One baby in the hopper

PUPO!  For anyone stumbling upon this not familiar with this acronym, it means "Pregnant Until Proven Otherwise".  Why?  Because today I had my little embryo that is a growing baby put inside me.  Isn't science amazing?  Of course it needs to keep growing and dividing.  And it needs to implant into my lining so I can nourish this baby to the outside world.  But first step is getting a mature follicle to fertilize (check), then it needs to start to grow by having the cells divide normally (check).  And then you need to put it back into my womb-room (check)!

Of the five retrieved...two were mature, they had said one fertilized normally and one they were still "watching".  Well that one never got going.  So this is it.  This is the one.  They checked it last night and again this morning and it had continued to grow so they know it had not arrested before putting in me.  On day 3, 72 hours after fertilization - it should be 6-9 cells.  Mine at 8am this morning... instead of 72 hours, it had been about 61 hours and it was at five cells.  So really seems to be on track growth wise.  And I was told it had "less than 5% fragmentation" which is awesome! (You do not want fragmentation.)  But I do not think they grade embryo's at such early stage, and they didn't give me a grade so I'm just going to believe it's the best it can be.

As like last time, I didn't get a picture of it (I don't know why my clinic doesn't when other do).  But I did get to see it on screen in the dish and it looked perfect to me!  The tech who uses the ultrasound to help guide Dr. J kept referring to it as our "little stinker" (he has a funny to listen to New York accent).  And I couldn't help think, it will only be a little stinker if/when it has dirty diapers to change.  Please become a true little stinker!

This time the Valium didn't give me the massive giggles, but little fits of giggles here and there.  But before we left the house - I said to Jeff "You know, I'm a fairly good looking lady.  And you're a handsome man.  Let's go make us one hell of a cute kid."  And in the room, Jeff held my hand and kissed me before we got going.  I will hold that memory no matter what happens.  The look of love Jeff had for me at that moment.  So I've been chillin the rest of the day on the couch.  While the valium didn't give me the giggles, it did make me soooo mellow and sleepy.  Of course, I didn't get much sleep last time from the sheer anticipation.  I think I finally got to sleep on the couch about 2am (Jeff started snoring last night which doesn't bother me often, but if I'm nervous then I can't filter it out so at 12:30am I moved to the couch)  So I got maybe five hours sleep.  But once home, I've taken two naps - each about two hours.  Aaaahhhh naps.  After today I have four more days off work, then two days of short shifts and a weekend off.  They reminded me that I'm not on bed rest, I'm on "couch potato rest" and I explained...I am an expert at that!  So off I go to spend more time kicking back on the couch.