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Tis the Season for Overcomplicating Life and Praying that God Works In Miraculous Ways

I've realized over the years that when I'm in the midst of an IVF cycle, every single day matters.  Each successful day is another chance to continue on and move forward towards the end goal, which is a healthy, established pregnancy. 
Yesterday, I had a scan to check that my body was responding properly to the medication for this frozen cycle.  A scan for a typical IVF cycle would always consist of the nurse measuring and counting the follicles (which sometimes would be on the upside of 15-20 for me) but a scan for a frozen cycle is the total opposite.  They want to make sure that my ovaries aren't producing any follicles and that the uterine lining is thickening as we prepare to transfer these babies.  As the nurse said, "no news is good news," and we didn't receive any news, so yay.
I did ask Kellen to call Reprotech yesterday and triple confirm that our embryos would be arriving at Dr. Jarrett's office on the 12th.  I'm totally not OCD, but if I were, this would be my OCD-ness coming out.  😜  They triple confirmed for us that they will be arriving.  And you know what I haven't talked much about on here is how insanely miraculous it is to know that these frozen babies are actual real-life frozen babies.  Does that not just blow your mind, or what?  These babies are frozen in individual "straws" and will be shipping from Minnesota in a tank.  Please pray they arrive safely.  I feel slightly uneasy about this entire situation, and I don't think I will be able to relax even a little bit until these babies have arrived and thawed safely and are placed safely in me to continue growing and thriving. 
Thank you guys so much for following along with me.  Writing about this is my outlet and I find comfort in being about to spew it all out on this page and also knowing that I have a large support group cheering me on and praying for us all.  I couldn't do it alone.  My estradiol dosage increases today and our fertility meds (shots) arrive sometime today.  Other than that, you can find me dominating some laundry and getting ready to hit the slopes with my brothers and our families this weekend. #tistheseason

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