Hello everyone. It's been a busy week in my little surro-world and thought it was time to update.
GSx3 - Not Our Cycle
Our recent second transfer attempt of one frozen 3-day embryo was sadly unsuccessful. We knew there was only a small chance it would work, but we were all hopeful for a little miracle. Beta drawn this Friday was negative however. My IPs aren't giving up and are meeting with the RE on Tuesday to discuss options and the next step. At this point, there are no embryos to work with so we'd be starting from scratch, likely an attempt at a fresh cycle again. We are all very motivated to move forward quickly so hopefully there will be a fall transfer in our future.
GSx2 - Zoo Trip with my Surro-Twins
Yesterday we spent a fun, sticky hot day at Brookfield Zoo with my second surro-family. Of course after such a mild summer the one day we choose to go to the zoo it's humid as heck, but we made the best of it dodging in and out of air conditioned buildings. We'd only planned to spend a few hours there knowing that Ryan and Mason would likely tucker out around their usual nap time. We meet up with K&S and the boys and checked out the primate house, the boys were excited about the waterfall that splashed down near a bridge crossing where they could stomp in water and get sprayed. Next we tried out the hands-on play zoo where the quickly discovered a puddle in the play area and stomped around in it getting soaked. Inside the building, Ryan found a drinking fountain and was all smiles when Daddy started putting water on his head ... are you sensing a trend here? LOL Water is a big hit with them. It was great watching them just be lil boys and having fun. They did start to get tired though so it was time for them to head out to get lunch and ready for nap time. Our family lingered at the zoo a bit longer allowing them to get settled at home.
We joined them at their house an hour or so later to grill out. We had just headed outside to enjoy their beautiful new patio and yard addition (they purchased the building next door to their home and had it torn down to allow for some more green space, which is hard to come by in the city). Just as we started to take our first bites, a storm rolled in so we retreated to the house. There we chatted over lunch until the boys woke up. Our girls enjoyed some silly fun with R&M before we all headed home. Ryan and Mason gave us all hugs and high-fives before we left. It was a great visit.
We'll be seeing them again soon because can you believe it, the twins will be 2 years old in just a few weeks!! I'm looking forward to spending their birthday with them and we are also going to try and sneak in another trip to the pumpkin patch together this fall.
GSx1 - Annual Trans-versary Get Together
My first surro-family came over to our place last weekend for a visit. It's kind of become an annual thing this time of year, A&T take Giovanni to the "Day out with Thomas (the Train)" event at the railway museum not far from us every Aug and then we spend the evening together while they are out this way. It's also always falls on the week of what was our successful transfer that blessed them with the amazing little kiddo that stole all our hearts. This year we celebrated our 5-Year Trans-versary!! Each year I jokingly say I should make a cake and decorate it with our positive HPTs ... yes, five years later I still have them. *Blush*
Things are going well from them and they are keeping busy. Giovanni, now four, will be doing a 2 day a week Preschool program this year and the other days he's able to either stay home with Daddy or is watched by Grandma and Grandpa. They've done a little traveling over the summer and are working hard to get their condo ready for the market with hopes to move closer to T's parents which is a little further outside of the city of Chicago.
I don't spend a whole lot of one-on-one time with Giovanni when they're here because he's usually busy with our girls, but he's such a smart lil guy with a fun cute personality. I've encouraged A&T to consider taking a weekend getaway for a night or two and leave the lil man with us, or maybe utilize us as childcare when the time comes to move. They thought that sounded like a good idea since Giovanni always hates to leave and can't wait to see the girls again.
*I do have a few pics to share but, Jason has my camera at the moment and I'll need to upload them later. I will add them to the album soon so be sure to check back.
My IPs and I have been working on their dream for nearly a year. In November of 2013 we started the process and now, a couple of attempts and disappointments later, we continue to fight to see their dream through and are beginning our third IVF cycle. We are hopeful that this will be the cycle that beats all odds and is successful. 
