First Poke

Our kitchen counter is now home to a blender, juicer, several canisters, and a sharps container.

Yep, today I got to do the honors of sticking myself with a (itty bitty) needle for the first time.  Rather anticlimactic, but a milestone all the same.

This shot is Lupron, intended to shut down my ovaries and hormone production so my cycle can be controlled.  Next Friday I'm scheduled to go in for monitoring to make sure everything is just as it should be.

Right now we are scheduled for the transfer around the 19th of September.  Hopefully all goes as planned for a June bouncing baby!

And yippee, I got the okay to swim during the first trimester.  I was a little concerned about walking being the only permitted form of exercise for 14 weeks.  If you know me at ALL you know that's just not going to cut it!  And if you know me BETTER you know that I have recently come to the conclusion that I could have been the next Summer Sanders had I chosen a swim cap and goggles over kneepads and spandex....oh, the tragedy....but anyway, I'm so glad I can swim my heart out with the full blessing of the doc.  Maternity swimsuit, here I come...