Soon There After...

I woke up Saturday with pretty severe cramping. After a trip to the bathroom, I noticed bleeding. I immediately paged the nurse and was informed both symptoms were somewhat normal, as scary as they were. I was to take it easy, no bed rest or anything, but nothing too active. They sent me in for blood work and after 4 long dreadful hours of waiting, we were told all the levels looked just fine. It didn't help that the bleeding continued to get predominantly worse as the day went on. I spent the ENTIRE day in prayer, just asking for strength and peace and for His will. And I just kept reassuring Vance that I was going to be fine, that we would be fine. I honestly didn't think we were going to get the outcome we did. I was preparing for the worst and assuring Vance that we would be able to handle it. That I wasn't going to slip back into the doom and gloom that had been the last 3 and a half years of our lives. That in this moment, we are stronger and made ready to handle this journey.

Turns out, the scare could have been due to my progesterone levels finally jumping up to where they are supposed to be. have been low during the first few tests. Since our first test on May 30th, my progesterone had been a little low, nothing alarming, but lower than they wanted to see. This apparently is common with FETs (Frozen Embryo Transfers). My orders are to keep things low key and to stay hydrated until we have zero spotting for 4 consecutive days. Noting too drastic! And hey, who am I to keep Vance from waiting on me hand and foot. :)

We test again on Friday and are scheduled for our first sonogram on the 16th. We will keep you posted. We are staying positive and keeping faith in our amazing God.  It is only by His grace that we are at this part of our story at all. We reside in Him and pray only for His will to continue to show us the way.

Bye for now.