The day was finally here!!! Hooray for shot day!?

As you can see the shot was to be administered that evening between the hours of 6 and 10.  – Don’t you love how I wrote the time that we did complete this task? – Hey, it’s all about documenting this journey! 

Prior to this experience, I’ve never given myself a shot. I’ve had shots and given blood — like a champ!

But. Never. Have. I. Had. To. Give. Myself. One! Anyone given themselves a shot?? The first time, did you freak out a little bit?!

I commend and give a standing ovation to people who have to give themselves a shot daily! Ya’ll are awesome.

Leading up to the time I had to give myself the shot, I kept thinking – I’m a rockstar..I CAN do this! David and I watched a video on how to do this properly. As we are watching, David is cringing and looks a little pale.

The time comes, David and I go to the bathroom and prep the area.

I start to prep my stomach – this is where I decided to give it. All the while, David and I are going back and forth about who is doing this. I take the needle and immediately start shaking, sweating, and on the verge of tears! It is really embarrassing to think about, that tiny little needle caused such a reaction in me.

It was so sweet though, David saw the desperate look in my eyes through the tears and started to pray out loud. He asked for comfort, peace, and for the injection to go smoothly!

Can I just say how much I love this man!?!? After he finished praying, he took the needle and said he would do it. A wave of relief came over me and I was so thankful about the fact that he was giving the shot, I didn’t even realize that he had already given it to me!

He said – ok, hopefully that didn’t hurt too much. I just cried and thanked him. That’s all I could do. It was fast, painless, and best of all – I felt closer to him.

Alright, moving right along 🙂 The shot was administered on Thursday and our appointment for the IUI was Saturday morning. David had to be there at 8am and my appointment was at 10am.

I guess the ladies at the lab could sense the awkwardness as we walked in. They both smiled and said, “It’s a great day for insemination!”. Hahahahahaha – how could you not smile, laugh, and feel a little less awkward after that!? They told us to come back at 9:50 to pick up our package.

We had time to kill – so we went to grab hot chocolate for me and some breakfast for David. Then we prayed again and went inside. As usual, we were early and had to sit and wait for the package to be ready. It was finally ready – Picture this – a white paper bag. And I’m not kidding, it looked just like this…….

We take our white bag and head down the hall to the doctor’s office. When we walk in, it was pretty surprising. There were about 6 different couples there. Remember how our previous visit – we were the only ones there! David whispered – Well this is awkward! 

It was finally our turn! Hooray! Queue the magic socks…..

The doctor and tech came in and the procedure was over pretty quickly. The only trouble was that he needed to straighten my cervix. That didn’t feel the most pleasant, but All in the name of baby B!!

Once he finished, he said – “Do NOT test until May 6th” and to stay still for a couple of minutes. I’m an overachiever, didn’t he realize that I would stay longer?!

So we hung out in the room for a solid ten minutes before we left. We went to check out and again the tech repeated not to test until May 6th. Once I tested, to call with the results and we would go from there.

When we arrived home, there was a package hanging on our front door. David said that someone must have dropped off a present for me. I told him that I bet it is for “us”!

I was right…..as usual. It was for US! A very dear fabulous friend dropped off delicious chocolates with a card that said that chocolate makes everything better. HOW true that is! 

 

Stop what you are doing right now and go to Karma’s website on Etsy, she’s also on Facebook/Instagram! The best chocolate I’ve ever had. And it was such a nice treat for us to relax when we got home and enjoy chocolates together.

So now – the dreaded 2 week wait. – SIGH 

I was really worried about these two weeks and how I was going to fill my time. BUUUUUUT – I have the most amazing friends – seriously, ya’ll are the greatest!

Went to Home Goods for the first time – it was amazing – did some quilting, made some bread, had lunch a couple of times with amazing women, David hurt his eye at work so that took my mind off things for at least four days, attended the temple and went for hot chocolate.

I find such peace, comfort and love when I go to the temple. This temple is in Columbus, Ohio and as I was leaving on May 2nd, I couldn’t help but snap this picture. It was too perfect! The clouds, the sun, the beautiful flowers, the colors – Perfect I say! If you are not a member, you can go inside a temple during an open house prior to dedication. You won’t regret it, it’s beautiful!

I googled earlier on why the big deal about waiting the full two weeks to take an at home pregnancy test. Apparently the Ovidrel/hCG can give a false positive. So…we wait. One more day and I can take a test. EEEEEEKKKK – excited! Could this finally be the month that Baby B comes?

Until then,

Leah