (finally!!!), but i should be able to check in tomorrow afternoon and respond more properly to you lovely ladies instead of making it all about me thank you girls for all your support as always...i'll have even more details as we go along...like i said, just SO MUCH to cover and learn. this is going to be one heck of a process!!