I'm pregnant! The FET worked and went as FLAWLESSLY as I could have ever hoped.
Seriously - I thought our IVF round went well, but this was as stress-free (3 total appointments? really!?) and easy as they come. It was also really helpful to have a busy toddler keep my mind off of time passing and keep my from obsessing as much (there was still too much obsessing and 20 pregnancy tests involved, but still).
We transferred on Feb 9th, and by the 14th I got a clear positive. I knew I was pregnant, because I had some pretty crazy back cramps and my stomach was immediately off. After the first week, all of that subsided and now I'm just crampy on and off and a little tired. It's still early, so I'm enjoying feeling super normal right now.
This whole experience has felt very divinely led. There were a lot of variables that caused a fair amount of anxiety, research and prayer for me. Everything worked out and I just put 100% faith that since we felt very impressed not to waste time and expand our family, even with the absolute craziness of this year (we're putting our house on the market next week, starting a business, and a few other things I'm not at liberty to talk about) that everything would be ok. I can't even begin to describe my gratitude at having this transfer work.
After transfer, I went and holed up in my room for 5 hours. I wanted to avoid hoisting around my son for a while and just give everything a chance to settle down especially since I opted out of vallium. After that, I took it as easy as I could but was pretty much back to normal life by the next morning since Jeff was away working on a project. I carried Cade, went shopping, etc etc. My sweet mother in law had prepared an entire dinner for us on the day of transfer so I didn't have to cook, and we ended up having leftovers for the next two days which allowed me to rest a little more. Such a blessing.
Anyways, this baby is due October 28, which will put almost exactly 2 years between our babies which is super ideal for me. Hopefully, they'll be close enough in age to be friends as they grow older, and it gives us a solid 2 years to have gotten our minds around parenting (will I ever feel like an expert? No. No I will not) and love on our boy. I'm definitely a little emotional when it comes to considering that my boy will have to share my attention but I'm SO excited for another little.
