Surrogacy Update: Moving Forward!

{Copied from my Surrogacy Blog}

Yesterday, I flew to LA for my Re-Evaluation :)

I got to the airport around 6:45a and my flight didn't leave until 8:10a. So I walked around and tried to calm my nerves :) I got a sweet email from my IP's the night before saying to relax and have a nice time. It made me feel better!

Once I got to LAX, my Caseworker picked me up and we headed to CFP. We got there around 10:45 and my appt wasn't until 11:30, so we were able to check in early and I went back for blood work and urine test. I have a pretty little bruise now... At around 11:15 I was called back to the room and was told to get undressed from my waist down. About 5 minutes later, the nurse came in and told me that I needed to get weighed. I wrapped a blanket around me and I went to get weighed. I'm not back into the room 5 minutes and she comes back in and says "You're gonna hate me. We have to go and get your height now.." I just laughed..

{In Surro Land, this is known as the Weenie Wand}

After all of that, my Dr came in and we chatted. He was very happy with my weight loss {YAY!!!}. We talked a little and then he started the Sonohysterogram. This time I didn't really cramp! He said that my lining is absolutely perfect and that I need to start taking Prenatals. So I have finally finished all of the screening and can now move to CONTRACTS!!!! We just have to wait for all of the blood work from dave/myself to come back. That should only take about 5-7 days.

It was now off to see the nurse for my Meds!!! I got a bag full of Prenatal Samples. The one that everyone likes was gone, so she is going to order me some! I was told that I will be taking Birth Control Pills {BCP's}, Lupron, Estradiol {Delestrogen} & Progesterone. So once I start my cycle/period {CD1}, I need to call her and I will start BCP's on CD2. After that I will begin the Lupron Shots for 7 days. Then its the Estradiol Shots every 3 days. Then I do Labs & u/s of my lining. Then its on to Progesterone. I am so confused but my nurse is amazing and is going to send me detailed instructions for everything along with my calendar!!

I am so excited that things are moving!!!!!

A little of this and that...

Our weekend was a busy one! 

Saturday Reagan was in a parade with her cheer squad.. She had so much fun!!

Then after the parade, we had to rush over to her friends Princess Birthday Party! Reagan decided to dress up as Rapunzel :)

This was the only picture I was able to get.. My stupid phone kept turning off.. 

Sunday was a pretty boring day.. Groceries and Cleaned the house.

I did however notice this on DJ's outer thigh:

This right here, my friends, is Ringworm... So Mr. DJ is staying home from school today and I will be taking him into the drs to get some antibiotics. I remember having this around his age and I absolutely hated it! It itched so bad... 

Today I am also scheduling my appt to see Dr. R for my Re-Evaluation!!! I am hoping for May 16th, since Dave has it off :) 

I'm not Crazy!

{Copied this from my Surro Blog}

Yesterday Dave and I hauled ass drove safely to San Francisco to meet with our Psychologist and take my PAI Test! Traffic was a complete mess but thank god for the carpool lanes! I may have use the carpool lane in the bay area when it was 3+, but time was of the essence and we needed to get to our appt on time! We were supposed to be at our appt by 10:15. We pulled up to the Valet at 10:00.. Bam!

{This is the only picture Dave got... Thanks Hubs.}

We got up to the office and let them know that we were there for a 10:30 appt. First off, some of those questions were really weird! I had to go into a little room where the receptionist put a laptop in front of me so I could take the test... Some of the questions were:

- I contemplate Suicide on a daily basis... 

Umm No!

- I don't like getting ads in the mail... 

Umm Yes! I freaking hate ads cluttering up my mail box!

- I often feel like a Loner... 

Uh Nope! I'm a social butterfly and love all of my friends! 

- My favorite Poet is Leonard Whatsoever.. 

Umm Who?!

After my testing, I went back out into the waiting room with Dave. A few minutes later we were called back to talk to our Psychiatrist. She was really nice and made us feel comfortable. Se asked both Dave and I questions about our decision to proceed with our Surrogacy Journey and some more private questions.

After all of that, she let me know that I had PASSED the PAI Test and that I am Not Crazy! hahaha

So the Psych Eval is checked off our To Do List!!!

Still To Do:

- LA for my Re-Evaluation with Dr. R
- Contracts!
- Schedule Transfer!!!!!

My Little Cheer Baby!

First off, My daughter is the tiniest girl on the squad..

She absolutely loves it and cant wait for tonight! They are going to learn more of the routine and I am definitely working with her at home! She is gonna do great!

She can tell me what a High V, Low V and T are and tells me what Cinnamon Rolls are! OMG I'm Dying of cuteness over here!!

And a video of cuteness!! Reagan is in the middle :)

Sunday Social...

Oh how I love Sunday! It means that my kids go back to school tomorrow!!!!

A-freaking-men to that!

It's also Sunday Social... 

1. Did you sleepwalk as a child?

No, but my sister did. It used to freak me out!

2. Did you ever try to run away or sneak out of your house?

I did sneak out of the house ONCE and I got caught. The horrible thing about it is that I had a lame ass excuse AND I had been drinking tequila my friend. We were both 16 years old. 

3. Did you have any imaginary friends?

I'm not sure, but I don't think I did. Whenever I think of Imaginary Friends, I think of this guy:

4. Did you ever go toilet papering?

Hahahaha Yes! And I went Egging! Now that I think of it, I probably could have made some pretty amazing omelets with those eggs...

5. Did you ever sneak tv shows you weren't allowed to watch?

No. My parents let us watch whatever we wanted. My friends and I did sneak into the movie Scream when we were in 6th or 7th grade. We thought it was the coolest thing and then we all went home and had nightmares..

Don't forget to swing by and get the Q's and Link Up with Ashley!